RAG TV: Deutsche Telekom’s Business Assurance Journey and Using Blockchain to Fight Wangiri
Gina Pesheva talks about changing the role of RA teams and Tony Sani explains why he lets telcos use his blockchain for free.
The Prison Journal of an Innocent Man Accused of Fraud
In the first part of this three-part serialization, the former Head of RAFM at Vodacom Tanzania recounts the day when he and his colleagues were falsely accused of a conspiracy.
5G Masts Burned in Coronavirus Panic
Fake news stories circulated on WhatsApp claim that the coronavirus epidemic began in Wuhan because it was the first city with a 5G network.
3 US Gateway Telcos Threatened With Total Block Unless They Stop Spreading Coronavirus Spam
The international gateway providers were given 48 hours to end the flow of scam robocalls that originated overseas.
Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2020
Have a break from reading about coronavirus by taking a look at the Commsrisk articles which received most attention during March.
RAG TV Episode 1: Fighting Scams and Spoofing by Adapting STIR/SHAKEN for Each Telco
Jeffrey Ross, COO of GBSD Technologies, explained why he expects all telcos will work together to prevent the spoofing of caller IDs.
Taleb’s Wise Words for Risk Managers
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has some career advice for risk managers willing to accept they cannot be popular with everyone.
Tanzania Arrests CEO of Vietnamese-Owned Telco
CEO Nguyen Van Son and five other employees of Halotel, a Tanzanian telco owned by Vietnam’s Viettel, have been charged with the illegal use of spectrum, money laundering and tax evasion.
RAG London Conference Switches to Online
RAG London Online will be held May 13-14, reconstructing the same agenda through live video streams of remote speakers. Original hosts BT intend to hold a replacement meeting later in the year.
Making Revenue Assurance Teams Ready for Audit
The RA team may be doing a good job but they also need to adopt an approach and implement tools that show they are doing their job.