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Anti Corruption Bureau Halts Purchase of National Revenue Assurance System in Malawi

By Eric Priezkalns 3 Aug 2022 Assurance & Audit

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) tendered for a replacement to the existing national RA system.


Ericsson Djibouti Corruption: Cleared or Acquitted?

By David Morrow 19 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

There was plenty of evidence that Ericsson paid bribes to secure business in the East African state of Djibouti. However, Swedish prosecutors still failed to prove their case.


New GVG National Revenue Assurance Tracking System Launched in Zimbabwe

By Eric Priezkalns 13 Jun 2022 Assurance & Audit

Global Voice Group dominates traffic monitoring in Africa, but Zimbabwe’s curbs on mobile money will interfere with their roadmap.


Will Bribery Sink Ericsson’s $6bn Vonage Acquisition?

By David Morrow 30 May 2022 General

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.


Telecoms, Bribes and South Korea’s President: Part 2

By David Morrow 20 May 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

The US will punish unethical business activities around the world when others turn a blind eye but the need for semiconductors means the failings of Samsung will be excused.


Telecoms, Bribes and South Korea’s President

By David Morrow 13 May 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

South Korean operator KT has a history of corruption scandals, reflecting a certain attitude to doing business.


Ericsson Faces More Corruption Investigations

By David Morrow 29 Apr 2022 General

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


Teflon Dons of Telecoms 2: The Swedish Connection

By David Morrow 22 Mar 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

The actions and inaction of two more senior Swedish telecoms execs are analyzed in the second part of this series on corruption.


The Teflon Dons of Telecoms

By David Morrow 15 Mar 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

The first part in a series about holding telecoms bosses accountable for corruption features the stories of Kurt Hellström and Carl-Henric Svanberg, two former CEOs at Ericsson.


Is the Ericsson Bribery Scandal Worse than We Feared?

By David Morrow 7 Mar 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

Suspicion surrounds Ericsson because promises to be ‘transparent’ about corrupt business practices have so obviously been broken.


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RAG RAFMCS Survey Results

Eric Priezkalns summarizes the largest ever survey of revenue assurance, fraud management and cybersecurity (RAFMCS) pros working for comms providers worldwide.

 

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