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Romania’s leading telecommunications group Digi Communications (BVB: DIGI, Digi), the last asset of Greek group OTE, which bought the country’s existing telecommunications group Romtelecom in a process that began in 1998, has agreed to indirectly acquire a majority stake in local mobile operator Telekom Romania Mobile. “In terms of competition, the situation is more complicated, as Digi is the leading company on the market,” commented Bogdan Chiritoiu, head of national competition body Consiliul Concurentei, as quoted by Hotnews.ro. Under the new agreement announced by Digi on May 27, 2024, investment company West Network Invest, majority owned by Digi Romania (DIGI’s…

As media diversity declines and government control in Turkey increases, ordinary citizens increasingly turn to online platforms, especially online news outlets and social media platforms, to get a sense of the economic, social, and political realities in the country. Naturally, this growing reliance and dependency on online platforms has attracted the attention of regimes that seek to rise to power by silencing dissent, suppressing the truth, and censoring independent media. Against this backdrop, over the past decade, the Turkish government has adopted a variety of tactics to censor critical media and stifle criticism of the government, including blocking and removing…

Smart home symbol Does your house have a smart thermostat? Or maybe you’re one of the one in three Americans who wears a fitness tracker to help you stay physically active. If you do, you are tapping into the Internet of Things, or IoT. It’s become embedded in our lives, as well as in the way organizations operate. Get to know and directly engage with senior McKinsey experts on the Internet of Things. Cindy Levy is a senior partner in McKinsey’s London office; Enno de Boer is a senior partner in the New Jersey office; Gérard Richter is a senior…

In the ever-evolving 21st century, the digital era has profoundly changed the way we communicate, do business, and live in the world around us. Driven by the rise of the Internet, artificial intelligence, mobile technology, and widespread adoption of smart devices, the telecommunications industry is at the forefront of unprecedented connectivity and innovation. Amid this wave of transformation, companies are leveraging advanced technologies to develop cutting-edge communication services and digital solutions that break traditional barriers. One of the pioneers is Monty Mobile, a leading telecommunications company. The company is a global leader known for its unwavering commitment to pushing the…

Shift5 announced that the Shift5 Platform is now available on AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog of thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that makes it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Shift5 platform organizes complex on-board data flowing from civil aerospace, rail, maritime and military vehicles and weapons systems. It captures and analyzes real-time serial bus data to reveal critical operational and cybersecurity insights that enable organizations to move from data to decision-making quickly and confidently. Shift5 unlocks a full ecosystem of on-board data for operations, maintenance and…

Workday Elevate by Andrew Stevenson (@philww) HR and financial management vendor Workday held a one-day event in London last week for customers and prospects, just days after announcing plans to invest more than £500 million ($700 million) in its UK operations over the next three years. As always, the most interesting session was hearing how customers are using Workday in their own companies. Speakers from luxury hotel operator Lore Group and shareholder services provider Equiniti highlighted the impact on cost control and employee engagement. For both companies, being able to analyze detailed information from across their workforces has proven invaluable.…

Norman Vincent Peale’s quote, “Aim for the moon, and if you fail, you’ll land among the stars,” is reflected in True Anomaly’s brilliant new brand identity. Denver-based True Anomaly, a pioneer in integrating spacecraft, software and AI to enhance national security and ensure access to space for allies and commercial partners, has launched a new brand identity. Executed in collaboration with Danish strategic branding agency Kontrapunkt, the transformation showcases True Anomaly’s innovative edge in space security technology. Central to the new identity is a logo inspired by the Greek letter Nu (ν), symbolizing “true anomaly”, a measure of an object’s…

French giant Thales has acquired Israeli satellite company GetSAT, which provides efficient antennas and terminals for high data rate communications and is based in Rehovot, a company executive told the website Breaking Defense. The company reportedly confirmed it was buying the Israeli company. The purchase price was not disclosed. Calcalist previously revealed that MP Benny Gantz owns 2.37% of the Israeli company’s shares.”Thales has confirmed the acquisition of GET Sat,” a Thales official told Breaking Defense. “Get SAT will complement Thales’ existing global SATCOM business and strengthen our leading position in secure satellite communications services and communications integration.”Thales has a…

Organizations often use cloud-based applications to analyze large amounts of data across a variety of scenarios, including system and application logs, business metrics, external data sources, public data sets, and input data for machine learning (ML) models. AWS, the largest public cloud provider, offers a very wide range of services focused on big data and data analytics. These services may have overlapping capabilities, making it difficult to decide which one to choose. While these three AWS services are suitable for a wide range of data analysis tasks, before selecting a specific service, it is important to evaluate the required integrations…

Thursday, May 23, 2024 3:40 PM Eric Hadland, Director of Technology Policy SIA today released a set of recommendations to advance the success of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a critical public-private research consortium established by CHIPS and the Science Act. SIA’s recommendations synthesize the latest industry consensus and priorities. The CHIPS & Science Act includes the largest federal investment ever made in chip research and development (R&D), totaling $13 billion between the Departments of Commerce and Defense. The anchor of the CHIPS R&D program is NSTC, a $5 billion+ effort “to conduct research and prototyping of advanced semiconductor…