Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia lands ultra-broadband deal with United Group; Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom lose appeal against EU fine; Virgin Media taps Infinera for Dublin backbone.
The Chinese equipment vendor is due to run out of chips in the next few weeks, say experts, and the consequences could be far-reaching.
With so much focus on a possible reinstatement of net neutrality rules under Biden, not enough attention has been given to the upside potential from stimulus spending, MoffettNathanson's Craig Moffett says.
The Global Certification Forum (GCF) says 21% of the different 5G device types it certified in 2020 could access mmWave 5G frequencies, with 34% supporting standalone 5G.
IoT specialist is in talks again with shareholder DBAY on a possible bid.
JEA, NRTC and Southern California Edison are some of the utilities that may join the likes of San Diego Gas & Electric and New York Power Authority in exploring private wireless networks.
Benu Networks has updated its Virtualized Broadband Network Gateway to operate in cloud-native environments, and has added SASE functionality and 5G wireless/wireline convergence capabilities.
Building out the 5G edge was always going to be a collaborative effort – and for the telcos that have started service, the key collaborator is AWS.
Comcast plans to reach 50 million low-income households through community Wi-Fi projects, equipment donations and grants.
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange chosen by GÉANT; the ethics of location data; Telefónica teams up on IoT, 5G and blockchain.
Singapore operator plans to pool expertise with the automotive group to create new enterprise applications.
The FCC announced it will start collecting 'first-hand accounts on broadband availability and service quality directly from consumers.'
Intel plans to increase the number of its manufacturing facilities in Arizona from four to six, and to sell its chipmaking capabilities under a new business unit.
In wake of amplifier licensing deal with Cisco, vendor has notched deals with Midco and Portugal's NOS – two operators in pursuit of 1.2GHz network capacity upgrades.
Comcast also exploring a similar integration on X1, Comcast's Internet-connected pay-TV platform. X1 already offers access to the 'Extra Innings' Major League Baseball out-of-market package and MLB Network.
Sierra Wireless said the hack forced it to shut down production at its manufacturing sites. The company's stock tumbled as a result.
In their latest reports, several Wall Street analysts argue that the NFL's new 11-year, $110 billion TV rights deals with a slew of networks issue a crushing blow to the future of sports on linear, multichannel TV.
Lockheed Martin and Omnispace indicated their efforts could target a wide variety of sectors including 'defense, government and military use, including mobile joint all-domain interoperable communications.'
Following the recent debut of Paramount+, the media giant said it intends to connect with 5G vendors and network operators, hailing 5G as a platform that's poised to 'revolutionize the media and entertainment industry.'
Firefighter, repairman and architect, Tommi Uitto is knocking the Finnish vendor's 5G business into shape.
