The outage Tuesday knocked out emergency phone lines in several parts of the country for several hours.
Tag: Telephones and Telecommunications
American Airlines Will Offer Free Wi-Fi on Most Flights Next Year
Starting in January, members of the airline’s AAdvantage loyalty program will have free access to wireless internet on 90 percent of its fleet, the company said.
Taiwan Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship of Damaging an Internet Cable
The Taiwanese Coast Guard said seven Chinese nationals were aboard a ship suspected of causing the damage.
Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Hits Vanuatu, Triggering Internet Outages
A tsunami alert was lifted for the Pacific island nation, but government websites were offline after the quake. The U.S. Embassy building was seriously damaged, officials said.
China’s Hacking Reached Deep Into U.S. Telecoms
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said hackers listened to phone calls and read texts by exploiting aging equipment and seams in the networks that connect systems.
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance
The targeting of the Republican presidential ticket’s phones is part of what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to gather information about American leaders.
Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments
The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies.
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin
Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.
Repairing Gaza’s Phone Network Is a Perilous and Important Task
Telecommunications infrastructure has been devastated in the territory, largely preventing Palestinians from calling for help, coordinating the delivery of aid and communicating with family abroad.
Chinese Traders and Moroccan Ports: How Russia Flouts Global Tech Bans
Using specialized e-commerce sites, secretive shipping workarounds and a constellation of middlemen, Russia has obtained the tech components it needs to keep its economy and war in Ukraine going.