Iraq's Asiacell Orders SMS Spam Blocking Service

Iraq's Asiacell has ordered an anti spam software plaform from the Irish software developer Anam Technologies.

Anam said that it will partner with local company, Iraqcom Technologies, to deliver the solution and provide Asiacell with a full suite of support services.

Anam's ANTISpam filtering engine detects spamming; spoofing, faking and spam content and prevents it from reaching a customer's mobile phone.

Among the detection techniques that Asiacell will benefit from are one-step user reporting and trend analysis developed by Anam to facilitate an automated detection and blocking of new emerging fraud and spam campaigns. The new scope of delivery also extends the Bye-Bye service which allows customers to block calls and SMS messages from unwanted numbers.