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Subex FMS Will Connect Users to Global Anti-Wangiri Blockchain

Hundreds of users of Subex's fraud management system will be able to exchange intelligence via an API to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain.

Ericsson Pays $1bn to Settle US Bribery Case

The US Department of Justice has detailed some of the eye-watering amounts spent on bribes to win contracts from governments and telcos in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Djibouti and Kuwait.

Risk & Assurance Group Opens New Sponsorship Round

USD21,000 will secure Gold sponsorship at four RAG conferences straddling the globe, whilst the most affordable tier is just USD6,000 for the whole year.

The Need for Anti-Fraud Partnerships: GBSDTech and the RAG Wangiri Blockchain

Jeffrey Ross, COO of GBSD Technologies, explains why he believes businesses must work together to defeat wangiri and other frauds.

Mobileum, Syniverse and Tomia Named Top Providers of IRSF Prevention

Instead of telling us that International Revenue Share Fraud is important, vendors should state what they can do to prevent it.

Remembering the Human Side of Billing

A 90 year old customer said she cried about being threatened with disconnection for non-payment of her phone bill. The telco later apologized after it was discovered the bill had actually been settled.

Biggest Indian Telcos Set to Attend RAG Delhi

Over a billion customers are served by India's three largest operators. Those telcos, and many more, have registered to participate in the first Indian conference of the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG).

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2019

What topics do your peers care about most? These Commsrisk articles received most visitors during November.

First STIR/SHAKEN Verified Call across Three Telcos

T-Mobile US, Comcast and Inteliquent say they have achieved a global first by using a digital signature to validate the origin of a call routed across three networks.

Growing Beyond Revenue Assurance: The Rise of Business Assurance

Leakage cannot be the only measure of performance for a maturing revenue assurance function.

How to Fight Handset Theft, Fraud and Trafficking

Trustonic's hardware-based security means devices can be remotely locked and unlocked, irrespective of which operator's network they are connected to.

Incorrect Pricing Causes One-Third of Telco Charging Errors, Says Araxxe Test Results

Test call vendor Araxxe has shared data about 3,665 charging errors they found on behalf of 61 telcos over the last three years.

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