Security

  The commission said that member states will be able to exclude vendors over security allegations The European Commission has recommended a number of operational steps and measures to ensure a high level of cybersecurity for 5G networks across the …

  The German government said that excluding the Chinese vendor would represent a challenge for local operators participating in a 5G auction Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated that the government is not planning to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from …

The German government said it will discuss security concerns with key European partners and government officials in the U.S.   Germany expects to define its own security standards for the deployment of 5G infrastructure, international press reported Chancellor Angela Merkel …

  The Parliament said European states should develop guidance on how to tackle cyber threats when procuring 5G equipment The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the European Union to take action on potential security threats linked to …

The vendor said government agencies, regulators and customers will have access to Huawei’s cybersecurity practices Chinese vendor Huawei has opened a cybersecurity transparency centre in Brussels, Belgium, with the aim of showing concrete measures to guarantee the security of its …

  European Commissioner for digital economy and society Mariya Gabriel said during a keynote at MWC that Europe has to have a common approach to this issue   BARCELONA–European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel said the European …

  The Chinese vendor said customers will be able to have access to the source code of its products BARCELONA–ZTE plans to open three labs during 2019, with the aim of allowing customers to have access to the source code …

US cybersecurity company Tenable has updates its Teneable.sc solution to include a single view of cyber risks across both information technology (IT) networks and operational technology (OT). It claims it is the first to achieve this “integrated” risk assessment of …

  ETSI said the new standard establishes a security baseline for internet-connected consumer products The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has released what it claims to be the first globally-acceptable security standard for consumer IoT devices. The ETSI Technical Committee …

  A former head of the U.K. signals intelligence agency also said that there was no evidence of malicious Chinese state cyber activity through Huawei The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has concluded that the country has the tools …

  The Israeli company recently inked a deal to provide its IoT solution to a Tier 1 U.S. network operator   Network intelligence and security provider Allot is seeing business opportunities in the U.S. market for its IoT solution, Ran …

The German Chancellor said Chinese authorities need to provide guarantees they will not have access to data handled by Huawei German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Chinese government needs to provide guarantees that it will not have access to …

As more countries scrutinize Huawei, the government is currently assessing potential security threats for local telecom network infrastructure A government review into telecoms security which will recommend whether Huawei should be banned from U.K. telecom networks is expected to be …

  The study said that organizations believes blockchain technology would be ideal to solve security concerns in the IoT field   Nearly half of businesses — 53% — cannot detect if any of their internet of things devices suffers a …

  The Canadian firm has launched a security credential management system service to accelerate the development of smart city and transportation systems   Canadian company BlackBerry has announced the launch of a new service to help the private and public …

  The two companies said they will work together to influence best practices for retailers to minimize risk of cybersecurity threats   U.S. provider internet of things provider Pepper IoT has inked a long-term deal with Swiss digital security firm …

Cybersecurity road map aims to support more secure and resilient IoT development for consumer, enterprise and government users If there is a path to a digital world that is more secure and resistant to botnet attacks, what would that path …

Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York City have launched a  smart cities coalition for digital rights to protect citizens’ data and digital rights. The new ‘cities coalition for digital rights‘ coalition said the same human rights people have offline must also …

  BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have already expressed interest in operating private 5G networks for their plants German car makers are looking to deploy their own 5G networks in order to start manufacturing self-driving cars by 2021, German press reported. …

The pending commercialization and future expansion of 5G creates a number of challenges for operators, service assurance chief among them—given the massive infrastructure investment, it’s imperative to understand the quality of new services. As this shift plays out with U.S. …

Operators Sprint and Vodafone have backed Arm’s integrated SIM (iSIM) technology to help the internet-of-things (IoT) market reach scale. Sprint confirmed it is working with fellow Softbank companies Arm and Packet on its new IoT platform, announced last week. Swedish …

The Turkish operator said it is in talks with nearly 30 companies from all over the world to discuss ways to create digital economies MUNICH, GERMANY–Turkish mobile operator Turkcell is currently having talks with about 30 different operators with the …

Cisco’s revenues for fiscal Q4 were up 6% year-on-year Cisco foresees large investments by telecom operators in 5G technologies in 2020, the company’s CEO Chuck Robbins said on a conference call with investors. “We expect that is still a year …

Low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks like Sigfox are providing the platform for internet-of-thing (IoT) based alarm systems that are cheap and easy to install. They also provide coverage to rural areas, which 3G and 4G based alarm systems struggle to cover. …

  The Chinese government said it will review the impact of the measure U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which includes new regulations that ban government agencies doing business with Chinese vendors Huawei …