Trump Executive Order set to ban TikTok
The newly signed order gives TikTok owner ByteDance 45 days to sell up to a US firm or face an outright ban
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Author: Harry Baldock
5G: Unlocking new verticals for economic recovery
Harnessing the enormous potential of 5G could be a saving grace for national economies around the world, but government policy must be careful not to stifle growth
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Telkom Kenya and Airtel merger collapses
Telkom Kenya has called off move, instead opting for “alternative strategic options” to deliver growth
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Vodafone’s 4G OpenRAN goes live in the UK
The latest step in Vodafone’s Open RAN experiments see the technology switched-on commercially for the first time
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Trump’s Clean Network seeks to create a “clean fortress” around citizens’ data
The latest move by US government attempts to cut Chinese companies out of the US networks
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New collaboration between Intel and VMware a ‘milestone’ for Open RAN
The two companies have announced they are joining forces to create an integrated software platform for virtualised RAN for both LTE and 5G networks
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Vodafone to build 5G private network for UK gas plant
The operator said the 5G network will allow for the digitalisation of much of the plant’s maintenance and operations
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AWS partners Airtel to retain dominance in India’s cloud market
The new pairing will take on the partnership of Reliance Jio’s Infocomm and Microsoft, who joined forces last year to deliver cloud services
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Fastweb and Linkem back 5G FWA to bridge digital divide
The companies have extended their partnership to deploy the technology, now targeting four million additional homes in digital divide areas
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Nvidia may be close to buying Arm, but is it a good idea?
The co-founder of the UK chip company has said such a purchase could be a ‘disaster’
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Telstra 5G aims to cover 75% of Aussie population by June 2021
The telco has made rapid progress with its 5G deployment since launching commercially in May last year
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With vendors beginning to delay new orders, is Vodafone Idea out of time?
Without new equipment, Vodafone Idea will struggle to achieve the expansion necessary to survive
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New subsea cable linking Chile to Australia snubs Chinese connection
Chile has opted for a Japanese-planned trans-Pacific cable that circumvents China during a time of political turmoil
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KKR offers TIM €1.8bn for minority stake in ‘last mile grid’
After first expressing interest earlier in the year, KKR has reportedly made a binding offer for 38% of TIM’s secondary copper and fibre networks
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The 5G-aliser – July 2020 update
Excitement around open RAN and private networks can’t offset the drag from geopolitics and COVID-19
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Etisalat’s CODERS strategy highlights the value of openness
The Emerati CSP say that its experience during the pandemic has led it to refocus on connectivity and collaboration to deliver the digital future
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Openreach’s 3.2m full fibre target could see Ofcom change regulations
The network operator has a new goal to provide fibre coverage to 3.2 million of the hardest to reach premises of the UK by the mid-2020s
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Global digital transformation is proving AI a must-have for CSPs
The efficiencies delivered by AI and big data analysis will be at the heart of helping CSPs face the challenges of a post-COVID-19 world
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Huawei pips Samsung for title of world’s top smarphone vendor
A new report suggests that domestic smartphone sales have seen Huawei surge ahead of rival Samsung in smartphone shipments
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Community Fibre earmarks £400m for London FTTP
A major increase in funding will see the altnet greatly increase its rollout targets
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