TMT ID Expands HLR Global Coverage

TMT ID is a leading provider of phone number intelligence worldwide. Basic industry services identify if a number has the correct number of digits, and can tell you if a number has been provided by a regulator to a service provider for assignment. This is often not enough to detect fraud.

As an example, fraudsters use spoofing of an originating telephone number to make it appear that the call or message is from a country with a lower termination rate. They often use numbers that appear valid but have not been assigned to a subscriber by a service provider. Another use case involves sending SMS messages — customers incur charges for messages sent to non-active telephone numbers. By checking if a number is active before sending a text message, customers can optimise their SMS costs.

Coverage updates

TMT ID services go beyond the basics and provide intelligence that enables customers to confirm if a telephone number has been assigned to a subscriber, enabling customers to take action. We are continuously enhancing our network coverage and most recently have expanded our coverage for Belize, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Guinea-Bissau, Laos, Maldives, Martinique, Nigeria, Samoa and Uganda.