British officials will reportedly greenlight the use of Huawei equipment in national 5G networks despite US-led concerns.
Reuters reports officials from senior government departments held a meeting on Wednesday and made the recommendation to allow the Chinese network vendor in a “limited role” in national 5G networks.
A complete ban on Huawei’s equipment would be a costly endeavour. Telecoms reported...
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has said the company has invested heavily in ensuring it can withstand further US actions taken against it.
The Chinese giant is the world's most popular telecoms equipment manufacturer and the second-largest smartphone maker. Despite various US actions taken against Huawei, the company is yet to be shaken from its leading positions.
The US has long...
The global mobile communication services market has always been prone to technological disruption and innovation. Over the past 10 years, however, the mobile voice services landscape has been profoundly affected by advances in new technology.
These include the penetration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in communication services, the rise of highly customised over the top (OTT) mobile voice and messaging applications, and the rollout of superior connectivity modes such as 4G LTE and...
Facebook’s digital currency initiative Libra continues to fall apart as British telco Vodafone becomes the latest partner to bail from the project.
In a statement, Vodafone said: “Vodafone Group has decided to withdraw from the Libra Association. We have said from the outset that Vodafone’s desire is to make a genuine contribution to extending financial inclusion.
“We remain fully committed to that goal and feel that we can make the most contribution by focusing our efforts on M-Pesa....
Turkcell recently demonstrated its commitment to the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which will be embedded to core business procedures and technologies.
The initiative aims to make the company one of the key global contributors to AI ethics and also the first in the country to announce concrete AI principles.
Turkcell CMO, Omer Barbaros Yis,...
KT Corporation, along with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), have announced the launch of a 5G-enabled medical service as an initial step to setup a 5G-based smart hospital. The pilot project, which is developed by the Seoul-based South Korean telecom giant, developed service environments in operating and proton therapy rooms and performed a test operation.
Based on the results from the pilot, both KT, formerly Korea Telecom, and...
Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers has started rolling out Canada’s first 5G network in Toronto, downtown Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa, expanding to more than 20 markets by the end of 2020.
The network will initially use 2.5 GHz spectrum, with plans to move to 600 MHz 5G spectrum – better to carry wireless data across long distances and through urban buildings – later in the year. The firm is also...
Across the globe, CIOs and CTOs are evaluating the adoption of intelligent automation and other technologies that will be applied within a factory environment. New applications, such as Digital Twin, will transform the manufacturing process by creating a replica of the physical production plant.
Technology investments in the industrial and manufacturing sector are set to grow significantly, going from $59 billion in 2019 to $375 billion in 2030. Including hardware revenues, that figure will climb to over $1...
Officials from the US have issued Downing Street highlighting the risks of allowing Huawei to have involvement in national 5G networks.
The US has long taken a wary stance of Chinese telecoms equipment over concerns of state control and potential surveillance. With 5G set to be used for more critical infrastructure, the US has increased pressure on its allies to block Huawei equipment in particular.
Huawei has a reputation for innovative equipment at cost effective prices. With
A study conducted by Princeton has found that five major US telcos are vulnerable to "SIM swapping" attacks.
SIM swapping is an increasingly common attack whereby a fraudster persuades a customer’s operator to port their number to a new SIM. In doing so, the fraudster can often access that person’s accounts using two-factor authentication.
The researchers from Princeton each signed up for 10 prepaid accounts on AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, US Mobile, and Tracfone.
Armed with a total of...
Telefonica is partnering with the Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) in order to test blockchain technology.
As first reported by Total Telecom, the partnership will offer approximately 8,000 Spanish firms an opportunity to access Telefonica’s blockchain network.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on rules later this month for the distribution of over $20 billion in rural broadband funds.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced the rules on Wednesday for the funds that will not only support rural broadband providers, but also companies that have previously been ineligible for subsidies including wireless firms, electric co-ops, and cable providers.
The funds will be distributed over 10 years with the intention of finally closing the digital divide when it...
Across the globe, mobile network service providers are preparing for the ongoing deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless network infrastructure. The number of 5G connections is forecast to grow from roughly 10 million in 2019 to 1.01 billion in 2023, according to the latest worldwide market study by International Data Corporation (IDC).
This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 217.2 percent over the 2019-2023 forecast period. By 2023, IDC expects 5G will represent 8.9 percent of all mobile...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a rare security alert warning about the increased likelihood of cyber attacks originating from Iran.
President Trump ordered a drone strike on an Iranian convoy last week, killing top general Qasem Soleimani. Trump claims Soleimani was a “terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime,...
Chinese hardware manufacturer Xiaomi is set to invest more than 50 billion yuan (£5.3bn) in 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) in the coming five years, according to reports.
As first reported by Reuters, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun posted the news on official...
5G will provide a significant increase in the number of devices connected to the internet, producing a vast amount of data. But at the same time, new security threats will get introduced along with the attack surface.
In November, AT&T released its most recent Cybersecurity...
A recent enterprise networking report from Gartner deemed that SD-WAN is rapidly moving toward becoming a “mainstream technology”. And for good reason - it’s quite effective if implemented successfully, overseeing many of the inherent issues that arise when managing software and applications in disparate workstreams. That’s why it was included in Gartner’s 2019 “Hype Cycle” enterprise report. But in order to ensure maximum...
Huawei remains confident about its future in the UK as the Chinese vendor opens a new 5G innovation centre in London.
The vendor describes its new facility as a “base for knowledge and skills sharing” and intends to promote collaboration between innovators and businesses in 5G. Visitors can experience 5G applications, such as VR and AR, as well as test out brand new innovations.
“With the opening of our 5G Innovation and Experience Centre in London we, as a leader of 5G, are taking another...
Groups representing major tech firms have asked a US court to reconsider an October ruling which largely upheld the 2017 repealing of net neutrality rules.
The subject of net neutrality consistently made the headlines during 2017 and 2018 – we know, we wrote many of them – but it's become a less hot topic this year.
Part of the reason for the decline in debate is that the FCC ruled against net neutrality in December 2017 and repealed...
AT&T has switched on its low-band 5G network in ten cities across the United States as it ramps up its rollout.
The network launched alongside the Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G and is now available to all customers in the ten cities rather than select business partners.
AT&T's network is now live in:
Birmingham, AL
Indianapolis, IN
Los Angeles, CA
Milwaukee, WI
Pittsburgh, PA
Providence, RI
Rochester, NY
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
The next cities being targeted for launch are Boston, Bridgeport, Connecticut; Buffalo, New York; Las Vegas, Louisville, Kentucky and New York City. A specific date is yet to be set but AT&T says it's working "toward offering nationwide coverage in the first half of 2020".
As a reminder, AT&T now essentially has three types of 5G network...