Hungary becomes part of the European Blockchain Partnership

20 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News Hungary becomes part of the European Blockchain Partnership (Europe): Hungary has decided to join the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) and has now the 29th  member country of the group. The EBP was formed in April 2018 to help develop the technology as well as to establish European Blockchain

Italtel to unveil its blockchain based MNP solution at MWC 2019

19 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News Italtel to unveil its blockchain based MNP solution at MWC 2019 (Europe): Italtel is to present the updated version of its MNP (mobile number portability) solution known as i-RPS (Routing & Policy Server) which is based on blockchain technology. The system will allow operators to get view the

NCI partners with Vostok for developing blockchain infrastructure

18 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News NCI partners with Vostok for developing blockchain infrastructure (Europe): Russia’s National Center for Informatization (NCI) plans to develop blockchain technology infrastructure in the country. It is partnered with a Russian private blockchain provider, Vostok. The partnership will apply Vostok technology to standardise various government operations. Vostok has also

SWIFT leap towards blockchain can ripple the market for Ripple

15 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News SWIFT leap towards blockchain can ripple the market for Ripple (Europe): SWIFT (Society for the Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) has recently partnered with a blockchain startup R3. It will link R3’s blockchain platform Corda with its new payments standards framework GPI Link (Global Payments Innovation). SWIFT move towards

Akamai and MUFG to launch blockchain based transaction system

14 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News Akamai and MUFG to launch blockchain based transaction system (Global): The US’ s Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network and cloud service provider and Japan ‘s Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG), a financial services company have recently set a joint venture, called Go-Net (Global Open Network). The aim is to

Unimoni and UAE Exchange joins RippleNet in Thailand

13 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News Unimoni and UAE Exchange joins RippleNet in Thailand (Middle East): Finablr’s UAE exchange and Unimoni have now joined RippleNet (Ripple’s blockchain based platform). The initiative will initially facilitate customers with instant cross border transactions to Thailand. The service would work in partnership with Siam Commercial Bank, which is

IBM and SweetSense using blockchain to stop groundwater drought

12 February 2019 Latest Telecom Sector News IBM and SweetSense using blockchain to stop groundwater drought (North America): IBM research arm and SweetSence (sensor tech provider) will use the blockchain and internet of things (IoT) to stop droughts of groundwater in California. The focus would be to regulate the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Furthermore, the

Oman deploys blockchain platform

7 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News Oman deploys blockchain platform (Middle East): Oman’s state-owned enterprise’s Blockchain Solutions and Services (BSS) has deployed its national Hyperledger Fabric and Indy platforms in collaboration with Omantel and Swisscom. The blockchain platform would help businesses, institutions and software developers in developing and testing their blockchain applications.   Self-driving

Investment in the UK blockchain technology market increased in 2018

6 February 2019 Latest Telecom Sector News Investment in the UK blockchain technology market increased in 2018 (Europe): Technology investment remained high in the UK compared to other European countries in 2018, according to figures released by London & Partners and PitchBook. Record investment was registered in areas like big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and

Kudelski launches blockchain security center

1 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News Kudelski launches blockchain security centre (Europe): Kudelski Security (a cybersecurity division of Kudelski Group) has launched its Blockchain Security Centre (BSC) to provide various services and platform to help develop the technology and incorporate blockchain security for businesses. It will expand its cryptographic products suite, blockchain security service