Telecoms
UK’s BT taps Crozier as chairman to help drive transformation
UK telecoms giant BT has named Adam Crozier as its next chairman on Tuesday, tapping one of the most experienced corporate operators in the UK to oversee the group through a key tr...
Canada’s spectrum auction raises record $7.2 billion as firms gear for high-speed internet
Canada’s auction of 3500 MHz spectrum, which is key for next generation 5G networks, generated a record C$8.9 billion (approximately $7.2 billion), with the country’s t...
BT takes multi-million pound stake in cyber firm Safe Security
UK telecoms group BT has taken a multi-million pound stake in Silicon Valley cyber risk management firm Safe Security, underlining its ambition to target growth in the sector, the ...
FCC votes to finalize program to replace Huawei equipment in US networks
The US Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to finalize a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural US carriers for removing equipment from telecommunications n...
Biden taps ex-Pentagon official for key China tech position
Joe Biden has nominated Alan Estevez, a former Pentagon official and Washington insider to be the US Commerce Department’s undersecretary for industry and security, a key pos...
Orange sees role for Huawei in 5G Africa rollout
Orange, France’s largest telecoms firm, will avoid using equipment from Chinese vendors when developing Europe’s 5G networks, opting for suppliers such as Ericsson and ...
Canada launches long-awaited auction of 5G spectrum
Canada is set to begin a hotly anticipated auction of the mobile telecommunications bandwidth necessary for 5G rollout, one that was delayed more than a year by the pandemic.
Groups urge Biden to nominate FCC commissioner to speed net neutrality reinstatement
More than 50 US groups have urged President Biden to fill the open seat on the US Federal Communications Commission in order to begin the process of reinstating net neutrality rule...
Nigerian telecoms firms suspend access to Twitter
Nigerian telecoms firms blocked access to Twitter following a regulatory directive aimed at suspending the US social media giant indefinitely, a move criticised by rights campaigne...
Vodafone ramps up investment to capture growth opportunity
Vodafone said it would accelerate investment in its network again this year after spending more to meet the demands of COVID-19, resulting in free cash flow growth falling short of...
Swedish court to hear Huawei’s case against 5G ban
A Swedish administrative court will start hearing arguments in a case filed by Huawei Technologies against the country’s telecom regulator for banning the Chinese company fro...
Verizon to launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 American cities
Verizon Communications, which is one of the largest telecom companies in the world, has announced that it will launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 US cities this month, expandi...
FCC commissioner urges tougher steps on Chinese network equipment
Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr has called for new steps to ensure Huawei and ZTE equipment is barred from US telecommunications networks and ensure no electronic ...
Departing FCC chair warns of threats to telecoms from China
The outgoing US Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said possible Chinese espionage and dangers to US telecom networks and internet freedom are the biggest national...
Huawei to pack less of a punch in the new year after bruising 2020
Huawei this year will probably see slower 5G business and push farther into software, while trusting its smartphones get a reprieve from US sanctions which last year broke the chip...