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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Chinese company Huawei has opened what it calls its largest global cyber security and privacy protection transparency centre.
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Cecilia Lundin, executive vice president, head of people experience & culture at Telia Company, has announced that she is to leave her role later this year.
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Telecom operators in Nigeria have been instructed by the NCC to suspend Twitter following a government order.
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Continuing our look at back at previous Global Carrier Awards winners, we move onto Nordic data centre provider, DigiPlex.
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Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal has deployed 84 new base station sites following an investment of R100 million (US$7.3 million) over three financial periods as part of its rural coverage acceleration programme.
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Global Telco Consult (GTC) has won a contract to provide Almuqeet with managed services for its SMS platform customers.
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Sinch has unveiled its worldwide API for business messaging through Instagram.
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Wholesale veteran Juan Carlos Bernal has left his role as chief commercial officer (CCO) of Telefónica Global Solutions and as member of the ITW Global Leaders Forum.
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A coalition of organisations in Mexico are preparing legal action against the government in response to its plans for a national database of mobile users.
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The Datacloud Global Awards took place on 1 June, with more than 20 winners across a wide range of categories.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s regulator ruled against lowering wholesale access prices for smaller businesses.
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Broadband company Spectrum has unveiled its rebrand as it starts on its project to connect 150,000 homes in south Wales, UK, to full fibre networks.
