This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with telco giant AT&T, fining them $13 million for their lack of oversight over customers’ data security.
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UK govt to class data centres as critical national infrastructure
The UK government has officially classified data centres as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), aiming to enhance their protection against cyber threats, IT outages, and environmental risks.
Global IT outage disrupts the world in “biggest IT fail ever”
News The outage has caused disruption for millions Today, an IT malfunction of unprecedented scale has sent shockwaves across the world, affecting critical services and impacting millions of people. Elon Musk, tweeting this morning, has labeled the event as the...
King’s speech sets out Labour’s new era for a connected Britain
At the state opening of parliament yesterday, the new government set out its agenda for its tenure ahead. At the centre of the event was a speech from the King, written by the new government, which outlines the government’s agenda and proposed policies for the coming parliamentary session.
Cyber and other threats to submarine cables
I recently attended Total Telecom’s outstanding ‘Submarine Networks EMEA 2024’ to learn about this industry’s cybersecurity challenges. Cybersecurity has tended to have a fairly low profile in the sector, largely because nearly all incidents arise from physical world disruption.
Optus sued by regulator over 2022 cyber-attack
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has begun legal action against Optus, the country’s second largest telco, over a data breach it suffered in 2022.
Indigo Welcomes EU Recommendations For More Resilient Marine Infrastructure
Indigo, a leading provider of engineering and support services for subsea cabling, welcomes EU recommendations for member states to map submarine infrastructure and to assess risks and vulnerabilities as part of a drive to make subsea cables more secure and resilient.
95% of Organizations Revamped Their Cybersecurity Strategies in the Last Year
Security strategies are evolving; driven by regulatory requirements, customer expectations around data privacy and AI-driven threats and solutions
Salvador Technologies Secures Investment from Deutsche Telekom
Funding to accelerate expansion of company’s sales distribution network for its cyber-attack recovery platform across DACH region and Poland in Europe as well as in United States
Singtel confirms Optus is not for sale
Singtel, Southeast Asia’s largest telecoms operator, has issued an announcement to the Singapore Stock Exchange today, explaining that “there is no impending deal to divest Optus which remains a strategic and integral part of the Singtel Group.”
Recent U.S. advisory warns of threats to critical infrastructure posed by Chinese cyber group
A cybersecurity advisory issued last month warns that “state sponsored actors” from the People’s Republic of China are compromising and maintaining persistent access to critical infrastructure in the United States, and several other nations.
Nokia and Siemens deliver connectivity for driverless Western Sydney Metro
Nokia has announced it is working with Industrial Partner Siemens Mobility to deliver an IP/MPLS backbone communications network and cybersecurity solution for the new metro railway network in Sydney, Australia
Connected America: News roundup February 2024
News A selection of the month’s most important stories from the US telecoms market, with commentary from Maddie Hicks, lead conference producer for Connected America AT&T apologises for huge system failure but rules out cyberattack: A network outage at AT&T...
World Communication Awards 2023: The Winners
News The World Communication Awards 2023 has seen its fiercest competition to date, with entries from across the world battling it out to be recognised as the best of the best. The black-tie gala evening was a great success, with senior executives from across the...
Millions affected in Optus network outage
Optus, Australia’s second largest telecoms provider, suffered a major service outage yesterday, leaving nearly half of the country’s population without mobile or internet services for over 12 hours.
The mobile operator, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications, serves over 10 million Australians directly with mobile services, equating to roughly 40% of the country’s population.
Ericsson launches 5G standalone software toolkit
Ericsson has launched a new software toolkit to strengthen 5G Standalone network capabilities and enable premium services with differentiated connectivity. The portfolio enhancement comes as the growth of new use cases and rising mobile user expectations on the quality of 5G experience are putting greater demands on network capacity and performance.
Virgin Media O2 mulls tower sale
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) have entered into exclusive talks to sell its stake in joint venture tower unit subsidiary Cornerstone (CTIL) to GLIL infrastructure. Reuters reports that, according to four anonymous sources, the deal could be worth £2.5 billion.
GLIL emerged on top in an auction held earlier this year for a part of VMO2’s 50% stake in the towerco, with sources suggesting a deal could be finalised as early as next week.
Reliance Jio launches satellite broadband services
News According to Deloitte, India’s satellite broadband market is set to grow 36% a year to reach a value of $1.9 billion by 2030 Reliance Jio has announced the launch of its satellite broadband service, which promises to provide even the most remote areas of the...
Ericsson launches ‘India 6G’ project
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Ericsson has announced the launch of its ‘India 6G’ program with the formation of an India 6G Research team in its Chennai R&D Center. Ericsson has three R&D Centers in India: in Chennai, Bengaluru and Gurgaon. This ‘India 6G’ team comprises of senior research leaders and a team of experienced researchers across Radio, Networks, AI and Cloud, who have been entrusted with developing fundamental solutions for the future of telecommunications.
UK to increase AI spending to £400m
News The announcement comes ahead of the AI Safety Summit taking place later this week UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that taxpayer spending on AI chips and supercomputers is set to increase to £400 million as part of efforts to make the UK a global...
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