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North America November 22, 2024

EchoStar left in limbo as DirecTV ditches Dish deal

DirecTV detailed an intention to abandon a bid to acquire EchoStar’s satellite video distribution business by the close of today US eastern time, potentially impacting ongoing debt restructuring efforts by the latter.

By Michael Carroll

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North America Operators Verizon November 22, 2024

Verizon claims first multi-vendor open RAN DAS deployment

Verizon claimed an industry first after deploying a distributed antenna system using open RAN interfaces to connect Samsung and CommScope equipment.

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FCC North America Regulation November 21, 2024

FCC chair Rosenworcel sets departure date

Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel will leave the agency that oversees the telecommunications industry on 20 January 2025, the same day Donald Trump becomes president.

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Big Tech Google North America November 21, 2024

US authority pushes for Google to offload Chrome

The US Department of Justice argued Google must divest its Chrome web browser to end the company’s anti-competitive conduct in search, but offered potential behavioural remedies which would allow it to hang onto the Android mobile OS.

By Chris Donkin

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AT&T North America Operators November 21, 2024

AT&T to pull plug on NB-IoT network

AT&T ceased offering NB-IoT data plans and stopped certifying NB-IoT devices as part of a plan to decommission the network in the US as early as Q1 2025.

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5G+ Dish Network Network Tech North America November 20, 2024

Hughes wins DoD contract for open RAN test

EchoStar-owned Hughes Network Systems secured a $6.5 million contract from the US Department of Defence to test a RAN Intelligent Controller on a 5G open RAN network at a US Army base, which marked the latest in a series of military government contracts it has won.

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Big Tech North America Regulation November 18, 2024

Trump selects Big Tech critic Carr as FCC head

US president-elect Donald Trump nominated FCC commissioner Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the communications regulator, positioning him as a warrior of free speech who will end the regulatory onslaught said to be currently in place.

By Chris Donkin

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