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Huawei has lost a UK legal battle against HSBC as it fights to stop the extradition of its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, from Canada to the US, where she would face charges of fraud. The Chinese equipment giant had sought access to bank documents that it believed would undermine the case against Meng. At the behest of US authorities, Meng was arrested in December 2018 on charges that include lying to HSBC about Huaweis connection to Skycom, a network equipment vendor that sold produc...

TR-419 is a fiber access extension for existing copper infrastructure.

Podcast – The Divide: How US counties are confronting connectivity needs 2/18/2021 On this episode of The Divide, we hear from Judge JD Clark of Wise County, Texas and Councilmember Craig Rice of Montgomery County, Maryland – co-chairs of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Broadband Task Force. The task force, formed in October 2020, is a coalition of nearly three dozen county government officials from across the US studying the countrys digital divide and the challenges ...

News Analysis Robert Clark 2/17/2021 Taiwans Chunghwa Telecom is boosting capex this year to NT$43.1 billion ($1.5 billion) as its 5G rollout reaches its peak. Executive Vice President Rong-Syh Lin said Wednesday 5G would account for around 40% of the total investment, which is a hefty 85% hike over last year, Anue website reported. The company revealed at a results briefing last week that its 2020 capex total of NT$23.3 billion was nearly a quart...

Australian broadband wholesaler NBN Co is reviewing prices - but wont make structural changes for at least two years, disappointing retail service providers.

LTD Broadband was the biggest winner in the FCCs recent Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, and will use products from Aviat Networks to meet its RDOF obligations.

Also in todays EMEA regional roundup: Orange signs renewables agreement with ENGIE; ENET extends Dublin fiber network; STC wins 5G bragging rights. Mike Rake, the former BT chairman who joined the board of Huawei in April of last year, has relinquished his role with the Chinese vendor, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. The appointment raised eyebrows at the time, with Huawei already facing accusations that it had connections to the Chinese government and so should not be allowed to ...

Recent trials led by Sony indicate that ATSC 3.0, the next-gen broadcast TV signaling standard, has potential use as a connected car technology. If proven out further as a potential alternative to 4G/5G, a new "automotive mode" for ATSC 3.0 could expand on an already growing blend of use cases for an IP-based broadcasting standard that can deliver 4K/HDR video, immersive audio, interactive advertising and even multichannel pay-TV services to TVs and, eventually, to mobile devices. Santa Barba...

Also included in our late afternoon summary of news and comment: stats from the Super Bowl of Wi-Fi and DellOro projects growth for the CBRS RAN market.

Also included in our late afternoon summary of news and comment: An update on the men caught up in Huaweis crossfire, Sling TV adds a new TV bundle and Comcast launches vaccine info resources.