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5G and Achilles’ Heel: Why Revenue Assurance Must Cover Business Continuity

Network elements will not produce CDRs in a 5G architecture. This will force RA teams to think about what it means to assure revenues.

Wangiri Warnings This Year: Belgium, Costa Rica, Finland, Ireland, Kenya, Lithuania and Poland

There has been no fall in the number of times the public is alerted to spikes in wangiri fraud, but the content of the warnings has evolved.

5 Reasons My Grandpa Would Approve of RAG

An old man who taught himself to read also taught lessons of value to a modern professional.

US Threatens to Cut Off Four More Telcos for Spreading COVID-19 Spam

The FCC and FTC accused telcos in Canada, the UK and USA of either originating or transmitting fraudulent robocalls.

International Bypass Fraud Nearing Extinction

The inevitable decline of some revenue streams will kill certain types of fraud, but do not expect the fraudsters to take early retirement.

Fighting Surcharges in Origin Based Pricing

The widespread adoption of origin based pricing in Europe is effectively a stealth tax that further encourages customers to switch to OTT services.

Significant Fall in UK Nuisance Calls

A survey by the UK regulator found that fewer than half of landline and mobile subscribers had received a nuisance call in the previous four weeks.

2,000 Viewers for Virtual Telecoms Risk Conference

Google reports that the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) received visitors from 470 cities in 93 countries across both days of the RAG Online conference.

How CDR Analysis Caught a Murderer

Gregory Lewis was convicted of kidnapping and murdering an employee of a Verizon store he wanted to rob. His lawyers argued otherwise, but CDRs showed Lewis was at the location of each crime.

Second Day of Online Telecom Risk Conference

Another full day of live interactive content will feature experienced telecoms controls and risk practitioners speaking from their homes in Australia, Cyprus, France, Germany, India, the UAE, and the USA.

Virtual Telecoms Risk Conference Begins Today

Expert speakers from around the world have agreed to join forces in cyberspace for RAG Online, a live educational event that allows everyone to watch and ask questions.

Using COVID-19 to Sell RA Market Research Reports

They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Or you could invest USD8,150 on a report that says the pandemic has led the top 100 revenue assurance vendors to change their strategies.

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