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PTC’s "New Realities" panel turns political

21 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

The PTC 2021 conference keynote talks OTTs, Trump and politics.

China Mobile and Mobily work with Nokia on industry firsts

21 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Nokia has confirmed two technological firsts in recent days following collaborations with China Mobile (CMCC) and Saudi Arabia's Mobily.

Cloud-native networks "ready for mainstream"

20 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

RtBrick has declared cloud-native networks as "ready for the mainstream" after it partnered with Deutsche Telekom to connect the first live customer to a disaggregated broadband network.

Sweden concludes 3.5 GHz and 2.3 GHz band auction

20 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Sweden has concluded its 5G auction raising SEK 2,317,000,006 (US$276.8 million) and awarding spectrum to all four bidders.

Samsung’s Lee sentenced to 30 months for bribery

20 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Lee Jae-Yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, has been sentenced to a 30-month (two and a half year) prison term by a High Court in South Korea.

Starks backed by US civil rights group for FCC chairman seat

19 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Geoffrey Starks, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has been backed by a racial justice group for the role of chairman of the FCC.

China greenlights Cisco and Acacia deal

19 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Cisco and Acacia Communications have been granted conditional approval of its merger from China’s antitrust regulator.

Metro wireless network company hires O2’s CTO to lead 5G expansion

19 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Canadian-owned telecoms infrastructure company BAI Communications has hired Telefónica O2 UK’s Brendan O’Reilly to become its global CTO.

Comviva unveils digital services delivery platform

19 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Comviva has launched a "futuristic platform" it said can support telcos to leverage the business opportunities in digital, "without exposing them to risks or escalating costs".

Five things to watch January 15: Cheshire awards £4.5m contract to Airband, SatADSL Telespazio Brazil form connectivity partnership, and Amagi picks GTT to support its cloud managed broadcast services

15 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!

Can our approach to rural connectivity benefit from a wireless rethink?

15 January 2021 | Nigel King

The UK's national fibre roll out has faced several hurdles but the most recent threatens to hamper rural connectivity. Could wireless provide the solution? Nigel King, CTO at Cambium Networks examines the options

Cisco and Acacia Communications amend merger agreement for $4.5bn

15 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Cisco and Acacia Communications have announced an amendment to the definitive merger agreement under which Cisco will acquire Acacia