Semiconductors are a key focus in the technology trade war taking place between the U.S. and China. William_potter | Istock | Getty Images Shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Intel dipped on Friday after The Wall Street Journal reported that China is ordering the country’s largest telecommunications carriers to cease use of foreign chips. Chinese … Read more
According to AT&T’s application, the company has to complete the Section 214 discontinuance process run by the Federal Communications Commission in order to fully discontinue service in any given area. CPUC says in a summary of the situation that “AT&T is the designated COLR in many parts of the state and is the largest COLR … Read more
One of the world’s most peculiar test beds stretches above Princeton, New Jersey. It’s a fiber optic cable strung between three utility poles that then runs underground before feeding into an “interrogator.” This device fires a laser through the cable and analyzes the light that bounces back. It can pick up tiny perturbations in that … Read more
When I first heard in 2013 that Barack Obama had chosen Tom Wheeler to head the crucial tech regulator that is the US Federal Communications Commission, my first thought was … what a sell-out! The new FCC boss had previously been head lobbyist for not one, but two industries: cable TV and cellular telecom. How … Read more
The BT Group emblem is displayed on a smartphone. Sopa Photographs | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs LONDON — Britain’s largest cellular and broadband provider BT Group on Monday appointed Allison Kirkby to succeed Philip Jansen as chief govt, saying the change would happen towards the top of January 2024 on the newest. Kirkby has beforehand … Read more