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UDP Flood: Why Terabit Attacks Have Become the Norm and How to Prepare

UDP Flood attacks are among the most powerful DDoS attacks in terms of both packet frequency and data volume. This type of attack is primarily aimed at overloading the channel with “junk” packets, which damages the operator's equipment and degrades the quality of subscribers' connections.

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Summing up the results of 2025

Dear clients and partners, 2025 became another important milestone in the development of VAS Experts’ products and services. In this article, we have gathered the key updates and achievements of the year, as well as our plans for 2026.

Stingray Service Gateway version 14.0 — update overview

The new version of Stingray 14.0 is now available! Here is a brief overview of the most important updates.

Network traffic classification: what it is, how it works, and what classes there are

Modern networks handle many types of traffic simultaneously: video, voice, online games, corporate services, and background downloads. Each of these has its own requirements for connection quality. For example, stable bandwidth is important for streaming video, while minimal latency and jitter are important for voice services. Background file transfers, on the other hand, can be interrupted without serious damage. If all traffic is processed equally, critical services will quickly begin to suffer from overload.

VAS Experts enters the Vietnamese market with solutions for telecom operators

VAS Experts, a developer of traffic monitoring and analysis software, has entered into a partnership agreement with ANSV. ANSV will now become the exclusive distributor and offer the full range of VAS Experts products to telecom operators in Vietnam.

Converged BNG: Four Ways to Ensure Infrastructure Resilience

Today's telecom operators face unprecedented challenges: explosive traffic growth, increasingly complex network architectures, frequent cyberattacks, and ever-growing subscriber expectations for service quality and continuity. According to data for 2025, the number of DDoS attacks on the telecom industry increased by 55% compared to the previous year, with the industry accounting for 31% of all attacks. In such conditions, infrastructure reliability is no longer an option — it has become a necessity for business survival.

VAS Experts News Digest — Q3 2025

The past few months have brought many important updates and product improvements. In this digest — everything that mattered most in the third quarter of 2025.

SYN Flood Attack: Areas of Responsibility and Practical Protection – Provider & Client

SYN Flood remains one of the most popular and dangerous tools in the cybercriminal arsenal. It aims to overload a server with a large number of fake SYN requests, preventing legitimate users from accessing the resource. According to Qrator Labs, in 2023, SYN Flood accounted for about 30% of all DDoS attacks. The reasons are its simplicity of implementation and high effectiveness: even a relatively weak botnet can take down a website or online service if it is unprepared.

VAS Experts strengthens presence in India with XELE Labs LLP Partnership

The Indian telecom market is one of the most dynamic in the world. With more than 900 million internet users and a growing demand for high-quality connectivity, operators are under constant pressure to modernize their infrastructure and keep up with subscriber expectations. To meet these challenges, VAS Experts has partnered with XELE Labs LLP, combining advanced technologies with local expertise to bring new opportunities to Indian providers.