The FCC revealed that it expects Sprint and T-Mobile to file on Monday June 18 the necessary paperwork needed for Sprint to transfer control of its spectrum licenses and other assets to T-Mobile. The FCC opened a docket ahead of the expected action. At the same time the FCC filed a protective order concerning the docket. This […]
AT&T has completed its purchase of Time Warner, a deal originally valued at $85.4 billion when it was announced in October 2016. Earlier this week, a U.S. judge sided with AT&T after the Justice Department sued the company to block the deal. After losing the case, the Justice Department made no further recommendations against the […]
Jun 15 2018 | Posted in
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Chicago has picked Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build a futuristic transportation link to the city’s airport. “We’re really excited to work with the Mayor and the City to bring this new high-speed public transportation system to Chicago!” the Boring Company tweeted late Wednesday after reports emerged that it had been chosen. The planned system, […]
Jun 14 2018 | Posted in
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The 3GPP today ratified another piece of the 5G specification, termed the Standalone 5G New Radio, or SA 5G NR. This spec is for 5G networks that are developed on their own, apart from legacy or pre-existing networks. The Non-Standalone portion of the 5G spec was ratified late last year and covers 5G that hooks […]
Comcast has formalized a $65 billion all-cash bid for most of Fox. It’s a dramatic attempt to undercut Disney, which reached a $52.4 billion deal in December for the same film and TV assets. Comcast’s ofter comes one day after a federal judge ruled that AT&T could buy Time Warner. The Justice Department had sued […]
Jun 13 2018 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless today said it successfully completed 5G data sessions in an outdoor environment and pushed speeds as high as 1.8 Gbps. The company, together with partner Nokia, transmitted multiple live virtual reality sessions and 4K video streams over 28 GHz spectrum using the 3GPP New Radio 5G standard. Verizon claims it saw latency as […]
ZTE’s roller-coaster ride with the U.S. government has taken another turn. The Senate may vote on legislation this week that would negate the Trump administration’s deal to get ZTE back to work. Last week the Commerce Department said it had reached an agreement with ZTE. Under the terms of the arrangement, the Chinese phone maker must pay […]
AT&T has been was given permission to buy Time Warmer with no conditions and no divestitures. The ruling was handed down by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon. The ruling settles the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which has opposed the deal from the start. The Justice Department believes AT&T will use Time […]
Jun 13 2018 | Posted in
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Tesla will lay off about 3,500 workers in an effort to boost profitability, CEO Elon Musk wrote in a company email. “What drives us is our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable, clean energy, but we will never achieve that mission unless we eventually demonstrate that we can be sustainably profitable,” Musk wrote. Musk […]
Showcased at Google I/O, Google Assistant can now handle up to 3 commands at once, should you be very specific with each command. As an extreme example, you can ask, “Ok Google, who was president when Kevin Durant was drafted into the NBA and what team drafted him?” That’s the example Google gave us at […]
Jun 12 2018 | Posted in
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