Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange won 5G frequency bands in Spain

Spain awarded 5G frequencies to three companies Telefonica (operates in the mobile segment through Movistar), Vodafone and Orange through a four days bidding process. The auction raised more than €437 million ($509.5 million). The total bid was for 200 MHz of 5G spectrum in which the maximum band limit to a single operator was set
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Blockchain to increase efficiency and transparency in the energy sector

Blockchain is helping to shift transactions and data management towards a decentralised ledger system to improve efficiency and transparency. The blockchain technology is expected to support the energy sector in the wake of revolutionising change from conventional energy towards renewable sources. According to the Governor of the Bank of Thailand, Veerathai Santiprabhob, the use of
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Amazon, Facebook, and CMI to connect Hong Kong, Singapore and US with 16,000 km long optical submarine cable

The Bay to Bay Express Cable System (BtoBE) consortium which is composed of China Mobile International (CMI), Facebook and Amazon Web Service (AWS) signed an agreement with the NEC (Nippon Electric Company) corporation to build the undersea cable that connects Singapore, Hong Kong and the US. The fibre optic cable will extend about 16,000 kilometres
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Blockchain technology is to bring efficiency and reduce costs in the energy sector

The blockchain technology has recently shown quite a robust growing trend, particularly in the financial sector. One of the key attributes of the technology is its drift towards a decentralised system which can save time and money. Amongst other sectors, there is also an enormous potential for the technology to be used in the energy
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National security remains a key issue of concern for developing 5G infrastructure

Australia has banned China’s Huawei from developing 5G technology infrastructure on security grounds and rejected its bid. The national security concerns were based around the company founder previous links with the Chinese military as well as risks of potential Chinese espionage which has currently been fueled by anti-Chinese sentiment overflowing from the US. Commodity Inside
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