Let’s cut ‘em off at the pass, Tonto!
Paranoia reached new heights with news out today that a US government committee has launched a full investigation into the potential security threat of Chinese telecom equipment companies operating in the United States. TelecomAsia reports that the House permanent select committee on intelligence (HPSCI) said in a statement that a preliminary 10-month review of Huawei [...]
Revolutions reveal revolting trends
First it was unrest in the Middle East, then riots in the UK, now it’s reaching that bastion of free speech and human rights, the USA. I am referring here to the relatively new concept of shutting down telecommunications service at the whim of government on the slightest hint of political or social unrest. It [...]
Free trade, globalization and flying pigs.
I am not a great fan of over-regulation. After many years of deregulation in almost every national telecommunications market of the world it seems that governments believe we still need to be told what to do, constantly, almost like naughty school children. Regulation is one thing, but when governments step in and use CSPs as [...]
Security Clouding Cloud Future
It’s official, at least according to the latest report from Cisco, cloud computing is being held back by corporate concerns about security. That, in itself, is no surprise but the reasons for those concerns should be.
Feeling Phished Out?
Are you the victim of ‘packet sniffing’, a ‘brute force attack’ or simply been ‘phished’?
Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile cuddle up over TD-SCDMA
It’s widely believed that the decision to develop ‘Chinese’ mobile technology was driven by a combination of commercial protectionism (obviously the Chinese wanted to build R&D and manufacturing capabilities in the country) and security concerns. Read article…