netnumber is proud to announce that it has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to join the elite GSMA Open Gateway initiative, composed of the world’s largest and most visionary mobile network operators (MNOs) and companies. The initiative is designed to accelerate service developments and enable organizations to innovate, grow and thrive in an increasingly competitive digital landscape.
“We’re proud to join the global, industry-leading GSMA Open Gateway Initiative and look forward to leveraging our unique ability to quickly curate and deploy platform and network infrastructure to accelerate and enable opportunities to solve new challenges, increase anti-fraud protection and unravel operational bottlenecks that contributors and members face today,” said Steve Legge, CEO of netnumber.
A paradigm-shifting telecom industry effort, the GSMA Open Gateway initiative provides a common and open framework between mobile operators, making it easier and faster for developers and cloud providers to enhance and deploy services to their customers. GSMA Open Gateway marks a departure from proprietary design approaches by using single, programmable access points known as APIs, which are universal among mobile networks. Seventy-two mobile operator groups, representing 284 networks and almost 80% of mobile connections across the world, with an additional 38 channel partners, have already signed up to participate in the GSMA initiative.
This milestone partnership for netnumber represents a testament to the company’s two-decades-long commitment to the industry while enabling netnumber to evolve its holistic, problem-solving services to help bring ecosystems and use cases forward.
Henry Calvert, Head of Networks at the GSMA, said: “Online security and digital trust are crucial for the growth of digital commerce and online eCommerce services, so we’re delighted to have key partners, such as netnumber, join the GSMA Open Gateway initiative to help companies tackle digital fraud through open APIs.”
At the forefront of communications, netnumber provides diverse real-time phone number intelligence services that are globally positioned to assist GSMA Open Gateway members with reaching new heights and markets. The company’s portfolio of solutions encompasses over 12 Number Intelligence services and additional Fraud Prevention and Digital Identity services, including Number Verification, SIM Swap Detection, and KYC Matching powered by the Mobile Network Operator community. Recently, netnumber announced the launch of the Fraud Prevention Registry (FPR), a robust telecom industry consortium to thwart escalating illegal robocalling and texting fraud, with a strong emphasis on protecting the banking and financial services sector.
“Open Gateway provides a channel to connect, learn and flourish amid rising communications challenges, especially in fraud detection. By understanding the demands fueled through Open Gateway, we look forward to further evolving the capabilities of the global ecosystem,” said Legge.To learn more about how netnumber’s solutions will benefit the GSMA Open Gateway Initiative, see the full press release here.
