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Source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/eu-starts-competition-inquiry-in-consumer-iot-market–1346840?utm_source=headlines_-_english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=17-07-2020&utm_content=textlink Thursday 16 July 2020 | 16:25 CET | News The European Commission announced the launch of a competition investigation into the connected devices market. The open-ended inquiry focuses on wearables and smart home devices that can be connected with digital voice assistants or mobile phone apps.  Competition Commissioner Magrethe Vestager said she was concerned...Read More

Windhoek city councillor alleges she was offered money by local politician to drop objections against tentative 5G deal. Source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/exclusive-corruption-allegations-namibian-5g-deal-huawei-200715065812785.html by James Kleinfeld A city councillor in Namibia’s capital has alleged she was offered a bribe by a local politician to ensure Chinese tech giant Huawei would win an exclusive contract to build the 5G telecommunication network...Read More

Source https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53403793 By Leo Kelion Technology, desk editor The UK’s mobile providers are being banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment after 31 December, and they must also remove all the Chinese firm’s 5G kit from their networks by 2027. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons of the decision. It follows sanctions...Read More

The French Consumer group (UFC Que Choisir) is a membership organisation for consumer groups around the world. Established in 1951, Union Fédérale des Consommateurs (UFC Que Choisir) is a not-for-profit organisation with a nation-wide network of nearly 170 local organisations that handles more than 100,000 consumer complaints a year. Through its monthly publication, the high-profile magazine ‘Que...Read More

This special issue of the BERENIS newsletter contains a brief overview of the new guidelines of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP 2020), as well as a statement of the BERENIS expert group. New ICNIRP guidelines for radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (ICNIRP 2020). a) Derivation of the guidelines In March 2020, the International Commission...Read More

Source https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/359671-communications-minister-rejects-parliaments-candidates-for-icasa-report.html Staff Writer 12 July 2020 Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has questioned the suitability of ICASA council candidates sent to her by Parliament, according to a report in the Sunday Times. The report stated that the National Assembly provided Ndabeni-Abrahams with a ranked list of 10 candidates for positions on the ICASA council on 5...Read More

Around 45 figures from Swiss society, science, business and politics, as well as 19 associations, have joined forces to launch the “CHANCE5G” online platform on Friday. The initiative is financed by the Swiss Telecommunications Association (asut) and its members, which include telecom firms Sunrise, Swisscom, Cellnex, as well as Ericsson and Huawei. The purpose of the...Read More

“I think there’s some very compelling petitions for reconsideration before the FCC right now, so I’m hoping that they would hit the pause button,” says Iridium’s legal rep Robert McDowell. By THERESA HITCHENSon July 10, 2020 at 3:50 PM WASHINGTON: Iridium is considering legal action to block the FCC’s controversial approval of Ligado’s 5G mobile...Read More

Publication date 08-07-2020 EUROCITIES shares statement on 5G deployment in cities with key recommendations for the EU: The fifth-generation wireless telecommunications standard (5G) is one of the key strategic technologies necessary to boost digital transformation in European cities. It is in cities where 5G experimentation and first deployment takes place, having a considerable impact: allowing for faster,...Read More