www.pipelinepub.com Volume 13, Issue 2 Monthly News Digest By: Jim Schakenbach The summer is all but behind us, but there are no telecommunications doldrums in sight. The big news in July began with Ericsson’s CEO Hans Vestberg suddenly stepping down, temporarily replaced by company CFO Jan Frykhammar. The company released a statement from the Board of Directors in which board chairman Leif Johanssan said, mobile security. “Hans Vestberg has led the company for seven years through significant industry and company transformation. A new BT and KPMG report warns of emerging threats Hans has been instrumental in building strong from profit-oriented, highly-organized cyber-criminal relationships with key customers around the world and enterprises that are posing an increasingly dangerous his leadership and energy have been an inspiration to threat to legitimate digital enterprises. Only 20 percent employees and leaders across Ericsson. However, in the of IT decision makers in large multinational corporations current environment are confident that their organizations are fully prepared and as the company against the threat accelerates its of cyber-criminals. strategy execution, The vast majority the Board of of companies feel Directors has decided constrained by that the time is right regulation, available for a new leader resources, and a to drive the next dependence on phase in Ericsson’s third parties when development.” responding to attacks, according to The other big the report. news of the month immediately followed Increasingly- the Ericsson announcement. Verizon announced it will organized criminals are finding new ways to do harm. A acquire Yahoo’s operating business for almost five new report released in July by Corero Network Security billion dollars in cash. The company announced it has indicates that 80 percent of European businesses could entered into a definitive agreement under which it will be threatened by DDoS cyber-extortion over the next acquire Yahoo’s operating business for approximately year. $4.83 billion in cash. The acquisition of Yahoo will As various threat vectors begin to coalesce, it’s causing put Verizon in a highly competitive position as a top growing concern in a number of communications global mobile media company and help accelerate the markets. A new market research report released this company’s revenue stream in digital advertising. Yahoo month by Markets and Markets points to a surging will be integrated with AOL under Marni Walden, EVP and Internet of Things (IoT) security market as concern grows President of the Product Innovation and New Businesses for protecting utilities, smart grids, and manufacturing Not for distribution or reproduction. or distribution for Not organization at Verizon. facilities. According to the new report, the IoT security An insecure world market is estimated to grow from USD 7.90 billion in 2016 to USD 36.95 billion by 2021, at a Compound Current events have revealed the world to be a deeply Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 36.1 percent. unsettled and insecure place right now and that was reflected in a variety of news stories about network and Some risks, however, are up to the user to control. A new © 2016, All information contained herein is the sole property of Pipeline Publishing, LLC. Pipeline Publishing LLC reserves all rights and privileges regarding the use of this information. Any unauthorized use, such as distributing, copying, modifying, or reprinting, is not permitted. This document is not intended for reproduction or distribution outside of www.pipelinepub.com. To obtain permission to reproduce or distribute this document contact [email protected] for information about Reprint Services. report from Allot Communications and Kaspersky Labs released in July reveals that sports fans put themselves at greater cyber risk when using mobile apps during major sporting events such as the recent UEFA Euro The YouMail National 2016 soccer tournament. The report revealed that the Robocall Index released risks for digitally active sports fans more than doubled during the 2016 UEFA European Championship. The this month reveals that report also provided insights into how major events 79 million robocalls were impact online behaviors and increase the potential for mobile internet users to fall victim to cyber threats such made every day in June as malware infection, phishing and ransomware. Personal communications safety was also addressed standards bodies and open source communities to this month by Smith Micro Software, which announced achieve complete integration between mobile and it has acquired iMobileMagic and its comprehensive fixed networks and maximize 5G potential. Deutsche platform for family locator and parental controls Telekom’s 5G Executive Program Manager, Antje enhancing the company’s portfolio with more location- Williams, called for true convergence between fixed and based services and consumer apps. The Portugal-based mobile networks so that a seamless experience could be company offers consumer applications on smartphones, delivered to consumers. According to Williams, access- tablets