Legacy Assurance Systems Won’t Hold up for 5G
Monetizing 5G means adopting new kinds of assurance to address an exponential rise in risk.
Never Trust Anyone Claiming ‘90% Certification’ for GDPR
Somebody from Microsoft said something idiotic about data protection, then drew attention to several other idiocies.
YouTube AI Flags 80% of Unsafe Videos
YouTube removed over 8mn unsafe videos during the last three months of 2017. Most were taken down before anyone saw them.
Ghana National RA Audit Fiasco Enters New Phase
Ghana’s government paid two different firms to audit telco revenues, but say they did no work. So now they are paying yet more money to a third RA vendor.
US to Adopt Digital Signing of Calls after Record $120mn Robocall Fine
The SHAKEN/STIR framework uses SIP for real-time authentication of certificates linked to originating numbers.
Controversy over Gambian International Gateway
Questions are being asked about who ultimately receives the income generated by international traffic.
Free Trial for Users of New RAG-Biaas Number Plan Data Portal
The widespread use of common number plan data would be a cost-effective way to stop fraud and improve billing accuracy.
Tele2 Not Forced to Give IP Addresses in Swedish Piracy Case
The Swedish telco won its appeal because the requested IP addresses belonged to foreign subsidiaries.
LATRO and Mobius Partner on Sale of Bypass Fraud Solutions
The vendors are promising that their collective systems will combine real-time signaling data with predictive analytics.
Former BT CFO Loses $675K Bonus After Failing to Spot Fraud
A very rich former exec who worked at BT for over 20 years will have slightly less money to spend during his retirement.