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    5G, video links and virtual consultations: The wireless future of healthcare

    While most GP practices have switched to telephone consultations to keep in line with social-distancing rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an NHS Trust in Birmingham is going one step further and delivering specialist consultations at a distance, complete with digital stethoscopes, remote ultrasound scans, and even ECGs. Digital transformation The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation […] More

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    Dell launches rugged version of VxRail, AMD EPYC support

    Dell Technologies launched a ruggedized version of its hyper-converged VxRail system as it aims to bring high-performance computing to edge environments for industries such as oil and gas and manufacturing. The company also launched a VxRail system with AMD EPYC processors in a 1U form factor for space-constrained data centers and edge deployments. Dell Technologies […] More

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    Brazil recreates Ministry of Communications

    Brazil’s Ministry of Communications has been recreated and a new minister has taken over to lead agendas such as the country’s upcoming 5G auction. The son-in-law of a well-known Brazilian TV presenter, Fábio Faria was named the new communications minister yesterday (17). Faria will be accountable for the national telecommunications policy, as well as the […] More

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    US amends ban to allow companies to work with Huawei for developing 5G standards

    The United States has announced it has amended the ban on US companies doing business with Huawei. The move entails allowing US companies to share information about technologies with Huawei for the purpose of developing joint standards without requiring an export licence.  US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said, however, that the change in policy […] More

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    SpaceX Starlink internet prepares for beta users

    Sick of being stuck with low internet speeds out in the sticks? Want to free yourself from your low-quality rural cable, DSL, or — you poor devil — modem charges and speeds? SpaceX is finally cracking open the door to its Starlink low-earth orbit (LEO) internet service. The June 13 launch carried 58 Starlink satellites […] More