Cyber Security
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T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally.
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US security agencies claim Chinese-affiliated hackers are conducting a “broad and significant cyber espionage campaign” against US telco operators.
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EU cybersecurity experts conducted a series of exercises to test the bloc’s preparedness for large-scale cyber crises.
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Social media app TikTok has said it will fight an order by the Canadian government to cease operations in the country over national security concerns.
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Google Cloud announced it will make multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all users of its cloud services.
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Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s security agency’s surveillance of international telecom operators to try and detect cyber threats was unconstitutional.
Forthcoming events
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CityFibre has teamed with Ciena to successfully deploy its first 800GBpbs backbone wavelength that will reach up to eight million homes in the UK.
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The Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has turned to Zella DC to launch a new edge data centre solution in the market, DX edge.
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Rogers Communications (Rogers) met with Canadian telecoms regulator CRTC to make its case for its $26 billion merger with Shaw Communications (Shaw).
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Fibre and data centre specialist Bluebird Network has delivered a new, carrier-grade fibre internet connection to the SubTropolis Technology Center (STC), the world’s largest underground business complex, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Orange Belgium is in exclusive negotiations with Nethys for the acquisition of 75% of the capital minus one share of VOO SA (VOO).
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Fourteen months and more than $6 billion later, TracFone Wireless is now part of Verizon.
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KKR has launched a €10.8 billion ($12 billion) takeover bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) in attempt to take the company private.
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International network service provider RETN has deployed a new Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) route connecting Ufa – Kazan.
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In a move intended to promote the development of efficient and high-value 5G networks, JTower and DOCOMO have formed a capital and business alliance.
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Colt Technology Services (Colt), Icade, ADVA, Airspan Networks, Athonet, Accedian and Tibco have launched a private 5G enterprise connectivity pilot.
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GTT Communications (GTT) has deployed a new centralised platform that supports its Access Services Request (ASR) order management and ticketing resolution system.
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Verizon and America Movil's TracFone Wireless are a step closer to closing on their merger after gaining another regulatory approval.