When adding numbers in Control Hub, an admin can turn on 'Activate Numbers Later'. The numbers can then be configured immediately but stay inactive, and the article says to contact the carrier to activate them. Cisco presents this option for numbers the admin plans to port later.

Checked 2026-09-25

To activate the numbers later, turn on Activate Numbers Later.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Webex Calling
Subsystem
Control Hub number management
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Porting numbers to Webex Calling: source note webex-calling-number-porting-activate-later. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/webex-calling-number-porting-activate-later

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-webex-calling-number-porting-activate-later,
  title  = {Porting numbers to Webex Calling: source note webex-calling-number-porting-activate-later},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/webex-calling-number-porting-activate-later},
  note   = {Source note webex-calling-number-porting-activate-later, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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