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The benefits of Number Cleansing (HLR)

The benefits of Number Cleansing (HLR)

Number cleansing, or HLR (Home Location Register) cleansing, is a process of verifying and updating telephone number  information from a telecommunications network. By cleansing numbers, companies can improve the accuracy of their customer records and reduce the likelihood of customer churn. In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits of number cleansing for small up to large companies.

10 Best Practices to Manage & Clean your Phone Number Database

10 Best Practices to Manage & Clean your Phone Number Database

Clean Phone Data - Remove uncontactable telephone numbers from your data

How do HLR Lookups work?

How do HLR Lookups work?

This ‘How do HLR lookups work?’ post is part of our technical blog series. Grab a copy of our telecoms acronym glossary, and a good cup of tea to help you through it. I won’t get too in-depth, I promise! How do HLR lookups work? What is HLR? A HLR is a Home Location Register,…

What is Number Porting?

What is Number Porting?

With the introduction of our new HLR Lookup APIv2, I would like to take the time to explore one of its new features ‘number porting’ in more detail. Not only is HLR lookup APIv2 bigger, faster, and stronger (we have the technology), but we now provide your business with additional information. One new feature is…

What is a HLR Lookup?

What is a HLR Lookup?

This post is part of our beginner blog series that simplifies parts of the mobile phone network. Keep an eye out for other technical posts in our blog. What is a HLR Lookup? HLR Definition HLR stands for Home Location Register. The Home Location Register (HLR) is a database that is hosted by each mobile…

Telecom Acronyms and Infrastructure Glossary

Telecom Acronyms and Infrastructure Glossary

We love a good acronym in the telecoms world. Unfortunately, this makes a lot of technology difficult to follow, so we have provided a shortlist of telecoms acronyms you might see when researching HLR lookups. For an understanding of what the infrastructure looks like when you use a mobile phone, it’s good to have a…

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