O2 problems show the need for more network security
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When the mobile phone goes down, it can be a blessing. But it can also be a curse, particularly if the mobile is your main communication device. And it must be particularly galling if you're coughing up £45 a month for all the features and benefits of an iPhone, only to find yourself cut off from the world.
In exchange for your hard earned cash, you might expect O2 to make its service available to you at all times, including taking all necessary security precautions. So it comes as a bit of a shock to find the O2 network has not been available across part of South East England because someone – obviously 'professional' – has essentially walked into a network facility and stolen the kit.
We live in a cost conscious world, where overheads are trimmed to the bone. But is it too much to expect O2 to put a bit more than a padlock on a door, along with a sign saying 'keep out'?
On more serious level, network security is an important issue. Deficiencies in communications networks have been exposed over the last couple of years and taking down these links is one way to bring the country to a halt.
Meanwhile, don't expect to find the stolen kit at a boot fair next Sunday.
