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Who is going to secure the leadership in 6G deployment

Samsung is paving the way to secure its leadership in the deployment of 6G technology.The South Korean company is committed to lead the standardization of 6G and is planning to collaborate with various stakeholders across industry, academia, and governments. Samsung aims to provide the peak data rate of 1,000 Gbps and a user experience data […]

EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns

LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to small financial firms — to transfer data to the United States is invalid because the American government can snoop on people’s data. The ruling to invalidate Privacy Shield will complicate business for […]

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla […]

Coronavirus in Pakistan Challenges Education

Over 300,000 schools have been closed since March because of the Coronavirus in Pakistan. Students at private schools were lucky as they were able to continue learning through digital applications and platforms, however for millions of others, the essentials of a connected life – internet and smartphones – remain out of reach. With education already […]

IoT to help reduce water scarcity.

The water sector worldwide is facing significant challenges. While having access to water is a fundamental right, half of the population is still suffering from water scarcity. By 2050, 6 billion people around the world will suffer from the scarcity of clean water, according to The United Nations World Water Development Report published in mid-2019. […]

Russia: 5G market leader in the CIS

Countries worldwide are working hard to secure a leadership position in the deployment of a 5G network. As for Russia, the country is expected to become a “leader in the 5G market” in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to a new report published by GSMA entitled “The Mobile Economy Russia and CIS-2019”. The […]

2 biggest California districts say school will start online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts, the two largest in California with a combined K-12 student population of about 720,000, announced Monday they won’t bring students back to classrooms next month because of rising coronavirus hospitalizations and infection rates. School leaders said there is too much uncertainty surrounding the […]

UK backtracks on giving Huawei role in high-speed network

LONDON (AP) — Britain on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a role in the U.K.’s new high-speed mobile phone network amid security concerns fueled by rising tensions between Beijing and Western powers. Britain said it decided to prohibit Huawei from working on the so-called 5G system after U.S. sanctions made […]

GTP: the secret behind unsecured 5G networks

5G networks bring high-speed internet connectivity. However, cities around the world can still go offline because of the GTP protocol.  Unfortunately, 5G technologies will not bring security to the networks and may expose them to fraud attacks. Thus, the 5G network still inherits 4G security challenges. 5G technologies include cybersecurity enhancements such as roaming security, […]

UK to exclude Huawei from role in high-speed phone network

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.’s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications for relations between London and Beijing. Britain imposed the ban after the U.S. threatened to sever an intelligence-sharing arrangement because of concerns […]