Why Is the UK Government Delaying the Sale of a Telco Partly Owned by a Russian Oligarch?
Past government neglect is to blame for the slow pace of a review into the purchase of Truphone by German used car trader Hakan Koç.
Mobileum Chosen to Test Connected Cars by Audi
There are 5 million networked Audi cars in use today, but the connected car market will soon grow much larger.
Migrating Russian Eagles Demonstrate Revenue Assurance Questions for IoT and 5G
Telcos may underestimate the risk of leakages caused by a combination of 5G network slicing and mobile IoT devices.
Growing Beyond Revenue Assurance: The Rise of Business Assurance
Leakage cannot be the only measure of performance for a maturing revenue assurance function.
From Losing CDRs to Losing Cars…
Verizon’s purchase of a vehicle-tracking business shows how telco business models are evolving, and why assurance roles need to evolve as well.
What Telcos Must Learn from Volkswagen
VW believed they had a comprehensive, holistic approach to risk management that followed best practice. Their scandal shows that naughty little bits of software pose a risk to any business.
Hackers Wirelessly Kill Engine of a Moving Car
Two hackers used a remote interface to an entertainment system to disable the engine of a Jeep Cherokee moving at 70mph. This illustrates the underestimated risk of the Internet of Things.
Send Text, Take Car
Can you steal a car with an SMS message? Apparently so… You can read the Associated Press’ version of this security story here. Of course,…
