Who Can Stop SIM Swaps?
SIM swaps are being used to steal everything from money to precious usernames on social networks.
Eric Priezkalns
How to Secure Email
There have been several attempts to improve the security and privacy of email. A new academic paper explores why each attempt has struggled to gain acceptance.
MTN SA Admits Charging Some Calls to Toll Free Numbers
MTN intends to refund customers who were incorrectly charged, but it will take time to determine what is owed.
Acision, Araxxe, Mobius and SIGOS Ranked Best Simbox Detectors
The Roaming Consulting Company (ROCCO) asks telcos to rate the suppliers of simbox detection equipment every two years.
Tax Protests as Ugandan RA System Goes Live
Governments are nationalizing telco revenue assurance so they can impose stealth taxes, but Ugandan plans are awry after the police needed tear gas and bullets to disperse anti-tax protesters.
Fact Checking Net Neutrality
We must be wary of the misinformation spread by US politicians who are financed by big businesses that actively undermine telcos worldwide.
Dealer Commits Fraud Using Fake Fingerprints
6,000 Vodafone SIMs were activated by creating bogus fingerprints using data downloaded from India’s national biometric database.
Obtaining the Data to Protect Profits and Reputation
With the right technology, it is easy to determine what is happening on a network. It is difficult to understand why governments and telcos keep doing it the hard way.
Understanding the Relationship between Revenue and Experience
Silo thinking costs telcos money because of a failure to appreciate how QoE influences customer behavior.
Is There a Global Surge of Wangiri?
Public warnings have recently been issued in a variety of different countries.