Telecoms
Samsung Acquires Network Services Provider TeleWorld Solutions to Accelerate U.S. 5G Network Expansion
Samsung Electronics announced the completion of an agreement to acquire TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) , a network services provider headquartered in Chantilly, VA.…
GO to embark on a multi-million submarine infrastructure to connect Malta to France and North Eastern Africa
Barely a week after the unprecedented outage following an unrelated, simultaneous power down on GO’s two submarine cables, GO is announcing a…
Study warns smartphone addiction has “serious consequences”
Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, research by psychiatrists concludes.…
Mysterious wave of texts leave Americans confused
Text messages received overnight on Wednesday confused thousands of mobile phone users in the US. The messages were sent on Valentine's Day,…
German MPs urge Merkel to keep Huawei out of 5G network
A group of MPs from Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is pressing the German chancellor to keep Chinese telecom company…
Apple apologises for listening to Siri users audio recordings
Apple apologised to users of its voice assistant Siri on Wednesday, acknowledging it had failed to live up to its own privacy…
Netherlands launches investigation after network outage knocked down emergency service number for several hours
Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus on Tuesday said the government will launch an investigation into how an outage at telecom Royal KPN…
12% increase in GO’s operating profit
During GO p.l.c’s 21 st AGM held on Tuesday, Chairman Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem praised the company’s resolve to achieve stronger results and…
Panasonic halts component shipments to Huawei
Panasonic has halted shipments of some components to Huawei in order to comply with US export restrictions. The Japanese group said it…
EE to become UK’s first mobile operator to start 5G services
Britain's biggest mobile operator EE is going to be the first company to launch 5G services in the country, beginning in six…
Huawei ready to give assurances it won’t spy
Amid U.S. pressure on European countries to shun the firm over espionage concerns, Chinese telecom giant Huawei said it's willing to sign…
Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Friday April 26th, 2019
Good morning, A clear morning, after days characterised by the presence of sand from the Sahara Desert in the atmosphere. Your morning…