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Comcast, AT&T, Verizon lead $67M in telecom lobbying in 2019

The nation's top telecom operators spent a combined $67.36 million in 2019 on regulatory lobbying. That's a slight increase from 2018.

COMSovereign buys VNC for LTE equipment play

COMSovereign's CEO said VNC will help the company become one of the only US-based providers of 'connectivity solutions that span the entire data transmission spectrum.'

Walmart, Verizon in 5G partnership talks – report

A 5G partnership between Verizon and Walmart could include everything from the installation of 5G antennas in Walmart stores to streaming video of doctor visits.

Discovery's streaming service will play nice with pay-TV partners

'The cable guys aren't going to wake up and find out what we're doing,' CEO David Zaslav says.

AT&T TV streams nationwide

Following a string of market trials, AT&T has expanded the reach of a new streaming service delivered on an Android TV box that aims to revitalize AT&T's struggling pay-TV business.

Huawei, ZTE continue their advance under US fire – Dell'Oro

A US campaign has failed to halt the Chinese companies, with major Western equipment makers ceding further ground.

Huawei, ZTE may face India exclusions after government move

Feeling its companies do not get a fair deal in China, India's government has unveiled a new rule allowing it to restrict Chinese vendors.

China finally embraces full Internet peering

China has scrapped hefty Internet data charges in a move that should help China Mobile but hinder the country's other two big operators.

Nokia CEO Suri quits after 5G setbacks

Boss of Finnish network firm will be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, the CEO of Finnish energy firm Fortum, but not until much later this year.

Eurobites: Spain's MásMóvil to buy Lycamobile for €372M

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Iliad closes fiber deal with InfraVia; Vivendi fights Italian court over Mediaset; Nokia loses market share.

Singtel tackles 5G network slicing with Nokia

Singapore-based operator flags trials with Finnish vendor with aim of providing customizable services to support different 5G use cases and applications.

US mobile carriers face $208M FCC fine for privacy abuses

Per the proposal, T-Mobile faces largest fine, at $91 million, followed by AT&T ($57 million), Verizon ($48 million) and Sprint ($12 million). Free Press calls it too little, too late, and a slap on the wrist.

FCC OKs midband moves for 5G

Agency adopts rules to free up 280MHz of C-Band spectrum for a December 2020 auction, forms competitive bidding procedures for an auction of spectrum in the CBRS 3.5GHz band set to start in June.

Cable One has no plans to dump pay-TV, CEO says

But broadband-focused midsized cable operator, since rebranded as Sparklight, might pursue new ways to deliver video products to customers.

Telcos could profit by aggregating, simplifying video streaming options – Omdia

At Informa Tech's Future Vision event in London, Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre and Omdia analyst Maria Rua Aguete discuss the importance of partnerships among streaming video providers, content creators and network operators.

Comcast developing hands-free, speech-driven remote

Comcast has not announced plans to launch the device commercially, but a model made by Remote Solution recently passed through the FCC for testing.

Mavenir signs up Turkcell for open RAN

Open RAN specialist partners with Turkish operator for tests initially in Turkey.

Orange confirms ZTE as 5G partner in Spain

French operator was already working with Ericsson and Huawei in Spain and introduced ZTE last year, it confirms to Light Reading.

Eurobites: Telecom Italia teams up with KKR for ultra-broadband push

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Huawei plans new factory in France; Virgin goes 'ultra-fast' in UK's West Midlands; Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson team up for campus network.

Service provider opportunities at the edge (of pure imagination)

Omdia's Evan Kirchheimer recaps a day of presentations on private networking, 5G, edge computing and enterprise services at Informa Tech's Future Vision event in London.

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