RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bandwidth Inc.
(NASDAQ: BAND), a software company focused on communications for
the enterprise, today announced the completion of testing and
launch of STIR/SHAKEN interoperability with T-Mobile for legacy
Sprint customers, now that Sprint is part of T-Mobile. The exchange
of validated traffic between the two providers will help to protect
millions of consumers and the legitimate businesses that serve them
against malicious and fraudulent robocalling.
Bandwidth was one of the first major carriers to implement
STIR/SHAKEN protocols, deploying a solution in their network in
December 2019, well in advance of the
FCC's June 30, 2021 deadline. Since
then, the company has announced STIR/SHAKEN interoperability with
Verizon Wireless, Comcast, and T-Mobile. Today, Bandwidth
authenticates more than 4 billion calls each month on behalf of its
customers.
Bandwidth continues to build out network features and solutions
that mitigate the illegal robocalling and phone number spoofing
tactics that have led to widespread mistrust by consumers in the
calls they receive. The company is also developing new features
that will help to ensure that valid and legitimate use cases, such
as calls from contact centers, school notifications, forwarded
calls, and more are not wrongfully blocked within the STIR/SHAKEN
framework.
"STIR/SHAKEN is an integral part of our larger corporate
strategy to eliminate fraud and instill confidence in the
communications between consumers and legitimate businesses," said
Scott Mullen, Chief Technology
Officer at Bandwidth. "The launch of our latest interoperability
with T-Mobile for legacy Sprint customers brings us closer to the
day when consumers can once again answer their phones knowing that
the call is relevant and that caller is who they claim to be. We
will continue to take aggressive steps to prevent malicious forms
of traffic from entering our network, authenticating voice traffic
with other carriers, all while working to ensure that legitimate
traffic is protected."
Bandwidth is an active member of the STIR/SHAKEN ecosystem,
participating in industry working groups within the Alliance for
Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) as well as a vocal
advocate with key members of the FCC. The company recently
partnered with NC State University on an in-depth study that
tracked robocalling campaign metrics over the course of a year, the
results of which provided critical insights into the identification
of fraudulent traffic compared with legitimate traffic.
To learn more about how Bandwidth has implemented STIR/SHAKEN
and signs legitimate voice traffic on behalf of carriers and
service providers, read the article, What is STIR/SHAKEN and How
Does it Impact Robocalling.
About Bandwidth:
Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a
software company focused on communications for the enterprise.
Companies like Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Zoom, and RingCentral use
Bandwidth's APIs to easily embed voice, messaging and 911 access
into software and applications. Bandwidth is the first and only
CPaaS provider offering a robust selection of communications APIs
built around their own nationwide IP voice network–one of the
largest in the nation. More information is available at
www.bandwidth.com.
CONTACT:
Noreen Allen
nallen@bandwidth.com
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