PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says France is not excluding Chinese telecom giant Huawei from its upcoming 5G telecommunication networks but favors European providers for security reasons. The French leader spoke after meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Paris on Friday. Macron said he had already told Chinese President Xi […]
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On August 27, 2020, the French operator Bouygues Telecom announced that it would withdraw 3000 Huawei mobile phone antennas by 2028 in very densely populated areas following the request of the French government for 5G cybersecurity concerns. The United States of America has conducted advocacy aiming to persuade its allies to remove Huawei equipment from […]
Telkom Kenya has announced the so-called “bold decision to carve out a new direction”, according to Developing Telecoms. This move came out after an abrupt end of the planned merger with Airtel Kenya. Telkom Kenya, the East African nation’s smallest telecom operator, is 60% owned by Helios Investment Partners LLP and the rest by the […]
While some countries in the world successfully emerge from the current COVID-19 pandemic, some other countries remain behind. China has successfully fought its way out of the pandemic, Inside Telecom breaks down some of the most prominent Chinese startups against COVID-19. OneSightOneSight provides BIM and AR visualization services for building constructions. Via AR, hardware deployment […]
Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. The world’s largest retailer made a joint bid with tech giant Microsoft to buy TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person close to the deal who isn’t authorized to discuss […]
Argentina has extended a price freeze on mobile, internet, and TV services until the end of 2020 after labelling them as “essential public services”, according to Developing Telecoms. Telecom operators would not be able to increase tariffs unless they receive permission from the government, according to a statement sent on Friday 21, 2020 reported Bloomberg. […]
Huawei’s involvement in the deployment of the 5G network has been under scrutiny for sometime, especially amid new sanctions imposed by the United States of America. The Indian government has neither made a public announcement nor have they issued any formal written ban on the Chinese equipment suppliers including Huawei and ZTE. Back in 2019, […]
BOSTON (AP) — Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining company with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, has shed a good deal of its trademark secrecy about its business in filing for a Wall Street stock offering. Like many other tech companies, it will be going public without ever turning a profit. In filings […]
The Scotland 5G Center has announced a partnership with Connected Places Catapult, global legal businesses DWF, and technical specialist FarrPoint aiming to accelerate the deployment of 4G and 5G networks across Scotland, according to Smart Cities World. The Scotland 5G Center (S5GC) is considered as a national hub for 5G and was set up to […]
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be doing so well at it that his eventual successor may also have big shoes to fill. Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise that Jobs built before his […]