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Whistleblower: cellular carrier giving FBI unfettered access

2008-03-07 06:40:07 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
A security analyst has revealed that a major mobile telecommunications carrier has a secret backdoor which provides an undisclosed third party with unfettered access to the network, including the content of calls. Evidence suggests that the recipient of that data is the FBI
 
Tags: major mobile, access, security analyst, carrier, secret backdoor, fbi, evidence suggests, calls, network
 
 
 
 
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Carrier Ethernet planning: Two distinct dimensions

2008-04-14 13:50:18 by Kate Gerwig in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Carrier Ethernet was originally viewed as a SONET replacement or an enterprise alternative to a T3, but the growth of consumer broadband is changing the equation and may drive metro adoption faster, if service quality can be managed
 
Tags: carrier ethernet, service quality, sonet replacement, enterprise alternative, consumer broadband, growth, equation
 
 
 
 
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MPLS and Carrier Ethernet: Playing together to ensure quality of service

2008-05-19 10:20:05 by Kate Gerwig in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
MPLS and Carrier Ethernet are often discussed as warring technologies, but deployed in the right places in the network with the proper protocols, they work together to ensure the right next-gen application delivery
 
Tags: carrier ethernet, ensure, proper protocols, application delivery, mpls, network, technologies
 
 
 
 
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Carrier Ethernet, metro optical lead telecom industry trends

2008-06-23 08:59:09 by Kate Gerwig in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Carrier Ethernet led the telecom trends at the telecommunications industry's largest trade show, crowding this market with more vendors, according to IDC analyst Eve Griliches
 
Tags: carrier ethernet led, telecom trends, industry, market, vendors, trade
 
 
 
 
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AT&T offering iPhone plans for enterprise customers

2008-01-22 00:00:00 by Brad Reed in Network World on Security
 
AT&T began offering enterprise data plans for iPhones this week, marking the first time the carrier has pitched its popular consumer device directly to businesses
 
Tags: enterprise data plans, carrier, businesses, time, week, iphones, att
 
 
 
 
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Lock-In

2008-02-12 06:08:15 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...carrier of your choice. And Apple is serious about these rules: A software update released in September 2007 erased unauthorized software and -- in some cases -- rendered unlocked phones unusable Bricked " is the term, and Apple isn't the least bit apologetic about it Computer companies want more control over the products they sell you, and...
 
Tags: lock-in, software, software development kit, custom software, software company, security, hardware, special security hardware, security mechanism
 
 
 
 
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iPhone hackers look to an uncertain future

2008-03-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b36ccc in Network World on Security
 
Apple's announcement of an iPhone Software Development Kit will empower developers to plug gaps in the iPhone's functionality. But for those who have been developing iPhone software via the unauthorized process called jailbreaking, the announcement raises questions about whether the thriving underground iPhone development market will continue or...
 
Tags: iphone, announcement, announcement raises questions, iphone software, plug gaps, empower developers, apple, collection, wither
 
 
 
 
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European Commission Moves Forward on In-Flight Mobile Plan

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2008-04-07 12:21:42 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...carriers to drop their cross-border roaming rates--later backed up by regulation--suggests that carriers think long and hard about the rates they charge for in-flight service. "However, if consumers receive shock phone bills, the service will not take-off," she said in an EC press release The social factors concerns are left to the airlines,...
 
Tags: mhz, mhz band, mhz frequencies, mhz bands, pan-european telecom rules, rules, in-flight service, service, ground stations
 
 
 
 
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Managing protocol layers in carrier infrastructure

2008-05-19 12:30:05 by Kate Gerwig in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Increasing network layer functions requires careful planning to manage the growing interdependence and complexity of network protocols and avoid overlap problems
 
Tags: avoid overlap, network protocols, complexity, interdependence, manage