situation.
Through legislation, over 120 countries worldwide have now implemented number portability. The lack of number portability has a number of disadvantages. Users are tied to one provider, prices are high due to lack of competition, and when they switch they get a different phone number.
solution.
Since its inception in the Netherlands, Referit has implemented number portability in more than 20 countries in collaboration with business partners such as ATL Communications in the U.S. We enable regulators and operators to implement number portability in a country. Curious about how number portability works and what it takes to make the platform function? You can read all about it in this article.
Referit’s role consists of the development, implementation, maintenance, and management (24/7 on an SLA basis) of the central database, the gateway, and the number portability applications. In 2020, our solutions processed an average of 500 transactions per second, and we served 500,000,000 people worldwide with the solutions we developed.
"Based on our experience with Referit, I would highly recommend them on any project, no matter the size. They are truly experienced professionals when it comes to Local Number Portability."
Mark Bilton-Smith, President ATL Communications
technique.
The solution consists of a combination of application integration, data integration and API management of:
- Number portability application (.NET, C#)
- Central database (PostgreSQL and CosmosDB)
- APIs for automatic exchange of XML messages with a country's operators and regulator
- Redundant architecture in our data centers or in the Microsoft Azure Cloud
- Extensive scale up and scale out possibilities for 'start small, grow big' and absorbing peak loads
- Various external integrations such as directory guide, police, customs, data providers, etc.
result.
The introduction of the number portability solution in a country has several advantages. For people with telephone subscriptions, among other things, it provides the following things:
- Lower prices
- More options and more innovation
- Better support and larger coverage area
And for regulators:
- Introducing a more competitive landscape with a more level playing field
- Stimulation of innovation
- Larger coverage area
