Norway’s government has accused Russia of being responsible for the cyberattack targeting its parliament that occurred in late August, according to a statement by the Scandinavian country’s government. “This is a serious incident affecting the country’s most important democratic institution; thus based on the information available to the government it is our assessment that Russia […]
Telecoms
This year has been tough for telcos and mobile operators due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The global market decline in revenues from roaming, advertising, and equipment sales contributed to a 5.4 percent YoY reduction, bringing overall market revenue to $427B in 2Q20, according to a report by Research and Markets. Telco […]
A group of UK lawmakers are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to modify the deadline of the ban imposed on Huawei, two years earlier than scheduled. A report drafted by UK MPs cited 5G security concerns relating to Huawei’s collusion and close ties with China’s “Communist Party apparatus,” as the primary reason behind shortening the […]
Telecom operators STC and Etisalat have respectively topped a ranking of the Saudi Arabian and Emirati brands, according to a newly released report by WPP, one of the world’s biggest advertising company. The report, which was done by WPP’s data management division Kantar, highlighted that the telecommunications sector contributed to 70 percent, $35 billion, of […]
In the early weeks of the Covid-19 global outbreak, telecom operators found themselves at the heart of a fast-changing world. More than 20 percent of the world population went into lockdown, catching both the private and public sectors off guard. Naturally, the need to stay connected skyrocketed with digital infrastructure becoming integral to human interaction […]
New Delhi, 5th October 2020 – NEC Technologies India today announced its rebranding to NEC Corporation India (NEC), effective from September 21, 2020. The shift reflects the company’s strong commitment to the country and India’s growing importance to the NEC Group’s global business. NEC has plans to expand the portfolio and depth of its solutions […]
China is on its way to ship 140 million 5G smartphones this year, according to Hong Kong-based market research company Counterpoint Research, underscoring the rapid spread of the next-generation communication technology in the country. The country’s sales of 5G smartphones peaked at 14 million units by July of 2020, marking a whopping 239 percent increase […]
Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service. The products unveiled Wednesday focus on two areas where Google has struggled to make significant inroads. Google also used a half-hour showcase […]
Shares in Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, fell Tuesday on news it is preparing for a takeover of its mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun and other media reported that DoCoMo’s board would meet later in the day to vote on the plan. DoCoMo said in a release […]
A number of Hungarian banks and telecom infrastructures fell victim to a major cyberattack originating from servers in Russia, China, and Vietnam over the weekend, according to a statement by Magyar Telekom. The hack was under the form of a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS), where hackers attempted to overwhelm the Hungarian telecom firm’s network with a massively […]