Fraud and 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. -
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.
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Meta is making its Llama family of AI language models available to US government and defence agencies to power security-related AI applications.
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Google Cloud announced it will make multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all users of its cloud services.
Forthcoming events
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ImmuniWeb has made available a free cloud security test that “rapidly identifies” unprotected cloud storage.
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The Port of Southampton, located on the south coast of the UK, has hosted another connectivity milestone after BT used it as a testbed for automated drone and AI technology.
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TeleGeography has found that global internet bandwidth increased by 29% in 2021, bringing it back to "normal" levels compared to 2020's COVID-driven levels of 34%.
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Europe’s Colt and Africa’s Liquid Intelligent Technologies have become the latest carriers to speed the move away from the conventional telephone network.
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will open a $1.9 billion programme to reimburse mostly rural telecoms carriers for removing network equipment from Chinese companies.
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Ericsson's Bhutan deal; EA's winning buy; GTT chapter 2.0 and 5G speeds in Europe
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Cyber security services firm SenseOn has sealed a $20m Series A funding round to scale its AI-driven platform globally.
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Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel has confirmed the country will conducts its "largest spectrum auction ever" in the coming months.
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Satellite terminal manufacturer Isotropic Systems has raised US$37 million in its series B funding round.
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Nokia has been selected by Spark, New Zealand’s largest telco, to support its 5G rollout.
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Debt-stricken mobile carrier Vodafone Idea is looking at funding deals with potential investors after receiving a relief package from the Indian government.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from breaking news out of GTT to a world first from BT.
