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  • 4 Mar 2021 | Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2021
  • 3 Mar 2021 | Why China’s Digital Currency Is a Threat to US Power
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  • 26 Feb 2021 | Over 10,000 Views for RAG TV’s Weekly Interview Show
  • 25 Feb 2021 | Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF
  • 24 Feb 2021 | Telenor Opposes Myanmar Cybersecurity Bill; Defends Human Rights
  • 23 Feb 2021 | Second Cell C Exec Arrested for $8.6mn Fraud; Operator Says More Employees Were Involved
  • 22 Feb 2021 | Infosys Launches Corda-Based Competitor to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain
  • 19 Feb 2021 | Fears That STIR/SHAKEN Will Lead to Blocking of Calls from Small Telcos
> 2019 July

UK Regulator Fines MVNO $1.7mn for Charging Errors

By Eric Priezkalns 31 Jul 2019 Assurance & Audit

giffgaff overcharged millions of customers since 2011, but the real concern should be that Ofcom seems incapable of learning from its own mistakes.


Ghana MP Says National RA System Violates Privacy

By Eric Priezkalns 30 Jul 2019 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Samuel George MP claimed that encryption filters which should protect voice calls and messages are not working.


RA President Pretends He Was Never RA President

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Jul 2019 Assurance & Audit

‘Papa’ Rob Mattison spent 10 years saying he was the President of GRAPA, a business that masqueraded as an association. Now he has deleted his Presidency from his LinkedIn profile.


Obituary for Santhosh Gopalan

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Jul 2019 General

Many readers will have known Santhosh Gopalan, a widely respected telecoms professional who passed away on the morning of 23rd July.


US Caller ID Verification Body Seeks Certificate Authorities

By Rob Chapman 25 Jul 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

To prevent spoofing of caller IDs, the US needs competent organizations to issue digital certificates to telcos.


Indian Regulator Reviews Telemarketing Blockchain

By Rob Chapman 24 Jul 2019 Data & Analytics

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is monitoring progress with the use of a national blockchain ledger to stop unwanted marketing calls and messages.


A Lack of Advice about Revenue Assurance for 5G

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Jul 2019 Assurance & Audit

WeDo have published a decent ebook about revenue assurance for 5G, but telcos need more assistance with risk management from big manufacturers like Ericsson.


Telia Blocks a Million Wangiri Calls Per Week

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Jul 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

The Swedish telecoms group has developed an anti-wangiri solution that draws on data from across their European opcos.


Agent Smith Malware Infects 25mn Devices

By Rob Chapman 19 Jul 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Android devices were targeted by malware that took over other apps and used them to inflate advertising revenues.


Commission ‘Errors’ Cost Telenor $35mn

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Jul 2019 Assurance & Audit

The Norwegian group blamed a one-off hit in their Q2 accounts on ‘erroneous omissions’ at Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone, which is 56 percent owned by Telenor.


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RAG TV Season 3

Commsrisk Editor Eric Priezkalns is back presenting a new season of RAG TV! Watch the replays if you miss the live show. Here is the season opener, where Eric and co-presenter Lee Scargall reviewed the events of 2020.

 

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