Where do the "flying Dutchmen" come from in telephony?
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:12 am
The new international MCN Telecom project, called NNP Exchange, presented uae phone number library at the XXIII International Forum MAS'2019 in April, is designed to unite operators of countries around the world so that they can exchange reliable data on allocated number capacities, ranges and ported numbers. The National Number Plans database contains information on number types, number ranges, NDC codes, country codes, and other information important for making business decisions.
What's the "zest"?
The essence of the project is to create an international telecom community consisting of industry professionals who understand the importance of having a unified formula for the NNP (National Numbering Plan) and can contribute to the project by providing relevant information on the number ranges allocated by the regulator and ported numbers in their country in exchange for access to similar data in other countries of the world. MCN Telecom collects information from open sources, requests it from partners and receives it from regulators where it is a licensed telecom operator. At the moment, general information has been collected for 227 countries of the world; for Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, there is information, including on ported numbers.
Why is this important?
Using this system will help create more transparent and effective inter-operator relations. Each operator will be able to check the type of number from which the call is "landed" in a reliable source. A situation in which a partner passes off a city number as a mobile number will be impossible. The problem with the so-called "flying Dutchmen" will disappear - telephone numbers that for one reason or another are not included in the regulators' databases, but in fact are used by subscribers. Due to the fact that such numbers are not listed in the regulators' databases, calls from them are often not allowed by large operators and do not reach the end user. If operators enter information about their "flying Dutchmen" into a single number database, other operators will understand that these numbers exist and calls will no longer be blocked.
What are we doing?
Step 1: We search for a licensed operator in each country in the world that can provide a National Numbering Plan, including ported numbers
Step 2: We gain access to this database
Step 3: We update data on the countries in which we are operators
Step 4: We consolidate all the information in one resource
What's the "zest"?
The essence of the project is to create an international telecom community consisting of industry professionals who understand the importance of having a unified formula for the NNP (National Numbering Plan) and can contribute to the project by providing relevant information on the number ranges allocated by the regulator and ported numbers in their country in exchange for access to similar data in other countries of the world. MCN Telecom collects information from open sources, requests it from partners and receives it from regulators where it is a licensed telecom operator. At the moment, general information has been collected for 227 countries of the world; for Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, there is information, including on ported numbers.
Why is this important?
Using this system will help create more transparent and effective inter-operator relations. Each operator will be able to check the type of number from which the call is "landed" in a reliable source. A situation in which a partner passes off a city number as a mobile number will be impossible. The problem with the so-called "flying Dutchmen" will disappear - telephone numbers that for one reason or another are not included in the regulators' databases, but in fact are used by subscribers. Due to the fact that such numbers are not listed in the regulators' databases, calls from them are often not allowed by large operators and do not reach the end user. If operators enter information about their "flying Dutchmen" into a single number database, other operators will understand that these numbers exist and calls will no longer be blocked.
What are we doing?
Step 1: We search for a licensed operator in each country in the world that can provide a National Numbering Plan, including ported numbers
Step 2: We gain access to this database
Step 3: We update data on the countries in which we are operators
Step 4: We consolidate all the information in one resource