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11 January, 2017
Brazil, the U.K. and Mexico have been identified as the top three home countries affected by mobile fraud attacks in a new report published by Syniverse. The report uncovered that the top three countries where fraudulent calls originated are the US, Spain and Peru, while the country in which the most fraudulent calls terminated was […]
20 December, 2016
Starhome Mach, a provider of mobile inter-carrier roaming and M2M/IoT services, recently analysed the implications of the new EU regulations eliminating communications service providers’ (CSPs) ability to charge for roaming within EU borders. Permanent roaming and fair use issues are expected to have the greatest effect on CSPs’ bottom lines. (more…)
21 November, 2016
Mobile network operators have lost 20% of termination revenues to over-the-top (OTT) hijack in the last 12 months on average, with some operators losing more than 70%, according to a new survey conducted by anti-fraud specialist Revector. (more…)
10 November, 2016
More than half of the world mobile operators are losing more than half of their potential revenue from enterprise application to person (A2P) SMS traffic which bypasses network charging by using grey routes, according to recent research from Dialogue Communications. The company’s founder and chief executive, Hugh Spear, claims operators could generate up to US$15bn […]
27 September, 2016
Telkom Indonesia has chosen HAUD to provide A2P SMS monetisation and SS7 security managed services to create new sources of revenue and improve subscriber experience. (more…)
29 June, 2016
Following numerous indicators within the telecoms sector that criminals could exploit the industry to carry out tax fraud, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently switched the responsibility for collecting VAT from the suppliers of wholesale telecoms services to their customers, in an attempt to remove the opportunity for fraudsters to embezzle the tax paid. (more…)
16 May, 2016
Turn off RA for an hour and management will notice, turn it off for a week and the company will fail was one of the messages at the WeDo Technologies Worldwide User Group Summit (#WUGS16) in Lisbon, Portugal last week, writes George Malim in Lisbon. (more…)
14 May, 2016
For years I’ve been hearing about the annual WeDo Technologies User Group Summit (#WUGS16) in Portugal, says Jeremy Cowan. This year I kept the diary clear for long enough to accept their invitation and leg it to Lisbon. (more…)
11 May, 2016
THE WEEK: In the first of a new series of THE WEEK columns from VanillaPlus.com, Jeremy Cowan warns there are data pitfalls ahead for the unwary working in Europe, and beartraps in partnerships close to home. (more…)
23 March, 2016
We live in times of disruption. Studies show that by 2020 nearly all the world’s adult population will be connected, with dozens of sensors and other connected devices per each human being. (more…)
