NTIA explores open 5G stack competition

The NTIA is looking into ways to speed up development and interoperability of the open 5G stack ecosystem to support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) missions.

Everstream gears up to support 5G with fiber builds in 7 markets

In order to help connect over 2,000 macro cell sites, Everstream is building out its fiber across seven Midwest markets to support 5G roll-outs.

LG teases phone with rollable screen at virtual CES 2021

Korean tech giant LG is the first major vendor to promise a smartphone with a rollable screen.

Acacia strikes back; files counterclaim against Cisco

Monday afternoon Acacia Communications fired off the latest salvo in its dustup with Cisco over its attempt to cancel the two companies' $2.6 billion merger.

T-Mobile raises $3bn to fund massive US spectrum spending

T-Mobile is tapping the bond markets to raise US$3 billion that will help to fund its upcoming spending on spectrum.

BT creates digital transformation unit, poaches Bharti Airtel exec to lead it

UK telecoms group BT reckons there might be something in this digital transformation thing, so it’s setting up a special silo to focus on it.

Orange Ventures legal separation is official

Orange has spun off its investment fund arm into a separate legal entity renamed as Orange Ventures with €350 million worth of start-up investments.

5G matters to the Enterprise and its Customers

It’s hard to get through a day without hearing talk about the rise of 5G telecommunication networks and the impact they will have on life as we know it. Everybody understands that 5G will bring significant changes, although many people might not grasp what those changes will be.

Philo CEO not sweating rise of Discovery+

Andrew McCollum not overly concerned that Discovery's new premium streaming service will undercut Philo, but instead views the new entry as a complement to his entertainment-focused OTT-TV service.

Acacia Countersues Cisco Over $2.6B Merger Gone Bad

Acacia Communications filed a countersuit against Cisco in the ongoing battle over the companies’ $2.6 billion merger.

Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested for Alleged SoftBank 5G Tech Theft

Japan’s SoftBank Corp. has accused upstart rival Rakuten Mobile of indirectly stealing and using intellectual property related to its 4G LTE and 5G technology.

Verizon CTO on open RAN: 'We're 100% behind the idea'

Verizon CTO Kyle Malady tells Light Reading: 'I don't see any reason why the technology can't work, but there will be things carriers need to work out if they do adopt it.'

Daily Roundup: Intel, Red Hat Team Up on 5G R&D

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Intelsat to test 4G connections to iPhones from stratosphere

Although the company declined to elaborate, Intelsat is asking the FCC for permission to transmit LTE signals from an unnamed, solar-powered aircraft operated by Airbus.

GeoLinks to shift from 5GHz to 60GHz for fixed wireless

GeoLinks' new GIGA-AIR platform, built with vendor Globtel, will use the DOCSIS 3.1 spec and the 60GHz band, and will be sold to other providers, including cable operators.

Eurobites: Elisa acquires CamLine for smart-manufacturing push

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia helps Kalmar with cargo handling; Virgin Media touts whole-home Wi-Fi offering; Colt targets Microsoft Teams with cloud-based voice offering.

WhatsApp's new service terms annoy users in India

The social media firm has made changes that allow it to share more user data with parent company Facebook, provoking a backlash.

Orange gives more power to VC unit

France-based operator injects €350 million into new entity called Orange Ventures.

Parler, kicked offline, sues Amazon Web Services

Unmoderated social network Parler, popular with Trump supporters, is suing AWS after the cloud provider said the platform's posts incited violence.

AMD Teases EPYC 3, Intel's 10nm Xeons Enter Volume Production

AMD CEO Lisa Su teased the company’s upcoming third-generation EPYC processors during the opening keynote of the CES 2021 virtual conference.

AT&T scuttles sales of AT&T TV Now

Decision for the no-contract, skinny-bundle OTT-TV service follows AT&T's attempts to slow pace of pay-TV sub losses and amplify focus on AT&T TV, its new OTT-delivered, contract-based pay-TV service, and HBO Max.

Rakuten employee arrested over alleged theft of SoftBank 5G secrets

Former employee is accused of having accessed a SoftBank server and emailed technical data to himself on his last day at the company.

BT has yet another crack at digital transformation

The UK incumbent is setting up a discrete unit that will be charged with making it look more fit for purpose in a hi-tech world.

Verizon Chief Whips Despair Into Hope at CES

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg covered a lot of ground in his keynote at CES, the first time the annual event was forced to be held virtually amid the ongoing global pandemic.

FuboTV's latest buy to underpin new online sportsbook

'Sports-first' OTT-TV service acquires interactive gaming company Vigtory just weeks after snapping up Balto Sports, a fantasy sports tech company.

Red Hat Aligns R&D With Intel for 5G, Hybrid Cloud, Edge

Red Hat and Intel today announced plans to pool more research and development (R&D) in 5G and networking to quicken the commercialization of automated, cloud-native infrastructure.

Infinera Boasts First 700G Transatlantic Transmission

Infinera claims to have achieved the first 700 Gb/s transatlantic transmission over a single wavelength. The milestone marks the optical vendor’s latest trial of its Infinite Capacity Engine 6 (ICE 6) coherent optics on a production network.

CBRS Alliance broadens spectrum-sharing scope

The CBRS Alliance is changing its name to the OnGo Alliance because it wants to broaden its scope to include spectrum sharing on a much wider scale than just the 3.5 GHz CBRS band in the United States.

WeLink scores funding boost for FWA market expansion

WeLink, a fixed wireless internet provider, plans to expand its footprint to 10 markets with a $185 million investment from Digital Alpha Advisors.

Orange peels off venture capital arm as a separate entity

Paris, France-based Orange announced on Monday that it has spun off its venture capital arm, Orange Ventures, with an increased allocation of $426 million (€350 million).