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UAE’s Etisalat wins fastest mobile network operator award

UAE-based mobile operator Etisalat has been recognized to be the fastest mobile network operator in the world for 2020, according to Ookla, a global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, data, and analysis. The telco has achieved download speeds of 115.89 Mbps and an overall ranking in the ‘Speed Score’ at 98.78 […]

Harris target of more misinformation than Pence, data shows

CHICAGO (AP) — Long before Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced her as his running mate, Kamala Harris was the target of widespread online misinformation. Social media posts included racist claims that she was ineligible to serve in the White House or that she was lying about her Black and Indian heritage. Her mother is […]

Hackers loom as the gaming industry grows

It comes as no surprise that the gaming industry has witnessed an astronomical rise for the past decade, even more so under the circumstances brought forth by the Covid-19 pandemic. The global video game market is forecast to be worth $159 billion in 2020, around four times box office revenues ($43 billion in 2019) and […]

Contact tracing in France: StopCovid app in the works

When faced with a global pandemic, nations around the world have resorted to geo-tracking technology and contact tracing to help mitigate the spread of the virus. That is why the French government is giving their StopCovid app another shot. The StopCovid app is a Bluetooth-based proximity-tracking app that simply informs the user if they have […]

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system

BOSTON (AP) — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies warned that they […]

Here's why Ant Group is about to shatter IPO records

HONG KONG (AP) — Stella Su, who lives and works in Shanghai, has used an ATM only once in the past year. Instead of cash, in recent years she has done almost all her business using the digital wallet Alipay –- shopping in a mall, buying stuff online or transferring money to friends. “Now when […]

SK Telecom to rollout blockchain-powered wallet with ministry approval

South Korean telecom giant, SK Telecom, has announced the rollout of its first e-wallet aimed at digitally storing and managing government-issued documents, gaining approval from the country’s Ministry of Public Administration. According to SKT, the wallet will be powered by blockchain technology, and will be compatible with Government24’s digital initiative program, which promotes and encourages […]

3 social media CEOs face grilling by GOP senators on bias

The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are facing a grilling by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The executives agreed to appear remotely after being […]

Geographic information systems: advancing technology for COVID-19 response

With technology leaping to the forefront of the battle against the pandemic, Inside Telecom examines GIS technology, one of the most recent developments to help mitigate the spread of the virus.  Geographic information systems, or more commonly known as GIS technology, combines location with real time or static data. In turn, the technology analyzes, manages, […]

It’s time to start regulating AI from within

This year has been a roller coaster ride for the United States, from the emergence and swift spread of the Covid-19 pandemic to dreadful natural disasters, and the ongoing trade war the U.S. has been waging against China. The main headline that has dominated the news and even shaped the narrative of the U.S. presidential […]