Oracle looking from non-standalone 5G NR to standalone 5G NR
Current and near-term standards-based 5G deployments are focused on the non-standalone 5G New Radio specification, but that's just a first step. That will be followed by an upgrade cycle to the standalone 5G NR spec,...
A new report from Allot Communications details the impacts when a mobile phone's processing power is hijacked for crypto currency mining, while other security researchers found vulnerabilities in diameter signaling that put mobile networks at risk.
Allot, in its Telco Security Trends report for the...
Diameter signaling has similar vulnerabilities as SS7
Location tracking, interception of voice and text messages, denial of service and account fraud are all potential attack vectors associated with the Signaling System 7 protocol. And those same vulnerabilities can be applied to diameter signaling, according to...
Telecom networks operate in two different planes: the user plane and the control plane. The user plane – also known as the “bearer” plane – is where all user data (voice, data, video) is carried. The networks manage user sessions and authenticate devices and...
Service providers should regard signaling as a competitive advantage that fosters innovation, rather than a source of frustration
As the Internet of Things takes shape and 5G use cases bring into focus the sheer amount of network complexity and capacity that will be needed in...
Diameter signaling platforms are expected to see an influx of work tied to the growing "Internet of Things" space. Vendors have been very vocal in predicting tens of billions of “things” will soon be clamoring for access to the Internet, with many of those...
When looking towards advancements in Diameter platforms, many in the industry have pointed towards virtualization. The telecom virtualization space has witnessed significant moves towards the use of software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud in order to help mobile operators gain further network efficiency...
IoT traffic volumes can put mobile networks at risk
A digital transformation is now underway, which is impacting the way we live our lives. As the “Internet of Things” becomes more prevalent, communications capabilities will be extended to billions of objects making signaling traffic a...
If you were to talk to an average mobile phone user, “4G” LTE access and over-the-top applications would be at the top of the list in terms of what is required from the network operator and handset. We’ve heard for many years now that text messaging is...
As more users migrate to LTE networks supported by Internet Media Subsystem underpinnings, mobile operators have to deal with a rise in diameter signaling traffic.
Cisco has reported that global mobile data traffic grew by 69% in 2014, and 26% of global wireless connections –...
