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Is $1B enough to rip out Huawei gear from the US?

The work involved in ripping Huawei equipment out of US networks is extensive, setting up the potential for costs above the $1 billion Congress has already set aside for the effort.

Court rejects Omniverse's bid for default judgment against HovSat

Reason for denial is procedural, as court cannot determine if HovSat was properly served.

Quibi pitches 90-day free trial to pump early sign-ups

Deep-pocketed streaming startup focused on premium short-form fare is making some moves a month ahead of its April 6 launch of a service that will start at $4.99 per month for an ad-supported tier.

Biggest-ever auction of 5G mmWave spectrum ends at $7.6B

T-Mobile is expected to walk away with roughly $2 billion in millimeter wave spectrum licenses from Auction 103, which it appears poised to add to the spectrum it will acquire from Sprint.

Top Cisco exec jumps ship for Western Digital CEO job

David Goeckeler, who handled $34 billion of Cisco's $52 billion in annual sales, is taking the CEO job at Western Digital.

Charter opens access to Verizon's 5G network

Charter enables Spectrum Mobile customers on unlimited plans to access Verizon's millimeter wave 5G network for no added cost. Customers on its 'By the Gig' plan remain 4G-only.

Vlocity acquisition gives Salesforce a new run at telecoms

Having funded and hosted Vlocity's development, and been a go-to-market partner, Salesforce knows exactly what it's getting for its $1.33 billion acquisition.

WiCipedia: Digital assistants need more than a gender makeover

This week in our WiC roundup: Get involved for International Women's Day; how digital assistants would differ if they were created by women; what keeps women in tech; and more.

Eurobites: CityFibre accelerates UK network rollout

Also in today's EMEA regional rights roundup: Vodafone/TIM towers venture 'set for EU approval'; Net Insight acquires Aperi's virtualized media production technology; Virgin Media admits data breach.

Elisa highlights trio of real-world 5G use cases

The Finnish 5G frontrunner is showcasing nine 5G solutions at its showroom in Helsinki, of which it claims three are new – one involves a tractor!

Spark gives 5G RAN thumbs-up to Samsung

New Zealand incumbent underlines multivendor 5G RAN strategy by shaking hands on commercial deal with South Korean vendor.

New York's utility to test private LTE network with several vendors

New York's state-owned power utility is hoping to test a private LTE network that it wants to build for services ranging from energy metering to flying inspection drones.

Verizon sweetens new Mix & Match plans

Telco doubles the speeds of its two sub-Gigabit options – to 200 Mbit/s and 400 Mbit/s – without raising the price.

Microsoft, Cisco team up for IoT at the edge

Two massive software vendors have decided to combine their cloud computing and IoT offerings in order to take advantage of the trend toward edge computing.

Cable access network spending dropped 30% in 2019 – Dell'Oro

Culprits include slowdown in capacity purchases, next-gen network indecision and a lack of broadband competition. Meanwhile, DOCSIS 3.1 CPE shipments made a big jump.

Google Cloud tightens its ties to telecoms

Google Cloud fleshes out telco-focused strategy as it inks 5G edge services deal with AT&T, debuts telco-tailored version of Anthos apps platform and connects with Netcracker and Amdocs.

SoftBank ignites Japan 5G market with March 27 launch

The Japanese service provider has responded to an aggressive mobile launch by Rakuten with its own 5G service.

NTT DoCoMo leans on Ericsson for AI-enabled RAN optimization

Japanese operator chooses AI-based optimization tools from the Sweden-based vendor for its radio access network, with an eye to real-time diagnostics in 5G.

Eurobites: Dave Dyson steps down as Three UK boss

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google Cloud floats across Europe; Tele2 and Elisa cooperate on enterprise services; Ericsson goes with Sinch for 5G messaging.

Nokia lines up Intel next to Marvell as 5G chip suppliers

The Finnish vendor is relying on Intel and Marvell as it tries to phase out the costly components that have been eroding its 5G profits.

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