Cyber Security
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T-Mobile’s cybersecurity chief has come out in support of the company’s security measures after it was targeted by Chinese-linked hackers, saying its defences “worked as designed.” -
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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Four operators in Indonesia have successfully carried out the first trial of open-source radio technology, a technique some see as bringing down the cost of mobile services.
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Orange Belgium has appointed Antoine Chouc as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has lost an appeal to a Canadian court to have her bail conditions relaxed.
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Rogers Communications has published its fourth quarter 2020 results.
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Supporting its commitment to the full fibre connectivity, TalkTalk Group has appointed Ruth Kennedy to the newly created role of group fibre development director.
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Colt Technology Services confirms the appointment of Mirko Voltolini as vice president of strategy and innovation.
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The new president of France’s telecoms regulator has officially taken office, setting out as her priorities digital coverage of the whole country, an open internet and environmental impact of technology.
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Small data centres will develop alongside a fibre infrastructure in small neighbourhoods, the audience for yesterday’s session in Edge Global Week heard.
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Cloud security company F5 has completed its US$500 million purchase of edge company Volterra, less than three weeks after it was announced.
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The new US president, Joe Biden, has appointed a chief information security officer to his administration, to help defend the US government against cyber attacks.
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Jessica Rosenworcel, acting FCC chairwoman, has made a number of new staff appointments and special designations to her team.
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Daniel Kurgan has left his role of CEO of Belgacom International Carrier Services (BICS) with Matteo Gatta appointed as his successor, effective immediately.
