Telecommunications

Row around Sri Lanka’s holiest tree shows how fake news travels
Claims of 5G mobile signals harming Sri Maha Bodhi also illustrate the reverence in which the country holds the tree.
Published On 7 Jun 2023
US telecom stocks hit as Amazon in talks for cellphone services
The online retail giant’s entry could cause major disruptions in US telecom which has some of highest charges globally.
Published On 2 Jun 2023
Government sells 9.5% of state-controlled Telecom Egypt
The sale comes as part of the country’s privatisation drive to meet a series of foreign debt obligations.
Published On 14 May 2023
‘Ruined my livelihood’: Pakistan internet shutdown hits millions
No sign of restrictions being lifted despite information blackout and losses suffered by daily-wage earners, businesses.
Published On 11 May 2023

Bing, a minor player, has risen to prominence with AI tech behind ChatGPT, posing a real challenge to Google.

Move comes as the telecom looks to expand in Indonesia’s fixed broadband market.

Massive takeover deal, first struck in 2021, faced challenges from Canada’s antitrust agency and consumer advocates.

Implementation of these changes across the ecosystem will be a ‘complex process’, requiring ‘significant work’, it said.

Israeli firm won contract with a Myanmar state-backed telecoms firm a month before 2021 coup, according to documents.

In a ceasefire agreement signed earlier this month, Ethiopia committed to restoring basic services to the Tigray region.

US Federal Communications Commission decision includes devices from Huawei, ZTE and other manufacturers.

US accuses alleged Chinese intelligence officers of trying to impede prosecution of Chinese telecommunications firm.

Snap lost $4bn of its market cap in after-hours trading as it posted its slowest revenue growth in five years.

The regulator said Google leveraged its dominant position in markets such as online search and app store for Android.

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