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Tuesday 21 July 2020 Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will deploy a Nokia 5G SA industrial-grade private wireless network at its test mine in Tampere, Finland. Based on Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC), the 5G standalone (SA) network will be used to enhance communications and connectivity at the...Read More

July 21, 2020 China is likely to retaliate against telecom network suppliers makers Nokia and Ericsson if the European Union bans Huawei Technologies from 5G networks, the Wall Street Journal reported. The United Kingdom last week ordered telecom operators not to purchase 5G components from Huawei from the end of this year and remove all existing...Read More

Source: https://www.state.gov/welcoming-the-united-kingdom-decision-to-prohibit-huawei-from-5g-networks/ Countries need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software will not threaten national security, economic security, privacy, intellectual property, or human rights. The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building. The UK joins democracies such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, and Sweden in banning Huawei...Read More

20 Jul 2020 The French law firm Beaubourg avocats represented by attorney Elias Bourran filed a class action suit against the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi with the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, July 17, 2020. This class action, which brings together some sixty plaintiffs, follows the criminal complaint filed on April 15, 2019, by the Phonegate...Read More

Source: https://www.dataweek.co.za/10678r?utm_source=newsbrief&utm_medium=newsbrief 30 June 2020 By Prof. Johan Meyer, D.Eng: Electrical and Electronics. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, with all the opportunities it brings, is arguably driven forward by the ability it gives us of being connected. Any opportunity comes with its own set of associated challenges and the Fourth Industrial Revolution will not be spared....Read More

Source: https://www.appleworld.today/blog/2020/7/17/judge-orders-apple-to-make-public-its-fcc-correspondence-regarding-iphone-radiation-levels?fbclid=IwAR0nt9K4Y9cif9p8BS17cD-qOlMmh97iCvRLZc0x_bK0hVjJCJRCNFU9O7Q July 17 2020 by Dennis Sellers U.S. District Judge William Alsup has ordered Apple to hand over its Federal Communications Commission correspondence to consumers who allege iPhones emit dangerous levels of radiation, after asking Apple during a hearing if it was “afraid” the public would be “horrified” at the information, reports Law360 (a...Read More

Included in this coverage is the tower below, located next to a primary school. This tower is equipped with both MTN and Rain 5G antennas. Image: EMFSA Rain 5G launched in Cape Town – Here is where you can get itRead More

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