Germany declines to issue broad ban on Huawei
Olaf Scholz's government resists US pressure to completely ban all products from the Chinese company.
This week, Reuters reported that Germany does not want to follow the United States in generally banning products made by Chinese telecom equipment makers such as Huawei. Instead, a German Econom... Read more
Amazon to launch first Kuiper internet satellites in early 2023
Amazon will send its first two Project Kuiper internet satellites into space in early 2023.
Amazon wants to launch a constellation of internet satellites in earth Orbit through Project Kuiper. The company initially planned to launch by the end of this year with rocket startup ABL Space Systems... Read more
Microsoft’s next-gen Surface hardware is just around the corner
Apple just concluded its hardware event, where it announced several new products. However, the excitement doesn’t end with those announcements, as Microsoft will also have its Surface event next week. Microsoft will most likely introduce the new Surface Pro 8 and possibly also the Surface Laptop ... Read more
Huawei asks US to remove its designation as a security threat
Chinese telecom giant may be hoping that the Biden administration will be sympathetic to its case.
Well, that didn't take long. Huawei has already asked a US court to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling made against it during the Trump presidency.
The ruling found that the Chi... Read more
IBM will pay $24.25 million to resolve FCC investigations
IBM agreed to pay $24.25 million to resolve two investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), concerning subsidies awarded to bring broadband to schools and libraries. The payment will resolve the two FCC investigations that have taken about 15 years to reach this point.
The FCC... Read more
Huawei officially listed as U.S. national security threat
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially listed Chinese company Huawei as a "national security threat". As a result, U.S. companies are no longer allowed to do business with the telecom company.
Huawei and ZTE (also Chinese) have been listed as national security threa... Read more
FCC: radio frequencies smartphones with 5G technology are safe
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) states in a new proposal that current levels of radio frequency emissions from mobile phones are safe. This applies not only to older and current mobile phones, but also to the smartphones that will be using the new 5G technology.
The FCC carried out si... Read more
SpaceX halves the height of internet satellites to avoid space debris
SpaceX has received permission from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halve the orbital height of over 1,500 planned Internet satellites. In this way, the space company wants to reduce the risk of space waste and improve latency.
SpaceX has been working for some time on the project ... Read more
Google gets permission from FCC to roll out Project Soli
Google has received permission from the American FCC to roll out Project Soli. Project Soli is technology for radar motion detection. With permission, Google may use its Soli sensors at higher energy levels than previously allowed. The technology can also be used on an airplane. That's what Silicon ... Read more