Ian Scott, CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) speaks with IIC President, Chris Chapman, on the reaction of the industry to the COVID-19 pandemic and co-operation across sectors within industry and policymakers. To listen to the IIC’s podcast, click here.
5G investment accelerating throughout 2020
Gartner Research expects expenditure to double in spite of COVID-19 The website telecoms.com reports on research from Gartner on investment in wireless infrastructure. The report indicates that service providers are prioritising spend on 5G; investment in the technology is expected to reach $8.1 billion globally – almost double that of 2019 –as a result of… [Read More]
Summary Report: IIC Webinar: Privacy & pandemic: The evolving privacy and data protection considerations for the telecoms, media and technology sector
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In Conversation: Dr Robert Pepper, Facebook and Prof Luciano Floridi, University of Oxford
In this podcast Dr Robert Pepper, Head of Global Connectivity and Technology Policy at Facebook speaks with Prof Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford, on the way in which real change for societal benefits can be made and sustained. To listen to the IIC’s podcast, click here.
In Conversation: Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister and Andrea Millwood Hargrave, IIC
Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister speaks to Andrea Millwood Hargrave, the IIC’s Director of Regulatory Fora, on how Taiwan has addressed the recent pandemic. Ms Tang also shares her views on the role of the internet as an open collaborative tool enabling democratic participation. To listen to the IIC’s podcast, click here.
Streaming platforms targeted in cyber-attacks
Growth in services is attracting more attention from malicious actors, says research ITWeb reports on research from security company Kaspersky Labs, showing the growth in attacks on streaming platforms. Top of the list was Netflix, with 22,000 infection attempts between January 2019 and April 2020. Modes of attack included phishing for account credentials and financial information… [Read More]