Cybersecurity firm FireEye says it has identified an Iranian hacking group targeting telecommunications companies worldwide. Last month, FireEye publicly disclosed the group under the name APT39. According to the company, APT39’s primary objective appears to be collecting personal information. FireEye notes that APT39 differs from other Iranian-linked threat groups it tracks, which have been associated … Read more

BT estimates the cost of the UK government’s decision to restrict the use of Huawei’s telecoms equipment will be around £500 million. The UK government announced its position on whether to allow the Chinese vendor Huawei to participate in national telecoms networks on Tuesday. Despite security concerns raised by the United States and others, the … Read more

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou suffered a legal setback on Wednesday when a Canadian court ruled that her extradition case to the United States can proceed. Meng faces US accusations that she used Huawei subsidiaries to evade sanctions imposed on Iran. Canadian authorities arrested her at Vancouver International Airport on 1 December 2018. Meng, … Read more

(c)iStock.com/claudiodivizia MWC The recent bidding for English Premier League broadcasting rights carried an air of mystery and high stakes. Would this be the year digital disruptors — the Amazons, the Facebooks and similar players — finally claimed a share of the market? In short: not this time. Sky and BT Sport retained the primary packages, … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/awiekupo) In 2015 UK mobile operators moved quickly to introduce technologies intended to improve the consumer experience. EE launched the country’s first integrated Wi‑Fi calling service in March, Vodafone followed with its own VoWiFi offering, and Three became the first UK operator to roll out voice calling over 4G (VoLTE). O2 has also … Read more

Nokia has launched its Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform to modernize data centre network operations for the AI era. Built on Kubernetes, the platform delivers simplified, reliable, and adaptable lifecycle management for data centre networks. EDA is designed to reduce human error in network operations and lower the risk of service disruptions and application downtime. Nokia … Read more

TelecomsTech has previously covered the potentially game-changing and cost-saving G.Fast technology. Earlier reports focused on Bell Labs’ research into a related spin-off, XG-Fast, which demonstrated an impressive 10 Gbps over existing copper landline infrastructure. Those top speeds were recorded under controlled laboratory conditions, so real-world performance may differ because of environmental factors and signal degradation. … Read more

Government cybersecurity authorities in the United States and allied countries have issued a fresh warning about the Chinese-linked hacking group known as Volt Typhoon. In a joint advisory released Tuesday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and eight international partners cautioned that … Read more

(Image Credit: Thomas Schewe) Vodafone has recently committed significant investment toward network upgrades, and this drive is particularly evident in India. The company pledged substantial funds in markets such as the UK and is now applying the same focus to emerging markets where subscriber growth and future revenue potential are high. In the UK, for … Read more

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