Skyward is proud to announce the release of Skyward SMS Antifraud (SSA) v1.6, a major update designed to give SMS operators advanced control over their traffic integrity. The new version introduces dedicated protection for P2P channels, expanded AIT blocking capabilities, and significant improvements in detecting phishing attempts – all critical for maintaining partner agreements and avoiding fines from regulators and MNOs.
Key Enhancements in v1.6
- Dedicated P2P Route Protection: Maintaining the integrity of Person-to-Person (P2P) traffic is critical for operator compliance. SSA v1.6 now includes specialized protection that automatically detects and blocks A2P messages attempting to enter P2P channels, ensuring strict adherence to inter-operator contracts and preventing route suspensions.
- Enhanced Phishing and AIT Detection: New text preprocessing algorithms now identify sophisticated attempts to obscure phone numbers and URLs – tactics commonly used to bypass legacy filters on operators' SMS switches. AIT blocking has also been expanded beyond OTP traffic to cover all message types, maximizing detection of artificial inflation campaigns.
- Reduced False Positives: A new algorithm dramatically decreases false positives for key traffic types – such as marketing and gambling – to less than 0.5%, ensuring legitimate messages are never disrupted while maintaining high blocking rates for fraudulent traffic.
- Customer Web Portal: Users now have access to a web portal that puts them in control of fraud prevention. They can configure system rules, such as setting country-specific blocking thresholds based on fraud probability scores. The portal also delivers analytics across multiple dimensions – dates, countries, and senders – and visualizes total traffic volume and blocked SMS down to the hour.
Why It Matters for Your Business
With SSA v1.6, you can protect your most valuable direct routes from suspension, eliminate revenue leakage caused by AIT campaigns, and maintain partner trust by ensuring only clean traffic reaches their network. The new web portal puts you in control with real-time visibility and the ability to adjust country settings instantly, reducing operational overhead and strengthening your compliance posture.
Skyward thanks its clients for their continued partnership and valuable feedback. We invite all SMS operators and providers to experience the enhanced protection of SSA v1.6.
To request a free trial and see how SSA v1.6 can secure your routes and monetize fraud, please contact us at info@skyward.cc or fill in the feedback form on the product page.