Mobile Numbers Echo System & Cooling Exchange Solution addressing the challenges of Recycled Mobile Numbers

K.S. Srinivas¹ , M. Satya Prasad² , K. Ram Narayana³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.3 , pp.1-12, Sep-2020

Online published on Sep 30, 2020

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Abstract :
Increased penetration/adoption of mobile telephone services, usage of smart devices, having multiple mobile numbers by a single customer has created a huge demand of mobile connections, but unable to meet the supply of enough new numbering resources as per demand leading to re-use of permanently disconnected mobile phone numbers (Recycling) to acquire new customers by Telecom service providers. Being mobile number is crucial data informatics in the on-going business systems/market, the practice of Recycling of mobile numbers left with inconveniences to the present & previous user of that number and business firms (on-line or off-line) who uses the mobile number as a reference. To overcome the difficulties raised due to recycled mobile numbers, in this article, a broad study made on the mobile number`s environment and listed various stakeholders surrounded a mobile number. As a result, we proposed few possible alternatives, Standards, uniform practices and developed a Cooling Exchange concept as a common platform among stakeholders of mobile numbers to address the challenges raised due to Recycled mobile numbers

Key-Words / Index Term :
Mobile Phone Numbers, Re-use (or) Re-Cycling (or) Re-Allotment (or) Re-assignment of mobile phone numbers, Phone Number Cycle, Phone number echo-system, Mobile Number as crucial data informatics, Solution for consequences & challenges of recycled mobile phone numbers. Cooling period, Common Platform, Cooling Exchange for MobileNumbers.

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