NEWMARKET, Ont. — The Canadian Telecom Summit today announced it will host a free webinar next month to help Canadian telephone service providers prepare for the CRTC-mandated implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN framework for authenticating IP-based voice calls later this year.
The acronym means Secure Telephone Identity Revisited (STIR) and Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs (SHAKEN)
In April, the CRTC announced all Canadian telecom providers must implement STIR/SHAKEN by November 30, 2021. In advance of their implementation of the framework, telcos are required to submit an implementation readiness assessment report by August 31.
The CTS webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, June 9 at 2 p.m. ET, is designed as a practical tutorial to help telcos’ prepare their STIR/SHAKEN readiness reports. In addition, the webinar will provide the latest information on new developments, emerging risks and cross-border STIR/SHAKEN issues that will impact Canadian service providers, says the event description on CTS’s website.
The session will feature TransNexus founder Jim Dalton and senior software architect Alec Fenichel.
For more information and to register, please click here.
