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Telefonica Partners Chainlink to Mitigate SIM Swap Attacks in Web3

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Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has partnered with Chainlink, a decentralized oracle provider, to improve security in Web3 environments. Through the use of Chainlink functions and Telefonica’s SIM Swap API implementation, Polygon apps would be able to check if the SIM of a mobile phone has changed in a given period. Telefonica … Read more

Ericsson: 5G Tech a Gateway to the Metaverse

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Ericsson, the Swedish telecom hardware and services company, has linked the use of new technologies, such as 5G, with the use of metaverse platforms. According to a study, users that have 5G data services have been spending more time in the metaverse and extended reality apps, and believe these will migrate to headsets in the … Read more

Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Docomo Launches $412 Million Metaverse Unit

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NTT Docomo, the largest telecom carrier in Japan, has launched a new division that will be dedicated to directing its metaverse push. The unit, named Qonoq, is already operating and has a staff of 200 people, researching and developing software and hardware solutions directed to integrate extended reality products for customers of the Japanese carrier. … Read more

Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Invests in Bit2Me, Pilots Cryptocurrency Payments

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Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has closed an investment in the Spanish cryptocurrency exchange Bit2me. The company, which has been very active in the metaverse space, is entering the crypto payments arena by running a pilot to allow its customers to make payments via its online store Tu.com with an upper limit … Read more

Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Partners With Qualcomm to Develop Joint Metaverse Initiatives

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Telefonica, one of the largest telecom carriers in Spain, and Qualcomm, the fabless chip designer, have inked a partnership to advance joint extended reality and metaverse initiatives. Telefonica will use Snapdragon Spaces, a new technology from Qualcomm, to bring these metaverse experiences to its customers. The agreement also includes the possibility of pursuing joint commercial … Read more

Meta Launches Horizon Worlds Metaverse App in Spain and France

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Meta, the social network company, has expanded the services of its flagship metaverse app, Horizon Worlds, to Spain and France. This move is part of the expansion plan of Meta to offer these services to more countries in Europe this year. While the app was available as an invite-only service in 2020, it just opened … Read more

Telefonica to Invest in Metaverse Through Gamium

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Telefonica, one of the largest communication companies in Spain, has decided to invest in Gamium, strengthening its metaverse push. The company will allocate a non-disclosed amount of funds to this metaverse initiative through Wayra, its innovation-based incubator arm. The company is also collaborating with Meta in the creation of a metaverse innovation hub for startups. … Read more

How Rivetz and Telefónica Are Reshaping Mobile Security

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Although mobile security protocols have become more stringent, there remains great room for improvement, given that the cybersecurity industry hasn’t tapped into the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) in conjunction with blockchain technology. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article An exciting collaboration between Rivetz and Telefónica will lead to unparalleled mobile security protocols being deployed on … Read more

Rivetz and Telefónica Come Together to Develop Blockchain-Based Security for Mobile

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Rivetz and Telefónica have begun collaboration to develop cutting edge mobile security protocols for blockchain transactions and messaging. Their solution leverages dual encryption using both the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) built into billions of smartphones and the advanced encryption SIMs deployed by Telefónica. Dual encryption through the TEE and the SIM provides multiple layers of … Read more