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Decision time in UK concerning Huawei’s role in 5G Networks

5G is not only about fast internet. It’s about transforming our lives and the United Kingdom for sure. Vodafone, EE and Three have been working with the Chinese company Huawei on developing their 5G networks. But the fear of having Huawei dominating the world of 5G technology has always been under scrutiny. In 2018, a […]

Steps to reform the telecoms industry in Ethiopia

Telecommunications reforms have been taking place in the whole world. However, Ethiopia is one of the latest countries to have a monopoly on its telecom industry. Ethio Telecom, has been the only telecommunications network operator and provider of telecommunications services. The telecoms industry in Ethiopia has seen growth due to the government investment through a […]

Lebron James, Spotify, HBO among 2020 Webby Award winners

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Spotify and HBO are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the winners Tuesday. Fallon’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” won a Webby for best social media for promoting a celebrity, while James was honored […]

Google's smart-city plan is no more

Sidewalk Labs, a part of Google’s Alphabet company, has suddenly cancelled an ambitious (or, as many critics had it, “overweening”) plan to transform a largely derelict section of Toronto’s waterfront some 1.5 kilometres east of the Downtown district into a “super-smart city”. They have now used the ‘unpredictability of COVID-19’ excuse, they have now abandoned […]

Faxes and email: Old technology slows COVID-19 response

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer On April 1, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emailed Nevada public health counterparts for lab reports on two travelers who had tested positive for the coronavirus. She asked Nevada to send those records via a secure network or a “password protected encrypted file” to […]

Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the heart of the effort in the country of 1.3 billion people is a smartphone app that evaluates users’ infection risk based on location services such as […]

Broadening 5G deployment

According to experts, the incredible speed of this technology and data delivery should bring vital changes across industries and to almost all economic sectors, unleashing a significant IOT ecosystem and enabling applications including advanced real-time communication, remote surgery, cloud-assisted autonomous vehicles, to name but a few. 5G has been highly anticipated as it represents a […]