T-Mobile had a dinner date with FCC officials to discuss its upcoming 5G network and proposed Sprint merger.
5G brings a huge potential to boost the economy and bring greater connectivity to citizens. As such, regulators and lawmakers are meeting with operators to decide how to capitalise on these benefits.
In a heavily redacted T-Mobile presentation, the operator provided key expectations about its 5G network.
The EU has established the ‘European Problematic Use of the Internet’ (EU-PUI) research network which aims to stop harmful web use.
Gambling, pornography, and excessive use of social media may sound like a good time for some folks. For others, each can pose a serious problem.
How problematic use impacts health, especially mental wellbeing, hasn’t been thoroughly researched. Support groups for such things have been available for decades, but prevention is always better than treatment where...
Huawei has said it’s ready to dispel any 5G security fears in South Korea as it continues to woo operators around the world.
South Korean telcos are currently deciding which vendors will supply their 5G equipment. The nation’s largest, SK Telecom, has already ruled-out Huawei in favour of Samsung, Nokia, and Ericsson.
Unlike the US and Australia, the South Korean government has not banned the use of Huawei equipment. There are...
The UK government has disclosed a ‘reckless’ campaign of Russian cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media, and sport.
In findings by the National Cyber Security Centre, a number of international attacks have been linked to Russian intelligence agency GRU.
The attacks, it claims, have affected citizens in a large number of countries – including Russia – and cost national economies millions of pounds.
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said:
A collection of US cities accuse the FCC of 5G infrastructure policy ‘overreach’ and have issued lawsuit threats in response.
The FCC’s recent policy change limits how much local municipalities can bill for letting telecom carriers mount 5G cellular equipment on city-owned infrastructure.
Rules passed on September 26th restrict cities from charging firms more than $270 per year for each piece of equipment attached to city property. In Portland, for example, that’s $2,730 less than what...
The state of California is being sued following its decision to side with the majority of internet users and protect net neutrality.
Consumers are strongly in favour of net neutrality. In research conducted by Maryland University, 83 percent opposed repealing the rules – including 75 percent of Republicans, 89 percent of Democrats, and 86 percent of independents.
The state of California acted to...
Representatives from the four major operators in the US are set to meet White House officials to discuss 5G and its potential.
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint have all confirmed their attendance. Verizon is understood to be attending but declined to comment.
None of the operators revealed who they will send to represent their companies, but high-level executives are expected.
The full agenda is unknown but Trump’s administration will be seeking to gain a better understanding of 5G’s benefits...
Canada says it has safeguards in place that means it doesn’t need to follow the US and Australia in banning Chinese telecoms firms like Huawei.
Telecoms networks represent some of a nation’s most critical infrastructure. With 5G, that reliance is set to increase even further due to use cases such as healthcare, driverless cars, and smart cities.
Many countries are therefore understandably wary about the role of foreign companies in their national telecoms infrastructure
The most notable is the US,...
Huawei denies yesterday’s reports claiming the company has been excluded from participating in India’s national 5G trials.
In comments to ETTelecom, India’s Telecoms Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said:
“We have written to Cisco, Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia, and telecom service providers to partner with us to start 5G technology-based trials, and have got a positive response from them.
India is said to be excluding Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei from its 5G trials in favour of Ericsson, Cisco, Samsung, and Nokia.
The exclusion of the vendors has become a somewhat familiar story. Just last week, Telecoms reported South Korea’s largest operator became the latest to snub Huawei.
Speaking to ETTelecom, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan
