April 2019
Deep Fraud Investigations: Mavenir and the Role of Machine Learning in IRSF Control
interview with Ilia Abramov & Marie Casey
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February 2019
Safety in Numbers and NRTRDE: Syniverse’s Strategy to Constantly Enrich Its Mobile Fraud Intelligence
interview with James Stewart
A discussion on NRTRDE, the Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange, the complexity of the roaming settlement process, and the fraud challenges mobile operators face as their subscribers roam.
December 2016
Global Interconnect Specialist iconectiv Ramps up its Fraud & Identity Solutions in Bypass & A2P Messaging
interview with Bojan Andelkovic
Today’s IRSF, SIM Box, and SMS A2P frauds call for coordinated and broadly conceived FM programs. A leading interconnect specialist explains the benefits of its managed services approach.
December 2016
A Real-Time Packet-Based Solution to Detect & Block any Hijacked OTT Call
interview with Paul David & Andy Gent
Two veterans of the SIM Box call bypass wars describe a new solution for stopping OTT bypass. Get vital intel on the call hijacking of VIBER and other OTTs. Learn why the revenue threat to roaming is as serious as it is to international calls.
November 2015
Protecting the Roaming Cash Cow: Using a Global Test Network for LTE Deployments & Beyond
interview with Florian Leeder
International is a premium service that operators must ensure the roaming business is reliable and optimized. This article makes the case for a global roaming test service. It explains the problems operators face in contracting with roaming partners, maintaining quality, and rolling out LTE.
July 2013
Recruiting Smartphone Users as Partners in Telecom Fraud & Security Control
by Tal Eisner
Premium Rate Service (PRS) fraud and spyware on a mobile phone can ruin an operator’s relationship with a subscriber. The attacker uses malware to automatically generate phone calls, SMSs and data sessions to high cost (premium) phone numbers. This article discusses a new crowd sourcing mobile app that addresses the problem and helps operators better manage the threat.
March 2013
Roaming — if Managed Correctly -- Can Be a Spark to Revenues
by Brian Silvestri
Major analyst firms are predicting that roaming revenues will almost double in five years. What’s more, roaming remains at the pivot point of Wireless Carrier strategy. Drawing lessons from the incredible rise of AT&T’s Digital One Rate Plan, this article points to future challengtes and raises key questions about how mobile operators will ultimately come to terms with smartphone market profitability, service quality, and data roaming.
November 2012
International Revenue Share Fraud: Are We Winning the Battle Against Telecom Pirates?
interview with Colin Yates
International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF) is one of the telecom industry’s most enduring problems. Yet many of us have only a foggy notion of how IRSF works and how operators around the globe are coping with the issue. This interview covers the bases: the origins of IRSF, typical fraud scenarios, efforts to get international cooperation on the issue, and the future outlook of IRSF.
September 2011
Roaming Fraud: The Importance of Real-Time Data Exchange and Analysis
interview with James Stewart
The Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange (NRTRDE) is a GSM standard allowing operators to gain fast access to the roaming records of service providers half way around the world. The article explains how 65 carriers are using this data to combat fraud through a service bureau. Learn about the dangers of international roaming fraud and the value a roaming service bureau brings to the table.
Recent Articles
- An Easy-to-Deploy Fraud-Control Handshake for Voice Operators is Here: When Will it Takeoff? — interview with Vasily Birulin — Real-time sharing of signaling data between originating and terminating carriers delivers a fraud-watching handshake before a call starts and as long as the call is active.
- Well done, Fraud Fighter. I Now Promote You to Superhero of Trusted Communications — interview with Peter Ford — A “trusted communications superhero” campaign raises awareness of several inter-related professions that protect digital engagement for telecoms, enterprises, and the public sector.
- The Bite Group Teams with Elitnet to Deliver Advanced Wangiri and ML-based Fraud Control — interview with Jonas Milerius & Vidmantas Sablinskas — The Lithuania-based Bite Group has adopted Onyx, an ML- and rules-based off-the-shelf FMS from Elitnet. Bite’s head of fraud management and Elitnet’s solution architect discuss challenges and opportunities faced by small- to mid-sized MNOs as they implement and customize an affordable rules- and machine-learning-based FMS.
