Policy

AT&T, Time Warner combo anti-competitive, DOJ says In June, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner could proceed with no concession or restrictions. …

FCC Chairman calls move “pro-competitive” As service providers look to deploy wireless and broadband infrastructure in cities and towns across the country, access to utility poles and other infrastructure sites …

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to adopt the long-awaited “One-Touch Make-Ready” (OTMR) regulatory framework today that will allow new entrants in the telecommunication industry to seamlessly attach new …

24 GHz and 28 GHz up first with more millimeter wave auctions in the works High-capacity millimeter wave frequencies are key to delivering the multi-gigabit-per-second speeds promised by 5G. Millimeter …

The right mobile broadband infrastructure could deliver big productivity gains to U.S. farmers as the internet of things lets them analyze data about crops, weather, and soil conditions more effectively. But …

Remote monitoring a key broadband-enable telehealth application The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will meet on Aug. 2 and discuss potentially providing $100 million in federal funds to support up …

The legislation stipulates the creation of a task force to evaluate best ways to boost precision agriculture in American farms The U.S. House of Representatives passed this week the Precision …

Senator says the U.S. is ‘already behind’ China on 5G U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, this week heard from industry experts …

pdvWireless hopes to leverage its 900 MHz footprint for private broadband, including LTE The most-discussed spectrum for U.S. private LTE use is the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band at 3.5 …

Cisco is to invest $100 million in the UK to help the UK government with its ‘industrial strategy’ to become a leading economy for emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence …

Group can only provide “limited assurance” of security mitigation related to Huawei equipment Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei is facing security-related scrutiny particularly in the United States and Australia. Now, with …

T-Mobile US has asked FCC to transfer spectrum licenses from Sprint Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank, respectively the majority owners of T-Mobile US and Sprint, have begun what the U.S. Federal …

More than 160 companies and organisations from 36 countries working with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including the founders of Tesla and Google DeepMind, have signed a pledge not to develop, …

Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost jobs during the next two decades, except in manufacturing, transport and city administration. New research finds digital factories, intelligent mobility and smart cities will cause …

The industrial internet-of-things (IoT) is at the heart of France’s new 5G roadmap, unveiled late yesterday by the French electronic communications and postal regulatory authority (Arcep). The new plan, presented …

Bosch and Daimler will test a fleet of autonomous vehicles in California, with a view to launching a driverless shuttle service on certain routes in the second half of 2019. …

Report finds U.S. the third most-prepared nation for 5G China and Korea are more prepared to deploy 5G than the U.S. is, according to a report conducted by Analysys Mason …

Commission looks to tap 3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz for 5G services Early commercial 5G services in the U.S. will provide enhanced broadband services by using high frequency millimeter wave …

Licenses for millimeter wave frequencies in 24, 28, 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands focus of proposed auctions The multi-gigabit speeds 5G is designed to support will require large swatches …

China, France, the U.K. and the European Union all have articulated AI strategies Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future. It will be essential in advancements toward autonomous driving, the way …

NTIA requests that FCC initiate a new rulemaking on WPS The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has asked the Federal Communications Commission to update the rules on Wireless Priority Service, which …

The French and UK governments have signed a five-year accord to work together to improve digital services through state-level collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI), data and digital administration. Mounir Mahjoubi …

The UK government has announced a £420 million joint investment in ‘bytes and mortar’ to use digital technologies in ‘smart construction to develop new techniques for sustainable and rapid house …

NTIA says that China Mobile’s 2011 application to serve U.S. telecom market should be denied The Federal Communications Commission should deny China Mobile’s pending application to enter the U.S telecommunications …

A number of wireless and wireline industry associations are pushing back against a proposed rule by the Federal Communications Commission that would prevent Universal Service Fund money from being used …