カテゴリー: Telecoms
Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe housesWhen even two weeks of torture could not force Aung Thu to betray his fellow anti-coup activists, his military interrogators in Myanmar…
Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concernsIndia’s government has backtracked on an order for all smartphones to be pre-installed with a state-owned security app after a mass outcry over privacy…
Critics voice concern as government says its Sanchar Saathi app combats cybersecurity threats for 1.2bn telecom usersIndia’s telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cybersecurity app that ca…
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan’s capital suddenly filled with people – mobile phones everywhere had p…
Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’Afghans are living under a near-complete communications blackout after Taliban authorities cut internet and mobile phone services for a second day as …
President wipes about $70bn off Apple shares as he raises pressure on company to build smartphones in USBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones if they are not made in the United States, as he stepped…
Coverage with UK-European provider will be in place by end of month, says island’s main telecoms companyTaiwan is expected to have access to low earth orbit satellite internet service by the end of the month, a step the government says is crucial in ca…
With no intensive care available in remote areas, many patients died on their way to city hospitals. Now rural medics are using tele-ICU systems to save lives• Photographs by Elke Scholiers for the GuardianWhenever an ambulance arrived with a criticall…
Move taken against background of China’s Covid lockdowns and geopolitical tensions between Beijing and WashingtonApple has begun making iPhone 14s in India, as it moves some production away from China for the first time against a backdrop of Chinese Co…
Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge phone networksCanada says it will ban Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G network, a move that puts it in line with intelligence-sharing alli…