Scots to sign R100 broadband contact with BT
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Much delayed superfast broadband roll-out programme

The Scottish Government (SG) expects to sign a contract with BT (Openreach) for the delivery of their much delayed LOT 1 area, which forms part of the £579m R100 (Reaching 100 percent) superfast broadband roll-out programme, “before the end of the calendar year”.

Samsung scores big US 5G contract
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Nokia setback

Finnish telecom firm Nokia has suffered a setback after losing out to Samsung on a part of the contract to supply new 5G equipment to Verizon in the United States.

Why the US stuffed itself due to Huawei desert
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Qualcomm’s founder spills the beans

The US’s efforts to kill Huawei is being hamstrung by the fact it does not really have a similar company of its own, warned Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs.

Network security is becoming a headache
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New report from Juniper Networks

With all these remote connections, video streaming and budget constraints, network security is becoming a major headache for networking professionals, according to a study released by Juniper Networks.

US scrubs spy satellite launch during the final countdown
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CIA will have to wait to suck up mobile calls

The launch of America's classified NROL-44 spy satellite, was scrubbed during the final countdown after the engines failed to ignite.