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• Sources: White House holds off Huawei reprieve after China counter-punch

  09-08-2019 15:39
  US suppliers are still staring into the abyss as reports emerge the US Government has halted its special-permissions programme to work with Huawei due to Chinese retaliation.
  According to Bloomberg, applications for special-licenses to continue supplying Huawei with US components, products and services are currently on hold, as the US Government ponders the latest counter-move from the Chinese Government; a halt to purchases of US agricultural equipment.
  Just as there was a moment to celebrate,
  
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• Mobileum Announces New Addition to Executive Team

  09-08-2019 13:30
  Miguel Carrero joins as Senior Vice President and General Manager Security BusinessAugust 9, 2019, Cupertino, California: World-leading mobile roaming company, Mobileum Inc. today announced the appointment of Miguel Carrero as a Senior Vice President and the General Manager of its Security Business Unit. With years of experience within the Communications Service Providers and Cybersecurity industries, Carrero brings a wealth of expertise in strategy and portfolio creation, evolution, and go-to-m
  
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• Facebook faces yet another monstrous privacy headache in Illinois

  09-08-2019 13:21
  Just as the Cambridge Analytica scandal re-emerged to heighten Facebook frustrations, the social media giant is contemplating a class-action lawsuit regarding facial-recognition.
  It has been a tough couple of weeks for Facebook. With the ink still wet on a $5 billion FTC fine, the UK Government questioning discrepancies in evidence presented to Parliamentary Committees and a Netflix documentary reopening the wounds of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the last thing needed was another headache. T
  
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• Anniversary of Elizabeth I’s famous speech at Tilbury Fort

  09-08-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today marks the anniversary of a certain Queen giving a rather famous speech to her troops in Tilbury. But why Tilbury?
  You can blame dad, Henry VIII who built a small fort at Tilbury to defend London from invading ships. Not further out as cannons couldn’t reach the middle of the river, giving invaders a safe route, and not closer to London as there were nice landing spots further up-river.
  Tilbury was the perfect spot for a fort, and so one was built. It was also a good location to muste
  
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• Huawei unveils its answer to Android; Harmony

  09-08-2019 12:22
  At the Huawei Developer Conference, the Chinese vendor has showcased Harmony OS, its in-house operating system to provide an alternative to Google’s Android.
  Huawei claims the new OS is faster and safer than Android, but primarily aimed at IOT devices. That said, it can be mobilised at a drop-of-the-hat, should the Android situation continue to deteriorate. Until the point of no-return, Huawei devices will continue to make use of Android.
  “We’re entering a day and age where peo
  
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• Broadcom plugs into security buzz with $10.7bn Symantec buy

  09-08-2019 11:27
  Some lucky gamblers would have made a pretty penny heading into the weekend as Broadcom officially announces it will acquire security firm Symantec.
  At the beginning of July, share price in Symantec surged north as the rumour mill started turning. Broadcom was the co-lead of the drama which added 13% to share price in a matter of hours, only for the gains to be cruelly slashed as various news sources burst the bubble. It was nothing but gossip at the time, though the first rumours have turned ou
  
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• Openreach launches Dark Fibre X product in Eastern England

  09-08-2019 02:00
  Openreach has announced the soft launch of its Dark Fibre X product, which will focus on the inter-exchange connectivity market.In 2016, the UK&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ooredoo’s new CEO eyes growth in North Africa

  09-08-2019 02:00
  Qatar based telecoms giant, Ooredoo, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer to oversee its operations in the developing market of Algeria.
  Nickolai Beckers took charge of operations in the north African nation earlier this week and will be tasked with building on Ooredoo&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Kashmir’s telecoms blackout: When critical infrastructure becomes a weapon

  09-08-2019 02:00
  Kashmir’s mobile and fixed line telecoms networks fell silent this week, as the Indian government implemented a telecommunications blackout following escalating tensions in the troubled province.
  On Sunday evening, the Indian government cut telecommunication lines in the region, leaving Kashmiris without mobile phone or fixed line communication services.
  The move came as the Indian government announced that it would be revoking Article 370 – a special decree that gives Kashmir a gre
  
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• Deutsche Telekom talks up convergence following strong H1 financials

  09-08-2019 02:00
  Deutsche Telekom has posted a strong set of financials for the first half of 2019, as it continued to grow its converged services portfolio.
  Net revenue rose by 3.2 per cent in the first six months of 2019 to &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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