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War tests Ukrainian telecom, internet resilience

Network World

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s overall resilience and defiance has been inspiring, but telecommunications and internet connectivity has grown much more difficult.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

New cyber operations in key sectors Historically, Chinese cyber espionage groups have predominantly targeted organizations from the government, technology, and telecommunications sectors and that continued in 2024. Overall, the number of intrusions and new Chinese cyber espionage groups grew across the board.

Industry 330
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Airtel connects India with 100Tbps submarine cable

Network World

The 2Africa Pearls submarine cable system spans 45,000 kilometers, involving a consortium of global telecommunications leaders including Bayobab, China Mobile International, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group, and WIOCC. The companys investment demonstrates a forward-thinking approach to telecommunications infrastructure.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

New cyber operations in key sectors Historically, Chinese cyber espionage groups have predominantly targeted organizations from the government, technology, and telecommunications sectors and that continued in 2024. Overall, the number of intrusions and new Chinese cyber espionage groups grew across the board.

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Bell Canada acquiring Seattle-area internet provider Ziply Fiber in $3.6B deal

GeekWire

based fiber internet service provider Ziply Fiber agreed to be acquired by Bell Canada, a subsidiary of Canadian telecom giant BCE, in a deal valued around $3.6 billion deal to acquire the Northwest operations of internet and TV provider Frontier Communications. (Ziply Image) Kirkland, Wash.-based Ziply was formed in 2020 after a $1.35

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FCC proposes BGP security measures

Network World

Jessica Rosenworcel wants ISPs to tell her how they’re securing BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) , a critical system for routing internet traffic. The proposal aims to protect against bad actors who could pose a threat to national security and disrupt critical Internet infrastructure by exploiting BGP vulnerabilities, the FCC said Wednesday.

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Germany blames ‘sabotage’ as two undersea fiber cables cut in the Baltic Sea

Network World

Losing one undersea cable would be a bad week for internet connectivity across the Baltic Sea, but losing two that intersect with one another in the space of a few hours immediately raised suspicions in the affected countries. “No

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