We know that AI will replace some jobs in CSPs – we don’t know how many (yet). Either way, CSPs hate talking about it – here’s why they must, writes TM Forum managing editor Dawn Read more…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia must restrict foreign firms with government ties from its 5G mobile communications network because it is critical infrastructure, the head of one of the country’s intelligence agencies said, helping to explain Read more…
Infiniti Motor Company has unveiled a new Infiniti Lab initiative in Hong Kong to connect international entrepreneurs with local startups, corporate partners and Infiniti executives to accelerate the innovation cycle and find new ways of Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration took action on Monday to cut off Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua from US suppliers amid allegations the firm stole intellectual property from US semiconductor company Micron Read more…
Fourteen mobile operators across Asia Pacific have joined the GSMA APAC IoT Partnership Programme that aims to establish regional labs to accelerate IoT development. According to the GSMA, the program represents the largest IoT community Read more…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have stepped up efforts to block virtual private networks (VPN), service providers said on Tuesday in describing a “cat and mouse” game with censors ahead of a major trade Read more…
Nokia is introducing new open software applications that it says enable operators to jump-start optical network digital transformation, better optimize and monetize networks, and speed-up service deployments. Nokia’s new WaveSuite apps leverage the new MEF Read more…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is developing a new blockchain-powered program designed to help international investors trade mainland Chinese shares via Hong Kong’s Stock Connect system, its chief executive Charles Read more…
If you listen carefully you can almost hear the squealing of brakes across the telecoms world. We were expecting it, of course. The level of hype and general excitement was unsustainable without needing a serious Read more…
(Reuters) – Britain said it would tax the revenue that online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make in the country to update a system that had not kept pace with changing digital business Read more…
IBM can finally lay a claim to the cloud with its Red Hat acquisition, but it’s a financially risky play. The acquisition needs to go well because the $34 billion that IBM is paying in Read more…
HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone company OnePlus, whose high-end products are little known outside a tech-savvy niche, entered the US market on Monday with the backing of two key local allies – chipmaking Read more…
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a report which outlines the options and alternative approaches available for combining access over Wi-Fi-based and cellular-based networks in the run-up to 5G, and calls for a harmonized Read more…
NTT and Furuno Electric say they have developed a receiver for GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that dramatically improves time-synchronization accuracy in areas with severe reception conditions such as urban canyons and Read more…
Huawei and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) have jointly released a guide for effectively managing cloud services security. Security has always been a major concern for enterprises considering to deploy services on the cloud. While Read more…
(Reuters) – IBM said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire US software company Red Hat Inc for $34 billion, including debt, as it seeks to diversify its technology hardware and consulting business into higher-margin Read more…
A HK festival canceled a drone performance after dozens of drones failed due to GPS jamming. The bigger lesson: IoT security is really, really complicated. ITEM: The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival canceled a Read more…
(Reuters) – Qualcomm said in a court hearing on Friday that Apple is $7 billion behind in patent royalty payments to the mobile chip firm, which for years supplied parts for the iPhone. The two Read more…
The United Nations (UN) has selected Ericsson to supply peacekeeping missions around the globe with their own private LTE networks providing mission-critical communications capabilities. Alongside partner Danoffice IT, Ericsson will lead the implementation of mission-critical Read more…
PARIS (Reuters) – French telecom operators are set to pay a hefty price to buy 5G radio spectrum in 2019, but authorities are seeking to avoid bleeding them dry, the head of the country’s telecoms Read more…
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