[SIPForum-discussion] ATIS and SIP Forum Advances Network Capabilities to Mitigate Unwanted Robocalling and Caller ID Fraud

[Marc Robins]

New Specification by ATIS and SIP Forum Advances Network Capabilities to
Mitigate Unwanted Robocalling and Caller ID Fraud

WASHINGTON,  D.C. AND NORTH ANDOVER, MA (February 2, 2017) - ATIS and the
SIP Forum are pleased to announce publication of the SHAKEN (Signature-based
Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) specification, a major
advancement in industry efforts to mitigate unwanted robocalls and caller ID
spoofing.

Developed to efficiently implement the IETF's STIR (Secure Telephony
Identity Revisited) standard, SHAKEN defines a signature to verify the
calling number and specifies how it will be transported in SIP "on the
wire."  The SHAKEN framework provides guidance for service providers to
implement STIR.  Together, STIR/SHAKEN will offer a practical mechanism to
provide verified information about the calling party as well as the origin
of the call - what is known as "attestation" - for the first time in the
network. Giving service providers the tools needed to sign and verify
calling numbers makes it possible for consumers to know, before answering,
that the calls they receive are from legitimate parties.

"Today's solutions for blocking unwanted calls depend on caller ID, which
can be easily spoofed leaving consumers inherently vulnerable. STIR/SHAKEN
verifies calling party information, creating a solid foundation for existing
and future call-blocking applications," said ATIS President and CEO Susan
Miller. "Unwanted robocalling is the FCC's leading cause of consumer
complaints. This ATIS specification not only mitigates the problem but also
assists law enforcement in finding the source of unwanted calls. ATIS is
pleased to have developed this solution with the SIP Forum giving consumers
more control over the calls and texts they receive."

"The SIP Forum is delighted to work with ATIS on advancing this technology.
Not only are robocalls the leading cause of consumer complaints in the
United States, but they are also the number one consumer complaint in the
United Kingdom and Canada. We jointly hope to see this solution adopted
internationally," said Richard Shockey, Chairman of the Board of the SIP
Forum.  "And we will not stop here. The SIP Forum will continue to work
closely with ATIS in the weeks and months ahead on advancing the state of
the art and work with the industry-led Strikeforce on Robocalls and
appropriate national regulatory authorities. "

To obtain a copy of the SHAKEN Specification, please visit the ATIS White
Paper Center here:
http://www.atis.org/01_resources/whitepapers.asp#signature or the SIP Forum
website here: http://www.sipforum.org/content/view/439/312/. 

 

To speed deployment of the new specification, carriers will be validating
its effectiveness through the Robocalling Testbed:
https://www.neustar.biz/atis-testbed/index.php.

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About ATIS
As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance
for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top
global ICT companies to advance the industry's most pressing business
priorities. ATIS' 150 companies are currently working to address 5G, the
all-IP transition, network functions virtualization, big data analytics,
cloud services, device solutions, emergency services, M2M, cyber security,
network evolution, quality of service, billing support, operations, and much
more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle - from
design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements,
business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions, and
interoperability testing.

ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS
is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP), a founding Partner of the oneM2M global
initiative, a member and major U.S. contributor to the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit
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About the SIP Forum 
The SIP Forum is an IP communications industry association that engages in
numerous activities that promote and advance SIP-based technology, such as
the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit interoperability
testing events, special workshops, educational seminars, and general
promotion of SIP in the industry. The SIP Forum is also the producer of the
annual SIPNOC conferences (for SIP Network Operators Conference), focused on
the technical requirements of the service provider community. One of the
Forum's notable technical activities is the development of the SIPconnect
Technical Recommendation - a standards-based SIP trunking recommendation
that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP peering and interoperability
between IP PBXs and SIP-based service provider networks, and the SIPconnect
Certification Testing Program, a unique certification testing program that
includes a new certification test suite and test platform, as well as an
associated "SIPconnect Certified" logo program that provides an official
"seal of certification" for companies products and services that have
successfully passed the certification test and officially achieved
conformance with the SIPconnect specification. For more information about
SIP Forum initiatives, please visit:  <http://www.sipforum.org/>
http://www.sipforum.org.


ATIS Contact:


Marcella Wolfe
Manager, Media Relations
& Marketing Communications
Phone: +1 202-434-8851
Email: mwolfe at atis.org


SIP Forum Contact:


Marc Robins
President & Managing Director
Phone: +1 203-829-6307
Email: marc.robins at sipforum.org

 

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