General

Some of the biggest stories during July stemmed from North America, but the popularity of these articles also reflected sustained growth for Commsrisk's audience in the USA and Canada.

There are so many Commsrisk articles about nuisance calling and Cold War 2 that each topic deserves a separate category.

A leading Canadian telco failed emergency services, banks and retailers as well as phone users, but the cost of the backlash is likely to be far worse than just the revenues lost and compensation paid.

The California-headquartered suppliers of risk and security technology will also continue recruiting in India, which will be home to over two-thirds of their global headcount.

Which articles grabbed the attention of your peers? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk posts during June.

Patrick Drahi, billionaire owner of Altice, will know national security can be a euphemism for safeguarding government investments.

Two articles about voluntary collaboration between risk professionals pierced through the gloom created by many more stories about the public sector corrupting telecoms and tech.

CEO Vinod Kumar emphasizes the new products developed by his company but it remains too dependent on a stagnant RAFM market.

Ericsson and Vonage have given themselves another 3 months to close their deal whilst US authorities are clearly taking a close look at further revelations about Ericsson wrongdoing.

European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager echoed telco lobbyists who say over half of all internet traffic leads to just six US firms.

It is not always easy to predict which articles will interest readers of Commsrisk.

Swedish prosecutors have announced they are investigating Ericsson's activities in Iraq, including suspected payments to Islamic State.