Press & News

First Orion launched Watchlist within its free Business Number Registration service, letting registered businesses see whether their numbers have been tagged as Potential Spam on the T-Mobile network and view the calling behaviors behind the tag.

First Orion and Vodafone are expanding INFORM Branded Calling to Ireland, building on launches in the United Kingdom and Germany. Ireland is supported through the same Vodafone CAMARA-based API integration already incorporated into First Orion’s platform, with no additional integration work required.

First Orion replaced its manual, device-heavy testing infrastructure with Sauce Labs’ programmable Real Device Cloud, accelerating telecom and mobile release cycles by up to 40% while freeing up 35% of engineering and QA capacity.

First Orion announced that TMC has named INFORM Branded Calling as a winner of the 2026 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Awards, recognizing the solution’s innovation in restoring trust to voice communication through verified business identity.

First Orion has been named a Platinum Winner in the 2026 Pinnacle Technology Awards, earning Cybersecurity & Data Privacy recognition for Identity Verification & Fraud Prevention. The award recognizes First Orion’s SENTRY Call Blocking and INFORM Branded Calling solutions, which help carriers block suspected fraudulent calls and enable verified businesses to display their identity on consumers’ mobile screens.

First Orion Head of Product Josh Whitehurst has been named one of Arkansas Money & Politics’ 2026 Future Icons, an annual recognition honoring 100 rising leaders from across the state who are making a meaningful impact through business, entrepreneurship, public service, and community leadership.