AT&T North America Operators November 17, 2017 AT&T, DoJ talks extended in bid to avoid court battle AT&T and the US Department of Justice (DoJ) extended the deadline for their current round of talks on Time Warner, offering hope a deal can be struck out of court, New York Post reported. By Chris Donkin
North America Qualcomm November 17, 2017 Qualcomm, NXP tie-up receives EU boost Qualcomm could win European Union (EU) approval for its proposed acquisition of NXP Semiconductors at the end of this year, after reportedly achieving a breakthrough with regulators on patent licensing issues. By Kavit Majithia
AT&T North America Operators November 17, 2017 AT&T CFO talks up bundling benefit AT&T CFO John Stephens (pictured) talked up the positive benefits of bundling for customer retention, as he acknowledged the wireless market’s return to “rational activity”. By Diana Goovaerts
North America Regulation November 17, 2017 Auction timing clouds FCC action on spectrum The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to open additional mmWave spectrum resources for mobile use, but questions about the timing of an auction to licence those airwaves overshadowed the decision. By Diana Goovaerts
AT&T North America Operators November 16, 2017 AT&T deploys LAA in Indianapolis AT&T commercially deployed Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology on its network in parts of Indianapolis, Indiana, in a move the operator touted as the latest step in its 5G evolution. By Diana Goovaerts
Intel November 16, 2017 Intel unveils 5G modem for 2019 Intel revealed a new product roadmap which calls for commercial release of a multimode 5G modem in 2019. By Diana Goovaerts
November 16, 2017 Former AT&T exec Lurie resurfaces at Synchronoss Just two months after stepping down as CEO of AT&T Mobility, telecom veteran Glenn Lurie landed a new gig as CEO of cloud and software systems provider Synchronoss. By Diana Goovaerts