Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, has been arrested in France. He was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and taken into custody.
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Apple and Île-de-France Mobilités today launched an easy, secure, and private way for customers to add a new Navigo card to Apple Wallet and purchase passes to ride transit in the Paris region.
Apple has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in France, empowering millions of merchants, from small businesses to large retailers
Ericsson and Orange France have signed a five-year agreement which will make Ericsson Charging the strategic monetization platform for Orange France’s 5G subscribers.
Boku and French mobile services providers SFR, Orange and Bouygues Telecom, have signed a partnership to launch mobile identity products aimed at protecting consumers against cyber-hacks, account takeover attacks, SIM swap attacks, and other forms of digital fraud.
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BT has concluded the sale of its domestic operations in France to Computacenter. The transaction is part of BT’s ongoing transformation of its Global unit.
French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom is to dismantle 3,000 Huawei-made mobile antennas in France’s highly populated areas by 2028, the latest blow to the Chinese tech giant which is the target of countries labelling its 5G equipment as a potential national security threat.
After two years of work, Huawei has opened its first French flagship store in Paris, highlighting the high-tech brand image of Huawei with fashion.
Huawei chairman, Liang Hua, has said the Chinese company is to build its first European 5G manufacturing plant in France.
France has said that Huawei will not be excluded from supplying equipment for 5G networks in the country but could be subject to restrictions and Paris may prioritise European operators.
Orange France has chosen Ericsson to deploy its 5G radio access network.
Ericsson will establish a new R&D site in France with up to 300 employees, accelerating 5G momentum in Europe. This site will focus initially on 5G software development and security
