France’s EDF enters into JV with China Energy Investment Corporation for the development of offshore winds farms

In a statement on Tuesday, France’s state-controlled power group EDF said, it has entered into a joint venture partnership with China Energy Investment Corporation (CEI) to develop offshore wind farms in China. EDF will take a 37.5% stake in the project company through its subsidiaries EDF Renewables and EDF China with CEI Group holding the…

Telefonica Deutschland selects Ericsson for its core 5G network

On Tuesday, in a significant development, Telefonica Deutschland stated, it will build its core 5G mobile network in Germany using equipment procured from Ericsson; Telefonica Deutschland took this view basing itself on security concerns revolving around next-generation services. Three main mobile service providers in Germany are taking steps to remove Huawei from their core network;…

Citing work-from-home induced demand Samsung starts construction of new NAND flash memory production line

On Monday, in a statement Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said, the construction for a new domestic production line for NAND flash memory chips has begun following an increase in demand for personal computers and servers since the coronavirus induced lockdowns has boosted the number of people working from home. Samsung expects the new production line…

Global Shipping Industry Accelerates Digitization Through Blockchain Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

There has been a acceleration in the digitalisation drive in a global shipping and logistics sector because of the crisis brought along by the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to industry leaders this sector is still used to routinely delivering many documents through bike messenger in some countries. A blockchain platform aimed at limiting the use…

Swiss Drugmakers Roche And Novartis Target Same Diseases, Increasing Rivalry

Clear signs of increasing rivalry between the two top Swiss drug makers Roche and Novartis became evident earlier this week when both the companies made public their respective data on treatments that showed how the two rival companies are aiming to win sales from each other in the area of eye diseases and multiple sclerosis.…