North America Regulation November 21, 2017 FCC chair seeks net neutrality restart Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai (pictured) wants to start from scratch on net neutrality, today (21 November) proposing a full repeal of the commission’s 2015 net neutrality regulations. By Diana Goovaerts
AT&T North America Operators Verizon November 21, 2017 AT&T, Verizon top US highway network performance AT&T and Verizon proved to be the best networks for US travellers on the road in a recent study of highway performance conducted by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS). By Diana Goovaerts
November 21, 2017 Sprint MVNO, marketing execs set for exit A leadership shuffle at Sprint continued this week with the revelation Jim Hyde, president of wholesale and MVNO, is leaving the company along with Jeff Nelson, SVP of marketing. By Diana Goovaerts
November 21, 2017 Operators face unstoppable demand for HD video Openwave Mobility announced 38 per cent of all global mobile video traffic is now high definition (HD), and predicted the figure will hit 50 per cent by end-2018. By Saleha Riaz
Deutsche Telekom Network Tech Operators November 21, 2017 Deutsche Telekom inaugurates NB-IoT development lab Deutsche Telekom said a team of close to ten experts will work at a new NB-IoT laboratory established with the Fraunhofer-Institute for Material Flow and Logistics. By Michael Carroll
November 21, 2017 Nigerian authorities criticise 9mobile sale process Nigeria’s central bank and telecoms regulator expressed “serious concerns” about how Barclays Africa is handling the sale of 9mobile, TheCable reported. By Saleha Riaz
Europe Operators November 21, 2017 Telecom Italia mulls appeal to interference orders Telecom Italia prepared to fight constraints slapped on the company by Italy’s government amid fears over Vivendi’s control, La Repubblica reported. By Chris Donkin