ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has threatened China’s TikTok and blocked the Singapore-based Bigo Live streaming platform, citing what the regulating authority called widespread complaints about “immoral, obscene and vulgar” content on the apps. The move was promptly decried by Pakistani rights activists who saw it as a potential precursor to an even greater censorship in […]
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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 […]
The British government decided to remove Huawei equipment from its 5G networks by the end of 2027. Two days after the decision, Boris Johnson’s government asked Japan to help build its 5G infrastructures and mentioned NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd as two potential alternative suppliers, according to Nikkei business. This decision came after significant pressure […]
India has successfully taken preemptive actions to limit the spread of COVID-19, enforcing a 21-day nationwide lockdown for its population of 1.3 billion which began March 25. Despite this, the virus has spread widely in comparison to other countries, and as cases are increasing the COVID-19 effects on agriculture are becoming more noticeable. The economic […]
New technology investments are expected to enhance corporate performance and wellness as employees increasingly Work From Anywhere While 95% of business leaders are comfortable with employees working remote, 69% said they were not completely prepared to support extensive remote work at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak Businesses expect a nearly 50% increase in employees […]
As the current pandemic continues to unfold, reports indicate a new wave of change to come. While it may be too early to know all the details of this change, we can say the telecoms industry is headed towards a new era. What we know so far is that service providers were well equipped to […]
On June 6, 2020, the Trump administration issued a new visa law for international students. This move comes to ban students from staying in the US if they fail to attend at least one in-person course. Google, Facebook, and Microsoft considered the decision as harm to their businesses. They have joined a lawsuit filed on […]
Over 300,000 schools have been closed since March because of the Coronavirus in Pakistan. Students at private schools were lucky as they were able to continue learning through digital applications and platforms, however for millions of others, the essentials of a connected life – internet and smartphones – remain out of reach. With education already […]
Countries worldwide are working hard to secure a leadership position in the deployment of a 5G network. As for Russia, the country is expected to become a “leader in the 5G market” in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to a new report published by GSMA entitled “The Mobile Economy Russia and CIS-2019”. The […]
Post-pandemic smart cities will not be the same. Not because they’ve changed over the few months of COVID-19 – though they have – but because we have become more aware of what has been missing. The pandemic has triggered interest by both policy makers and everyday citizens in integrating personal and civic IoT products, collecting […]