Fraud and 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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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.
Forthcoming events
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The last day to submit an entry to the Global Carrier Awards 2021, is 29 July.
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Orange has formally submitted its interest to acquire a stake in Ethio Telecom, confirmed Ethiopia’s ambassador to France.
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ATN International, Inc. and its financial partner Freedom 3 Capital, LLC, have completed their acquisition of Alaska Communications Systems Group in an all-cash transaction valued at $343 million.
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Verizon and AT&T have reported growth across key business units in their Q2 financial results.
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Safe Security has raised $33 million in funding, with the UK's BT Group leading the round.
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Alaska Communications has started offering 1 gigabit download speeds and up to 100 Mbps upload speeds in select Anchorage neighbourhoods.
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Hong Kong-based carrier PCCW Global is letting customers connect to a large number of internet exchanges via its Console Connect digital platform.
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The UK government’s security establishment has expressed its disappointment that Huawei has failed to improve problems already brought to its attention.
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Telia Company saw service revenue increase 3.2% in Q2 to reach SEK 18.9 billion, following a decline of 2.3% in Q1.
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A start-up in the quantum hub at Delft university in the Netherlands is starting to sell off-the-shelf processors after receiving €1.15 million in funding.
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Cox Communications CEO Patrick J. Esser is to retire at the end of this year and will be succeeded by executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer Mark Greatrex, who is to take the reins as president.
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Dish has partnered with AT&T to serve its MVNO customers, signing a long-term strategic network services agreement (NSA).
