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European collaboration between Telekom and Nextcloud

With Managed Nextcloud, Deutsche Telekom is now offering a purely European collaboration platform for companies. According to the parties involved, the application meets the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for secure data and document exchange with online processing functions. It is based on Nextcloud Hub with chat and video conferences as well… Read more

Because of Corona: German citizens call longer than before

The Corona crisis has resulted in people talking on the phone significantly longer than before. In the past year, a cellular connection took an average of three minutes and 20 seconds and thus 35 seconds longer than 2019, as Vodafone announced on request. In the previous years, however, the duration of the average mobile phone… Read more

rC3: How the Corona Warning App is protected against hacker attacks

Thomas Klingbeil, senior developer at SAP, gave insights into the backend architecture of the Corona Warning App (CWA) at the remote Chaos Communication Congress (rC3). It basically consists of a CWA server with the diagnostic keys, a verification server and another server for transmitting the test results from the laboratory. The app and the infrastructure… Read more

rC3: Massive vulnerabilities in apps from mobile network providers

Florian Schweitzer presented his personal collection of vulnerabilities in the area of Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in web applications of Austrian mobile phone providers at the remote Chaos Communication Congress (rC3). The hackers described the security gaps, also known as “session riding” or “sea surf”, and the attacks based on them as “particularly dramatic”… Read more

Vodafone activates the LTE-M network for IoT devices

Vodafone has expanded its network to include the LTE-M standard. The technology for the Internet of Things is now available on more than 18 percent of the area of Germany, the telecommunications company announced on Tuesday. “LTE-M is the next component in our network so that people, machines and sensors can communicate with each other… Read more

Update for Corona warning app: contact diary now available

The Corona warning app has received another update. The new version 1. 10 introduces a contact diary in which users can manually enter who they have met and which places they have visited. “This is important information for the health department and for finding chains of infection,” writes SAP in a blog post published on… Read more

GSM mobile communications: Switzerland is switching off

2021 Switzerland is switching off: At the beginning of January, the semi-state mobile network operator Swisscom will start switching off its GSM network. Private competition is also pulling along. The second generation of mobile communications, the “Global System for Mobile Communications”, is being phased out slowly for some and faster for others. While that takes… Read more

heise + | Digital Identity: Race to dominate digital identity verification

In the market for secure digital identities, private providers are competing with the state: Verimi and Yes want to replace the electronic identity card. Digital Identity: Race for the dominance of digital identity verification Models from the north Digital storage and acceptance Three services for digital identification Together against Google and Apple Article in c’t… Read more

CoraLibre: The Corona warning app without Google services

The Corona Warning App (CWA), which was or is being developed by SAP and Deutsche Telekom on behalf of the Federal Government, is known to need Google Play Services on Android in order to function. This means that an estimated several million people in Germany cannot install the CWA because their smartphone does not meet… Read more

eSIM for Apple Watch back at the discounter

In Germany, the Apple Watch can be brought back into the cellular network via discount stores. Recently, providers like Simplytel, Winsim and Smartmobil have suddenly started using a multicard as an eSIM in the smartwatch, as users report. At the moment, the configuration does not seem to be running smoothly: Watch owners refer to various… Read more

TechStage | Advice: The best Fritzbox for VDSL, cables, LTE and fiber optics

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Oppo Find X2 Pro in the test: performance bargain Asus ROG Phone 3 in the test: perfect Gaming smartphone LG Wing in the test: 1.5 displays and gimbal cam Nokia 3.4 in the test: Update promise for little money Smartphone Realme 7 im Test: 90 Hertz at the saver price Realme… Read more

Internet of Things: One year of free connectivity with SIM cards from 1NCE

The German IoT provider 1NCE is expanding its portfolio with a SIM card for cloud-based IoT projects that offers one year of free connectivity. With the offer, the company wants to lower the entry barriers for IoT projects, announced 1NCE. The free “1NCE For All” tariff is available exclusively in Amazon’s AWS Marketplace. When booking… Read more

Corona warning app comes to iPhone 6

The federal government’s official Corona warning app will also be able to run on the older iPhone models 5s, 6 and 6 Plus in the future. The Robert Koch Institute pointed this out on Tuesday in Berlin. Apple now also provides the necessary technical interface, the so-called Exposure Notification Framework for the operating system version… Read more

Fiber-optic connections too: Telekom and Vodafone expand cooperation

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are expanding their cooperation. The existing contingent contract, which gives Vodafone access to Telekom’s copper network, is being extended by ten years and expanded to include fiber optics. In future, Vodafone will not only be able to market VDSL connections, but also direct fiber optic connections (FTTH) on the Telekom network…. Read more