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There is further evidence that Biden is picking up where Trump left off regarding policy towards China as his government is reportedly adding restrictions to Huawei trading licenses. For much of his presidency Trump expressed concern about the Chinese government stealing intellectual property. This was one of the reasons given for acting to not just

MasMovil has reopened discussions with Vodafone about a possible merger of their Spanish businesses, according to local press reports. You could be forgiven for getting a feeling of déjà vu: MasMovil denied a similar report in September last year and that was far from the first time the telco had been linked with a major

Beeple, a digital artist, has just sold a jpeg file — a digital image — for $69 million, or around Rs. 501 crore, through a first of its kind auction at Christie’s. The famous auction house had tweeted last month that it was going to hold the auction for Everydays – The First 5000 Days,

Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has launched the Find X3 Pro as part of its bid to fill the vacuum left by Huawei’s decline. The device itself has all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a sector that ceased to excite with its product launches years ago. The stated USP of this one is it’s

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Guillaume Lavernhe, Senior Product Manager Fraud Prevention & Security at BICS, analyses the evolving telecoms security landscape. The mobile connectivity and roaming ecosystem has evolved significantly over the past 15 years. People have been travelling more for

WhatsApp has been adding a lot of useful features recently, and one of these allows you to remove the audio from videos before sending them in chats or adding them to WhatsApp Status. The feature is currently being rolled out on Android. The mute video feature can come in handy if you wish to share

Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s semiconductor pledge, Apple has announced it will make Munich its European silicon design hub. It’s funny how often private investment announcements coincide with related political initiatives isn’t it? Gadget giant Apple announced today that it will spend a billion bucks over the next three years on expanding

Many reports reckon the fifth FCC Commissioner will be Lina Khan, who specializes in antitrust law and has a special focus on big tech. The story was broken by Politico and corroborated by others, including Reuters. Nothing has been formally announced yet but apparently the final background checks required for the appointment are already underway.

Google has announced a new feature for Google TV devices as well as Chromecast with Google TV. The new feature that lets you create profiles for your kids, also lets you monitor what content your kids can consume and for how long. Kids profiles will first be introduced in the United States this month and

Vodafone will float Vantage Towers next week, raising up to €2.8 billion in the process. The telecoms group plans to price its towers IPO at between €22.50 and €29.00 per share, which implies a total market capitalisation of €11.4 billion-€14.7 billion, lower than the market had once predicted, but in line with reports that emerged

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Bruce McClelland, CEO of Ribbon, looks at what a great job the telecoms industry has done of dealing with the current unique circumstances. Before the global pandemic that has upended our lives in multiple ways, Verizon’s

WhatsApp is bringing password-protected, encrypted chat backups for iCloud and Google Drive, according to a report. The new update, which is said to be currently in the works, would allow users to keep their WhatsApp chat backups protected from unauthorised access by using a password. Right now, your chats are end-to-end encrypted on your phone

The GSMA is determined to make MWC happen this year but is having to ask potential attendees to make a lot of concessions to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, which would normally have taken place by now, is scheduled to start on 28 June in its usual location of Barcelona. But with the pandemic still

Organizations face unprecedented pressure to deliver services more quickly and securely than ever before. IT plays a crucial role in meeting these demands, but it can be a blocker if it can’t keep up with demand or scale as needed. Automation software can extend your workforce to help you do more with what you have.

Apple recently clarified that the beta build of iOS 14.5 will not actually allow users to select a new default music service. Instead, the feature is Siri intelligence-based, meaning it can improve and even change over time as the virtual assistant learns to better understand its users listening habits. According to The Verge, iOS 14.5

TIM has named the Chief Executive of its new FiberCop business and it’s someone who is very familiar with the inner workings of the Italian telco but, sadly, not called Tim. Carlo Filangieri will lead FiberCop, a business TIM is in the process of setting up to house and run its fixed access operations. “Filangieri…has

Macquarie Telecom is moving its MVNO service to Optus’ network, ditching incumbent operator Telstra in the process. The firm, which provides data, voice, mobile and colocation services to businesses in Australia, has signed a A$34 million (US$26 million) deal with Optus for mobile services, including 5G, according to a release shared by Scoop. The firm

Amazfit T-Rex Pro smartwatch has been reportedly leaked in a hands-on video on YouTube. Amazfit T-Rex Pro will be a successor to the Amazfit T-Rex that was launched in India in June last year. The hands-on video shows key specifications for the Amazfit T-Rex Pro and it seems to come with four buttons, two on