Asia Pacific
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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.” -
Google is expanding its Australia Connect initiative with two new subsea cables connecting Australia with Christmas Island.
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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.
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories, has purchased its first full-stack superconducting quantum computer from IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in quantum technology.
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Recent damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has sparked fears of sabotage, but experts urge caution before assigning blame.
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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan has partnered with the UK’s Digital Catapult to drive forward Open RAN innovation.
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Karsten Gewecke, VP for the EMEA broadband business unit at Zyxel Communications, explains how the firm overcame a global crisis to keep its products moving between Taiwan and Europe
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Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top ten global operators, has launched a managed cyber security training platform to protect businesses against cyber attacks.
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Macquarie Telecom Group has appointed Major General Marcus Thompson AM PhD – the former head of the Australian Defence Force’s cyber warfare division – to its new government advisory board.
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China Mobile and Huawei are planning to launch two 6G test satellites in July, according to sources close to the Chinese state.
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OneWeb has successfully launched its next 36 satellites, increasing its total in orbit to 182 of the final target of 648.
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Ethiopia received just two bids, from MTN working China’s Silk Road Fund and a US-backed and Vodafone-led consortium, for its two telecoms licences this morning.
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Australia has concluded the first of two spectrum auctions scheduled for 2021 – a year communications minister Paul Fletcher has called the "year of 5G".
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Keppel Midgard Holdings (KMH) has entered into a binding term sheet with Philippine fibre broadband provider Converge Information & Communications Technology Solutions (Converge).
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Lawyers for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, on bail in Vancouver, have won their second victory in just over a week — their first since she was arrested in December 2018.
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French launch company Arianespace plans to launch another 36 communications satellites for OneWeb next Monday evening.
