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EE partners with Scottish Government and the Home Office to bring 4G to some of Scotland’s most rural locations

EE has partnered with the Scottish Government and the Home Office to bring 4G to some of Scotland’s most rural locations for the first time. Strathconon, Blairmore and Reawick have been connected to 4G, with a further 32 locations across rural Scotland to follow.

Connected EE UK

·4 months ago

UK Telcos banned from installing new Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021

UK Telecoms providers will be banned from installing Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G networks from next September, the government has said.

Connected Huawei UK

·4 months ago

NEC to support 5G roll out in the UK

As part of a diplomatic trip to Japan, British International Trade Secretary Liz Truss spoke to NEC Chairman Nobuhiro Endo about 5G

Connected UK

·6 months ago

Judge Rejects US Governments Appeal On WeChat Ban

U.S. Judge Laurel Beeler rejected a Justice Department request Friday, which seeked to overturn a decision that allowed the Tencent backed app WeChat to stay on App Stores in the country.

News US

·6 months ago

Italy vetoes Fastweb and Huawei 5G Deal

The Italian government has blocked an agreement between Huawei and telecommunications group Fastweb, where Huawei would be supplying equipment for its 5G core network.

Connected Huawei

·6 months ago

Bytedance, Walmart and Oracle deal gets Tentative U.S. Government Approval

Oracle and Walmart have agreed to acquire a 20% stake in TikTok’s global business as part of a pre-IPO financing round. Oracle will be owning about a 12.5 percent stake in the company while Walmart CEO Doug McMillon will join the company’s board.

News US

·7 months ago

China implements sanctions against US companies

China has implemented its “unreliable entities list” in retaliation against the U.S., which has used its own “entity list” to shut Huawei out of the U.S. market, while also attacking TikTok and WeChat.

China News US

·7 months ago

TikTok and WeChat banned from US app stores from Sunday

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Friday morning that downloads of video app TikTok and messaging app WeChat will be banned in the U.S. from Sunday (Sept 20). If a deal is not struck by 12 November, the app will be fully banned, and using as well as downloading the app will be illegal.

Apps US

·7 months ago

ByteDance rejects Microsoft bid for TikTok

TikTok owner ByteDance has rejected the bid from Microsoft for its U.S. operations. A deadline for TikTok to sell its U.S. operations or shut them down is arriving on Tuesday.

Apps Microsoft

·7 months ago

Sliced Tech to host BlackBerry SecuSUITE in Australia

Sliced Tech has partnered with BlackBerry in Australia to host its secure communications portfolio, SecuSuite for Government. The partnership allows BlackBerry to offer a locally-hosted managed service to Australian government agencies and address data sovereignty concerns.

BlackBerry

·7 months ago

TikTok files lawsuit against the U.S. government

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 that would ban the TikTok app from the U.S by mid-September. TikTok has now officially filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, saying the order violates due process and exceeds the scope of sanction rules.

News US

·8 months ago

US tightens restrictions on Huawei

The Trump administration is further tightening restrictions on China's Huawei, seeking to starve it of crucial components by cutting off all access to U.S. technology.

Huawei US

·8 months ago