Content Piracy: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
The unlawful distribution of copyrighted content consumes almost a quarter of all internet bandwidth. Comms providers should automate the discovery of piracy on their networks.
Carlos Marques
Migrating Russian Eagles Demonstrate Revenue Assurance Questions for IoT and 5G
Telcos may underestimate the risk of leakages caused by a combination of 5G network slicing and mobile IoT devices.
Prevent Point-of-Sale Fraud By Monitoring Second-Hand Sales
Many expensive handsets are sold online via sites like eBay and Craigslist. We can reduce crime by watching these markets.
How Will the eSim Impact Fraud Management?
Embedded SIMs will counter some traditional fraud threats whilst creating new kinds of opportunities for ingenious hackers.
What Are the Impacts of the eSim from a Revenue Assurance Perspective?
Rewritable integrated SIMs will power the internet of things, and demand new versions of some traditional RA controls.
You Only Get Fraud When You Start Looking for It
Mexico banned the sale of Roku boxes because they are used for video piracy, but telcos have yet to begin measuring the extent of frauds like this.
Mobile Phones Can Build Credit Profiles for the Unbanked
Almost half the people in the world have no bank account, but social data can be used to assess their credit worthiness.
My (Conservative) Predictions for Telcos in 2017
Peering into the crystal ball, here are six forecasts, ranging from a rise in fraud and regulation to a fall in the cost of calls.
Digital Services: The Risks of Crossing the Chasm
As telcos transform into digital service providers they will increasingly rely on analytics to manage new risks.
Did You Forget Something? Assuring Revenue in an NFV/SDN Environment
If you thought RA was already a difficult job, network virtualization is going to make it a lot more complex.