DNS - DNS: Neustar Introduces PortXpress, One-day Porting Turnkey Service

Neustar, Inc., a company that enables trusted communication across networks, applications and enterprises around the world, announced the availability of Neustar PortXpress, its one-day porting turnkey service for small-to-medium-sized operators.

This new technology solution is said to utilize an innovative and secure cloud-based architecture that enables operators to reduce the interval for port requests to just one business day, enabling them to meet the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's (News - Alert)) new one-day number porting requirements by the January 31, 2011, deadline without system modification or new capital investments.

Beginning Jan. 31, 2011, all operators will be required to provide enterprises and consumers with the ability to transfer basic telephone numbers from one operator to another in as little as one business day. PortXpress is a solution that is designed to allow small-to-medium-sized operators to easily comply with these new guidelines. 

For regional operators, complying with this regulation could require costly upgrades to their network services and an increase in reporting functions. PortXpress is said to help in reducing costs and significantly improve time to service by granting operators access to real-time call routing information. It also is said to reduce risk by streamlining simple number porting functionality and ensuring compliance with FCC mandates to avoid potential non-compliance penalties.

“Organizations and consumers are accustomed to being able to take their telephone numbers with them as they take advantage of marketplace choices,” said Steve Edwards, senior vice president, Carrier Services at Neustar, in a statement.

"Neustar's new service makes it even easier for operators to manage these transitions and seamlessly connect their customers," Edwards added.

Edwards also believes that Neustar is the industry leader in number porting, processing millions of transactions a month in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan and Brazil. According to Edward, PortXpress builds on the company’s strong foundation of number portability and network interconnection experience.

As stated, PortXpress offers access to over 400 operators in the United States and the company is planning to expand this further.