US telcos put aside differences to tackle authentication

The big four operators in the US have shown that they can actually get along by creating the Mobile Authentication Taskforce, with the objective of creating a mobile authentication solution for enterprises and customers in 2018.
They might spend the majority of the year bickering and arguing but the new Mobile Authentication Taskforce will ensure at least the security guys in the R&D departments will get on. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will be joining forces to make sure customers