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Apple and Android Phones Hacked by Italian Spyware, Google Says

An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc’s Google said in a report on Thursday. Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report […]

Swedish Court Upholds Ban on Huawei Sale of 5G Gear

A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling by a lower court that banned Huawei from selling 5G equipment in the country, in the latest setback to the Chinese telecoms company’s hopes of staging a comeback. In 2020, Swedish telecom regulator PTS unexpectedly banned Huawei from supplying 5G equipment to Swedish mobile firms citing […]

Crypto Giant Tether to Launch Sterling-Pegged Stablecoin

Major crypto firm Tether said on Wednesday it will launch next month a “stablecoin” pegged to the British pound, a move that comes as London draws up plans to regulate the fast-growing type of digital currency. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to keep a steady value against traditional currencies or commodities such as gold. They seek […]

$2.4 Trillion Put into Energy in 2022 Not Enough to Tackle Supply Crunch - IEA

The $2.4 trillion set to be invested in energy this year includes record spending on renewables but falls short of plugging a supply gap and tackling climate change, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. Rising 8 percent from the previous year when the pandemic was more severe, the investment includes big increases in […]

Belgium Auctions 5G licences for 1.2 Billion Euros

Mobile operators in Belgium have bid 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion) for fifth-generation (5G) mobile licences, the telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. Proceeds from the auction, which attracted bids from five operators, were 468.5 million euros higher than the minimum price, the regulator said. The Belgian regulator cleared the five entrants to the auction in […]

The End of Line for DSL?

Internet connectivity has become an integral part of our daily life, without which, most daily activities could not be achieved properly. The ongoing digitalization has moved most business, governmental and other processes to the web, further limiting activities relying on physical interactions. Digital subscriber lines (DSL) have been the technology of choice in most countries […]

What Led to the Crypto Crash? The 5 Main Factors 

The entire crypto market has been playing limbo, seeing how low it can go day after day. As the lowest plunge hits an 18-month record low in overall value, we are all left wondering what led to the crypto crash and what the biggest factors were that culminated in the perfect storm of recent months. […]

Bridging the Geographical Digital Divide

How Can Telcos Help Solve Rural Connectivity? Access to the internet is still an issue for many people across the globe — the most recent data collected by DataReportal revealed that just over 40 per cent of the world’s total population don’t have it. In a world where digitalisation is gaining traction, internet connection is often perceived as […]

India Holds some Bandwidth for Private Networks in July's 5G Auction

India said on Wednesday it would reserve part of its next-generation telecoms spectrum for private in-house networks, as the government announced a 5G auction to take place by the end of July. Until now, India’s telecoms services have been run by specialist companies in a market dominated by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel Ltd and Reliance […]

With the launch of TCTx, Telephony Communications Technologies expands into the Metaverse.

Telephony Communication Technologies has embarked on its metaverse journey, as it leverages Web 3.0 technologies to bring merchants even closer to In conjunction with Elon Musk’s birthday on June 28, the Dubai-based supplier of communication services and solutions, which refers to itself as “the biggest ambassador of decentralised technology.” announced the soft launch of TCTx. […]