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What Mobile World Congress Showed Me about Sexism in the Communications Sector
There is no short cut to equality but openly criticizing sexism and other forms of favoritism would be a step in the right direction.
Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2023
The record for most visitors in a day was smashed yet again on February 18. Commsrisk now regularly has surges of viral traffic that deliver audiences 50 times larger than the typical daily baseline.
Samsung Swaps eSIMs of Customers before Phones are Delivered; SIM Swap Fraud Panic Ensues
Phone subscribers now have to worry about premature e-activation.
Commsrisk Top Ten for January 2023
Commsrisk has published slightly over 3,000 articles since 2006. The most popular Commsrisk article of last month is already the most popular Commsrisk article of all time.
5 Reasons to Fear 2023
Imagine the worst that can happen with modern networked technology. Then imagine worse still. A lack of imagination has already led to an Orwellian turn down a very dark path.
Commsrisk Top Ten for 2022
Three of the ten most popular articles of the year concerned the inconsistent and inadequate enforcement of laws prohibiting illegal robocalls.
The Commsrisk Review of 2022
Another year reaches its end. The communications industry persevered through a hot war, a cold war, an information war, and a lot of unwanted calls. But did anything really change?
The Unsung Heroes of 2022
There is never enough time to give everyone all the thanks they deserve. Here are five people who deserve more thanks than they received.
Huawei, Iran and Intellectual Property Theft
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is free after years of battling extradition to the USA but that does not make her innocent.
Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2022
The success of setting another all-time record for the number of visitors to Commsrisk was tinged with sadness.
3,000 Articles and What Has Been Learned?
Some stories can be told in a single sitting, but others require the compilation of a body of work before the narrative becomes plain.
Obituary for Glenn Hovey
Glenn made many friends whilst at T-Mobile, Vodafone and Macquarie Telecom. He will be sorely missed.
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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