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US carriers want $5.6B from the FCC for axing Huawei and ZTE

Ryan Daws — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:58:49 +0000

Carriers in the US are seeking $5.6 billion in reimbursements following the FCC’s decision to axe Huawei and ZTE from national telecoms networks. The FCC voted unanimously in 2019 to ban carriers from using the Universal Service Fund to subsidise purchasing equipment from companies deemed a national security threat. Huawei and ZTE were the first... Read more »

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GlobalData: US carriers are falling behind in eSim adoption

Ryan Daws — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:57:36 +0000

GlobalData believes US mobile operators are falling behind their international counterparts in embedded SIM (eSIM) adoption. Lynnette Luna, Principal Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “European operators significantly ramped up support for eSIM amid the pandemic as consumers stayed out of retail stores and appreciated the convenience of signing up for service directly on a smartphone. In... Read more »

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UK brings forward its deadline for carriers to ditch Huawei

Ryan Daws — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:43:08 +0000

The British government has brought forward a ban preventing carriers from installing Huawei’s telecoms equipment. Operators are banned from installing Huawei’s equipment in the UK’s 5G networks from September 2021, the government has said. The vendor’s gear is still banned from purchase as of 31st December 2020. “Today I am setting out a clear path... Read more »

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