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Mexico central bank swats down banking magnate over Bitcoin

Mexico’s central bank on Monday swatted down the cryptocurrency enthusiasm expressed over the weekend by one of the country’s leading bankers. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a magnate with large operations in retail, banking and television who has been seen as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s closest business ally, wrote in his social media accounts Sunday that […]

Blockchain technology in telecoms looks to grow even further

The Blockchain technology Market in the Telecom Industry was valued at $157.9 million in 2020 and is expected to reach $2759.8 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of approximately 61.45 percent over the forecast period (2021 – 2026). The onset of the pandemic has highlighted the criticality of telecom infrastructure. The global health emergency is […]

Opera’s VPN service suspended in Russia

Opera web browser has halted support of its VPN services in Russia late last week, after the country’s telecoms and media regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) passed new restrictions that hinder its operations. “In accordance with the regulation on responding to threats to circumvent restrictions on access to child pornography, suicidal, pro-narcotic and other prohibited content, restrictions […]

Why using network automation tools is no longer an option, but a necessity

IT task automation is no longer just an upgrade to daily workflow that makes life easier for employees, it has become the new norm. The sooner an organization embraces the latest network automation tools, the sooner they will gain an edge over their competitors and join the 21st century.  So, who uses these network automation tools and what processes and tasks do they help?  Network automation […]

DIDWW launches customer address and identity management via API

APIs are an essential part of any web application today, helping businesses to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative services while responding to ever-changing digital markets. DIDWW, a leading cloud telecommunication service provider, has announced that customer address and identity management is now fully available via their REST API. This latest update to the […]

du appoints Fahad Al Hassawi as CEO to lead growth and expansion

The UAE’s second largest telco, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) or “du” officially appointed on Tuesday Fahad Al Hassawi as its new CEO, the operator said in a statement to the Dubai Financial Market. Al Hassawi had already been the company’s chief executive since September 2020, replacing Johan Dennelind, who stepped down for undisclosed reasons. […]

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter Saturday after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations in Nigeria. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria said in a statement that its members have suspended access to Twitter in compliance with a government directive to do so. The Nigeria government […]

El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved legislation making the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender in the country, the first nation to do so, just days after President Nayib Bukele made the proposal at a Bitcoin conference. The digital currency, originally created to be money out of the control of governments, can be used in any transaction […]