Tag: 5G

Australia reaches deal with China that could end barley trade dispute

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Australian government has reached a deal with China that could lead to the lifting of tariffs on barley that was introduced in 2020. The Australian foreign affairs and trade ministries said this jointly on Tuesday that the deal would create a pathway toward resolving the dispute. Australia said China agreed “to undertake an expedited review of the duties’’ over the next three to four months. During this time, Australia will suspend its proceedings against Beijing before the World Trade Organisation (WTO). “If the duties are not lifted at the…

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President Buhari approves immediate deployment of 5G network in Nigeria

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has approved the National Policy on fifth-generation (5G) networks for the country’s digital economy. The policy was approved today, during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided by President Buhari himself. Confirming the development in an issued statement, the Technical Assistant on Information Technology to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, Dr. Femi Adeluyi, said the country will as a result of the development enjoy advantages which include much lower latency, higher bandwidth, greater device density, longer battery life for nodes and…

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Britain to ban installation of Huawei 5G kit beginning September 2021

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The British government, on Monday said that it would ban providers from installing Huawei equipment in the country’s 5G network beginning from September 2021. Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for the Department of Media, Culture and Sport, gave the new deadline ahead of the Telecommunications (Security) Bill coming before the Parliament today, British media including the Press Association reported. “We are taking bold steps to implement one of the toughest telecoms security regimes in the world “A central part of that is combating high-risk vendors, and I have set…

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