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Huawei’s business has been hurt by U.S. sanctions, which have sought to cut it off from key software and components like semiconductors.

Bill Gates has been a believer in new technology for satellite internet since the 1990s and failed Teledesic. A recent investment in Kymeta is his longest bet.

Verizon held an investor day Thursday and also said it entered into a strategic partnership with Facebook parent Meta.

e& is one of the largest listed businesses in the UAE and one of the largest listed telecoms providers in the Middle East by market capitalization.

Meta said that its grand ambition of building the “metaverse” won’t be possible if there aren’t drastic improvements in today’s telecoms networks.

GSMA, the industry body that runs Mobile World Congress, put out a statement over the weekend condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Eric Schmidt and co-author Graham Allison said in an op-end that 5G development is key as it could enhance a country’s military and intelligence capabilities.

“I’d much rather be pouring some of that cash back into the infrastructure of this business to returns at a higher level,” AT&T boss John Stankey said Friday.

AT&T said on Tuesday it will spin off WarnerMedia in a $43 billion transaction to merge its media properties with Discovery.

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure, who helped run Sprint and rehabilitate WeWork for company CEO Masayoshi Son, is leaving, perhaps as soon as Thursday, sources say.

Web-based TV subscription service Aereo faced a challenge few other Disruptor 50 companies face — a 2014 Supreme Court ruling against it that led to bankruptcy.

The FAA has so far cleared 78% of the U.S. fleet to land in low-visibility conditions.

Airlines warned they would be forced to cancel flights if 5G was deployed as scheduled.

The 5G rollout is scheduled to start on Wednesday after several delays.

Brits have enjoyed free roaming across Europe for years but that’s set to change for tens of millions of people in the coming months.

Communications stocks could make a comeback in 2022 as inflation risks abate, Inside Edge Capital Management founder Todd Gordon says.

Verizon and AT&T are scheduled to start using the spectrum for 5G on Jan. 5.

Caterpillar’s beaten-down shares could make a comeback in the new year as demand for its products increases, Chantico Global CEO Gina Sanchez says.

French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s telecoms group Altice has increased its ownership of BT to 18% from 12.1%.