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The Chinese equipment giant hired 7,000 R&D professionals last year as it fought back against US sanctions.

Congress has introduced multiple bills to address the success of BEAD, including a recent bill that would stall the program until the FCCs map is fixed.

This week in broadband builds: New York gets $100 million to connect affordable housing, Alaska Communications expands, New Mexico awards four providers $17 million - and more.

After badly missing its rollout targets last year, the United Internet mobile subsidiary is under pressure.

The editors discuss challenges to the Universal Service Fund (USF) and Graphiants new $62 million in funding. They also examine Rokus layoffs, new fiber manufacturing projects in the US and why wireless providers are pushing more device inventory online.

The FCCs new National Broadband Map debuted in November and - as the basis for the BEAD program - will define the future of broadband access in the US. Heres the backstory on how we got here, challenges thus far and why an accurate map matters.

Vodafone is shutting down its proprietary RCS platform and instead relying on Google to support business and consumer RCS based messaging services in future.

Open interfaces will certainly aid specialists but its hard to see how they will necessarily bring diversity, despite what proponents and government figures say.

Building on a recent string of network expansion plans, Google Fibers latest market target will pit it against area incumbents Cox Communications and Lumen/CenturyLink.

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