Cyber Security
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A former US telecom and IT worker was sentenced to four years in prison for passing on information about Chinese dissidents to the Chinese government. -
BT has announced an expansion of its managed secure SD-WAN solution for UK business and public sector customers.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Digital transformation has long been the top priority for the majority of businesses. However, despite the clear and all-inclusive benefits of digital transformation (when done right), the sobering reality is that many enterprise technology teams are struggling to manage and secure such a complex and multifaceted IT environment.
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Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is the official charity partner for International Telecoms Week in 2021.
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Radware's telecoms customers saw attack volumes amounting to 18TB per month in Q2, with an average of 600 attacks every 30 days.
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AT&T and TPG have closed the deal to establish DirecTV, the new standalone entity that will own and operate DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse video services.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Georges Jaber, Vice President, Wholesale Commercial, Salam; on the recent rebrand and what’s coming next for the business
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Government officials in Ethiopia have told media that the country will open bidding for its second telecoms operator licence this month.
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Google has confirmed two subsea cable projects linking the Middle East with southern Europe and Asia, are to be built and delivered in collaboration with Sparkle.
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Aruba Enterprise' Massimo Bandinelli, weighs up the pros and cons of virtual and in-person data centre tours, during and post-pandemic
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The UK's Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has added 32 members year to date.
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Airtel Africa reported a revenue increase of 30.7% year on year in its second quarter results, reaching $1.1 billion, as the business recovered from the impacts of Covid-19 in 2020.
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Telefonica Deutschland has raised its outlook for revenue and core profit this year after posting record first-half growth.
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Digital Realty and Zayo Group have partnered to create the physical and virtual foundations of a new open fabric.
