Recipero Secure Contract to Provide Blocking Systems to
Asian Networks

Recipero is delighted to have secured a contract to provide the Avalon real time stolen phone blocking system to Asian networks. The contract will allow consumers to report their phones as stolen to their home network and be blocked within minutes across all participating networks.

This will be the first time a system of this type has been implemented anywhere in the world as all other systems currently have a delay of at least 24 hours. Adrian Portlock CEO of Recipero commented:

“This is a major step forward for the Avalon service and we are delighted to have secured this agreement, it will prove to networks all over the world that using cutting edge internet technology will offer a better service to the consumer and reduce the appeal to steal mobile phones. We are hopeful of having around 20 networks on the system over the next couple of years if all goes well.”

Avalon which was developed in-house by Recipero’s technical team uses a range of proprietary and bespoke applications and is designed to close the window of opportunity for thieves as explained by Les Gray Technical Director of Recipero who explained:

“Currently in nearly all countries using blocking systems it can take up to 48 hours for all the networks to be made aware of a block by a single network, this allows the criminal the time to sell the phone to an unsuspecting member of the public or second hand trader. 48 hours later the phone suddenly stops working as the block takes effect leaving the buyer out of pocket and with an unusable handset.”