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Spotlight on the Wholesale Agreements and Solutions Group

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As a GSMA WAS #17 delegate you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in four days of thought leadership, inspiring keynotes, and industry updates, alongside opportunities to network, exhibit, and meet with your roaming partners. Would you let a robot operate on you? ...

Blockchain Interoperability and its relevance

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Blog written by Martin Westerkamp, Blockchain Researcher at Technische Universität Berlin and T-Labs, Telekom Innovation Laboratories What is meant by interoperability? In the context of blockchain technology, interoperability refers to the exchange of data between ...

Data on Demand Blockchain for Connectivity commercial settlements

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Blog written by Shahar Steiff, Business Owner – Horizon-3 at PCCW GLOBAL Limited Today ICT provider processes are formed from multiple legacy systems designed one at a time. Multiple partners in a transaction keep their own separate records using their own proprietary ...

WAS Sub-Group Wrap-up June 2022

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Welcome! Following our recent industry meetings in The Netherlands, this wrap-up is an overview of the many key topics and policy points we explored during the Wholesale Solutions (WSOLU), Wholesale Agreements (WAGREE) & 5G Workshops. Our thanks to the team at KPN for ...

Why thinking around SIP security needs to change and how GSMA’s new FS.38 PRD will help

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Tony Friar is the editor and lead author of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group’s (FASG’s) new FS.38 “SIP Network Security” permanent reference document (PRD) available to GSMA members. Why SIP needs governance when it comes to its security We live in interesting and exciting ...

Putting a Gender Lens on the Future of Cyber Security Post Pandemic

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Edel Briody is an experienced and successful corporate leader with significant experience in security within the telecommunications sector. She has responsibility for Corporate Security, Risk and Compliance including responsibility for Vodafone’s relationship with the ...

Members of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group: Katia Gonzalez

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FASG Chair David Rogers talks to members of the Fraud and Security Group about their backgrounds, careers, what brought them into the cyber security and fraud space and what advice they have for others who want to work in this world. In this interview, David talks to Katia ...

How to Build a Secure 5G Network, and Protect Alice and Bob from each other

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Cathal Mc Daid is the editor of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group’s (FASG’s) new FS.36 “5G Interconnect Security” reference document for GSMA members, as well as the editor of FASG’s FS.11 “SS7 Interconnect Security Monitoring and Firewall Guidelines”. 5G networks and their ...

Are we prepared to deal with the impact of cyber threats on 5G?

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Leonid Burakovsky is editor of Fraud and Security Group’s FS.37 “GTP-U Security”. Communications service providers (CSPs) are moving to 5G. With 57 commercial 5G launches, GSMA predicts that 20% of global connections will be 5G by 2025. CSPs are eager to make this move ...

Do biological viruses affect digital security?

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We are living in times of global uncertainty with un-precedented levels of disruption to daily routine, travel, social interaction and business due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19).   Many countries have in place travel restrictions not just at national borders but also within ...

Mobile Device Security, A Multi-Faceted Approach

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Cyber incidents are now the #1 business risk facing corporations, moving to the top of insurer Allianz’s annual list. In this world of high-profile state-sponsored cyber attacks, along with bad actors attempting various forms of cybercrime, enterprises and consumers need to ...

What is SIM Swap?

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Over the past couple of years, there has been a lot of awareness raising in the press about the issue of ‘SIM swap’. GSMA’s Fraud & Security Group Chairman David Rogers explores the problem. An unauthorised individual gets a victim’s SIM reassigned to them in order to ...

5G Field Testing

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After many years of development in 3GPP, the 5G NR “New Radio” standard has achieved stability. Operators around the world have begun to deploy 5G networks and 5G devices available from multiple manufacturers. These together are providing new and improved ...

Dual SIM requirements and test book now in their 5th edition

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Dual SIM handsets continue to gain in popularity. From being a product aimed at limited regional markets a few years ago, they are now nearing a majority of new device sales worldwide. Originally sales were driven by the rise of far eastern vendors. Bringing extensive Dual ...

eSIM/UICC Generic Test Profile for Device Testing

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The GSMA Terminal Steering Group is pleased to announce the publication of TS.48 Generic eUICC Test Profile for Device Testing. The introduction of Devices with non-removable UICCs presents a need to review best practice for testing. System simulator-based Device testing for ...

AI User Experience Performance Testing

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Nowadays the smartphone sales market is transferring from “selling technology productions” to “providing compelling and personalised experiences”. The AI features help OEMs improve product differences and attract new customers. With the help of powerful AI technology, the ...

Drafting AI Mobile Device Guidelines

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The GSMA Terminal Steering Group set up a work item on AI mobile device guidelines in late 2018 to embrace the new development trend. We have witnessed the high-speed development of mobile internet due to the fast penetration of smartphones, but after the big leap from ...