Indian telecoms giant Tata Communications has acquired a majority equity stake of 58.1 percent in Oasis Smart SIM Europe SAS (Oasis), a France-headquartered embedded-SIM (eSIM) technology provider, according to a joint statement by both companies. Oasis develops and provides advanced technologies and personalized services to enable the deployment of eSIM and SIM technologies. With this […]
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With the advent of the pandemic, we notice some its laminating effects on technologies that are on the rise. More optimistically, we can begin to see the silver lining COVID-19 has had on technologies – more specifically the positive impact on the Internet of Things (IoT). The year 2020 will set out to be a […]
Hamrave Aval, operator of the Mobile Company of Iran (MCI), has announced that it will begin its 5G rollout efforts by the 20th of March 2021, as the country began commissioning fifth generation networks in March of 2020. While details and size of the project remain unknown, the director general of MCI suggested that the […]
In a controversial move, popular instant messaging app WhatsApp have changed their privacy policy to allow Facebook – its parent company – to forcefully collect private user data such as phone numbers, payment info, location, and more. Users who refuse to comply with the updated policy – that will come into effect as of February […]
Once the main method of communication for travelers, long distance couples, and the occasional remote work interviewer, now we all know what it is like to have to stay connected from afar to keep socializing during Covid-19. The widespread availability of communication technology has played an essential role in how we have experienced this pandemic. […]
First it went through $20,000. Then 10 days later, it broke through $25,000, and then, with barely taking a breath, it crossed $30,000. Now only a few days into 2021, the price of bitcoin has crossed $40,000. Nothing’s new with the digital currency in the month since it crossed $20,000 — there’s been no major […]
The Dominican Republican is anticipated to launch 5G services during 2021, with the government planning to begin a multi-spectrum tender during the second week of January making it the second country in Latin America who pushes for 5G. President Luis Abinader said the 5G network will represent a “great step forward” in terms of […]
Telecoms giant Vodafone has officially become Oman’s third operator following a royal decree granting it a first-class license to establish and operate public telecommunications services in the Sultanate. Vodafone, which owns and operates networks in 22 countries and has partner networks in 48 further countries, will stand toe-to-toe with the local Oman Telecommunication Company (Omantel) […]
We have been living with COVID-19 for about a year now, and we will continue to do so for a while longer. But just as the virus has evolved to adapt, survive, and spread, so has the rest of the world. This begs the question, how will the pandemic in 2021 be any different? what […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay in an escalation of a trade war that has been unfolding through most of his term. The order, however, goes into effect in 45 days, nearly a month after Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the […]