DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Standards & Regulations, Paul Lipscombe, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Upcoming US spectrum auctions could generate up to $100bn says FCC Chair Brendan Carr
With C-Band spectrum on the table next year for carriers
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UK telcos lament planning rules, says 5G coverage is being stifled
More flexibility on regulations could drive 5G forward
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Iraq's CMC pushes to shut down Korek Telecom's mobile network
Korek hits back, says the CMC doesn't have the authority do so
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FCC approves SoftBank's acquisition of ISP WideOpenWest
Will see the Japanese giant take over the rural US ISP
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FCC sets out vision for C-band spectrum auction next year
Aims to auction 160MHz of spectrum in the Upper C-band by July 2027
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French competition watchdog to review SFR's €20.35bn carve up
But says the review will take 18 months to carry out
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FCC approves AT&T's copper retirement plans in California
But still needs to overcome barriers, with the state adamant AT&T must continue providing copper services
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FCC concludes AWS-3 spectrum, raises $3.5bn
Will be used to fund "rip and replace" of Chinese telecoms kit
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UK gov't confirms appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as Ofcom chair
His term will last for four years
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FCC approves EchoStar's $40bn spectrum sales to AT&T, SpaceX
The regulator says the sales will boost competition while enhancing D2D rollout
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Jury awards $18.2m to families of two brothers killed while working at cell tower
The two brothers were toppled out of a boom lift amid high winds
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Astound Broadband files lawsuit against Dish over payments
Becomes latest company to pursue legal action against Dish
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SpaceX takes aim at Amazon over satellite deployment requirements
Amazon's request for an extension has irritated SpaceX
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Telecom Italia gets EU approval for €700m Sparkle subsea unit sale
The deal won't impact competition, notes the European Commission
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Telenor faces lawsuit over allegations telco exposed Myanmar customers' data with junta
The telco allegedly shared customers' data in Myanmar with the junta
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UK gov't names Sir Ian Cheshire as preferred chair of Ofcom
If approved, Sir Ian Cheshire will be appointed on a four-year term
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AT&T agrees $2bn deal to upgrade FirstNet
Will invest $1bn, while also helping to reduce costs by the same amount for the first responders network
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FCC adopts rules to accelerate copper retirement plans in US
As the regulator seeks to return outsourced telecom call center jobs
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FCC to vote on plans to speed up copper retirement
Out with the slow and in with the fast, says FCC
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4iG's One secures mobile license to become third carrier in North Macedonia
One plus two equals three
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Ofcom launches probe into BT, Three summer outages
The outages impacted the ability for some to contact the emergency services
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Ofcom paves way for D2D satellite services to take off in UK
Says the UK will become the first Western Europe nation to do so
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AT&T ditches DEI policies as FCC prepares to review spectrum deal
The telco has joined Verizon and T-Mobile in axing DEI-related policies
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Techritory 2025: Private networks drive 5G use cases in Baltics
Though the overall performance of 5G thus far hasn't impressed everyone
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NTIA approves final BEAD proposals in 18 states
Says that the first set of proposals is set to save $6 billion
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FCC revokes US license of Hong Kong Telecom
Cites HKT's "close ties" to China
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UK telcos spend £39m on mmWave spectrum at latest Ofcom auction
EE, VodafoneThree, and Virgin Media O2 have each spent £13m
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FCC: Commission has plan in place, as US government goes into shutdown
As set out in a plan earlier this year, 88 percent of FCC staff are set to be furloughed