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Climate bid faces tricky path over money for electric cars

The bipartisan compromise on infrastructure cuts in half President Joe Biden’s call for $15 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging outlets, raising the stakes as the administration seeks to win auto industry cooperation on anti-pollution rules to curb climate change. The Senate legislation provides $7.5 billion in federal grants to build a national network […]

Hatif Libya inked a fiber optic network with U.S. firm

Libya’s government-owned telecom Hatif Libya signed on Monday an agreement to improve its fiber optic network with an U.S.-based supplier of open optical networking solutions called Infinera.  This project will provide access to internet and mobile services in Libyan areas that were not covered previously by the network and improve the quality and reliability of services for all customers.   Infinera will install Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON) technology, that will enable the Libyan company to dynamically […]

Asia stocks advance, tech giants rally after Fed report

Asian stocks mostly rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept its accommodative monetary policies and signaled that economic recovery was on track. Chinese technology giants led the way, as authorities moved to soothe jitters over anti-monopoly and data security enforcement against the industry. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.4% to 27,687.28, while the Kospi in South […]

eBay cyberstalking schemer sentenced to 18 months in prison

Former eBay security manager Philip Cooke was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months in prison for his role in an intense cyberstalking campaign against a pair of eBay critics.   U.S. district judge Allison Burroughs issued the sentence nine months after Cooke was found guilty to conspiracy of cyberstalking and tampering with witnesses.  According to federal prosecutors and a lawsuit filed last week by the victims, a group of eBay employees led by executives began in 2019 targeting the […]

Bitcoin jumps on speculation that Amazon considering crypto

Bitcoin’s price surged again Monday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking a “digital currency and blockchain product lead.” Bitcoin jumped more than 14% in the past 24 hours, nearly reaching $40,000 per unit before settling closer to $37,000. The five-week intra-day high reached Monday comes […]

5G standalone and non-standalone in a nutshell

Everyone interested in reading about developments in telecommunication technology has had their minds and screens bombarded with news about 5G development and its rapid adoption around the world.  It’s that thing that, when the ribbon is cut, will give us ten times the throughput, ten times less latency, and 100 times more capacity that the currently available 4G LTE.   What many telecoms novices don’t know is […]

Virgin Media O2 selects Ericsson 5G core to power 5G SA

U.K.- based Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) announced on Monday its collaboration with Swedish Telecom vendor Ericsson to supply cloud native, container-based dual-mode 5G core technology. This step will pave the way for VMO2 to deliver ultra-fast connectivity to consumers and develop advanced enterprise use cases. According to the agreement, VMO2 will bring its 4G, 5G […]

Brazil gears up for potential cyber-threats

Over the years, cybersecurity has increasingly become a major issue. Rightfully so, as multiple organizations have been compromised by cyberattacks within a matter of seconds, placing sensitive information in the hands of opportunistic tech criminals.  However, Brazil isn’t taking any risk, as the country is prioritizing cybersecurity by creating a cyberattack response network, with the goal of encouraging fast action toward cyberattacks.  The Federal Cyber Incident Management Network will embody the Institutional Security Office of […]

MTN expands it 5G network coverage in South Africa

South African telecom giant MTN Group announced on Thursday that it expanded its 5G network coverage, within northern provinces of the country in Polokwane and Witbank. The company deployed 5G towers despite uncertainty regarding the allocation of new spectrum. “MTN is making strides with its 5G technology rollout strategy,” said Kagiso Moncho, MTN general manager […]

China launches 6-month campaign to clean up apps

China’s industry ministry has announced a 6-month campaign to clean up what it says are serious problems with internet apps violating consumer rights, cyber security and “disturbing market order.” The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in an online notice that, among other things, companies must fix pop-ups on apps that deceive and mislead […]