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Ericsson wins 5G RAN contracts in China

Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 3 percent in China Telecom and China Unicom’s joint 5G ran operations, beating out Finnish rival Nokia’s contribution, Reuters reported citing inside sources.   Nokia had initially been tapped as the favorite to leverage Ericsson’s market share in mainland China due to complications between the Swedish vendor and Chinese telecom companies; but […]

Digicel Fiji launches satellite internet for rural, remote areas

Fijian operator Digicel said it launched its next-generation satellite broadband service – Digisat. The service will provide universal data connectivity at an affordable rate in rural and remote communities. Digicel’s remote community Wi-Fi will provide broadband services to rural households and businesses that are currently without access to the internet. CEO Farid Mohammed says their […]

Zoom to pay $85M for privacy miscues at start of pandemic

Zoom will pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that weak privacy controls opened too many peepholes into the personal information of users and that it was too easy for outsiders to disrupt video meetings during the early stages of the pandemic. The proposed agreement must still be approved by U.S. District Judge Lucy […]

EU investigates Facebook's proposed purchase of Kustomer

European Union regulators are opening an in-depth investigation of Facebook’s plan to buy Kustomer over concerns that the deal would stifle competition for customer relationship management software. The EU Commission said Monday it’s also investigating the acquisition because of worries that Facebook would get more data for personalized ads, handing it even more of an […]

UAE’s Etisalat marks a 7% increase in YoY profit

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company Etisalat marked on Thursday a 3.9 percent year-over-year increase in its first-quarter net profit following federal royalties to $1.28 billion, leading to a net profit margin of 18 percent, the company reported on Monday. In the UAE, the subscriber-based telecom company reached 12.1 million fixed and mobile subscribers in its domestic […]

The end of the Gingerbread: Google says goodbye to old android users

It’s a sad day for Android users holding on to older versions, as a new rule set by Google suggests that older Android devices running Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread or older will not be able to utilize the multinational tech company any longer.  Google sent out an email recently justifying the new changes for old Android users, noting that as part of the tech giant’s ongoing efforts to keep users safe, Google will no longer […]

Anti-Vaxxers app gets booted off Apple’s AppStore

As the world is reaching closer to achieving herd immunity, disinformation and vocal resistance from anti-vaxxers has been stronger than ever. However, their momentum is battling a strong opposition.  The battle against disinformation has been taken up by Apple, who booted an app called “Unjected” from its App Store on Saturday; a platform that regards itself as a safe community […]

Luxembourg’s CNPD fined Amazon for $888 million

Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) penalized on July 16 e-commerce titan Amazon with a roaring $888 million fine over allegations of violating EU’s data protection laws. The decision came against Amazon Europe Core under the pretense that Amazon is processing customer personal data. The verdict is based on a 2018 complaint by French […]

Monty Mobile’s Story RBT

Telecoms’ operators are on a mission to show their endorsement to platforms driven towards online videos and stories via its latest innovation, Story RBT. During 2020, an approximate 80 percent of the world’s internet traffic switched their attention towards platforms that provide one of our days’ most strived for services, online videos and stories. With […]

Mauritius Telecom introduces 5G services across the country

Mauritius Telecom announced last week the introduction of 5G services to its offering on the island, a step which follows the provider’s receival of 5G license for mobile telephony earlier last month.  The telco was among two other companies, Cellplus Ltd and Emtel Ltd, that had applied in February to a public consultation regarding the opening of frequency bands for 5G.  By April, the three operators were invited to submit their applications for the spectrum.   In […]