Telecommunication
- Business
We did not concoct a plan to slash 55,000 jobs in last 36 hours: BT CEO
London: The UK telecommunication giant BT Group, which has announced to slash a massive 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade, did not suddenly concoct a plan in the last 36…
- Business
Telecom Sector Skill Council to place over 1.25 lakh youth with focus on 5G
Delhi: With the 5G rollout, India needs a ready-skilled workforce and the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) on Tuesday announced to get over 1.25 lakh candidates placed across the industry through its…
- Technology
Mobile phones in remote areas will connect to Starlink internet next year
San Francisco: Mobile phones will connect to SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites next year, providing around 2 to 4 Megabits per second connection (total) across a given coverage area, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert…
- Business
Reliance Jio may launch 5G services in India on Independence Day
New Delhi: As the race to launch 5G services for millions of smartphone and internet users take steam, Reliance Jio may launch its 5G services on August 15. Earlier this week, Akash…
- Technology
Airtel joins undersea cable consortium to scale high-speed internet
New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced that it has joined the SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium to scale up its global network capacity to serve India’s growing digital economy. The…
- Technology
France, Germany to support joint 5G projects
Berlin: France and Germany would support four projects on 5G applications for private networks with a total of 17.7 million euros ($20.1 million), the countries’ Ministries of Economic Affairs has said. The…
- Technology
UK to turn off 2G, 3G mobile phone networks by 2033: Government
London: The UK will phase out 2G and 3G mobile networks by 2033 as part of measures to increase the security of telecommunication supply chains and to make room for 5G expansion…
- Technology
Hacker slams T-Mobile’s security after exposing 50 mn users’ data
San Francisco: A hacker has come forward to claim that he executed the T-Mobile data breach that exposed nearly 50 million users’ personal data, criticising the cyber-security infrastructure at the US telecommunication…
- Technology
Nepal Telecom call details stolen by Chinese hackers
New Delhi: Nepal Telecom has been subjected to a terrible “cyber attack” from China. Chinese hackers have attacked Nepal Telecom and stolen the call details of all Nepali users. By hacking the…
- Middle East
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another
Dubai: Iran likely conducted a failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket in recent days and now appears to be preparing to try again, the country’s latest effort to advance its space programme…
- Technology
Samsung to supply 5G network solutions to Vodafone in UK
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Monday it will supply its latest 5G network solutions to Vodafone, a London-based telecommunications giant, a move that will expand its presence in Europe. Under the deal, the…
- Technology
LG Uplus to terminate 2G services by June
Seoul: LG Uplus, a major South Korean telecom operator said it will phase out its 2G services by the end of June, a move that would mark the complete termination of the…
- Business
Singtel Reports H1 USD345 million Profit
Singapore: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) reported a net profit of SGD 466 million (USD 345 million) for the half-year that ended 30 September 2020 with help from the11 percent rise in pre-tax profits…
- News
CAA: Telecom loses Rs 24.5 million per hour of internet shutdown
New Delhi: Indian telecom operators are losing around 24.5 million rupees ($350,000) every hour they are forced to suspend internet services on government orders to control protests against a new citizenship law.…
- Kashmir
Mobile phones to ring again in Kashmir from Monday
SRINAGAR: Lifting the communication clamp down in Kashmir, authorities on Saturday said mobile phone services would be restored on Monday forenoon. Mobile phone services and internet facilities were suspended in Kashmir on…
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