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August 23, 2020
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Taiwan – Consumers put off by high cost of 5G, survey finds

August 23, 2020
Mon, Aug 24, 2020 A majority of Taiwanese are not inclined to switch to 5G service within the next six months, as most of them are waiting for the cost to drop, an online poll released on Thursday by 1111 Job Bank (111人力銀行) showed. The nation’s three major telecoms have launched 5G services over the...
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Aug

Russia to work together with China and Huawei on 5G

August 23, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced that Russia is ready to work together with China and with Huawei on 5G technology, in lieu of the US’ efforts to bar foreign entities from cooperating with the Chinese tech giant. During a Q&A session at the “Territory of Meanings” forum, the minister insisted that Russia has...
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Aug

Telstra’s 5G navigator Kim Krogh Andersen cool under fire

August 23, 2020
By Supratim Adhikari and Zoe Samios August 24, 2020 Telstra’s latest senior recruit Kim Krogh Andersen has endured a baptism of fire since joining the telco – from a devastating bushfire season to the COVID-19 pandemic. And things are about to get even hotter for him. As the man put in charge of Telstra’s product and technology roadmap,...
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Aug

New court ruling is great news for fibre rollout in South Africa

August 23, 2020
Bradley Prior 22 August 2020 Telkom has lost a case against Vodacom in the Pretoria High Court over the latter’s use of Telkom’s ducts and sleeves to roll out its fibre network. This outcome is great news for South African customers, who could see fewer obstacles impeding their preferred fibre network from installing infrastructure in...
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Concerns raised over proposed Marburg cell tower erection

August 23, 2020
The Marburg site has been selected as network coverage in the area has been found to be inadequate. Jenni Bipat The community of Marburg is concerned at the proposed erection of a cellular mast in Ridge Road. Some of their concerns are health-related because of radio-radiation frequency emitted at varying frequencies from such masts; devaluation...
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