Telecommunications News

By tokenizing phone numbers as real-world assets (RWAs), this project introduces a KYC-free model for communication and data protection.

The blockchain sector has matured and now requires physical communication infrastructure, according to DoubleZero co-founder Austin Federa.

Helium partnered with AT&T to provide its users with automatic access to Helium’s decentralized WiFi network.

Deutsche Telekom operates broadband and mobile networks in more than 50 countries through its subsidiaries, such as T-Mobile, and has a customer base of 252 million.

Reliance Jio will collaborate with Polygon Labs to bring blockchain innovations to its 450 million users in India.

Cryptocurrency stolen in a SIM swap may lead to a precedent-setting decision on phone company responsibility. 

The Biden deepfake scam highlights the risks of emerging tech and the challenges to safeguard elections.

A 24-year-old hacker infiltrated AT&T systems — and accessed data on more than 100 million people. Decentralizing data could limit similar risks in the future.

Chirp founder Tim Kravchunovsky argued that with the technology available today, the AT&T breach is "inexcusable."

Decentralized physical infrastructure networks represented the fourth-most profitable sector for investors in the first half of 2024.

Steven Kramer allegedly used deep fake tech to generate and send thousands of robocalls to New Hampshire residents imitating President Biden’s voice in January.

The South Korean telecommunications giant aims to expand its “affiliations with customer-preferred mainnets and decentralized applications” using this tripartite agreement with the blockchain companies.

Vodafone’s Digital Asset Broker platform and Sumitomo have been working together since May on this proof-of-concept.

Somalia has shut down crypto-friendly messaging app Telegram and gambling site 1XBet, while cryptocurrency investments aren’t banned.

OpenChat implemented a new feature that allows admins to create groups within groups, similar to Discord’s channels within servers.