System for Ficora

The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (Ficora) contracted HiQ for the development of a system for administrating ENUM, a service that converts telephone numbers into Internet domain names.

The ENUM service converts regular telephone numbers, such as land line or mobile telephone numbers, into Internet domain names. The technology enables the use of Internet-based communication channels, when only the receiver's telephone number is known, or only a telephone handset is available.

The system that HiQ has developed administers the creation of ENUM domain names in a similar way as a domain name server. The Finnish system represents a significant step towards the commercial use of the ENUM technology.

The technology offers telecom operators a cost-efficient method of routing telephone calls. ENUM has a key role in routing telephone traffic both within a single operator's network and between different networks. In other words the ENUM technology has major economic and communications-related implications.