The Kursk region in western Russia experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Thursday, which occurred at the same time as a reported Ukrainian counter-incursion across the border. Regional authorities confirmed a “massive” cyberattack, reporting that government and business websites and key infrastructure services were temporarily disrupted. Internet monitoring organization NetBlocks also recorded sporadic internet … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/erhui1979) Thailand’s mobile operators are racing to strengthen their 4G services, resulting in an intense spectrum auction that lasted more than 24 hours and forced regulators to extend the process into a second day. The contest centers on valuable frequency blocks that could reshape competitive positions among the country’s carriers. Advanced Info Service … Read more

A limited-edition Samsung Galaxy S III will come preloaded with Visa’s contactless payment app, Visa payWave, and will be made available to athletes and selected partners during the Olympic Games. Visa and Samsung announced the collaboration, which will allow authorized users to make quick, contactless payments at thousands of retail locations across London. For security, … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/MaFelipe) Big data can mean different things to different people, but it is commonly defined by the three Vs: volume, variety and velocity. Today organizations face not only growing volumes of data but also an expanding range of data sources and faster data creation rates. Managing all three dimensions at once presents a … Read more

BT has officially announced the appointment of Allison Kirkby as its new chief executive. Kirkby will succeed Philip Jansen and is expected to take up the role by the end of January 2024 at the latest. “I am incredibly honoured to have been appointed as the next chief executive of BT Group. BT is a … Read more

Samsung Electronics announced a laboratory demonstration achieving combined peak speeds of 8.5 Gbps across multiple devices using 5G mmWave technology, a figure the company describes as an industry-leading result. The test paired 800 MHz of mmWave spectrum with MU‑MIMO (multi-user, multiple input, multiple output) techniques on Samsung’s 5G mmWave access equipment. Two mobile devices were … Read more

Customers can integrate with industry-leading vendors to build a cloud-native mobile environment for ubiquitous connectivity, AI and automation Highway 9 Networks has launched the Mobile Cloud Alliance Program, an ecosystem of solutions providers designed to help organizations adopt and manage private 5G. The program lets companies integrate existing mobile and network infrastructure with cloud services … Read more

The Netherlands’ telecom regulator has confirmed that KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo each secured 100 MHz of spectrum in the highly sought-after 3.5 GHz band in this week’s auction. The auction raised a total of €174.4 million, with each operator acquiring their allocation at prices only slightly above the reserve. KPN invested €58.4 million, VodafoneZiggo paid … Read more

Vodafone has warned UK policymakers that a complete ban on Huawei equipment would undermine the country’s progress in 5G. “The UK’s leadership in 5G will be lost if mobile operators are forced to spend time and money replacing existing equipment,” Scott Petty, CTO of Vodafone UK, told the Financial Times and Reuters. Petty emphasized that … Read more

Service providers have long recognized that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are vulnerable to a variety of fraudulent activities. Certain inherent weaknesses — most notably three-way calls and call transfers — can be exploited by attackers. In these cases, fraudsters inject call-control signals into the network and effectively hijack active sessions. The result is … Read more