Lebanon to impose a fee on calls over WhatsApp and other apps
Lebanon’s cabinet has agreed to impose a fee on calls over WhatsApp and other similar applications, as part of efforts to raise revenues in draft budget. Read more…
Lebanon’s cabinet has agreed to impose a fee on calls over WhatsApp and other similar applications, as part of efforts to raise revenues in draft budget. Read more…
US mobile operators like FCC’s idea to create a crowdsourced geospatial map for mobile broadband – as long it doesn’t include 5G. Here’s why. Read more…
The major components of the Facebook led cryptocurrency Libra has faced setbacks over the last two weeks that have basically crippled the initiative. Read more…
China’s Xiaomi Corp is shedding its image as a budget brand by widening its India product portfolio to include pricier, high-spec smartphones. Read more…
Global growth in the percentage of household connectivity to the internet is slowing, with half of the global population still lacking online access: report. Read more…
Huawei Technologies third-quarter revenue jumped 27%, driven by a surge in shipments of smartphones launched before a trade blacklisting by the US. Read more…
The government of Hong Kong has awarded 5G spectrum licences in the 3.5GHz band to the territory’s four incumbent mobile operators. Read more…
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The USA and China came to a very preliminary agreement on Friday which worked out better for China Read more…
Some of the biggest public pension funds in the United States have invested in one of the world’s largest purveyors of video surveillance systems Read more…
The Indian government is looking into whether hefty discounts during their online festive sales violate foreign investment rules. Read more…
Germany has finalised rules for the build-out of 5G mobile networks that, in a snub to the United States, will not exclude China’s Huawei Technologies. Read more…
Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to invest 41 trillion won ($35 billion) in mobility and other auto technologies by 2025. Read more…
China’s Huawei Technologies is ready to enter into a “no backdoor” agreement with India to allay security concerns. Read more…
Facebook is exempting political speeches and campaign ads from its war on fake news. But its rationale for the policy is equal parts lazy and naïve. Read more…
The GSMAs 2019 Digital Economy Report highlights the fact that 47% (3.6 bn people) of the world’s population were connected to the mobile internet in 2018. Read more…
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating whether customers have access to ‘basic’ broadband plans at fair and affordable prices. Read more…
ETSI publishes a white paper on Network Transformation containing specifications on key building block technologies for next-generation 5G networks.
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A new German security rulebook will not exclude Chinese equipment maker Huawei Technologies from supplying gear for the country’s 5G mobile networks. Read more…
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced more funding and support on Monday to target violent extremist content online. Read more…
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