After purchasing a 9.9% stake in Telefónica for €2.1 billion, Saudi Telecom became its largest shareholder. Saudi telecommunications company STC Group acquired a 9.9% stake in Telefónica for 2.1 billion euros, thus becoming the largest shareholder of the Spanish operator. This is stated in a message from the… Read More »The largest shareholder: the Saudi company bought almost 10% of the shares of the Spanish Telefónica
Before the Day of Knowledge, GlobalLogic, one of the largest IT companies in Ukraine, investigated how much time IT engineers devote to training, what sources of training they use and how the full-scale war affected the training process. Almost 700 specialists of the company with… Read More »How much time do IT professionals spend on training?
For entertainment or just communication, you can choose any messengers to your taste. And if it is about using messengers for confidential communication, it is worth remembering that sometimes messengers are given access to geolocations. There is also a risk that Russian special services will get… Read More »No messenger can be trusted with secret information – expert
Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson and British company Vodafone successfully tested slicing a standalone 5G (SA) network for cloud gaming at Coventry University. The test demonstrated the benefits of 5GSA technology to create the basis for individual and high performance gaming. During the test, participants experienced improved call… Read More »Ericsson and Vodafone Successfully Demonstrate Slicing a Standalone 5G Network for Cloud Gaming
Eset warns of the spread of fake Telegram and Signal applications, the purpose of which is to spy on victims. Dangerous programs have already been downloaded by thousands of users. Spyware applications were distributed through Google Play stores, Samsung Galaxy Store and specialized websites. According to telemetry data, the samples… Read More »Fake Telegram and Signal apps spy on victims
The largest players in the Australian telecommunications market are starting to turn off 3G networks. Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – Australia’s three largest telecommunications companies – have announced the phasing out of their third generation (3G) networks. Vodafone will be the first mobile operator to… Read More »Goodbye 3G: Australia’s top carriers shut down 3G networks
During the full-scale invasion, the number of cyber attacks in Ukraine increased by 3.5 times compared to 2021. Relatively few of them fall on the financial sector – this is how the NBU recorded more than 250 attempts to attack the banking system in 2022. However, the cost of… Read More »Ukrainian IT developments protect the banking system
Italy passed two decrees on Monday, which provide for the Ministry of Economy to acquire a stake of up to 20% in the fixed-line telephone network Telecom Italia (TIM). The deal implements a Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 10 between the Treasury Department and… Read More »Italy has approved draft resolutions on the acquisition of up to 20% of shares in the Telecom Italia network, which is the country’s main telecommunications network
An important step for the development of the telecommunications industry. Major players in the communications market, Huawei and Ericsson, announced the signing of an agreement on cross-licensing of patents. This step is intended to promote the further development of communication standards and improve the quality of technology. Wide… Read More »Huawei and Ericsson enter into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement
Mobile communications operator “Vodafone Ukraine” (PJSC “VF Ukraine”, formerly “MTS-Ukraine”, Kyiv) has completed the acquisition of the company “Freenet”, which provides services of fixed access to the Internet under the “O3” brand. This is stated in the company’s message, Ukrainian News Agency reports. It is… Read More »“Vodafone Ukraine” completed the purchase of the “Freenet” provider