The Audit and Assurance Faculty’s roundup of new and updated legal and regulatory changes and guidance.
Vumatel launches prepaid fibre platform
(Telecompaper) Vumatel has launched a prepaid platform for its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services, MyBroadband reported. In 2014, Vumatel unsettled the telecoms sector, the portal said, when it pioneered FTTH in South Africa, and has since connected thousands of homes in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban to broadband internet.
Vodafone trialling OpenRAN technology in Europe and Africa to improve rural networks and expand suppliers
(Telecompaper) Vodafone said it has begun testing open access radio technology in Europe for the first time with a view to increasing the number of companies that can supply mobile network equipment to telecom operators and connecting more of the world’s most rural communities using standardised, lower cost systems. In a statement, the company announced the first European tests of OpenRAN in the UK and said it may extend the trials to more of its markets on the continent.
Wood Mackenzie’s new data technology transforms Oil & Gas upstream valuations
Powerful global asset valuation tool launches on Lens® data analytics platform Natural resources research and consultancy Wood Mackenzie launches the world’s first Global Upstream Valuation solution, enabling organisations from the largest oil and gas companies to global banks to value assets around the globe in seconds.Lens® brings Wood Mackenzie’s up-to-date global data sets and trusted models together in an integrated cloud interface with built-in screening, valuation, and visualisation tools, paired with critical analytics solutions. Drawing…
Source: RealWire
ARGUS 260: intec presents first ARGUS broadband tester with touch-screen display at BBWF
Lüdenscheid, Germany – intec Gesellschaft für Informationstechnik mbH, German innovation leader in the field of telecommunications measuring with more than 30 years of experience, will present its new high-quality multifunctional tester, the ARGUS 260, at the Broadband World Forum (BBWF) in Amsterdam, Europe’s most important industry event for broadband internet and telecommunication. As the first ARGUS tester with touch-screen display, the ARGUS 260 enables intuitive navigation of the familiar ARGUS menu structure. Its robust design…
Source: RealWire
PayPal absent from Facebook Libra cryptocurrency meeting – report
(Telecompaper) The founding members of the Libra Association, partners that support Facebook’s own currency plans based on blockchain, all met on 3 October in Washington, with the exception of PayPal, the Financial Times reported. The members met to discuss how to handle regulator opposition to the currency and wallet project. Sources said PayPal gave a no show because it did not think Facebook had done enough to address the backlash against the project, and especially the money-laundering concerns.
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8% of Dutch homes sign up for Disney+ account
(Telecompaper) After a silent launch on the night of 11 to 12 September, Disney+ has been active in the Netherlands for more than three weeks. Without above the line (ATL) and below the line (BTL) campaigns, and only some social media posts, the number of households with an account has already grown to 8 percent in the period from 20 September to 4 October. That is in line with earlier forecasts from Telecompaper. When the official launch takes place on 12 November, the Disney marketing machine will go on full steam, but users will also have to pay for the service. This will undoubtedly have an effect on the number of subscribers.
France to launch Alicem facial recognition ID system in Nov, amid outcry about privacy and consent
(Telecompaper) The French government is planning to introduce a mandatory national ID programme based on facial recognition, Bloomberg reported. The system, called Alicem, will give people a secure digital identity and make the state more efficient, the government said. Alicem was meant to launch at Christmas but will now come out in in November, despite the many privacy, security and consent concerns it has raised. French data regulator Cnil is against the programme, saying it breaches European rules of consent. Privacy group Quadrature du Net is challenging the plan in court but the case, filed in July, will not see the the launch delayed. Regarding security, hackers were able to break into the system very quickly this past year, raising concerns about the state’s security standards.