EU Fines Qualcomm €242 million Over 3G Baseband Chipsets By Nathaniel Mott The European Commission fined Qualcomm €242 million (roughly $271 million) for "abusing its market dominance in 3G baseband chipsets."
Cisco Acquires its Optics Supplier Acacia for $2.6 billion By Arne Verheyde Cisco has acquired Acacia Communications for $2.6 billion. Acacia is its supplier of optical interconnect technologies. Cisco views the coherent optical networks market as a growth opportunity.
60 GHz Wi-Fi Gets FCC Stamp of Approval By Nathaniel Mott Sporton, a testing and certification company, partnered with Qualcomm to push 802.11ay, or 60 GHz Wi-Fi, products through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3,236 Internet Satellites By Nathaniel Mott Amazon wants the FCC to give it the go-ahead to launch 3,236 satellites that would be used to establish a globe-spanning internet network.
Report: Huawei Starts $1 Billion Patent Spat With Verizon By Nathaniel Mott Huawei reportedly accused Verizon of infringing on 238 of its patents with the hope of forcing the wireless carrier into a costly licensing agreement.
NXP Acquires Marvell’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Business for $1.76B By Arne Verheyde Marvell announced that it's selling its Wi-Fi Connectivity Business to NXP in an all-cash deal valued at $1.76B.
US Bans Huawei and Others Linked to 'Foreign Adversaries' By Nathaniel Mott President Donald Trump issued an executive order to make things harder for Chinese companies, especially Huawei, which was also added to the Entity List.
US DOJ Wants Judge Koh to Take It Easy on Qualcomm By Nathaniel Mott The Justice Department said U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh should be careful not to rush to punish Qualcomm in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case.
Cox Introduces 'Elite Gamer' Internet Fast Lane By Nathaniel Mott Cox Communications introduced a Cox Elite Gamer service that allows people to pay $15 per month for better connections to popular multiplayer titles.
Report: CIA Links Huawei With Chinese Intelligence By Nathaniel Mott The CIA reportedly warned its allies that Huawei is funded by several members of the Chinese government's intelligence apparatus.
Vodafone’s Gigafast Broadband Advert Challenged By Virgin Media in the UK By Zak Storey The UK ISP Vodafone has had its "Gigafast" broadband package advertising pulled after Virgin Media complaints to Advertising Standards Agency
Intel Demos Its First 400GbE Silicon Photonics Transceiver, Outlines Design By Paul Alcorn Intel demoed its latest silicon photonics transceiver that pushes data at 400G speeds via lasers embedded onto a silicon die.
Amazon Confirms 'Project Kuiper' Internet-Providing Satellite Constellation Plans By Nathaniel Mott Amazon confirmed that it plans to create a satellite constellation that could provide internet access to tens of millions of people via Project Kuiper.
Intel Launches Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Adapter With the Latest 802.11ax Standard By Joe Shields Intel has annouced the release of the Wi-Fi 6 supported AX200 W-Fi adapter. The module supports speeds up to 2.4 Gbps MU-MIMO (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.
Nvidia Scores Partners to Help Drive Its Game Streaming Initiative By Nathaniel Mott Nvidia said at GTC 2019 that it partnered with SoftBank and LG U+ to form the GeForce Now Alliance, which is meant to improve cloud gaming around the world.
Researchers Break Transfer Record With Marea Subsea Cable By Nathaniel Mott Infinera "smashed through efficiency records for data transfer, nearly doubling data capacity and approaching the theoretical limit for such a transfer."
Qualcomm Announces a 5G Platform for PCs By Nathaniel Mott Qualcomm announced at MWC Barcelona 2019 the Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform to allow PC manufacturers to connect their devices to 5G wireless networks.
US to Seek Extradition of Huawei CFO - Report By Nathaniel Mott The U.S. reportedly plans to formally ask Canada to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou amid the looming trade war between the U.S. and China.
Huawei CEO Warns ‘Mediocre Employees’ of Looming Pink Slips Amid Global Concerns By Nathaniel Mott Huawei's CEO told workers that “mediocre employees” will probably be laid off in the coming months as the company struggles with global distrust.
CenturyLink Let One Bad Networking Card Disrupt 911 Services in Multiple States By Nathaniel Mott Bad packets sent by a single bad network card in CenturyLink's infrastructure reportedly led to 911 service disruptions in several states over the holidays.
