20th December, Industry Monitoring (DiGiSpice)
- Priyanka Kanodia
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min read
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Ericsson wins network modernization deal from Tigo Senegal
Publication-TelecomLead
Edition- Online
Date- 20 December, 2018
Rafiah Ibrahim, the head of Ericsson Middle East and Africa, was responsible in signing the new telecom network deal.The deal cover 1,000 plus existing sites including the latest Ericsson Radio System (ERS) technology to refresh legacy infrastructure, roll out LTE across the country, and modernize and expand Tigo’s mobile backhaul network with Ericsson’s MINI-LINK.
Ericsson will provide Cloud Packet Core and Cloud Data Management and Policy solutions for the modernization of Tigo’s core network to reduce Opex and simplify the introduction of new user services.Additional solutions include Ericsson’s Mobile Packet Backbone Network (MPBN) and OSS migration to Ericsson Network Manager.
“Tigo is upgrading legacy network systems to deliver the capacity and network performance that our enterprise and subscriber customers demand,” Mass Thiam, CEO of Tigo, said.
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IoT devices malware grew 73% in Q3 2018: Report
Publication-ET CIO
Edition- Online
Date- 20 December, 2018
Researchers at global cybersecurity firm McAfee saw an average of 480 new threats per minute and an increase of 73 per cent in malware targeting IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Cybercriminals have taken notice of the growing volume and lax security of many IoT devices and have begun to focus on them, said the report, according to the "McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2018" on Wednesday.
The financial sector saw a 20 per cent increase in data breaches, showed the findings. "Cybercriminals are eager to weaponise vulnerabilities both new and old, and the number of services now available on underground markets has dramatically increased their effectiveness," ChristiaanBeek, lead scientist at McAfee, said in a statement.
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