Struggling Indian telcos get the news they have been waiting for
India’s beleaguered operators are doubtless celebrating after the government approved a relief package that will essentially reduce their outgoings.
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Apple wins a Pyrrhic victory over Epic
In the long-running case over Apple’s right to prevent iOS apps circumventing its payment system a judge has ruled the company is not a monopoly in this context, just.
EU court rules against Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone on net neutrality
Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have found themselves on the wrong end of a European court decision in a years-long dispute over certain content offerings.
Apple placates Japan Fair Trade Commission with token app store concession
A five-year Japanese investigation into Apple’s app store practices has been resolved with a superficial tweak.
Deepening O-RAN Alliance crisis stokes fear of global technology split
Ericsson has joined its Nordic competitor to voice concern over the presence of American sanction targets in the OpenRAN industry group, casting further doubt over the future of the lauded technology.
South Korea demands Apple and Google open app stores to 3rd-party payments
A bill voted through by Korea’s parliamentarians demands application store operators like Apple and Google to allow customers to choose alternative payment methods when buying apps and content.
Apple opens its purse to settle developer class-action suit
Apple has agreed to loosen its grip on how mobile apps can be distributed and promised more transparency on app approval processes in a package to settle a class-action suit brought by app developers.
Telcos ask for loophole in OECD’s anti-tax-loophole rules
Two of the telecoms industry’s biggest lobby groups have called for their members to be exempt from upcoming rules designed to curb tax avoidance by multinational tech firms.
Huawei accused of IP theft and installing a backdoor in public security project
A US cloud software company is suing Chinese vendor Huawei, alleging it stole it intellectual property and installed a backdoor when they collaborated over a project in Pakistan.
Eurobites: MegaFon extends VoLTE services across Russia
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Inmarsat accelerates the L-band; Finnfund boosts connectivity in Africa; it’s time we took a ‘woliday’.
US Senators out to tear down the app store walls
A bipartisan Senate bill is introduced to boost competition in the mobile apps market with rules to restrict what Apple and Google can impose on developers and users.
TIM and Vodafone allegedly settled decade-long disputes
An Italian newspaper reported the two telco giants reached an out-of-court agreement to settle all disputes running back to 2012.
Apple defends new device-scanning tech as criticisms grow
Apple has launched a defence of its controversial new system to scan users’ devices for child sexual material after over 5,000 people and organizations signed an open letter against it.
Jay Y. Lee out of jail, but Samsung still saddled with uncertainty
Samsung’s heir apparent has been granted a parole, but when and how he could take the reins at Korea’s biggest chaebol is still not clear.
American businesses urge Biden to reengage with China
Trade organisations called on the Biden administration to expedite its China policy reviews and to reopen trade talks with its main rival.
What does the UK government’s Telecoms Security Bill mean for the future of the industry?
The bill aims to ensure that public telecommunications providers operate secure and resilient networks and services, and manage their supply chains appropriately.
US Senators bid to amend Section 230 to censor social media
A couple of Democrat Senators want to make social media companies liable for public health ‘misinformation’ on their platforms.
UK government ties itself in knots over social media censorship
The UK government wants to protect us from online horridness but seems confused about how best to go about it while also protecting freedom of speech.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: JEDI, Huawei and Myanmar
Ahead of a massive weekend for sport and Scott’s marriage, the guys brave central London once more. They start by discussing JEDI – a US government public cloud project that has been complicated by having hardly any choice of vendor. They move on to the ongoing US attempt to extradite Huawei’s CFO from Canada and conclude with the unique circumstances in Myanmar that have forced Telenor to flee.
Huawei loses bid to submit new evidence in CFO extradition case
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is accused by the US of fraud and email evidence that may have proven her innocence has been rejected by a Canadian judge.
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