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The Biden-Harris Administration is issuing a “landmark” National Spectrum Strategy aimed at freeing up additional wireless spectrum for advanced technology needs. -
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun plans to reinstate net neutrality rules that were rescinded under then-President Donald Trump in 2018.
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Capacity caught up with Ashley Haghighi, a senior in engineering, who attended Datacloud USA as part of the Broadgroup Talent in Tech initiative.
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Hydrogen and nuclear-powered data centres are a distinct possibility for the future.
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Microsoft has won its court case against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), potentially clearing the way to acquire Activision in a deal worth US$68.7 billion.
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After US$700 million was announced by the Biden administration to connect people in rural areas in the US, more investment needs to fall into the hands of wireless infrastructure providers.
Forthcoming events
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Colt will expand its US capabilities with the connection of a new data centre and subsea cable landing station (CLS), NJFX, in New Jersey, US to its Colt IQ Network.
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Arelion has deployed a new fully diverse, high-capacity route from Reston, VA down the US East Coast.
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Verizon has signed an agreement with Vertical Bridge to build cell towers across the US, expanding the operator’s 4G and 5G Ultra Wideband services.
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Huawei is launching its own enterprise IT management software that will reduce its reliance on foreign-sourced tech.
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The US Marine Corps has awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications to Viasat, the company that is in the process of merging with Inmarsat.
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The US federal government is planning to invest US$1.5 billion to help rural carriers replace Huawei equipment and boost Open RAN adoption.
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Four leading English-speaking economies have aligned their strategies for secure mobile infrastructure, continuing from the 5G era into 6G.
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Grover, a subscription provider for consumer tech has launched its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) for tech rental customers in the US.
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Spectrum Enterprise has announced the availability of ultra-high 100Gbps speed data services across its national fibre network for a range of data transport solutions.
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Arelion has launched two new fully diverse routes from the US into Monterrey, Mexico.
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Gold Data will build the first cable system in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Miami in Florida with strategic points in Mexico City, Cancun and Queretaro.
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US enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services grew 30% in 2022, according to Q3 data from Synergy Research Group.
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