Posted on: 31st October 2026, by Magrathea
As part of our 25th anniversary, we’ve spent some time reminiscing and some time thinking about what the next 25 years might bring. But as it’s Halloween, we thought we’d consider the slightly scarier possibilities. Naturally, we asked AI to help. Perhaps that was our first mistake… From opinionated appliances and endless subscriptions to the […]
Read MorePosted on: 6th October 2026, by Magrathea
Welcome to the October edition of MagInsights, bringing together the latest news from Magrathea and developments from across the industry. In this edition Business Switching and Porting Sharing data to help tackle telecoms fraud Ofcom investigation into numbering misuse Reminder: The cost of waiting to migrate Service Spotlight: Secure RTP Service Spotlight: Telehouse Co-Location Events […]
Read MorePosted on: 8th September 2026, by Magrathea
This month we’re catching up with Vahed, a Developer and member of our highly skilled dev team. Working behind the scenes, the team helps to develop and improve the systems and features that support both our colleagues and clients. We took a moment to chat with Vahed about his role, what he enjoys about working […]
Read MorePosted on: 3rd September 2026, by Magrathea
Welcome to the September edition of MagInsights, bringing together the latest news from Magrathea and developments from across the industry. In this edition Closing the mobile CLI spoofing loophole: has Ofcom got it right? Reminder: Account Authentication Service Spotlight: Integrate our status updates with your systems Service Spotlight: Number re-hosting Product Preview: Wholesale Mobile update […]
Read MorePosted on: 1st September 2026, by Magrathea
Last year we wrote about Ofcom’s proposals to close the mobile CLI spoofing loophole and questioned whether there were some fairly significant holes in the plan. We wholeheartedly supported the intention of stopping fraudsters overseas from presenting UK mobile numbers to make their calls look more trustworthy, but we had serious concerns about the proposed […]
Read MorePosted on: 26th August 2026, by Magrathea
For National Dog Day, we’ve once again handed over the keyboard, briefly, to Dash, Magrathea’s Chief Pawsitivity Officer. Following the overwhelming success of his previous updates (according to Dash), he recently accepted a temporary promotion to Director of Office Refurbishment. After all, someone had to make sure the humans didn’t make a complete mess of […]
Read MorePosted on: 19th August 2026, by Magrathea
What has happened? The long-awaited revised Telecoms Security Requirements (TSR) Code of Practice is now published, almost 4 years after the original was introduced in December 2022, which is music to our collective ears! A lot has changed since then. New technologies such as eSIMs are more widely used, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have been […]
Read MorePosted on: 18th August 2026, by Magrathea
By Martyn Iles, Tech Director As we mark 25 years of Magrathea, it feels appropriate to reflect not just on the services we provide, but on how the industry has evolved, as well as the role we have played -and continue to play – in shaping it. Much of that work is invisible. It happens […]
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