HUAWEI EXPANDS TRAINING CENTER ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS EAST AFRICA

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• Huawei expands training center on emerging technologies across East Africa.
• The revamped East Africa Regional Training Center is based in Nairobi.
• The training center will help bridge the skills gap and spur the growth of...

KCC TO REVISE LAW ON THE LIMIT OF PAYMENT TO LIVESTREAM BROADCASTERS

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• KCC to revise law on the limit of payment to livestream broadcasters.
• Platforms like YouTube and Afreeca TV operate live payments.
• KCC will pursue legal revisions to prevent excessive payments to livestreamers.

S. KOREA ASKS FOREIGN AND LOCAL ONLINE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE STABLE SERVICES

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• S. Korea asks foreign and local online companies to provide stable services.
• Google, Facebook, Netflix, Naver, Kakao, and Wavve asked to comply with the country’s new law.
• The country will now hold service providers...

CHINA OPPOSES U.S GOVT. ORDER DELISTING CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES IN NYSE

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• China opposes U.S Govt. order delisting Chinese telecommunications companies in NYSE.
• China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying commented on the same.
• Hua commented the act will harm the investors from various coun...

SOUTH KOREA ADDS BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION FOR MOBILE TRANSACTION SECURITY

HIGHLIGHTS

• KFTC has introduced new biometric authentication model to prevent fraud in online transaction.
• Expressing concerns about invulnerability on online banking system and sensor hardware, KFTC said that hacking verification devices such as smart...

China is finally accepted as having replaced Russia as the main strategic threat to US global primacy

After 1945, the Atlantic Alliance has become the backbone of US foreign policy, with the consequence that Russia (then the USSR) once again replaced Germany as the primary threat. As a result, various technological regulation systems started to become active in the US and its partners, based on r...

Big Telecom plans for massive digital infrastructure investment by Hamilton

On Thursday, 23 January, Hamilton City announced it will invest $400 million in updating its digital infrastructure by a major Canadian telecommunications company.

The City states in a press release that Bell Canada will spend nearly $400 million in increasing broadband Internet service...

Department of telecommunications to contact FinMin, request sector relief

The Telecommunications Department will present the Ministry of Finance with the debt-ridden telecommunications industry's wish list early, a senior ministry source stated.

"In the first week of January, we will have structured meetings with the sector. We're going to see wh...

United Arab Emirate's telecoms regulator is aware of Totok spyware

Dubai: The UAE's telecom controller has said that it is "mindful" of every ongoing worry over information security and severe measures have been forced to ensure clients' protection.

In an announcement gave on Friday, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) g...

Southern EU states builds focus on emerging technologies through agreement

On Wednesday, member-states of seven southern European Union signed and agreed to a memorandum of understanding focusing on closer collaboration which centers on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and blockchain. In the latest announcement, countries such as Cyp...