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 […]
Every video the Louisiana man posts on Twitter and Facebook starts with a big smile and a wish for his thousands of followers to have a blessed day. But as he drove to the nation’s capital Tuesday morning, he grew loud and angry talking about the presidential election. “You aren’t going to wake up and […]
Thailand’s state-owned telecommunications operator TOT has finally completed a long-awaited merger with CAT Telecom, which aims to become one of the top three mobile service provider in the country by the end of the year. Under the merger, the company has rebranded itself as National Telecom (NT) and will look to capitalize on overlapping administrative […]
French telecom giant Orange has acquired homegrown digital banking service provider Anytime for an undisclosed sum, in a bid to tap into the independent professionals and small business market. Anytime – which currently has a customer base of 100,000 – will part of the telecom company’s three-year-old Orange Bank division which will open it up […]
Saudi Arabian operator Zain has turned to Finnish Nokia to broaden its 5G partnership by deploying 60,000 units of the vendor’s FastMile 5G Gateway wireless broadband hub with eSIMs, across the Kingdom over the next 12 months. The technology will deliver stronger signal, better connectivity, and ultra-high data speeds to every corner of homes and […]
The Justice Department and the federal court system disclosed on Wednesday that they were among the dozens of U.S. government agencies and private businesses compromised by a massive, months-long cyberespionage campaign that U.S. officials have linked to elite Russia hackers. The extent of the damage was unclear. The department said that 3% of its Microsoft […]
China’s government on Wednesday accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hurt commercial competitors after President Donald Trump signed an order banning transactions with payment services Alipay and WeChat Pay and six other apps. Tuesday’s order escalated a conflict with Beijing over technology, security and spying accusations that has plunged U.S.-Chinese relations […]
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 […]