NEW YORK (Reuters) – There is evidence that tether, a digital currency pegged to the US dollar, may have been used to manipulate the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a research paper released Read more…
Telefónica, Huawei, and UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) have conducted a field trial demonstrating the application of quantum cryptography on commercial optical networks, and integrating the technologies operationally using SDN. All secure communications are based Read more…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon’s automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Redmond, Read more…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp has proposed a $10.7 billion financing plan and nominated eight board members in a drastic management overhaul, as it seeks to rebuild a business crippled by a US Read more…
Thailand state-owned fixed line operator TOT has launched a new gigabit broadband internet service that is powered by G.hn gear supplied by South Korea’s Zaram Technology using chipsets from MaxLinear. G.hn is an ITU-T networking Read more…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has agreed to fund underwater internet cables and a cyber security center for the Solomon Islands, forestalling plans by Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies that could have compromised Australian internet security. Read more…
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project – which is developing a unified platform for end-to-end, closed-loop network automation – has announced the availability of its second software release, ONAP Beijing, which focuses on new Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will try to derail an effort in the US Congress to block the Trump administration’s deal to allow ZTE, China’s No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker, to resume doing business Read more…
Regulatory complexity is having a significant impact on widespread blockchain adoption, according to an EY poll of senior professionals who attended the EY Global Blockchain Summit in New York. According to the poll, 61% cited Read more…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to buy a $1 billion stake in Southeast Asia’s Grab in the biggest investment by a carmaker into a ride-hailing firm, at a time when traditional automakers Read more…
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