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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Cisco is to acquire Kenna Security, a privately held cybersecurity company based in California, for an undisclosed sum.
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A century after the physics of the quantum emerged at the University of Göttingen, worldwide universities are set to change the telecoms and data centre industries, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Former CyrusOne executive Josh Snowhorn is planning a data centre campus in northern Virginia. Power and fibre will be laid on: just build your own data centre on the site or take space in one of Quantum Loophole’s own units. By Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Only months after he left Zayo, Dan Caruso is now in charge of a company at the very edge of quantum physics. You’ll be able to buy a computer next year, he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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TIM subsidiary Telenergia has signed a 10-year agreement for 3.4 Terawatt-hours (TWh) of green energy to power operations from 2022 to 2031.
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Google data centres are to be equipped with ground stations for Space X’s Starlink broadband satellites, giving customers low-latency access to services.
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Ethio Telecom has gained a head start against its likely competitors by launching its mobile money service this week.
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Axiata's AI backer, the big shift to Open RAN, and why our homes are the new edge
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman spoke to Caetano Pessoa, Product Marketing at TOMIA, about the challenges in the wholesale blockchain market and how TOMIA is rising to meet these demands.
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NTT Corporation (NTT) confirms the establishment of a new subsidiary in Israel.
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Airtel Africa saw revenue rise by 14.2%, year on year in Q4, as the customer base grew and recent developments paid off.
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WIOCC has extended its national hyperscale network in South Africa with 30 new points of presence (PoPs).
