The United States and South Korea will 'coordinate' their semiconductor investments.

John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, stated on Tuesday that South Korea and the United States will "coordinate" their chip investments in response to a Financial Times report stating that Washington requested Seoul not to fill any mar...

Disbursements of Paytm loans increase threefold to Rs 12,554 crore in the March quarter.

As reported in a stock exchange statement made by parent company One97 Communications on Wednesday, loan disbursements for the quarter ending March 31 increased more than threefold year over year to Rs 12,554 crore. While providing an update to the exchanges on its operational success, One97 Comm...

Thailand’s House Launches a Sub-Panel on Space

The House committee on communications, telecommunications, and digital economy and society of Thailand has established a space sub-committee for overlooking the technology development in the country.

The vice-chairman of the committee, Col. Settapong Malisuwan, said that the development...

According to the EU antitrust chief, big IT is now regulated like banks

"The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will (now) define the rules of the game for corporations who act as gatekeepers," EU competition head Margrethe Vestager told reporters hours after the bill was enacted.

This was "done a long time ago in areas such as finance, telecommunicat...

5G Vs. Aviation Industry

Verizon Communications Incorporation and AT&T Incorporation have agreed for now to stop their nationwide rollout of 5G technology near the busiest airports of the nation as federal regulators strive to address safety concerns.

The Federal Aviation Administration along with executive...

Singaporean Companies Achieve Fastest Speeds on 5G

Singtel and Ericsson, Singaporean telecommunications providers, have made a breakthrough in 5G standalone new radio-dual connectivity (SA NR-DC) technology.

They are now the first companies in Southeast Asia to reach the 5.4 Gigabytes per second speed of download.

The achievem...

Australia Protecting Vital Technology

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, listed 63 areas of technology that were crucial for the country and had to be protected from strategic rivals.

This move is followed by Australia’s worry that Beijing is benefitting from its technological advancement v...

The Virtual Fiber Solution of Redline Communications

Redline Communications Group Incorporation provides data infrastructure for harsh and remote areas. The company announced today that it was selected by a large exploration and production company of petroleum in Thailand. The Thai company wants the Virtual Fiber RDL-3000 solution of Redline Commun...

Boeing receives license to provide Internet from Space

Boeing has gained US authorization for launching satellites that will be providing internet services from space.
Highlights
•    Boeing gains approval for satellite constellation project
•    Elon Musk has already launc...

South Korea wishes to restore communication hotline with North Korea

Highlights

• North Korea carried out the testing of its missile system earlier this month
• South Korea wants to restart phone and fax-like communications

South Korea has urged North Korea to restore the communication hotl...

Brazil government confirms 5G mobile spectrum auction on November 4

Highlights

• The Brazil government has scheduled an auction for November 4
• All state capitals will have access to the technology by July 2022

The Brazil government has scheduled an auction on November 4 for the fifth generation (5...

Rajiv Aggarwal appointed as the Head of Public Policy by Facebook India

Highlights

•  Rajiv Aggarwal, has been appointed as the Director of Public Policy

•  Aggarwal comes in with 26 years of experience as an    Administrative Officer

Facebook has appointed Rajiv Aggarwal as the ne...

iPhone 13 to have Low Earth Orbit satellite communications for calling and texting

Highlights

• Apple is all set to launch four new models of the iPhone 13 series
• iPhone 13 series to will be able to call and text without cellular network

iPhone 13 series is set to launch in India early next month. This series will in...

HUAWEI EXPANDS TRAINING CENTER ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS EAST AFRICA

Highlights –

• 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...

NTT PRESIDENT TO TAKE PAY CUT OVER DINING CASE WITH GOVT. OFFICIALS

Highlights –

• NTT President to take pay cut over dining case with govt. officials.
• The president and other executives will take a pay cut for three months.
• NTT President Jun Sawada will take a pay cut of 40 percent for three months fro...

JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD SPENDING ROSE 13.0 PERCENT IN APRIL

Highlights –

• Japan’s household spending rose 13.0 percent in April.
• Households with two or more people spent an average $2,700 in real terms.
• Seasonally adjusted spending inched up 0.1 percent from March.
• Outlays for ...

JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.1% IN APRIL OVER MOBILE PHONE FEES

Highlights –

• Japan’s CPI dropped 0.1% in April over mobile phone fees.
• Bank of Japan struggled to accelerate inflation toward its elusive 2 percent goal.
• In April, mobile phone fees tumbled 26.5 percent from a year earlier.
...

JAPAN POST LOST CLIENT DOCUMENTS DEALING ON FINANCIAL PRODUCT

Highlights –

• Japan Post lost client documents dealing on financial product.
• Around 5,700 post offices nationwide lost such documents.
• It had lost intermediary records containing personal information on 318 clients who had traded natio...

HUAWEI ANNOUNCES TO LIGHT UP 1,000 FACTORIES WITH 5GtoB SOLUTION

Highlights –

• Huawei announces to light up 1,000 factories with 5GtoB solution.
• China plans to accelerate industrialization of factories.
•  Huawei is said to have worked with operators and other industry partners to develop the 5Gt...

5G TRIALS TO BEGIN IN INDIA SOON

HIGHLIGHTS

• 5G trials are going to begin in India soon.
• Reliance Jio is developing a homegrown and indigenous 5G network.
• Bharti Airtel confirmed a successful 5G test over the commercial network.

5G mobile networks may come...