Alan Lu

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How Vodafone and Three are sharing their mobile networks

1 week ago | vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu

'Access to roam' is the first major mobile benefit of the Vodafone-Three merger in the UK for customers of both networks. Here's what it means for you and how it works. Customers of both Vodafone UK and Three UK will be able to roam across both networks, so their phones will use the signal of whichever network is best at their location. This ‘access to roam’ brings better mobile coverage to 16,500 square kilometres of the country – an area roughly 10x the size of London.
How a SIM card brought dignity and hope

1 week ago | vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu

For this London charity helping asylum seekers and refugees, mental wellbeing is a top priority. “I am really isolated, staying in a small room. Thank you for providing me with a free SIM card—it has truly been a lifeline. Now, I can stay connected with my loved ones back home, which gives me great comfort.”This testimony comes from ‘FE’, one of the asylum seekers helped by New Citizens Gateway (NCG), a London charity founded in 2005 and one of Vodafone’s charitable partners.
How beanie hats stop fishing boats from damaging your internet

1 week ago | vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu

With VodafoneThree investigating the feasibility of connecting the Shetland Islands with a subsea cable, we look at some of the practical issues facing the construction and operation of these vital data links under the ocean waves. For someone who lives as far from the sea as it’s possible to be in the UK, John Wrottesley has been obsessed by the ocean for almost his entire working life.
Vietnam enters fray at disputed South China Sea sandbank

1 month ago | rfa.org | Alan Lu

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Vietnam protested China and the Philippines over their competing activities at Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea, highlighting the country’s increasingly assertive voice in regional maritime disputes. China and the Philippines last week staged rival flag-raising displays on Sandy Cay, a key site for Manila to monitor Chinese activity in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
How to protect yourself from SIM swap fraud

1 month ago | vodafone.co.uk | Alan Lu

Vodafone has put enhanced security checks and training in place to combat SIM swap fraud, but there are still some crucial precautions that everyone needs to take. When customers buy connectivity from Vodafone, they rely on the company to protect them from would-be fraudsters and criminals. Especially as connectivity is becoming an entryway into every aspect of people’s lives. Vodafone is vigilant and quick to adapt, given that the tactics used by such fraudsters are constantly evolving.
China, Philippines raise rival flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank

2 months ago | rfa.org | Alan Lu

TAIPEI, Taiwan – China and the Philippines have staged rival flag-raising displays on a contested sandbank in the South China Sea, further escalating tensions between the two nations. The standoff occurred at Sandy Cay, near the Philippines’ outpost of Thitu Island, right when the U.S. and the Philippines launched their annual “Balikatan” military drills, which for the first time include an integrated air and missile defense simulation.
Cross-strait shadows: Inside the Chinese influence campaign against Taiwan (Part III)

2 months ago | rfa.org | Zhuang Jing |Dong Zhe |Alan Lu

Read “Cross-strait shadows: Inside the Chinese influence campaign against Taiwan” (Part I here and Part II here)TAIPEI, Taiwan – Marketed as a cross-strait collaboration, “Taiwan’s Voice” presents itself as a local commentary platform. But behind the familiar hosts and studio lies a deeper link to China’s state-run media.
Philippines loosens decades-old ban on official visits to Taiwan

2 months ago | rfa.org | Alan Lu

TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Philippines lifted a decades-old policy that tightly restricted official engagement with Taiwan in a move an expert says signals a recalibration of its China policy as tensions simmer.
China accuses US of new pressure campaign on global trade

2 months ago | rfa.org | Alan Lu

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Beijing accused the United States of “pressuring other countries” to curb trade, following media reports that the Trump administration will use tariff relief as leverage to push nations to scale back their economic ties with China. More than 70 countries have expressed interest in negotiating trade deals, according to the U.S., after U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month announced a 90-day pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from dozens of countries.
Taiwan ruling party requires members to report China trips amid security concerns

2 months ago | rfa.org | Alan Lu

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s ruling party now requires its members to report their plans before visiting China, including Hong Kong and Macau, in response to growing concerns over Chinese espionage. Taiwan and China have repeatedly accused each other of spying, with Taiwan arresting several individuals it claims were recruited by Beijing to gather intelligence or influence public opinion.