Routing Calls and SMS Correctly: Setting Up Number Portability Lookups with PortaBilling | Part 1

When a customer keeps their phone number but switches to a different provider, telecom systems must detect that change to route calls and SMS messages correctly and apply the correct rates. That’s where number portability lookups come in.

In this video, we’ll cover:
● How to determine which network a destination number currently belongs to
● PortaBilling’s flexible framework for handling number portability lookups — whether using an internal database, third-party providers like Telnyx, or a combination
● Strategies to optimize lookup costs, including caching lookup results and using destination-based lookup rules
● Best practices for improving reliability, such as configuring failover options if the primary lookup provider becomes unavailable

🚀 Coming up next:
Stay tuned for the next video, where we'll guide you step-by-step through configuring number portability lookups with an external provider (#Telnyx)!

Timecodes:
00:00 Introducing the number portability lookups
00:45 Destination number ported or not? Why does it matter?
01:33 How do service providers know if a number has been ported?
02:21 PortaBilling’s built-In Framework for number portability lookups
02:47 What you can do with PortaBilling’s framework: choose your lookup source
03:16 Next: manage lookups per environment
03:48 Next:save with caching
04:29 The last step: optimize costs with destination-based lookups
04:53 How the number portability lookup setup works

Useful links:
* Number portability lookups: https://docs.portaone.com/docs/mr121-configuration-for-number-portability-lookups
* A comprehensive billing and charging platform for telcos and communication service providers: https://www.portaone.com/telecom-products/portabilling/
* PortaOne Workflows is a robust and user-friendly Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS): https://www.portaone.com/telecom-products/portaone-workflows/
Related videos:
* Number portability for VoIP providers & MVNOs: https://youtu.be/oKSBz4I4xyU

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