Latest from Brian Fung
Huawei reportedly gets the green light to participate in Britain’s 5G rollout, a would-be setback for the U.S.
Top British officials have decided to let the Chinese technology giant Huawei help develop an ultra-fast 5G wireless network in the United Kingdom, according to reports, in spite of pressure by U.S. officials to freeze out the company on security grounds.
- Apr 25, 2019
AT&T’s streaming service, DirecTV Now, has lost nearly 20 percent of its subscribers in the last 6 months
Price hikes are driving customers toward the exits, but AT&T is determined to increase profits.
- Apr 24, 2019
What this week’s Apple-Qualcomm-Intel dance means for the future of 5G
Qualcomm is now alone at the top of the 5G chip market.
- Apr 18, 2019
The FCC says it plans to block China Mobile in the U.S. in another swipe at Chinese telecom firms
The announcement could end the state-owned carrier's 8-year effort to gain access to U.S. customers.
- Apr 17, 2019
5G is about to get a big boost from Trump and the FCC
The Trump administration and government regulators are expected to unveil a major push Friday afternoon at the White House to accelerate the rollout of the high-speed, next-generation mobile data technology known as 5G.
- Apr 12, 2019
What law is Julian Assange accused of breaking?
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has a long and controversial history.
- Apr 12, 2019
How China’s Huawei took the lead over U.S. companies in 5G technology
U.S. officials have pressured allies not to use networking gear from Chinese technology giant Huawei, and President Trump has urged American companies to “step up” and compete to provide the next generation of high-speed, low-lag wireless service known as 5G. There’s just one problem: No U.S. companies manufacture the technology’s most critical components.
- Apr 10, 2019
Net neutrality bill sails through the House but faces an uncertain political future
House lawmakers on Wednesday approved a Democrat-backed bill that would restore rules requiring AT&T, Verizon and other Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally, marking an early step toward reversing one of the most significant deregulatory moves of the Trump era.
- Apr 10, 2019
Lawmakers want to ban ‘dark patterns,’ the Web designs tech companies use to manipulate you
New legislation would make it harder for tech companies to nudge Internet users to give up their data.
- Apr 9, 2019
Google’s new Stadia service will let you play video games without downloading them
The platform, which runs on Chrome and Google data centers, envisions a new way to play video games.
- Mar 19, 2019