Shares in Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, fell Tuesday on news it is preparing for a takeover of its mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun and other media reported that DoCoMo’s board would meet later in the day to vote on the plan. DoCoMo said in a release […]
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A number of Hungarian banks and telecom infrastructures fell victim to a major cyberattack originating from servers in Russia, China, and Vietnam over the weekend, according to a statement by Magyar Telekom. The hack was under the form of a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS), where hackers attempted to overwhelm the Hungarian telecom firm’s network with a massively […]
Take a moment to think about your appliance drawer at home; everyone has one, and more often than not, it’s filled with pallets of once beloved but now outdated devices – from smartphones, tablets, cameras, and the like. While these devices might not look dangerous, they find themselves at the heart of a major environmental […]
Before the pandemic, we could safely assume that most people’s idea of a job involved some kind of specialized facility. As the spread of COVID-19 worsened however, working from home became the new reality that many businesses faced. Since then, we have had plenty of time to explore remote work life and discover the real […]
Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down. Technology being technology, all sorts of things can go wrong. Your internet service may be inadequate for all-day […]
The banking industry has drastically changed over time, money transfers that used to take a number of business days can now be done in milliseconds with a tap of a button. Small exchanges of everyday goods to massive fortunes can now be sent zipping across continents. All matters of trade and commerce has been rendered […]
On September 23, 2020, the UK government announced plans to launch a new telecoms diversity task force aiming to find new suppliers capable of filling the gap after the ban on Huawei equipment. Following the implementation of the task force, telecom operators won’t have to use Huawei supplies – considered high-risk – or be obliged […]
Since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Myanmar has seen significant growth in the Fintech market. To encourage social distancing, payments have been made through the internet. On April 27, 2020, the Myanmar Government launched, “The COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan”. Under this plan, the government distributed $22.78 to vulnerable households via Fintech applications such as […]
Rogers Communications customers in more than 60 Canadian cities will have access to greater bandwidth and download speeds. In fact, on September 22, 2020, the telecommunications operator announced it launched 5G technology in Ajax, Burlington, Grimsby, Oakville and Whitby, Ontario, according to GlobeNewswire. Jorge Fernandes, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Rogers Communications said, “5G is […]
September, 2020 – As one of the most severely affected places by COVID-19, the Government of the Piedmont Region in Italy requested that the B-LiFE (Biological Light Field Laboratory for Emergencies) service was deployed in the area since June to carry out vital COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Using its advanced mobile laboratory, the mission of the […]