Eric Priezkalns

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

Articles by This Author

Ghanians Will Be Forced to Re-Register SIM Cards

Ghana's Communications Minister blames telcos and agents for flaws in the current register of SIM cards.

T-Mobile US Data Breach Hits Million Prepay Customers

Though no financial data was compromised, there will be an increased risk of account takeovers.

Why We Need the Opposite of Fraud Awareness Week

Public awareness of fraud is what you seek if you are not able or willing to take more effective forms of action.

Disney Woes Reveal the Weak Side of OTT Players

Some customers could not connect to the new Disney+ video streaming service, whilst others found their accounts had been hacked already.

What Would You Do If Falsely Accused of Fraud?

Take a look at the slides for Joseph Nderitu's powerful keynote lecture at RAG Johannesburg 2019 and ask yourself how you would respond to being the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Sandvine Announces Big Analytics and Optimization Deal with European Telco

The 'multimillion dollar' order is said to cover analytics, network optimization, and revenue generation.

AT&T to Pay $60mn Compensation for Throttling Customers on ‘Unlimited’ Mobile Data Plans

Data speeds were turned down for 3.5mn customers whose usage exceeded a threshold that was not advertised.

Mobileum Signaling Firewall Wins GLOTEL Security Award

Securing networks is a top priority, with the result that Mobileum keeps being nominated for awards.

6 Reasons to Do RAG’s 6-Minute Coverage Survey

Do you want to benchmark your telco's coverage of revenue and cost leaks? This survey from the Risk & Assurance Group is quick and powerful, which is why many telcos have completed it already.

Subex’s Divergent Performance Disguised by Steady Quarterly Results

Q2 results were in line with past quarters, but losses from new ventures are being covered by profits from established products.

WeDo Joins Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Science and Machine Learning

Vendors are likely to position telecoms risk management and business assurance as subsets of 'advanced anomaly detection'.

A Breakdown of the CFCA Fraud Survey Results

The Communications Fraud Control Association has issued its 2019 Global Fraud Loss Survey and Digital Identity Cybercrime Report. However, some of the figures are obviously wrong.
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