Financial Times
The virus has brought the digital future closer
The digital future has long been talked about but the pandemic has brought it a big step closer. For millions, technology has been a lifeline in a new, socially-distanced reality. Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. For the companies, the crisis has not only cemented their market power but provided an opportunity to show that they can be responsible corporate citizens.
European Commission’s decision to block Three-O2 deal annulled (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:10Huawei shown to have switched to Chinese parts after US blacklisting (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 11:42United Kingdom draws up 3-year plan to remove Huawei from 5G networks
The United Kingdom government is drawing up plans to force a full phase out of Huawei from Britain’s 5G networks within three years. Government officials want to ensure that the UK’s telecoms networks — including 5G mobile phone infrastructure — do not contain equipment from the Chinese company beyond 2023 because they believe this could compromise national security. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Jan granted the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker a limited role in supplying kit for the UK’s 5G networks, while capping Huawei’s market share to 35 percent.
Editorial: Time to close the digital divide (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/22/2020 - 06:43Opinion: Big Tech is emerging from the crisis stronger than ever (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/22/2020 - 06:43South Africa’s digital health travails provide useful lessons (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 12:16Africa races to fill telecoms ‘not spots’
The economics of rolling out connections to the most rural parts of Africa presents a hefty challenge for the hopes of many in the telemedicine world. Data compiled by M-Lab, an open source project backed by Google and various universities, shows that Madagascar is the only African country with broadband speeds anywhere close to those available in Europe and Asia, as a submarine cable lands on the island. Most other African nations rely on 3G and 4G signals, or long-distance WiFi technology Wi-Max.