Reports and Coverage

Burma Military Coup Cuts Internal and External Communications

In the early morning of February 1, Myanmar’s military detained many civilian political figures, including the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, seizing control of the government following a general election where Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won by a landslide. The military declared a one-year state of emergency and appointed a former general as acting president.

Texas Universal Fund Receipts Down So Provider Sue for More Money

As wireless providers move towards using data instead of voice calls, the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF), which is responsible for offsetting the high cost of connecting Texans across the state, has reduced payments received by rural telephone providers by 66 percent.

América Móvil to Spin Off Latin America Towers

América Móvil’s Board of Directors approved a plan to spin-off from América Móvil the telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin American countries where it currently operates.

DZS Grows Fiber and Mobile Transport Portfolio

DZS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Optician, an optical networking solution provider based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its portfolio of optical transport solutions. The Optician solutions have completed the Telcordia OSMINE certification process required for deployment by Tier 1 service providers in North America and will form a new DZS “O-series” product line that will enhance the DZS Mobile Transport portfolio with environmentally hardened optical transport products optimized for mobile backhaul. Optician’s optical transport solutions will complement DZS’s market-leading 4G / 5G xHaul Mobile Transport portfolio that are currently deployed in five Tier 1 mobile networks. The new line-up of optical transport products will also add metro and regional aggregation and transport options for Broadband Access solutions. In addition to intellectual property and products, the transaction will bolster DZS R&D, operations, sales and corporate functions.

Intelsat Looking to Exit Chapter 11

Intelsat SA has obtained the support of key creditor constituencies on the terms of a comprehensive financial restructuring that would reduce the Company’s debt by more than half – from nearly $15 billion to $7 billion – and position the Company for long-term success.

ITU to Use AI to Combat Natural Disasters

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – has launched a new Focus Group to contend with the increasing prevalence and severity of natural disasters with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

PTC’21: A New Success– A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EXPERIENCE

Once again PTC was a success for the industry. In this year of COVID, PTC aimed to create an exceptional online conference platform experience, ensuring that the Annual Conference continued to provide quality content, the exhibit hall also known as the PTC HUB, and networking lounges for participants and attendees to learn from and connect with each other.

Business Leaders Believe 5G Will Aid in Recovery From COVID

Verizon Business today released findings from its “Verizon 5G Business Report” highlighting the impact 5G technology is expected to have across the United States. The findings show that technology decision-makers overwhelmingly agree 5G high-speed communications networks and devices will create new growth opportunities and applications for their companies and industries within the next two years.

New Subsea Cable Planned Between New Zealand and Australia

Connectivity between Australia and New Zealand could receive a further capacity boost after plans for a new data center build and cable system were revealed today.

DISH Signs Agreement with Crown Castle for New Mobile Network

DISH and Crown Castle has a long-term agreement through which Crown Castle will lease DISH space on up to 20,000 communication towers. As part of the agreement,
DISH will receive certain fiber transport services and also have the option to utilize Crown Castle for pre-construction services. The agreement encompasses leases on towers located nationwide, helping DISH facilitate its buildout of the first open, standalone and virtualized 5G network in the U.S.

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