Huawei inevitably loses appeal against FCC designation
A US appeals court has denied Huawei’s petition for review of the decision by the FCC to designate it a national security threat.
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FCC proposes total, retroactive ban on all Huawei and ZTE kit in US networks
US communications regulator the FCC wants to significantly expand the scope of its ban on Chinese telecoms equipment.
Dish continues to buy American with Dell OpenRAN edge deal
Having sold much of its soul to AWS, nascent US MNO Dish once more opted for local help when in building its OpenRAN 5G edge network.
Nokia opens its first OpenRAN centre in the US
Finnish kit vendor Nokia made sure to get a piece of US OpenRAN mania by opening a facility dedicated to it in Dallas.
US and EU form special tech trade club that China isn’t allowed into
Following on from the G7 Summit the US has recruited the EU into its anti-China campaign by establishing a new tech trade council that will further isolate Beijing.
US and G7 try to out-bribe China over global 5G rollout
One outcome from the recent G7 event was a US-led initiative to throw money at developing world infrastructure projects in a bid to beat China at its own game.
As US lawmakers attack its competitors, Microsoft warns of state over-reach
There is a mounting battle of wills in the US between its tech giants and its state apparatus over who gets to exploit its population more.
C-band race continues as AT&T makes a call
AT&T has completed a call on its recently acquired C-band spectrum, a further sign of the intense competition between the US telcos as they push on with 5G rollout.
Apple reportedly handed over metadata of US politicians to government
In the middle of the ‘Russiagate’ debacle, the Trump administration reportedly forced Apple to provide data from the accounts of Democrat politicians.
Japan and Finland collaborate over 6G development
The collective 6G efforts of Finland and Japan have vowed to help each other out in a bid to move the nascent standard along.
FBI scores a couple of major wins against digital baddies
US law enforcement agency the FBI twice managed to trick criminals into using digital services it had access to.
US bans investment in a bunch more Chinese companies
Apparently buying shares in a company materially helps it, so the US has extended its efforts to starve Chinese companies of investment.
US once more threatens to retaliate for Digital Services Tax with tariffs
Six countries have imposed special taxes on the revenues internet companies derive from their citizens and the US isn’t happy about it.
TSMC reiterates commitment to US fabs
Taiwanese chip manufacturing giant TSMC revealed it remains on track to start making cutting edge chips in Arizona by 2024.
Facebook doubles down on ‘good’ censorship
Social media giant Facebook has announced it will be shadow-banning accounts that repeatedly share stuff it doesn’t approve of.
Xiaomi confirms US reprieve as revenue rockets
It’s a good day for China’s Xiaomi, which has confirmed reports that it is no longer blacklisted in the US and shared first-quarter numbers that show pretty stellar growth.
Vodafone has minimal involvement in Ethiopian consortium
Vodafone was part of the consortium that won a new Ethiopian telecoms operating licence, but its direct involvement is minimal and will come solely through its existing African shareholdings.
The fight back against digital censorship gathers momentum
There are signs that bulk censorship and state surveillance may have reached their high-water mark, at least in the West.
AT&T is becoming a telco – it’s crazy but it might just work
AT&T this week shared a groundbreaking new strategy: to focus on being a telco.
Leaked Huawei memo reveals plan for global software domination
Chinese tech vendor Huawei has been forced out of much of its hardware business by unilateral US restrictions, so it plans to return the favour in software.
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