Tecore Networks Unveils Fraud Detection and Elimination Services for GSM Operators
New Professional Services Help Combat A Multi-Billion Dollar Problem With Sub-Meter Location Accuracy
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BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Tecore Networks, a leading provider of multi-technology mobile networks for emerging operators and rapid deployments, today augmented its suite of professional services with a powerful fraud detection and elimination capability aimed at stamping out SIM box fraud, a major revenue drain for mobile operators worldwide. Tecore will be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress, Stand 8C78, February 11 to 14. Presentations on "Fraud Detection & Elimination Services for Mobile Operators" will be given: on February 12 at 1:30 p.m.; on February 13 at 5:30 p.m.; and on February 14 at 10:00 a.m.
With over 2.8 billion subscribers worldwide in 16 years, GSM has established itself as the fastest-growing communications technology in history. Also growing fast is the level of fraud on GSM networks. In one particularly virulent attack, a perpetrator uses a device known as a SIM box - - a gateway between the Internet and a GSM network -- to bypass an operator's international switch and termination charges, instead delivering the call to the intended recipient as a local mobile-to-mobile call. According to Don Reinhart, a communications fraud and revenue assurance consultant, "SIM box fraud typically reduces a GSM carrier's revenues by two to five percent, which translates into a multi-billion dollar problem for the industry worldwide."
Tecore's fraud detection and elimination service helps operators combat this type of fraud. In the first step, Tecore collects data through passive network probes. Next, the data is analyzed, producing detailed profiles of the fraudulent targets. Finally, Tecore works with the operator to develop an elimination plan ranging from account deactivation to identifying the location of the SIM box with sub-meter accuracy.
"Having deployed our mobile infrastructure products around the globe, our customers are now seeing an unwanted byproduct of their success in the form of SIM box fraud," said Casey Joseph, Chief Technology Officer, Tecore Networks. "From detailed analysis and reporting to the ability to identify location with sub-meter accuracy, we have developed an iron-clad detection and elimination service that can significantly reduce the SIM box fraud in the network in as little as 30 days."
About Tecore
Founded in 1991, Tecore Networks is a leading provider of multi-technology mobile networks for emerging operators and rapid deployments. Built with the same standards-based voice and data technologies available to global carriers on an IP-based architecture, we have dramatically enhanced functionality while minimizing space requirements, installation time and cost of ownership. We also offer integrated value-added features to enable our customers to increase ARPU and retention. Our solutions include core as well as radio access network infrastructure, supported by state-of-the-art professional services. Tecore is ISO 9001:2000 certified, and is a three-time winner of the Global Mobile (3GSM) Award. For more information, visit www.tecore.com.
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