History Repeats Itself, as in Life and in Tech
History tells us plenty about the reasons tech businesses fail, but telcos are in great danger anyway.
Being Serious About the Bloomberg Chinese Spy Chip Scoop
The risk of supply chain infiltration is real. But is there physical evidence to support Bloomberg’s story about Chinese spy tech?
What Are the Impacts of the eSim from a Revenue Assurance Perspective?
Rewritable integrated SIMs will power the internet of things, and demand new versions of some traditional RA controls.
The Echo Is Listening; or Why We Bug Ourselves
The voice interface of the Amazon Echo leads to recordings being transmitted and stored on Amazon’s servers. The police, and others, may want that data.
Whose Phones Do the Police Bug?
The statistics from the United States may surprise you. Relatively few wiretaps relate to the investigation of violent crime.
Bill Shock Represents 14% of Big Business Mobile Costs
Wandera surveyed 1,000 IT managers and found surprising amounts were spent on roaming and data breaches.
Apple Is the New Sheriff of Mobile Comms
Apple’s strategy is to skip any middlemen between them and their customers, and that includes mobile network operators. How can the telcos compete with Apple’s might?
Adobe Flash – in the Pan – at Last!
Security experts have long warned about Adobe Flash. The unloved format may finally be killed off by Google, who have frozen Flash adverts on the Chrome browser.
Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Is No Cure for Crime
When Apple introduced a “kill switch” that disabled stolen iPhones, there was a fall in crime in some cities, but not all.
Talking Sense
Speech is the most popular interface known to man. Long before the written word, man has used talk to influence and alter the world around…