AT & T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint will launch “Next-Generation Mobile Authentication Platform”

In general, the four major carriers in the United States are competing and compete with each other. But sometimes competitors will become partners. The four major carriers in the United States, AT & T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint jointly released the product information of the new “mobile authentication platform.”

This new “mobile authentication platform” may replace the current text messaging services used a lot of validation methods. Use SMS as a verification method will reveal the phone number, privacy can not be guaranteed. This highly secure solution will provide users with encrypted verified phone numbers and profile data with the consent of authorized users. Enhance authentication security by handling unique attributes such as network-verified mobile numbers, IP addresses, SIM card attributes, phone number usage rights, phone account types, and more. In addition, advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities will be used to help assess risk and protect customers.

The organization said that developers can maintain their application integrity by registering with the new system and relying on private and licensed blockchain technology. “The new authentication system is not yet officially announced, but internal testing will soon begin These operators want customers to use the new system by the end of the year and plan to roll out new sites for developers to deploy.

Source: MacRumors