Understanding Network Connectivity

Connectivity with mobile network operators is constantly evolving—availability can fluctuate at any moment. Our platform offers redundant routing options for each operator, ensuring you always have access to the most reliable paths. Refer to the table above to review the current routing options; the optimal routes, as determined by our intelligent routing engine, are highlighted with a checkmark.

When executing lookups, you have multiple routing strategies at your disposal. Use the default magic routing feature, specify a preferred route for individual requests, or apply your custom routing map across all your traffic.

Interpreting Results

When evaluating different routes, look for a realistic distribution of connectivity states. Ideally, you’ll see a balanced mix — a robust number of connected numbers, some absent connections, and a few invalid entries. Each state is represented by a unique color in the visual distribution meters below, enabling you to quickly assess performance.

Every lookup returns one of four possible connectivity states, as detailed in the query results:

Ideal Distribution

The examples below demonstrate excellent network connectivity with a realistic distribution of connectivity states. Routes exhibiting similar patterns can be selected with confidence. Please note that some routes or network operators may classify invalid MSISDNs under an "undetermined" status.

Low Confidence

The routes shown below may offer good HLR connectivity but require manual verification. The absence of ABSENT numbers suggests that some phone numbers in an absent state might be erroneously grouped with CONNECTED numbers, making it difficult to accurately distinguish their status.

Lack of Connectivity

Routes with a 100% undetermined rate indicate that no connection can be established with the underlying network operator. In these cases, MNP lookups are the only viable option—they reliably determine the MCCMNC, though they do not provide connectivity status.

False Positives

Routes displaying a 100% connected rate are likely returning false positives in connectivity reporting. While the MCCMNC can be accurately extracted, the connectivity status may be misleading. For these networks, it often makes more sense to use MNP lookups, which are less expensive and reliably provide MCCMNC data without connectivity details.

No Samples

A gray meter, as shown below, indicates that no data is available for this route, leaving its network connectivity undetermined.

Connectivity Statuses

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