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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Dish has partnered with AT&T to serve its MVNO customers, signing a long-term strategic network services agreement (NSA).
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Telenor Group has adjusted its full year outlook as president and CEO Sigve Brekke declared a return to growth in Q2.
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Australia's Telstra has confirmed that it has conducted talks with the Australian government to support its bid for Digicel's Pacific assets and operations.
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Millicom has pledged $250 million for the 2021-2022 period to support its modernisation and expansion plans across Panama.
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The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has announced that Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC has been issued with a final licence. However, over half of the winning consortium's financing could be in doubt due to US sanctions.
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Macquarie Telecom's wholesale data centre business has claimed its largest investment to date as it builds a facility that will house its Sovereign Cyber Security Centre of Excellence.
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C3ntro Telecom has selected the Orion solution from Odine Solutions to enable a single global management application for all of its national and international traffic.
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It was all change at the top this week for Tele2, which named its new CFO and CCO only days ahead of its Q2 financial results.
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Saudi Arabia now has four MVNOs after the national regulator awarded new licenses to Integrated Telecom Mobile Company Limited and Future Networks for Communications Company.
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Zain Group's data revenues reached $1.05 billion in H1, representing 42% of the group's revenues for the period.
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The former EVP of Veritas Technologies, Phil Brace, starts a new role in less than two weeks as president and CEO of Sierra Wireless.
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América Móvil’s operating profit increased 9.3% in Q2, with net profit more than doubling year on year to reach 42.8 billion pesos (US$2.1 billion).
