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. -
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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DigiPlex has appointed Tommy Wahledow as the new operations manager for its Stockholm data center on the back of significant client growth and opportunity at the site.
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The UAE has a new largest data centre provider after Etisalat Group and G42 signed a binding agreement to merge their data centre operations.
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Connections to 5G networks worldwide remain on track to triple this year to 637 million and more than double in 2022 to 1.34 billion according to predictions from CCS Insight.
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HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) has appointed Cliff Tam as its senior vice president of global data strategy and operations, international business.
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AT&T will invest “tens of millions of dollars” to harden its network in Louisiana against the impact of hurricanes and tropical storms.
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The low Earth orbit satellite industry should be ready to face regulatory challenges, according to a Capacity Europe panel.
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The 17th annual Global Carrier Awards (GCAs) was back live in London during this year's Capacity Europe conference.
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Data released on 20 October by British regulator Ofcom confirmed that 44.6 million adults in the UK were targeted with scam calls and texts over the summer.
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A panel at Capacity Europe has revealed the Digital Silk Way is on track to see several project milestones over the coming weeks as infrastructure deployments progress.
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RETN is enhancing its network presence with a new DWDM route Rezekne, Latvia – Daugavpils, Latvia – Vilnius, Lithuania, one of the shortest existing routes to connect Vilnius and Moscow.
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Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier (DTGC) is to increase the speed of Lambda Connect from 100GE to 400GE, using tech from Ciena.
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HGC Global Communications Limited and the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) are working together to enhance services for customers in Chicago and the Bay Area.
