Sumitomo and SBI Holdings are to each acquire a 20% stake in a unit of Vietnam’s software and telecommunications conglomerate FPT to foster artificial intelligence adoption in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/22/companies/sumitomo-sbi-stakes-vietnam/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomo #sbi #vietnam #fpt #ai #telecoms #software
Incoming British laws offer a test on how to get networking and messaging apps to beef up defenses against fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/09/world/fighting-social-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #socialmedia #cybersecurity #banks #lawenforcement #telecoms #tech #cybercrimes
Infrastructure businesses in Japan are stepping up measures to reduce potential damage from a possible huge earthquake in the Nankai Trough. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/society/infrastructure-measure-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #nankaitrough #disasterpreparedness #phones #telecoms #internet #electricity #jr #nttdocomo
@macrumors i filled out the form and asked Apple for sideloading and more openness. Its a shame Apple killed all innovative ideas by technical restrictions. Creatives and smart people spend more time trying to find workarounds, entitlements and fix codesigning hells (over and over). Innovation gets Killed. Im an #Apple developer since 1984. Developing innovative stuff in #networking and #telecoms including hardware became almost impossible in the last 15 years on Apple products. Just sad
Skype got shouted down by Teams and Zoom. But it revolutionised human connection | John Naughton https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2025/mar/08/skype-got-shouted-down-by-teams-and-zoom-but-it-revolutionised-human-connection #Technology #Microsoft #Computing #Internet #Telecoms #Skype #Zoom
The Starlink communications network is facing stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/24/tech/musk-starlink-china-satellite-internet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #elonmusk #starlink #satellites #jeffbezos #amazoncom #china #telecoms #internet #tech #rockets #spacesail
https://www.europesays.com/1857552/ Musk’s Starlink isn’t ready to rule Europe’s internet airwaves – POLITICO #Airlines #communications #Connectivity #Data #ElonMusk #England #europe #france #Gaming #greece #industry #innovation #markets #mobile #NetworkSecurity #resilience #RobertMourik #Russia #satellites #space #telecoms #Ukraine #UnitedStates
Amazon Kuiper satellite constellation granted UK licence https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/amazon-kuiper-satellite-constellation-granted-uk-licence/ #amazon #kuiper #uk #europe #satellites #telecoms #networks #connectivity #space #tech #news #technology
Apple has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/30/tech/apple-spacex-starlink-iphone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #spacex #starlink #iphone #telecoms #satellites
#Undersea telecommunications cable between Sweden and Latvia has been damaged due to external influence.
ref: https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/26.01.2025-bojats-lvrtc-optisko-skiedru-kabelis-baltijas-jura-nbs-apsekojusi-iespejams-iesaistito-kugi.a585214/ (in latvian)
reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/baltic-undersea-cable-damaged-by-external-influence-sunday-latvian-broadcaster-2025-01-26/ (in english)
Rakuten’s chief dismissed skeptics who call the Japanese e-commerce pioneer’s mobile foray a mistake and said the telecom arm is central for future growth through artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/21/companies/rakuten-ceo-mikitani-ai-bet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakuten #hiroshimikitani #phones #telecoms #ai
Italy is in advanced talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a deal to provide secure telecommunications for the nation’s government — the largest such project in Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/06/tech/italy-spacex-telecom-security-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #italy #spacex #telecoms #elonmusk #giorgiameloni #starlink #donaldtrump
Those of you who grew up in #Britain - who can remember this from their childhood and youth? A #dialtone from a Ringing Machine 2A, from the days of analogue #Strowger #Telephone #Exchanges - it was replaced by the same tone as used in USA when #DTMF (tone dialling) replaced loop disconnect, as the harmonics in this tone upset the DTMF tone detectors in the registers..
The Worst #Hacks of 2024
From Chinese #cyberspies breaching US #telecoms to ruthless #ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, #breaches , and data leaks ever.
#china #privacy #security
Finnish authorities seized a ship carrying Russian oil on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia and that it also damaged or broke four internet lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/world/finland-ship-cable-outages-board/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #finland #oceans #internet #telecoms
As telecoms scramble to oust Chinese hackers, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says a yearly cyberdefense plan should be mandatory. Read more at @TechRadar. #Hack #Telecoms #FCC #Cybersecurity #SaltTyphoon #China #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/Zi2vUW
A day of #telephones - reconfigured #FreePBX #trunks that link on-premises #PBX with #cloud PBX to use #PJSIP rather than chan_sip - hopefully they will stay registered more reliably, repaired handset of desktop #VOIP phone with broken RJ9 socket using another harvested from defective analogue set (not prettiest repair, and I had to check the wiring colours as they are *different* between original and new socket), but it works #Repair #Maintenance #Telecoms
