5G key to China’s growing surveillance economy – take paying for a train trip
The Shenzhen Metro is testing out new tech with 5G and AI in mind like patrols and inspections with robots and drones. And what about facial recognition?
US: Germany should cut Huawei from 5G or we’ll cut intel ties
The United States is warning Germany that it will not share intelligence with the country at the same level as it is currently if Huawei is building 5G.
FCC puts T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint in public comment limbo
The commission’s regulatory review process for the combination between the third- and fourth-largest carriers in the nation will run through the spring.
Facebook confirms it’s in talks with the FTC, sources say over privacy settlement
The FTC has been determining if Facebook broke its promises to beef up privacy protections for its users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Canada’s Telus considers government’s prospective Huawei ban an investment risk
Huawei provides an affordable option to other cellular network equipment vendors and carriers like Telus want that quite badly. But are strings attached?
Sprint, T-Mobile executives grilled in Congress on merger
The carriers had few allies on Capitol Hill today as many representatives and working groups have decried the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile.
Senators confront FCC on carriers throttling streaming video
Lawmakers want answers as to if the nation’s wireless networks are throttling their customers’ streaming video without proper disclosure or even reason.
India-made phones may get pricier quicker with new government deadline, Samsung warns
The company may decide against producing more Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 phones out of the country if a new tariff comes into place sooner than expected.
Google gets FCC waiver to progress with Project Soli gesture controls
Google’s skunkworks project that could allow users to control their devices by waving their hands in the air has received a green light for more testing.
