AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government started an auction Monday of new 5G wireless frequencies, with telecom companies bidding so they can provide customers with the faster mobile communication networks. The government says the online auction of 700, 1,400 and 2,100 megahertz frequencies could last days or longer and will raise a minimum of 900 […]
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The two decades of Telecom sector monopoly lead by Ethio Telecom will be concluded. On May 21, 2020, the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority has launched the invitation for submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) for Telecommunications Service Licenses. The deadline to submit the applications for licenses was on June 22, 2020. The Communications Service Proclamation No. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how much it is paying for Zoox, which was founded six years ago in Foster City, California. Analysts […]
Early Coronavirus detection, if applied on mass, would significantly decrease transmission rates of the virus. The virus is most contagious before symptoms even show, and in the first week of contraction according to a German study, and the CDC, as 40% of all transmissions occur before clear symptoms are shown if any. Thus, a preemptive […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump. CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that people deserved to hear unfiltered statements […]
The rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak has undoubtedly impacted higher education. In recent weeks, education officials have cancelled classes and closed campuses across the world in response to COVID-19. Furthermore, institutions have switched to online learning, and have encouraged foreign students studying abroad, to return home to complete their studies. Even if class closures, […]
Huawei might lose the United Kingdom 5G market but will never lose its reputation in the so-called hub for telecoms and technology. In 2019, Huawei submitted the first plan to build a Research and Development (R&D) center near Cambridge. On June 25, 2020, Huawei received the permission from Cambridge City Council to construct a 50,000 […]
As the current pandemic continues spreading, MedTech leadership aims to respond to changes after COVID-19 that are tied directly to the health crisis. Demand for urgent care equipment and supplies is far exceeding the production capacity. With healthcare experts warning of possible critical shortages of medical supplies, manufacturers are gearing up to meet the rise […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Verizon is joining an escalating movement to siphon advertising away from Facebook in an effort to pressure the company into doing more to prevent racist and violent information from being shared on its social networking service. The decision announced Thursday by one of the world’s biggest telecommunications companies is part of […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will weigh in this November on whether to expand a landmark data privacy law, alter a decades-old law that limits property taxes on businesses and exempt ride-hail giants Uber and Lyft from a new state labor law. They are among 11 measures Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified on […]