Facebook is bringing voice and video calls to its flagship social networking service. The service started rolling out to selected users as a test from 23 August. Some users, including those in the U.S., will be able to place voice or video calls from the Facebook app beginning Monday. The new feature is just a […]
Karim Husami
Journalist for 8 years in print media, with a bachelor degree in Political Science and International Affairs. Masters in Media communications.
T-Mobile US said in a SEC filling that an additional 6 million customers were affected by its recent systems hack, taking the total to 54 million. The company previously reported that the breach affected 7.8 million current T-Mobile postpaid customer accounts that included first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver’s license/ID information […]
Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation has announced the winners of their $4.5 million asthma tech fund which aims to kick-start a revolution in asthma self-management. Asthma affects 5.4 million people in the UK and results in around 70,000 hospital admissions and 1,100 deaths every year. It is a common condition that has the potential […]
Viasat and Telefonica Global Solutions (TGS) have partnered to provide a satellite internet service aimed at business customers across Brazil. TGS will be a wholesale distributor of Viasat’s high-speed satellite internet services in Brazil, serving businesses across the entire country. “Our goal is to empower our customers’ businesses by connecting them to the world through […]
The shareholders of Brazilian regional operator Algar Telecom approved the purchase of smaller rival Vogel Telecom for $71 million from the Patria fund. The deal first announced in May has already been approved by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and the Council for Economic Defence (Cade). A post on the official company blog explains: ‘The […]
United Group announced an agreement with Crystal Almond Holdings to acquire Greek operator Wind Hellas. Wind has a total of 4.2 million users and generates annual revenues of more than $588 million from mobile, fixed, internet and TV services. If approved by regulators, the acquisition will strengthen Greek pay-TV provider Nova, acquired by United last […]
Alphabet’s Google and Facebook announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set to improve Internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region. The project, called “Apricot,” plans to lay 12,000 km (7,456 miles) of cable connecting Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore, according to a press release from Google on Monday. […]
Flow Neuroscience, creator of a medically approved transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) device and behavioural therapy app for depression, has closed its Series A investment round led by Khosla Ventures, CSS group through Swiss Health Ventures and Zühlke Ventures. The funding will advance its existing depression treatment to be more patient-specific and will accelerate the […]
NTT, a global technology and services provider, has announced the launch of its Private 5G platform (P5G), the first globally available private LTE/5G Network-as-a-Service platform. It said NTT P5G helps chief information officers and lead digital officers to use the benefits of private 5G to solve business problems and innovate. NTT P5G uses design thinking […]
As the world moves heavily towards digital inclusion, all aspects of life will become connected, paving the way to a more IoT-fueled tomorrow. A major player within this ring is Sigfox, the world’s leading service provider for IoT services, Inside Telecom sat down with the company’s Global Strategic Sales & Channel Director Ian Terblanche to […]