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Global Tech TrendsTop 10 trend news December 2020
Orange launches
pan-West African fibre
network
French communications group Orange announced the commercial launch of Djoliba, a new a fibre backbone network that aims to improve telecommunications connectivity across West Africa.
China proposes
antitrust rules targeting tech
giants
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has taken its first main step in the direction of curbing the monopolistic power of large Chinese online platforms such as e-commerce group Alibaba or food delivery company Meituan.
Australia consults on
Google’s proposed
Fibitacquisition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched consultations on the long term effectiveness and enforceability of Google’s behavioural undertakings to address the competition concerns raised in Australia in relation to its US$2.1bn acquisition of US company Fitbit.
6 GHz spectrum for
unlicensed Wi-Fi use in
Latin America
Industry asked the Brazilian telecommunications agency Anatel to allocate the entire 6 GHz band (1200 MHz in total) for unlicensed Wi-Fi service use. The 6 GHz band is considered of high interest for Wi-Fi also in other countries in the Americas region.
EC scrutinyover Amazon’s
e-commerce practices continues
The European Commission (EC) is accusing Amazon of breaching competition rules, alleging it abused its dominant position to gain an unfair advantage over smaller retailers on its platform.
German competition
authority probes
communication apps
Germany’s federal competition authority, BKartA, launched a sector investigation into over-the-top (OTT) communication apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook Messenger. The authority suspects violations of consumer rights.
Western Union invests
in Saudi Arabia’s STC
Pay
Western Union, a US company providing money movement and payment services, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority stake in Saudi Digital Payments Company, known as STC Pay, a fully owned subsidiary of the Saudi Telecom Company.
Canadian Government
proposes federal privacy reform
The Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (ISED) proposed a comprehensive reform of consumer privacy protection rules.
OneWebunveils its
plans under new
ownership
Satellite company OneWebemerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, and announced its future plans under new ownership. OneWeb’s low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite launches will resume in December 2020, while the company prepares for commercial launches, including in India from 2022.
House passes
US$750m Open RAN
5G bill
The US House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that seeks to financially support a domestic 5G equipment market and Open Radio Access Network (RAN) development.
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