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Britain must protect critical infrastructure from ‘hostile vendors’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that Britain needed to protect its critical national infrastructure from ‘hostile state vendors’. Read more…
Month: June 2020
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Facebook now finds itself between a rock and a hard place
Facebook is often held up as the target for all the ills of social media. The last few days have been no different but the focus is sharper. Read more…
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Geopolitical tensions threaten global telecom supply chain
The escalating geopolitical tension between China and the US is threatening the security of the global telecom supply chain. Read more…
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Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea seek financial relief from Indian government
India’s private telecom operators are seeking financial relief and measures to lower the impact on Covid-19 pandemic on their operations. Read more…
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Facebook advertising boycott campaign goes global
Facebook advertising boycott campaign takes take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech. Read more…
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Sony image sensor business to replicate PlayStation subscription success
Sony Corp’s image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation’s success by selling software by subscription for data-analysing sensors. Read more…
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Philippines’ anti-money laundering agency to investigate Wirecard scandal
Philippines’ anti-money laundering agency said it would conduct a “swift and thorough” investigation into scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard. Read more…
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Frictionless services will become the watchword in the new normal
Frictionless is a word that has started appearing more and more. It is one of those strange words that the technology world takes as its own. Read more…
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COVID-19 impact shows networks’ crucial role in society – Ericsson report
33% plan to invest in 5G and an improved broadband at home to be better prepared for a potential second wave of COVID-19 – Ericsson report. Read more…
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing launches test robotaxi service
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, backed by SoftBank Group, has launched a test robotaxi service in a Shanghai suburb using V2X. Read more…
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Telecom equipment makers oppose India’s DoT mandatory local testing
Telecom equipment makers oppose an order by India’s DoT to implement mandatory testing and certification of imported telecoms equipment. Read more…
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SoftBank planning to sue Wirecard auditor EY over collapse scandal
German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Japanese investor SoftBank was planning to sue long-time auditor EY over Wirecard collapse. Read more…
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Japanese startup develops internet-connected “smart mask”
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected “smart mask” that can transmit messages and translate eight languages. Read more…
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If water is the key to life, the Universe must be full of it
Water is the key to life. We live on a watery world, surrounded by watery planets and yet, for a long time, we believed that we were alone. Read more…
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Masayoshi Son defends Softbank investment decisions
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son mounted a defence of his investing decisions – its value has recovered to pre-coronavirus levels. Read more…
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Indian telcos brace for possible cyberattacks from China
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are increasing network security anticipating a potential surge in cyber-attacks. Read more…
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US curbs on China tech is turbo charging chip investments
US curbs on Chinese tech firms amid the Sino-US battle are feeding an investment boom across China’s semiconductor industry. Read more…
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Singapore’s operators give 5G build to Nokia and Ericsson
Singapore’s wireless network operators have selected Nokia and Ericsson over Huawei to build the main 5G networks in the city-state. Read more…
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Trump says Huawei, Hikvision among Chinese military owned companies
The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including Huawei and Hikvision, are controlled by the Chinese military. Read more…
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The demise of cash was hastened by COVID-19 – but it’s not dead yet
The demise of cash has been getting closer for a while and it looks like COVID-19 could be the tipping point, but it’s not dead yet. Read more…
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