- GCX Builds a Layer 1 Subsea OSS: Wavelengths to Data Centers and Persistent Edge Connectivity for Clouds — interview with Jim Fagan — A tutorial on the business of undersea cables and how edge computing, clouds, and a subsea software defined network (SDN) will work together to deliver connectivity and advanced IoT use cases such as the connected car.
- Registered Caller: A Centralized Registry Service to Collect, Vet and Send Enterprise STIR/SHAKEN and Rich Call Data to Consumers — interview with George Cray & Tom Sawanobori — A fraud control solution vendor and national wireless association have teamed up to drive adoption of a new, central cloud service for enterprise vetting and validation to leverage STIR/SHAKEN info for telecoms in the U.S. market.
- Special Report: The 2021 State of Communications-Related Fraud, Identity Theft & Consumer Protection in the USA — by Dan Baker — This 49-page free Report on communications-related fraud analyzes the FTC’s annual Sentinel consumer fraud statistics and provides a sweeping view of trends and problem areas. It also gives a cross-industry view of the practices and systems that enable fraud control, identity verification, and security in our “zero trust” digital world.
- How HGC Global Communications Builds Integrated Fiber, Undersea & Platform Solutions for Southeast Asian ISPs & Content Providers — interview with Ravindran Mahalingam — The head of an international telecom division explains the challenges and opportunities faced by content providers, ISPs, gaming firms, and streaming firms. Learn about the market forces at play to win eyeballs in Southeast Asia and why partnering to deliver infrastructure and platform makes sense.
- Tokopedia, Indonesia’s E-Commerce King, Partners with 11 Million Merchants; Adopts Multi-Cloud to Drive Innovation — interview with Warren Aw & Ryan de Melo — Indonesia’s Tokopedia, founded in 2009, has grown to become one of world’s leading e-commerce players. Read about its success, technology direction, and multi-cloud connectivity adoption.
- An ASEAN Vision: Bring Telecom-Infrastructure Enabled Healthcare & Remote Doctor Access to Everyone — interview with Chern Chet — A medical doctor at the forefront of driving telecom connectivity enabled healthcare lays out his expansive and compelling vision of the key role 5G, clouds, mobility and AI connectivity play in serving the sick, the healthy, and those living in remote areas.
- Bridge Alliance: Knocking Down Regional & Mobile Connectivity Barriers so Connected Car Markets Get Rolling in Asia — interview with Kwee Kchwee — The CEO of an Asian consortium of mobile operators explains how they help simplify and harmonize their members‘ operations in support of multi-national corporations. This integration is enabling two huge industries to come together in Asia: auto manufacturing and telco.
- Subex’s New HyperSense AI-Platform Aims to Turn Telcos into Agile, Analytics-Driven Ubers and Rakutens — interview with Rohit Maheshwari — An expert explains why telcos must swiftly adopt the AI/analytics methods of hyperscaler firms. Giving telco examples where cross-company data sharing can make a difference, he explains the 12 key features of a new platform designed to deliver more agile and collaborative intelligence across a telco.
- Epsilon’s Infiny NaaS Platform Brings Global Connection, Agility & Fast Provision for IoT, Clouds & Enterprises in Southeast Asia, China & Beyond — interview with Warren Aw — Network as a Service, powered by Software Defined Networks, are a faster, more agile, and more partner-friendly way of making data global connections. A leading NaaS provider explains the benefits for cloud apps, enterprise IT, and IoT.
- PCCW Global: On Leveraging Global IoT Connectivity to Create Mission Critical Use Cases for Enterprises — interview with Craig Price — A leading wholesale executive explains the business challenges of the current global IoT scene as it spans many spheres: technical, political, marketing, and enterprise customer value creation.
- Subex Explains its IoT Security Research Methods: From Malware & Coding Analysis to Distribution & Bad Actor Tracking — interview with Kiran Zachariah — IoT security trends and an inside-look how research and monitoring teams coordinate to deliver a full-service IoT and OT security program.
