Tecore Networks Unveils Fraud Detection and Elimination Services For GSM Operators


BARCELONA, Spain, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Professional Services Help Combat A Multi-Billion Dollar Problem
With Sub-Meter Location Accuracy

- Visit Tecore Networks at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Stand 8C78

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Tecore Networks, a leading provider of
multi-technology mobile networks for emerging operators and rapid
deployments, today augmented its suite of professional services with a
powerful fraud detection and elimination capability aimed at stamping out SIM
box fraud, a major revenue drain for mobile operators worldwide. Tecore will
be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress, Stand 8C78, February 11 to 14.
Presentations on "Fraud Detection & Elimination Services for Mobile
Operators" will be given: on February 12 at 1:30 p.m.; on February 13 at 5:30
p.m.; and on February 14 at 10:00 a.m.

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With over 2.8 billion subscribers worldwide in 16 years, GSM has
established itself as the fastest-growing communications technology in
history. Also growing fast is the level of fraud on GSM networks. In one
particularly virulent attack, a perpetrator uses a device known as a SIM box
-- a gateway between the Internet and a GSM network -- to bypass an
operator's international switch and termination charges, instead delivering
the call to the intended recipient as a local mobile-to-mobile call.
According to Don Reinhart, a communications fraud and revenue assurance
consultant, "SIM box fraud typically reduces a GSM carrier's revenues by two
to five percent, which translates into a multi-billion dollar problem for the
industry worldwide."

Tecore's fraud detection and elimination service helps operators combat
this type of fraud. In the first step, Tecore collects data through passive
network probes. Next, the data is analyzed, producing detailed profiles of
the fraudulent targets. Finally, Tecore works with the operator to develop an
elimination plan ranging from account deactivation to identifying the
location of the SIM box with sub-meter accuracy.

"Having deployed our mobile infrastructure products around the globe, our
customers are now seeing an unwanted byproduct of their success in the form
of SIM box fraud," said Casey Joseph, Chief Technology Officer, Tecore
Networks. "From detailed analysis and reporting to the ability to identify
location with sub-meter accuracy, we have developed an iron-clad detection
and elimination service that can significantly reduce the SIM box fraud in
the network in as little as 30 days."

About Tecore

Founded in 1991, Tecore Networks is a leading provider of
multi-technology mobile networks for emerging operators and rapid
deployments. Built with the same standards-based voice and data technologies
available to global carriers on an IP-based architecture, we have
dramatically enhanced functionality while minimizing space requirements,
installation time and cost of ownership. We also offer integrated value-added
features to enable our customers to increase ARPU and retention. Our
solutions include core as well as radio access network infrastructure,
supported by state-of-the-art professional services. Tecore is ISO 9001:2000
certified, and is a three-time winner of the Global Mobile (3GSM) Award. For
more information, visit www.tecore.com.

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