and wearables to ensure the safety and agnostic networks are a vital component in realizing protection of children, elderly, and other family members the full potential of 5G and for this to happen, more who require extra care. collaboration is needed between different standards The call to end robocalls bodies, including open source communities. The YouMail National Robocall Index released this month Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Inc. announced this reveals that 79 million robocalls were made every day month that it has signed on to the Advanced Wireless in June, infuriating millions of Americans tired of having Research Initiative (AWRI) in the U.S. and will contribute their dinners interrupted and highlighting the need for expertise in 5G network architecture and mmWave solutions to block this barrage of unwanted calls. U.S. radio access to help accelerate next-generation phones were hit by an estimated 2.37 billion robocalls communications. The company will participate as a in the month of June, a 4.7% decrease over the total for board member of AWRI, a public-private partnership May and just the second time that the YouMail National spearheaded by the White House to accelerate the Robocall Index has posted a monthly decline since it was development of next generation 5G wireless networks. launched in September 2015. In conjunction with the initiative’s member companies and more than 400 university researchers, Samsung will As a result, AT&T announced that it would provide contribute its expertise to help lead in the research and customers with robocall-blocking technology, causing testing of next-generation mobile networks. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler to release a statement on the progress of this initiative. “I am gratified that AT&T Verizon announced completion of its 5G radio will lead an industry strike force to develop an action specification - the first U.S. carrier to do so. The plan for providing consumers with robust robocall- specification is the product of collaboration within blocking solutions,” said Wheeler. “I (have) asked all the Verizon’s 5G Technology Forum, a group that is working major phone companies to develop just such a plan; I to define parameters for 5G specifications in advance of strongly urge industry participants to join the effort and future standards. to produce conclusions within 60 days.” Meanwhile, north of the border, Bell and Nokia The rising 5G tide announced completion of the first trial of 5G mobile technology clocking speeds six times faster than top 4G The development of next-generation wireless network mobile speeds in Canada. Conducted at Bell’s Wireless Not for distribution or reproduction. or distribution for Not technology, commonly known as 5G, continues to gather Innovation Centre in Mississauga, the trial leveraged speed. spectrum in the 73 GHz range to achieve sustained data speeds more than 6 times faster than top 4G mobile At the Broadband Forum quarterly meeting, held speeds now available in Canada. in Berlin, Deutsche Telekom called on Broadband Forum members to support more collaboration among To help make room for 5G, the FCC adopted new rules © 2016, All information contained herein is the sole property of Pipeline Publishing, LLC. Pipeline Publishing LLC reserves all rights and privileges regarding the use of this information. Any unauthorized use, such as distributing, copying, modifying, or reprinting, is not permitted. This document is not intended for reproduction or distribution outside ofwww.pipelinepub.com. To obtain permission to reproduce or distribute this document contact [email protected] for information about Reprint Services. for wireless broadband operations in frequencies above 24 GHz, making the United States the first country in the world to make this spectrum available for next generation wireless services. Building on the successful, flexible approach to spectrum policy that enabled the explosion of 4G (LTE), these rules set a strong To help make room for foundation for the rapid advancement to next-generation 5G networks and technologies in the United States. 5G, the FCC adopted To keep track of increasing 5G deployments, Mobile new rules for wireless Experts LLC announced it is releasing a new report broadband operations that provides a specific forecast for pre-standard 5G deployment by frequency band. According to the in frequencies above 24 company, American operators already have spectrum GHz, making the United and are pushing to move quickly to use 5G for fixed broadband services. Mobile Experts added that the States the first country size of these early deployments is predicted to be much in the world to make this larger than typical trials, expecting numbers that are more consistent with a wide commercial deployment. spectrum available for next generation wireless The continued growth of IoT services. Technavio released a new report in July that indicates the global M2M market as part of the Internet of Things (IoT) will experience robust growth over the next five years with the Americas remaining the largest market through 2020.