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Namibia to proceed with environmental impact assessment of 5G

The demand for mobile broadband continues and has been the cause of major global expansion efforts in wireless technology. The growth of deepening wireless networks is only made possible through the industry adhering to regulatory health and safety standards. In light of the current health and environmental concerns related to 5G, governments across the world […]

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 […]

Huawei: a leader in 5G smartphone production despite US sanctions

Huawei was excluded from major 5G market deployment worldwide including the United Kingdom and Canada. However, Huawei is securing a leadership position in the 5G smartphone production global market. Trend Force, a research firm, states in a press release issued on July 22, 2020, that Huawei would lead the global 5G market production. Chinese brands […]

5G - a driver for growth and development in Greece

Greece has deployed 5G trials in five cities as of March 31, 2020.In July 2020, Accentureconducted an integrated study on 5G, entitled “Fuel for Innovation: Greece’s Race to 5G”. The report states that 5G will change Greece’s life and businesses. 5G is recognized to support the development of a wide range of innovative applications such […]

Brazil will launch 5G network despite political challenges

The deployment of the 5G network in Brazil has been facing political challenges. Like many countries in the world, Brazil has been dealing with pressure from the US over Huawei’s role in implementing the 5G network. However, these political challenges will not stop Brazil from securing its position in the high-speed internet market. Brazilian Telecom […]

GTP: the secret behind unsecured 5G networks

5G networks bring high-speed internet connectivity. However, cities around the world can still go offline because of the GTP protocol.  Unfortunately, 5G technologies will not bring security to the networks and may expose them to fraud attacks. Thus, the 5G network still inherits 4G security challenges. 5G technologies include cybersecurity enhancements such as roaming security, […]

3 ways that technology will enhance banking services

Technology is fundamental to the retention of customers, for one simple reason. Technology facilitates and drives the development of services, expected by the tech savvy client. People are always looking for ways to make their payment processes faster, safer and more convenient. Fintech adoption has rapidly escalated amid the pandemic, which has meant that banking […]

Serious steps to deploy 5G networks in Colombia

On June 25, 2020, the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications in Colombia has granted five radio spectrum permits for 5G technical network tests. Empressa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá S.A., Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P (Movistar), Comunicación Celular S.A. Comcel S.A, (Claro) Xiro Investment Group SAS, and ITICS S.A.S were given 3.5GHz spectrum for a six-month 5G […]

Huawei might lose its 35% share in UK non-core 5G network

It has been two weeks since Inside Telecom has reported about Huawei receiving permission to open a Research and Development Center in Cambridge. However, the debate about the Chinese Telecom giant presence in the United Kingdom has not ended.  On July 6, 2020, UK PM Boris Johnson signalled that the government might be imposing further […]