All Security articles – Page 12
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Network & Infrastructure
US forces UK hand on Huawei, Germany resists
Reports that tightened US sanctions may be a game changer on Huawei security pave the way for a UK government U-turn on its approach to the vendor. In Germany, leaked DT contract details underline willingness of Huawei to hedge operator risks with stockpiled supplies and financial guarantees.
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Venturing & Investments
Telekom Innovation Pool grabs piece of Cynet
DT’s “strategy-motivated” investment fund takes stake in Israeli cybersecurity firm. Telekom Security leveraging Cynet tech to address SME market.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany makes Huawei wait
A decision on Chinese vendors’ involvement in German 5G deployment sees another delay, and is now (tentatively) expected for September 2020. Huawei security concerns remain central to opposition, with operators forced to make hedge their bets in the meantime.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica Tech crosses paths with ElevenPaths
Tech division to absorb in-house cybersecurity unit, say “industry sources”. ElevenPaths CEO Pedro Pablo Pérez not going anywhere, it seems.
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Strategy & Change
DT to set Telekom Security free
T-Systems reboot takes on tangible form, with the legal separation of the Security and IoT units and the creation of an expanded B2B hub under Telekom Deutschland.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT’s McRae on edge: “we want to do a lot more”
Chief Architect Neil McRae outlined key drivers for edge compute, and role of network operators in adoption. Edge forecast to be “everywhere”, with telco operators needing to reposition and collaborate in order to keep hyperscalers at bay. Private networks, eHealth, and remote monitoring flagged as key early use-cases.
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Financial & Performance
SAP called in as BT addresses “material weakness” in reporting
Ongoing inadequacies in financial controls have resulted in BT submitting its consolidated accounts with caveats. IT system weaknesses, and insufficiently robust review of elements of financial information are the source of concerns. Governance and compliance solutions from SAP have been flagged as supporting greater resilience for the Group’s future ...
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Innovation (R&D)
O2 joins call for UK to step up self-driving tests
O2 UK, Cisco, and partners recommended a UK cyber test facility for connected and autonomous vehicles, complete with allocated spectrum and a core and fibre backbone.
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Strategy & Change
DT CSO Tschersich on security in an emergency
DT Chief Security Officer Thomas Tschersich: video conferencing here to stay, but widespread remote working will only work if there is increased trust between enterprise and cloud partners.
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Products & Services
Vodafone’s Secure Net ‘passes 20 million mark’
Flagship One More Service offering continues to expand base
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Innovation (R&D)
T Mobile US to help design FAA’s drone tracking system
TMUS joins Airbus, Amazon, Intel and others on federal Remote ID protocol development.
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Telefónica’s ElevenPaths in collaboration with Google Cloud’s Chronicle
ElevenPaths agreed a “strategic collaboration” with Chronicle, Google Cloud’s cybersecurity solutions subsidiary.
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Telefónica joins heavyweights for quantum computing collaboration
Telefónica has been collaborating with Ericsson, SK Telecom (SKT), and Telecom Italia on the GSM Association’s new “Quantum Computing, Networking and Security” project since early-March 2020.
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Public Affairs
O2 UK partner Aerial Direct admits major data breach
Aerial Direct, which describes itself as the largest direct business partner of Telefónica UK (O2 UK), admitted to a major data breach in February 2020.
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Products & Services
Vodafone UK launches Vodafone Cyber Enhanced enterprise service
VfUK launched Vodafone Cyber Enhanced, a new product for enterprise customers in critical infrastructure industries.
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BT Enterprise trumpets Cisco for low risk SD-WAN adoption
Enterprise is following in the footsteps of BT Global with close links to Cisco for its nascent intelligent networking solutions portfolio.
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Suppliers & SCM
Ericsson wins BT future core; Huawei lingers in early ESN
BT and Ericsson confirm converged network core deal; de-Huaweisation continues.
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BT pushed on Huawei rights record as rebel MPs call for ban
Attempt to kick out Huawei from UK infrastructure within three years fails to secure backing of Commons. Government considering tougher demands on HRVs to head off rebels, who are expected to return with reinforcements in the summer. Ex-BT Chairman now lending his gravitas to Huawei as a senior advisor ...
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BT Global launches Security Advisory Services
BT Global launched Security Advisory Services in what looked a refocusing of its cybersecurity efforts.
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Al-Saleh retained for next phase of T-Sys reboot
CEO gets a two-year extension as results hold up during overhaul. Deal positions 2022 as target year for emergence of revamped T-Sys. Cash flow production remains the big unticked box. DT confirms coming extraction of division’s network activities.