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The Mirai Botnet attacks in late 2016 gave us a real world view into the massive threat posed by the proliferation of unsecure IoT devices. Over the course of several attacks, hundreds of thousands of IoT devices were high-jacked to silence a popular Internet security website, take millions of Internet users offline by flooding DYN DNS servers, and to...
The explosion of mobile VoIP applications has helped to introduce a new type of Interconnect Bypass fraud, which exploits SS7 interconnect agreements and is often referred to as OTT Voice Bypass fraud. OTT Voice Bypass fraud is on the rise thanks to the exploitation of an “In Calling” feature available on some VoIP apps. “In Calling” allows a subscriber...
I would argue that very few people could take a random selection of Lego blocks, throw them across the table and in a matter of a couple hours, assemble the Millennium Falcon. For such a complex goal, you would need the right pieces, in the right amount, supported by a detailed set of instructions to get the outcome you want, even then, it may become an...
The regulatory environment is changing and so are the methods used by regulators and operators to validate, enforce, respond, and comply with requirements. Operators worldwide have been phenomenally successful in delivering access and encouraging technology adoption. So much so that broad, dependable, and secure telecommunication and Internet access have...
Topics: Virtualization, Service provider, Regulatory
Topics: Nfv performance, Nfv, Orchestration
"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
I’m at the Big Communication Event in Austin, and there is a noticeable and major shift that I see happening in the telecom infrastructure space. I know, I know, how many different times do we hear about transformation, change, and technological “revolution”? Yet, I really do think that a major shift is underway that will alter our view of telecom as we...
Topics: Nfv, Virtualization, Cloud services
WiFi is often mentioned in the context as being a key requirement in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and although that may be stretching it just a bit (but not for some people!), it is undeniable that WiFi is a critical part of the consumer and corporate broadband experience.
Topics: Service plan assurance, Wifi
I used to run Xbox Media Center on an original Microsoft Xbox, so I’m no stranger to Kodi. But, when you start seeing signs like the one below pop-up outside a computer store just down the street from your company’s head office, you begin to think that maybe nobody is a stranger to Kodi anymore.
