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The GSMA has announced the release of new specifications for Rich Communication Services (RCS), the chief upshot of which is secure messaging between Android and iOS devices.

UK communications regulator Ofcom is ramping up its execution of new powers granted by the contentious Online Safety Act and will punish online platforms that censor insufficiently.

The company is implementing a strategy across the board beginning with crypto-agility and post-quantum cybersecurity to seize the opportunity emerging in the world of security to meet the challenge posed by quantum computing.

• SK Telecom (SKT) has long been engaged in quantum-safe networking development efforts
• It has been the major shareholder in quantum-safe security solutions specialist ID Quantique since 2018
• But now it is ramping up its quantum strategy by hooking up with US quantum technology firm Io

• A new action plan will cast a wide net to keep malicious actors at bay
• An enhanced fund will help to pay for increased protection of Europe’s “vital interests”
• A fish-eye lens to focus on prevention, detection, deterrence, repair and sanctions
• Cable diplomacy

• Debut of Global Fabric Internet, the first connectivity service delivered via BT’s new, transformational network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform, Global Fabric.
• A growing pipeline of customers, services and features are being added over the coming weeks and months.

BT today announced that c

Spanish operator group Telefónica has set up a secure comms link between two hospitals in Madrid, encrypting it using a quantum key distribution (QKD) system.

• Telefónica Tech to integrate IBM quantum safe technology into its cybersecurity services to create specific use cases aimed at addressing new and future risks associated with the advancement of cryptographically relevant quantum computers.
• The agreement includes deployment of IBM’s quantum-safe technology infrastructure at Telefónic

As the Future Network Programme concludes, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

Escalating cyberthreats and AI anxiety are among the biggest risks telcos will face this year, according to EY.

According to the consultancy's annual top-10 ranking of telco risks, CSPs "face substantial challenges" to their status as data custodians.

Telefónica is the latest global operator to be targeted by bad actors after hackers breached its internal ticketing system.

BleepingComputer reports that Telefónica admitted its systems had been breached, with the operator “currently investigating the extent of the incident”.

After weeks of drip-feeding information, the US has finally offered a more comprehensive account of the China-led hack of its telecoms networks, as well as measures aimed to prevent its repeat.

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Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services will reach $1,544 billion in 2024, representing an increase of 2.4% year-on-year, according to the Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker published by International Data Corporation (IDC).

The credit ratings agency places the telecom sector in ‘very high’ category for cyber risk, up from ‘high’ two years previously

Increased digitalisation and weak risk-mitigation are among the contributory factors    

T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally.

• Secureworks shareholders to receive $8.50 per share in cash
• Sophos intends to integrate solutions from both companies into a broader and stronger security portfolio for all small, mid- and enterprise customers
• By combining complementary AI-driven security platforms powered by automated prevention, detection and response, the

Schiphol has activated Ericsson Private 5G to explore new applications of 5G

Nokia has deployed 6 new apps to its Nokia MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) platform, designed to do things like improve worker safety, site security, operational efficiency and secure OT environments.

A highly skilled group of Chinese government-linked hackers has in the last several months infiltrated multiple US telecommunications firms in a likely search for sensitive information bearing on national security, multiple sources briefed on the matter told CNN.

Generative AI and automation have caused more cyberattacks on mobile operators' infrastructures, research by Nokia revealed.

5G has always been the cyber-cellular hybrid, and a push for Application Programming Interface (API) proliferation within 5G is set to blend these two worlds even further.

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