The end nears for anonymous, prepaid users

By Emeka Obiodu/Ovum The days of the anonymous prepaid mobile call may be about to end as authorities across the world step up efforts to force all prepaid mobile users to register. Many reasons have been cited for this latest push to identify the 2.5 billion prepaid users globally, the main one being security reasons (combating terrorism and fraud). While mandatory registration may be good idea in theory, its... [read full story]