Vodafone and Three have said that their merger in the UK could create 12,000 new jobs. The Unite union has warned that similar mergers have actually led to job cuts and says up to 1,600 jobs could go.
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More organisations have signed Ofcom's pledge to bring more women into senior tech roles. The pledge was originally signed by telecom companies from the UK in June but more have just signed.
China will bring in export controls on gallium and germanium from August 1. These metals are used by the semiconductor, telecoms, and electric vehicle industries and consumers could see higher prices.
Samsung and Nokia have had a cross-license patent deal in place for the sharing of knowledge by both companies for some time but this expired in 2022. Today, both companies have signed a new deal.
Ofcom has said it wants to change the universal service obligation (USO) so that telecoms providers no longer need to support fax machines. The USO has not been updated since 2003.
Google has spoken out against plans to make it pay network infrastructure costs to help providers meet EU targets. Network providers have been complaining they can't make viable returns on upgrades.
Another tech company, Ericsson, has announced that it will cease its business operations in Russia over the next few months in its obligations to customers, as a result of the Ukraine war.
Ofcom's research should that one in five have been struggling to keep up with their telecom bills. It has called on broadband providers to offer tariffs for those living on a low income.
Groups representing the telecoms industry in the UK have called on the Prime Minister to address several challenges facing a nationwide fibre rollout. Proposals to fix the issues were given.
The Estonian government is asking other EU member states for feedback on how long telecoms companies should be able to lease wireless spectrum. It has ditched the EC's 25-year suggestion.
The flaw in question affects equipment used by cell towers, radios, networks, and of course, our own mobile phones. While there's a patch available, most devices won't ever receive it.
The European Commission has approved Nokia's acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, a wireless technologies company. It is one of the company's latest milestones, after transitioning to a telecoms company.
The European Union is determined to be among the first parts of the world to deploy 5G technologies, and it's now partnering with Japan and others to make sure that happens.
A leaked report shows that the European Commission is looking to take into account supposed competition from VOIP services which are taking on traditional wireless carriers across the Union.
Orange - the fifth largest telecoms company in the world, is planning to partner with Deezer to offer free music streaming to its pay-monthly mobile tariffs.
Under new provisions of the Protect America Act 2007 recently signed into legislation, as an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978, the US National Security Agency (NSA) can monitor all traffic...
Of all of the myths that drove the 1990s technology boom — dot-coms made good investments, the New Economy would never experience a recession, small telecom companies could beat the mighty Bells — the most...
Microsoft raising Windows 11 24H2 system requirement to block CPUs without SSE4.2 and PopCnt
The new Microsoft Planner adds more task features designed for frontline workers
Dell explains how to check if your Windows 11 computer is 'AI-Enabled'
New version of Tiny11 Builder lets you debloat any Windows 11 build or version
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