Policy

The White House is pondering more extensive U.S. limitations on the sale of chips and chip-making equipment to Chinese companies, and those could have substantial impacts on Nvidia’s ability to …

Rampant malicious activity in cyberspace hurts individuals, companies, and government agencies, while threatening US national security. The expected release of a new National Cybersecurity Strategy by the Biden Administration is …

New GSMA report looks at how many people have access to mobile broadband but do not use it BARCELONA—You’ve heard of the digital divide, but how about the “usage gap”? …

Scammy texts are on the rise, and the FCC wants operators to block the ones most likely to be fraudulent The Federal Communications Commission is considering new rules that would …

Extending broadband access has to be the baseline effort to close the digital divide in whatever form it takes, so that the most basic question of, “Is broadband internet service …

Connecting all Americans needs different solutions in urban vs. rural settings There is a persistent and well-known gap between rural and urban populations in terms of their internet usage. But …

Show me the money: The biggest broadband investment cycle ever Broadband funding is, by and large, one of the few issues with reliable, bipartisan support. It has become an increasingly …

The most obvious definition of the “digital divide” is a binary one: Either you have internet access, or you don’t. But that simplistic approach doesn’t capture the nuances of why …

The past three years have placed unprecedented demands on fixed and mobile broadband networks and underscored broadband as a necessity: A “seismic shift in broadband from being access to entertainment …

The first plenary session at IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona last week saw an address by the European Commission about Industry 5.0. Say what? Industry 5.0? What about …

Zurich-based venture capital group Momenta has launched a $100 million target fund for ‘Industry 5.0’ tech – basically, for startups pushing Industry 4.0 with-a-conscience. The new fund is backed by …

The Federal Communications Commission says that it is working to shut down network access for robocalls coming from a Florida realty group that is being sued by three state attorneys …

Norway has opened up 400 MHz of prime mid-band spectrum, at 3.8-4.2 GHz, for enterprises to deploy local-area private 5G networks. Following pilots last year, the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) …

A quick excerpt from a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, courtesy of José María Álvarez-Pallete, chairman and chief executive at Telefónica, who directly and …

Rosenworcel points to ITU presidency as evidence of importance of the vision of free-market democracies in tech 5G and other advanced technologies can be used to support and promote free …

The Federal Communications Commission has warned two additional voice service providers not to carry illegal robocall traffic, the latest move in its ongoing efforts to crack down on unwanted spam …

European countries are now required to jointly develop and measure progress on digital skills, digital infrastructure, and digitalisation of both private industry and public services. A new ‘monitoring and cooperation’ …

Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to support broadband with thousands of LEO satellites Amazon is prepping for more extensive testing of its prototype Kuiper LEO broadband communications system, based on an …

Filing window runs through March 1, 2023 As federal regulators continue their efforts to better quantify where broadband is available and where it is not, the second window for data …

The deal would have an ‘immediate and enduring’ impact on infrastructure competition, says the ACCC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) blocked an asset sharing deal between Telstra and …

The Senate has released a $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, but it does not include long-term auction authority reauthorization for the Federal Communications Commission. Instead, the bill, …

Infrastructure planning grants are part of the 2021 infrastructure bill The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced dozens of planning grants to states in recent weeks, which will be …

Twenty twenty-two was a year of tangible improvement when it came to robocalls. There were two main factors responsible for this decrease. First, Tier-1 carriers continued to progress with their …

Failure to fund the FCC rip-and-replace program fully will lead to service shutdowns: Letter to Congress The Competitive Carriers Association and seven other organizations are calling upon Congress to fully …

The settlement includes global cross-license for patented cellular standard-essential technologies Apple and Ericsson have settled their yearlong legal dispute over iPhone-related and other patents. The settlement involves a new multi-year global patent …