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Facepalm: Following yesterday’s report of a $346 “anti-5G” USB stick that's nothing more than a cheap, 128MB (yes, megabyte) thumb drive, the UK’s trading standards agency is now looking to halt sales of the device and shut down the company’s website. A firm called BioShield Distribution is offering a product called the 5GBioShield, which "provides protection for your home and family, thanks to the wearable holographic nano-layer catalyser, which can be worn or placed near to a smartphone or any other electrical, radiation or EMF [electromagnetic field] emitting device." If that sounds like total horse crap, that’s because it is. … [Read more...] about “Anti-5G” USB stick that costs $346 is being investigated by trading standards

Battle Over Huawei’s Role in UK’s 5G Rollout Before the coronavirus pandemic, Boris Johnson’s government was more than willing to invite Huawei, as the world’s largest 5G provider, to take part in its 5G rollout despite warnings from Washington that doing so would compromise intelligence sharing between the Five Eyes alliance partners. But Downing Street ignored these warnings, saying that Huawei was a speedier and less costly provider of fifth-generation mobile equipment than its European competitors Sony Ericsson or Nokia. … [Read more...] about UK is Reportedly Set to Beat China’s 5G Monopoly by Forming Club of Alternative Supply Partners

Trump Ban Extended A Further Year As China Moves Away From US Tech Downing Street's announcement comes after the Trump administration extended a ban on US firms doing business with Huawei, ZTE and over 70 Chinese tech companies placed on an Entity List in May last year. … [Read more...] about UK Sought ‘New Entrants’ in 5G Networks Amid Huawei Approval, US-China Trade Tensions

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New Delhi: Country's third largest software services firm HCL Technologies has announced the acquisition of Cisco’s Self-Optimizing Network (SON) technology in an all cash deal for $49 million. The acquisition, which comprises of products and services built on Cisco’s SON technology, will help HCL cater to customers in the telecommunications industry as SON has become a major component in the move towards 5G networks, including tier-one communications service providers globally. As part of the deal, employees who work on Cisco’s SON technology will move from Cisco to HCL. “HCL’s decision to make this acquisition comes in line with our Mode 3 strategy. As we expand our footprint in this space and support the mobility needs of our customers; the SON products and services will now be included in our telecommunications offerings. This will gain further importance with 5G networks,” said Sukamal Banerjee, Corporate Vice President, HCL Technologies. … [Read more...] about HCL’s acquires Cisco’s SON tech for $49 million; to boost 5G tech deployment