Keeping SMS safe and sound

Security threats could stunt further growth

By Sean Buckley

While SMS has become somewhat of a cash cow service for wireless operators, it's vulnerable to the same attacks hackers have placed on the traditional Internet.

Audiocast:

Tekelec takes charge of SMS security

Leverages signaling heritage counter new and emerging threats

By Sean Buckley

In an exclusive Audiocast interview, Sean Buckley, Executive Editor of Telecommunications Magazine, talks to Alan Pascoe, Sr. Manager Product Marketing for Tekelec, about how it can prevent and detect growing security threats to Short Messaging Services (SMS).

Product Profile:

Tekelec takes proactive approach to SMS security

Tekelec's TekMedia SMS platform provides holistic view of SMS threats

Tekelec gives operators better visibility into what potential threats to their SMS network deployments are in their respective networks.

Standards Update:

IMS Forum kicks testing up a notch

Third 'plugfest' tests security, home subscriber gear

By Jim Barthold

While full IMS interoperability and the nirvana of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) are still on the horizon, the IMS forum continues to move closer to making it all work together.