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IoT connectivity becomes boardroom priority for enterprises
Digital Transformation

IoT connectivity becomes boardroom priority for enterprises

Security breaches and ageing mobile networks are pushing IoT connectivity onto the board agenda, with 75.6% of enterprises now treating it as a priority.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands
Customer Relationship Management

Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands

The launch gives travel and fintech brands a faster route into mobile services, with software that avoids building telecom systems from scratch.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Wise adds eSIM data plans & QR payments for travellers
Fintech

Wise adds eSIM data plans & QR payments for travellers

Travellers can now buy mobile data and scan local payment codes in Wise's app, as the firm expands its push into trip spending.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
SEON expands fraud platform to fight AI identity scams
Virtual Private Networks

SEON expands fraud platform to fight AI identity scams

The broader signal base is aimed at helping fraud teams spot synthetic identities and linked accounts as generative AI makes scams harder to detect.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
G+D joins CIRES project to bolster critical infrastructure
Unified Communications

G+D joins CIRES project to bolster critical infrastructure

The project aims to keep vital networks running through cyberattacks and outages by adding post-quantum security to eSIM and iSIM systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Financial services top mobile verification activity
Data Protection

Financial services top mobile verification activity

Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month
SEON expands fraud signals to spot AI-made identities
Fintech

SEON expands fraud signals to spot AI-made identities

Risk teams now have 200 more checks to catch synthetic identities and AI-generated fraud by linking behaviour, devices and address data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Zscaler takes zero trust beyond the corporate network
Digital Transformation

Zscaler takes zero trust beyond the corporate network

Critical infrastructure operators are using cellular links to secure distributed assets as outages and spoofing raise the stakes for resilience.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • Last month
ExpressVPN launches Fortify router with GL.iNet partnership
Network Security

ExpressVPN launches Fortify router with GL.iNet partnership

Home users gain wider VPN coverage as ExpressVPN ends Aircove and Aircove Go sales and shifts to GL.iNet's Fortify router.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone
Unified Communications

Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone

Apple is entering the foldable market with a dual-screen handset that adds split-screen multitasking and starts at AUD $3,499.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Fighting fraud at scale: Why entitlement servers are becoming central to telecoms security
Unified Communications

Fighting fraud at scale: Why entitlement servers are becoming central to telecoms security

Fraud losses and customer friction are pushing operators to use entitlement servers for silent SIM-based checks instead of vulnerable SMS codes.

By Jeevithan Muttu • 5 min read • Last month

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Wise launches eSIM & QR payments for New Zealanders
Payment Technologies

Wise launches eSIM & QR payments for New Zealanders

New Zealand account holders can now avoid roaming bill shock and card-payment gaps abroad through Wise's new travel tools.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Aeris & Telna expand Internet of Things access in Brazil
Robotics

Aeris & Telna expand Internet of Things access in Brazil

Enterprises deploying connected devices in Brazil will gain local-compliance access and remote eSIM provisioning, easing permanent roaming hurdles.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
CelcomDigi launches refreshed roaming passes from RM10
Mobile data

CelcomDigi launches refreshed roaming passes from RM10

Travellers can now pre-book cheaper overseas data as the operator rolls out refreshed roaming passes from RM10 across up to 95 destinations.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week
ZYMIX launches UK social superapp combining chat & payments
Fintech

ZYMIX launches UK social superapp combining chat & payments

It aims to cut app switching for British users by linking messaging, events, social content and peer-to-peer payments in one place.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
ZYMIX launches UK social super app for Gen Z users
Fintech

ZYMIX launches UK social super app for Gen Z users

The app aims to cut the need for Gen Z users to juggle separate services, as UK adults now use 41 apps a month on average.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Samsung & NTT Transatel add eSIM boost to Galaxy Z
Unified Communications

Samsung & NTT Transatel add eSIM boost to Galaxy Z

Users of the latest Galaxy Z phones in the US can activate service immediately, without a physical SIM or Wi‑Fi, as eSIM adoption gathers pace.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month