Fast 5G ‘will cover 97% of US population by 2022’, promises T-Mobile as FCC backs $146bn deal

21h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint could now go ahead in weeks after the US regulator extracted a deal to guarantee widespread mobile broadband coverage across the country by 2022.

Breathe again until August, commerce secretary Ross tells Huawei and users

21h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The US government has relaxed its embargo on Huawei until 18 August, easing the restrictions on US-based companies – including rural operators plus Google and chip maker..

NBTC confirms conditions for 700MHz auction

20 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Thailand’s telecoms and broadcasting regulator has completed its terms for the 700MHz auction.

Hardware and software vendors ‘stop supplying Huawei’ after US embargo

20 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

A number of software and hardware vendors have stopped supplying Huawei following the US government’s embargo imposed on the company last week.

Microsoft and Sony join cloud forces

17 May 2019 | Laurence Doe

Microsoft and Sony have announced that they will jointly develop future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services.

Trump fires ballistic missile into the heart of Huawei

16 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Huawei will be unable to buy technology from any US company without a licence from the US government, following a pair of remarkable orders from Washington DC.

China Telecom suffers internet outage

15 May 2019 | Laurence Doe

China Telecom’s backbone has experienced a “significant, globally distributed outage”, according to network monitoring company ThousandEyes.

Huawei chairman offers the UK ‘no spy’ deal as Trump ban looms in US

15 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

President Donald Trump is expected to ban Huawei and other Chinese telecoms suppliers from selling equipment to US companies.

Oi reports $170m quarterly profit months after completing restructuring

14 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Troubled Brazilian operator Oi has made a quarterly profit of $170 million after its bankruptcy reorganisation.

Chinese bike-sharing helps world’s cellular IoT user base grow 70% to 1.2 billion

14 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

There were 1.2 billion cellular internet of things (IoT) connections at the end of 2018 and there will  be 9 billion by 2023, says Berg Insight.

Vodafone sells Vodafone New Zealand for €2.1bn

14 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Vodafone Group has announced the sale Vodafone New Zealand to a consortium made up of Infratil Limited and Brookfield Asset Management.

Ericsson joins Nokia in building Optus’s fixed 5G in Australia

13 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Ericsson has joined Nokia in building 5G-based home broadband services for Singtel’s Australian unit, Optus.