Telkom Kenya has announced the so-called “bold decision to carve out a new direction”, according to Developing Telecoms. This move came out after an abrupt end of the planned merger with Airtel Kenya. Telkom Kenya, the East African nation’s smallest telecom operator, is 60% owned by Helios Investment Partners LLP and the rest by the […]
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Argentina has extended a price freeze on mobile, internet, and TV services until the end of 2020 after labelling them as “essential public services”, according to Developing Telecoms. Telecom operators would not be able to increase tariffs unless they receive permission from the government, according to a statement sent on Friday 21, 2020 reported Bloomberg. […]
As part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 plan to transform the Kingdom for a post-hydrocarbon age, a project entitled NEOM is currently being developed in Tabuk, in northwestern Saudi Arabia. On August 23, Saudi Energy Minister Abdul Aziz bin Salman said that his Ministry is ready to offer assistance to NEOM – […]
BOSTON (AP) — Palantir Technologies Inc., a data-mining company with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, has shed a good deal of its trademark secrecy about its business in filing for a Wall Street stock offering. Like many other tech companies, it will be going public without ever turning a profit. In filings […]
Financial technology (Fintech) aims to compete with traditional financial methods to deliver more efficient services. Fintech’s worth is estimated to be $4.7 trillion in 2020 and around 12,000 Fintech startups have opened worldwide, though a significant impact was felt in the marketplace with the Coronavirus. This is the case with Pakistan, which has an economy […]
China has been working seriously on including 5G initiatives as part of the aviation infrastructures. “Digitalization is a new value-growth point of the whole aviation industry”, said Xu Jun, vice president of Asia-Pacific OEMs of Honeywell Aerospace, according to Xinhuanet. On August 24, 2020, The Shanghai Airport Authority signed an agreement with Shanghai branches of […]
Telecommunications customers around the world have been suffering from poor services. However, under the scheme proposed by the UK telecom regulator Ofcom, broadband and landline customers who suffered from poor service have received £20.7 m in compensation payments between July and December 2019, according to The Guardian. Companies automatically pay out £8 for each day […]
Vodafone has expanded its business security services to include protection for business customers’ laptops and desktops. Trend Micro’s ‘Worry-Free’ service is a new detection service to protect businesses and their employees from online security threats such as ransomware, out-of-date applications, and phishing attacks on desktops and laptops. Recent research* by Vodafone has found that 90% […]
Spanish Telecom operator MásMóvil is expected to launch 5G in five major cities in Spain by the week of September 7, 2020, according to Spanish Network Expansión. MásMóvil will be the third Spanish Telecom operator to provide a 5G network for its customers. Vodafone already launched 5G operations last year. Téléfonica has yet to announce […]
Contact tracing apps deployed to fight the coronavirus have been at the center of concern for many people. Some fear that these apps might be a breach of their personal privacy and a human rights violation, while others view them as a necessary and a temporary emergency measure. Whatever the case, are they really helping? […]