Mobile World Congress provided some breathing space for Huawei
Friday, 01 March 2019
The US espionage claims and Mobile World Congress 2019 Huawei has been in hot water since the US espionage claims over the company equipment. There is some renewed pressure as 12 US senators have now asked the government to ban Huawei solar invertors in the US. It was also expected that Mr Trump might issue
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Blockchain technology progresses across key industries notably telecommunication
Thursday, 21 February 2019
We have seen significant progress towards developing the blockchain technology in recent weeks. Financial institutions and governments which were initially the main opponents have now turned out to be the leading proponents of the blockchain technology. The research on blockchain applications has now started spreading across almost all industries and supported by leading multinationals and
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Security risks claims are dissipating though the future is still unclear for Huawei
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Huawei has been facing banning threats in major markets due to the US claims around the security risks. Initially, the US informed the members of Five Eyes (FVEY), a signal surveillance agency, comprised of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US about Huawei security risks. The US has hinted to ban Huawei equipment
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Blockchain technology has been making progress across various sectors including telecom
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
From start-ups to multinationals and now even public entities and even governments across the world working on exploring use cases of blockchain for various applications. There are dozens of countries which are currently working on blockchain in various sectors, including the telecom sector, which is the backbone for backchain viability. Singapore remained in the forefronts
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BSNL launches FTTH services
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
India’s state-owned telecommunication company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), has launched its fibre to the home (FTTH) service known as Bharat Fiber. It is aiming to provide fast connectivity to its customers with additional features like IPTV with different types of contents such as HDTV, upcoming 3D TV and voice telephony services. One of the
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Opportunity Assessment of Blockchain Technology in the Telecom Industry
Wednesday, 06 February 2019
The telecom industry has been providing almost all the necessary infrastructure for the blockchain technology to operate. The technology itself is in a very nascent and untested stage, and there is no real-life example of its applications on a scale, except crypto business. Besides the finance industry, where cryptocurrencies storm the world, there is comparatively
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Lingo finalised the acquisition of Impact Telecom
Wednesday, 09 January 2019
Lingo Communications closed its acquisition of Impact Telecom in an all-cash transaction. The expected revenue of the combined company is to be approximately $168 million, and the adjusted EBITA will be approximately $26 million. The acquisition created an opportunity to combine both companies network infrastructure into one giant IP-based UC network and an FG-D network
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China’s Huawei faces new bans and challenges in the European telecom market
Thursday, 03 January 2019
China’s Huawei continued to be in hot water as some of the European countries are also avoiding the use of Huawei’s equipment due to security concerns and over spying doubts. Like the US, Australia and New Zealand, European countries are also taking the issue seriously given that in the future 5G technology will play a
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New Zealand bans Huawei from 5G roll-out
Thursday, 13 December 2018
New Zealand’s national security agency Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) bans Spark NZ (New Zealand Telecommunication Company) from using China’s Huawei equipment and services in its new 5G roll-out. The agency considered Huawei equipment and services as a security risk to its country. Huawei and Spark have been in partnership for approximately four years under
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Huawei and CTR to complete Chilean undersea cable project by Q3 2019
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Huawei and CTR (Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company) become partners for deploying submarine cable in the Fiber Optic Austral (FOA) project. This will connect the three southern regions in Chile known as Las Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes. In March 2018, the Chilean government announced the investment by connecting these regions for which Huawei and CTR agreed. Huawei is
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