USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) which was the primary messaging system used by subscribers to check their balance, top-up and access value-added services. Still widely used today, USSD communication (which rests primarily on signalling infrastructure – not data) is now currently being used to terminate A2P communication. 

How can Mobile Network Operators prevent SIM box activity from punching through their A2P business?

Mobile Network Operators are facing a plethora of challenges that are being triggered by the ever-evolving nature of their business, as this is shifting from a communication provider to a data platform and network business, with emphasis on the value chain. This change has brought about significant shift pains in the business model design, along with the investment required for more capable networks to cater to the looming hyper-connected future.

Since the advent of telecoms, hackers have had an abundance of techniques to penetrate, phish, capture and fraud subscribers globally. Mobile Network Operators are – shall we say – always fighting off new, and constant attacks.

After the successful Mobile World Live webinar SS7 Vulnerabilities – A threat that cannot remain ignored we decided to publish some of the unanswered questions with proper answers and this article has received great interest. Now it’s time for the rest of the questions (and answers) from the Q&A session with Kevin Panzavecchia. Q: Have […]

It’s been more than a week since our webinar about SS7 Vulnerabilities went live so we’ve taken the time to answer all the questions we ran out of time to answer live at the Q&Asession. As we mentioned in the wrap up post the number of questions was way too big to answer all of […]

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