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Appeals court tosses antitrust ruling against Qualcomm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, dismissing arguments that it unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple. The 3-judge panel unanimously sided with the San Diego chipmaker in tossing out a district court’s earlier ruling on a lawsuit […]

Legal reforms aiming to secure the 5G network

5G is essential for moving countries forward. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, high-speed internet connectivity became crucial, as nations were obliged to shift to E-governance, and remote working. However, concerns were brought up on the security of the 5G infrastructures. The United States has been pushing its allies to remove the Chinese telecom giant Huawei […]

Personal data controversy - Legal action taken by the ACCC against Google

On July 27, 2020, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it has launched legal action against the tech giant Google for collecting potentially sensitive and private browsing history of its users, according to the Guardian. The lawsuit filed by the Australian Regulator states that Google has misled users by failing to inform […]

Tata communications obtains local telecom license in KSA

On July 21, 2020, Tata Communications, a digital ecosystem enabler, announced that it has secured a “Type B” telecom license in Saudi Arabia (KSA). The license allows Tata to act as an internet service provider and to offer related telecom services to enterprises in a defined capacity. Vaneet Mehta, Associate Vice-President and Region Head, Middle […]

Bangladesh regulator orders telcos to stand against zero-rating deals

Bangladesh is considered one of the largest internet markets in Asia with more than 100 million online users. Technology companies have established the zero-rating deals – partnerships with telecom operators and Internet service providers to make their services free of charge to users, according to Tech Crunch.  Telecom operators bankroll the cost of data consumed […]

Alibaba-backed Ant Group to go public in Shanghai, Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Ant Group, the online payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, announced plans Monday for an initial public stock offering that could become the world’s biggest since the coronavirus pandemic began. Ant, valued at $150 billion after a 2018 private fundraising round, gave no indication how much money it hopes to […]

Italian telecom operator facing fines for failure to abide by the GDPR

Since its inception, the strict General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) known as GDPR has made a significant impact on data protection. European countries – the United Kingdom for example – have taken the data protection issue very seriously and they came up with their own national version of the law. The GDPR entered into force […]