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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.

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Merve Şahin, Security Researcher

Merve is a PhD student in the software and system security group at EURECOM, in France. Previously, she obtained her MSc degree from Sabanci...

Is Shane Fryer Speaking at Your Conference?

Whatever you may have read in the brochures supplied by conference companies, the answer is no.

Tony Poulos, WeDo

Tony is a journalist, presenter, evangelist and strategist, and he is also one of the best-known advocates of telecoms assurance.Tony has a background of...

Peter Morgan, Cellusys

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Terri Smith, Assurance and Analytics Professional

Terri Smith is a respected and experienced finance professional who used to serve as the Vice President of Finance Systems, Transformation and Integrity at...

Dario Betti, Mobile Ecosystem Forum

Dario Betti is the CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), a global trade body that impartially champions and addresses issues that affect the...

Password Sharing and Video Revenues

As services evolve, more businesses will need to mitigate the loss of revenues caused by customers sharing passwords for content distributed over comms networks.

Anthony Sani, Orillion

Tony Sani is a founder of Orillion Solutions, innovative suppliers of technology that assists telcos in managing their risks and developing their staff. ...

RAFM Event Misled Sponsors About Speakers

A Commsrisk reader tells how Quintus, organizers of an upcoming RAFM conference in Vienna, have misled prospective sponsors.

Vodafone UK Challenged About PAYG Errors

The UK regulator adds a new twist to the long-running farce surrounding the accuracy of Vodafone charges.

Don’t Panic: Report About Networks ‘Going Dark’

FBI bosses use the phrase 'going dark' to explain why they worry about encrypted comms. This Harvard report argues there will be a change in the pattern of light and dark, but no simple trend.

Derek Canfield, TEOCO

Derek Canfield is the General Manager responsible for Business Analytics at TEOCO. He is a veteran of the telecom industry, having spent the...

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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