Global InformationINum Initiative information
The iNum (international number) initiative was a project by Voxbone to create a global dial code for Voice over IP communications. Voxbone is a Belgian company specializing in wholesale telephone numbers for VoIP applications. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) allocated a portion of the non-geographic "country code" +883 to this initiative.[1] Specifically, iNums were telephone numbers in the format +883 5100 xxxxxxxx.
The system started operating in November 2008. Many providers offered iNum numbers and calls between them at no cost to their customers, but some charged for the service. Due to slow adoption, cost and compatibility issues, and the eventual lack of interest by Voxbone in maintaining the system, it was decommissioned in June 2020.[2][3]
- ^ International Telecommunication Union. "International Numbering Resources".
- ^ What is iNum and where's it going?, Voxbone, 17 February 2020.
- ^ Voxbone decommissions iNum, DSLReports, 2 June 2020.