Rosenworcel finally named FCC Chair
Nine months after taking over the Biden administration has finally got around to designating the acting Chair of the US telecoms regulator to the full position.
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Verizon chooses Amazon as its LEO satellite buddy
US operator Verizon has announced its collaboration with Amazon’s Project Kuiper to help it with its 5G coverage challenges.
US Huawei blacklist revealed to be pointless
Despite being on a US export blacklist, Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has apparently been able to buy billions of dollars of US technology.
Global 5G connections set to break the billion mark next year
5G connections will reach well over 1 billion next year, despite the threat of component shortages hitting the supply chain this Christmas, according to new analyst forecasts.
T-Mobile US still ahead of rivals in 5G experience – Opensignal
T-Mobile US has come out on top in the latest study into 5G mobile experience in the US but this could be more of a marathon than a sprint…no pun intended.
AT&T signs up Ericsson for rolling out 5G in C-band
Ericsson has bagged itself a five-year deal to help AT&T roll out 5G using its recently acquired C-band spectrum and launch standalone 5G.
AT&T sucked into US culture war through claimed OAN links
One America News is a minor US cable network best known for supporting Donald Trump and AT&T has come under intense pressure for doing business with it.
AT&T becomes Frontier’s newest fibre customer
AT&T has struck a deal to use Frontier Communications’ fibre network to expand its reach for business customers and to support its 5G build.
Facebook ‘whistleblower’ did it a favour by breaking cover
The distinct possibility that the Facebook leaker has hidden agendas has weakened the effectiveness of her revelations.
US telcos unlikely to spend big in latest mid-band spectrum sale
Round one of the latest 5G spectrum auction in the US got underway on Tuesday and early indications are that it will be a more muted process than the recent C-band mega-sale.
US and EU kiss and make up over tech collaboration and trade
A new thing called the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met for the first time yesterday and made vows to collaborate more closely over many areas of tech.
US attempt to extradite Huawei CFO ends in defeat
For almost three years the US has attempted to extradite Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou on the back of allegations of fraud but it eventually threw in the towel.
China antagonised by AUKUS Pacific security pact
The UK, US and Australia have formed a new defence pact apparently designed to counter China in the Asia Pacific region.
O-RAN Alliance finds a way to reassure Nokia
It only took the O-RAN Alliance a couple of weeks to tweak its procedures such that Nokia isn’t so scared of US vindictiveness.
AT&T deal gives OneWeb a vote of confidence
AT&T has struck a deal to use OneWeb satellite connectivity to serve business customers in remote locations.
China to bolster chip self-sufficiency with new Shanghai facility
China’s biggest chipmaker will be part of a joint investment of $8.87 billion to build a new fab facility in Shanghai to reduce the country’s reliance on overseas foundries.
Boost boosts low-end market presence with MVNO buy
Dish Network’s Boost Mobile has agreed to acquire Los Angeles-based mobile virtual network operator Gen Mobile.
Comcast Business gets a leg up with Masergy buy
Comcast Business has agreed to buy SDN and cloud specialist Masergy for an undisclosed sum, a move that should give it a lift in the enterprise services space.
US government co-opts big tech into cybersecurity initiative
Google, Microsoft, AWS, Apple and IBM have all pledged to collaborate with the US government to improve cyber security.
Ericsson CEO warns of Chinese advantage if 6G standard splits
Börje Ekholm, CEO of Swedish kit vendor Ericsson, reckons the West could be at a disadvantage if China ends up developing its own 6G standard.
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