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5G and security: The dual telecoms challenges facing the new UK government

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:02:57 +0000

As the newly elected Labour government takes office in the UK after 14 years of Conservative rule, industry leaders are calling for urgent action on cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. The recent high-profile cyberattacks on critical organisations like the NHS and MoD have exposed significant vulnerabilities in the UK’s digital defences, prompting experts to demand a... Read more »

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UK hopes for a seat on UN telecoms council in 2022

Fin Strathern — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:42:21 +0000

The UK has set its sights on a council seat at the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) after announcing it will run for the election due to take place in September 2022. The ITU oversees allocation of global spectrum for radio waves and satellite orbits for devices such as mobile phones and GPS navigation. Importantly,... Read more »

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FCC moves to regulate social media after Trump’s executive order

Ryan Daws — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:48:30 +0000

The FCC has announced that it will move to regulate social media following President Trump’s executive order earlier this year. Trump’s executive order followed fact-checking by Twitter which highlighted inaccuracies in his tweets. Despite the tweets remaining public, Trump argued that it amounted to censorship by Twitter. Under the proposed changes, social media platforms could... Read more »

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