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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The Spanish government is to invest €4.3 billion on 5G and broadband by 2025 as it extends services to rural areas and boosts digitalisation.
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Flexential has announced a new Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offering, Flexential DRaaS.
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Since the onset of COVID-19, people’s working lives have changed dramatically. Most industries have seen a massive shift in working practices, with businesses across the globe having to adapt to the ‘new normal’ of employees working from home (WFH).
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HGC Global Communications Limited has completed its network interconnection with TKO Express, connecting Hong Kong’s major financial hub and technology centre with a new route.
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Ajit Pai is to leave the US telecoms and media regulator, which he has chaired since 2017, on the day Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump as president.
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Chris Pu, general partner and head of China at Telstra Ventures, picks the tech start-ups to watch coming out of China.
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South Korea’s KT Corp is to invest US$8.1 million to 2023 to reduce its reliance on overseas suppliers.
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A new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is to launch in Mexico in December, using MDS Global’s VNOnDemand solution to power its business support systems.
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Australian telco Telstra has reached a settlement with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to pay A$50 million ($36.8 million) for mis-selling its services to indigenous customers.
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Community Fibre, Voneus and CommScope are just some of the network operators to have voiced concern about changes to the UK’s National Infrastructure Strategy.
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Orange will launch its 5G network in 15 French municipalities on 3 December, taking the total number of connected municipalities to 160 by year-end.
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Holland’s largest telco, KPN, is to invest €3.5 billion to 2024 as it continues to pursue nationwide fibre roll outs.
