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The great 5G land grab gets complicated

SBA is leasing space on thousands of structures owned by utility PG&E for a period of 100 years. It's an example of the increasingly complicated market for vertical real estate.

Comcast delays charging data overage fees in the Northeast

Agreement with the Pennsylvania Attorney General postpones data-related overage charges until July, and enters the frame after Comcast faced mounting pressure from lawmakers in the region.

Podcast: Orange injects AI and automation into supply chain management

Orange Business Services joins the podcast to discuss how AI, automation and RPA can improve supply chain management for the operator's customers.

Omniverse awarded $50M in suit against HovSat

But chances that Omniverse will be able to collect any of that money seems remote given that the purported owner of HovSat remains an elusive figure.

Charter, Comcast beef up biz services play with Cisco's Meraki

Charter taps Cisco's platform for modular, national service offering for SMB and enterprise customers, while Comcast uses it to expand on its new teleworker product.

Verizon escalates interoperability battle with AT&T, FirstNet, others

Verizon is preparing to mount a public relations campaign against AT&T, FirstNet and others over the topic of interoperability. Caught in the middle are millions of public safety customers.

5G and new businesses drive SK Telecom profit

Growth in 5G and its non-mobile businesses have helped SK Telecom to a 21.8% spike in full-year operating profit.

Hyundai's Kia latest focus of Apple self-driving car rumors

Local report suggests that Apple and Kia are set to sign a $3.4 billion deal on February 17.

Vodafone plans one-for-all European strategy to boost profits

The UK operator will stop developing products and platforms for individual markets as it tries to slash costs, speed up service launches and attract partners.

Eurobites: Telia teams with Nokia, Digita for private networks push

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT launches 'unbreakable' Wi-Fi; Sparkle supplies voice services to EU satnav agency; Mobily extends billing deal with CSG.

Ads spell strongest quarter in years for Alphabet

Christmas shopping boosted Google's ad revenues by 23%, its best quarter in years, but it still has a way to go to turn a profit out of the cloud.

AWS chief Jassy to succeed Bezos as Amazon CEO

Bezos says move will let him pour more energy into projects such as the Day 1 Fund, The Washington Post and the space-faring Blue Origin program.

Dwayne Benefield exits T-Mobile, heads to Telus

Benefield, an exec who helped pull together T-Mobile's new TVision streaming product, has joined the Canada-based service provider as SVP of Connected Home and Entertainment.

Omnispace raises $60M to beam 5G from space

With backing from the likes of Fortress Investment Group and Columbia Capital, Omnispace wants to build a global 5G network with its 2GHz spectrum using both satellites and terrestrial cell towers.

Cohere CEO: New product, customer names coming this year

Startup Cohere Technologies was founded in 2011. Today, the company's CEO said it is 'very well funded into the future' and should begin naming operator customers this year.

T-Mobile buys 1.1M Shentel customers for $1.95B

After an evaluation of Shentel's wireless business, T-Mobile agreed to acquire the company's 1.1 million customers for $1.95 billion.

Facing down the China 5G challenge: Don't panic

China's 5G market has some big numbers, but the country may struggle to execute its strategy.

Telenor Q4 hit by COVID-19 disruption in Asia

Heavy exposure in Asia takes its toll on the top line, but Oslo-based operator predicts 'gradual recovery' in the region during H2 2021.

Singtel partners Azure as public clouds continue edge advance

The latest edge tie-up between an operator and a US technology giant should worry the telecom sector.

Eurobites: Telefónica boss tells regulators to get with the 5G program

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia and Vodafone tout 100G technology; Orange explains the point of 5G; Aryaka notches wins; who's using 5G in the UK?

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