Nokia’s wins multi-year contract from Bharti Airtel, lays foundation for 5G connectivity

On Tuesday, Nokia stated it has won a multi-year contract with Bharti Airtel, India’s third-largest telecom, to provide equipment and services. Nokia’s deal will essentially lay the foundation for providing 5G connectivity in the future for India, will see Nokia install and deploy nearly 300,000 radio network units across 9 circles in India. “This is…

U.S. engineering & design firm Silk EV enters MOU with China’s FAW to produce Hongqi branded sports cars

On Monday, Silk EV, a little-known U.S.-based engineering and design firm disclosed it plans on investing $1.41 billion (10 billion yuan) in order to make sports cars with China’s FAW Group under the Hongqi brand, the brand of choice for China’s late revolutionary leader Chairman Mao Zedong. Silk EV has signed a memorandum of understanding…

Unilever CEO Predicts ‘Lasting Changes’ To Shopping Habits Dueot Covid-19 Pandemic

According to one of the biggest manufacturers of grocery brands of the world, “lasting changes” in shopping behavior will be triggered by the time the novel coronavirus pandemic come to an end. The growth of online food shopping will be accelerated worldwide because of the health crisis, said Unilever’s chief executive, Alan Jope. And the…

UK to start trials to test effectiveness of convalescent plasma treatment on coronavirus patients

Britain is set to start trials to see whether plasma from coronavirus survivors could help in the recovery of those who have been severely affected with the COVID-19 disease. According to a statement on Saturday from British health department, up to 5,000 severely ill patients with COVID-19 could soon be treated each week with plasma…

FCC issues showcause notices to 3 state-controlled Chinese telecom firms

In a statement, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stated, it is mulling options which include the shutting down the U.S. operations of three state-controlled Chinese telecommunications companies, due to potential national security risks. To this end, the FCC has issued show cause orders to China Unicom Americas, China Telecom Americas, and Pacific Networks Corp along…

Dimer UCV Innovations’s GermFalcon can sterilize airplane cabin of coronavirus within 3 minutes

Although U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that inserting ultraviolet light into coronavirus patients was widely laughed off, Dimer UCV Innovations, a California company thinks it’s a perfect solution for decontaminating airplanes. Dimer UCV Innovations had created a UV-C-emitting cleaning machine for the airline industry way back in 2014. Its only now with the coronavirus pandemic…

Court Documents Show $6.8bn Owed By Virgin Australia To More Than 12,000 Creditors

At the time the board of Virgin Australia decided to appoint administrators last Monday, the airline owed more than $6.8bn to more than 12,000 creditors which included its employees, banks, aircraft financiers and landlords, according to a report published by The Guardian. The company is also unsure about whether to continue leasing some of the…

UK Booksellers Stunned After Amazon Donates £250,000 To Support Such Stores

The largest online retailer of the world Amazon has delivered another shocker to the world. the company that has been long accused of killing off bricks-and-mortar book sales has donated £250,000 to a fund that is aimed at helping out book stores that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Book Trade…

All Advertisers Google Platforms Will Have To Get Their Identity Verified

A Google blog post on Thursday announced that starting soon, the company will make it mandatory for all advertisers to verify their identity. This measure is being taken by the tech giant to prevent advertisers from misrepresenting themselves. The company said that this measure will allow users and consumers to see who is running ads…