Fraud
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In a major collaborative effort, GSMA and UK Finance have united leading UK mobile operators and banks to launch Scam Signal, a new tool designed to tackle Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud. -
The GLF, a leadership body representing the international connectivity industry and i3Forum, a membership-funded organisation of the international communications ecosystem, have announced the publication of a new industry framework designed to combat fraudulent activities.
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Numbering intelligence solution provider XConnect has hired Stephen Ornadel as VP of strategic relationships and product development.
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The ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF), in partnership with the i3Forum, has released a Code of Conduct to fight fraud in the international voice market
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One Consortium, the not-for-profit organisation will work with telecommunications regulators (NRAs) globally to tackle illegal and unwanted voice calls and messages originating from abroad.
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The inaugural Global Fraud Summit took place in London earlier this week revealed £3 billion is lost annually in the UK
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UK-based colo provider Custodian Data Centres is planning to build a new, 10MW carrier-neutral data centre in Dartford, Kent, England.
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Colohouse has acquired Quonix in a deal that includes its Data102, and Turnkey Internet data centres.
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Epsilon has expanded its partnership with SEAX allowing its customers and partners to connect into Indonesia, as well as between SEAX points of presence (PoP) in Singapore and Malaysia.
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Telkom Indonesia's Mitratel is aiming to raise $1.68 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) and it eyes a regional expansion.
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Vodafone Group (Vodafone) has agreed to transfer its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom Group (Vodacom), its sub-Saharan African subsidiary.
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Italian investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Australian private investment company Macquarie are rumoured to secure approval for its Open Fiber deal.
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With plans to bolster its presence in one of the world's fastest growing data centre markets, Datalec has appointed a new, Dublin-based operations manager.
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Enterprise colo provider DataBank is boosting its presence in Data Center Alley with a new facility it said will double its colocation footprint in the area.
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Colt has announced that it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud for businesses in Singapore.
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Interconnection enhancements are in the works for data centre customers in Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney following a new partnership between Digital Realty and Ciena.
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Africa have increased by 300% this year when compared to 2019 and, according to the firm behind the numbers, the trend "shows no sign of slowing down".
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DigitalBridge's sustainable Hyperscale platform, Scala Data Centers, has appointed a new chief technology officer (CTO).
