I3Forum Newsletter – April Edition

i3Forum solidifies its commitment to restoring trust and enhancing performance across the telecoms industry with its 2025 priorities 

In 2025, i3Forum will continue to bring the industry together to address its challenges with key new initiatives to drive change and co-operation, and fight fraud.

New initiatives this year will address the following key issues:

 – Spam and scam – developing and maintaining a standard harmonized definition of spam and scam calls and an inter-carrier framework to address managing the increase of spam and flash calls.

– New KPIs for the market data initiative – in order to improve industry insights, the market data workgroup will look at new KPIs to identify growing voice network usage and origin based traffic.

– Telco APIs – this fast-growing area of the industry requires knowledge sharing and education in order to develop understanding. The group will also look at API mapping and work closely with the GSMA on its Open Gateway and CAMARA initiatives.

– Intercarrier APIs – Evaluating streamlining intercarrier processes supporting the buying and selling of numbers in this growing market area. 

In addition, Workgroups will continue to develop key initiatives, including:

– Fighting fraud – Developing KYC/KYT guidelines and an SMS anti-fraud contract amendment

– Technology – Creating a white paper on isRoaming solutions exploring the many details and nuances of the various options being discussed in the industry, evolution of roaming including collaboration with GSMA on 5G SA Roaming Signalling options and regional PGW.

– Cloud numbers and inbound calling – Documenting the use cases for Cloud Number service implementations including international calling scenarios using domestic CLI, developing a fact book on market specific inbound calling service details.

– Numbering Plan –  The Numbering Plan community will continue to look to share data to improve carrier’s knowledge of the global number plan and its features and ensure synchronisation of data.

– Market Data – Developing KPIs to analyse the new usage of voice (including call centres, inbound numbers, flash calls etc.) and monitoring trends in OBR traffic.  

We’re proud to unite the industry to carry out these important developments in order to restore trust and ensure a secure future….but WE NEED YOU!

Collaboration across the ecosystem is key to driving forward all of this change so please become a member, participate in our workgroups and initiatives and help us shape the future of the industry. Click here for joining i3Forum.