“This is one of the first transactions driven by climate change,” said industry analyst Roger Entner of the $1.95 billion deal.

Ericsson expects to pay $1.23 billion to cover a potential settlement and related costs to resolve ethics breaches spanning six countries.

Verizon is deploying its 5G service in New York City on Sept. 26. The move brings all four nationwide operators to the nation’s most populated city.

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson described the series of demands made by an activist investor group, including a change in leadership, as a “mixed bag.”

Elliott Management is targeting the media conglomerate for what it calls “long-term underperformance” and a “series of strategic setbacks.”

McElfresh will replace John Donovan, who abruptly announced last week that he would be leaving the company effective Oct. 1.

Revenue attributed to network equipment and services is expected to improve following a five-year period of contraction, according to a new forecast from Dell’Oro Group.

The draft order comes almost three months after Pai originally backed the deal and encouraged his fellow commissioners to join him in that effort.

Infinera reported second-quarter 2019 revenues up 32% year over year to $307 million, while CEO Thomas Fallon projects the company will return to profitability in Q4.

McClelland, who had served as COO at CommScope, led Arris through its $800 million acquisition of Brocade's Ruckus Wireless and ICX Switch business in early 2017.

CEO Lee Chen blamed the revenue miss on several large deals being delayed, and he sounded oddly optimistic on an earnings call despite the bad-news trifecta.

Nokia and Cisco provided the core, Ericsson provided the radio, and MediaTek provided the device for T-Mobile's data session.

Dish Network's vision for a completely software-defined network using virtualized network functions and equipment and software from less traditional vendors is relatively unproven.

Gaining that approval required significant divestitures to Dish Network and the deal is still facing a lawsuit by the attorneys general from a number of states.

As MPLS contracts expire the company will help agencies deploy VMware’s VeloCloud SD-WAN offering on their network.

However, the operator has acknowledged that it is not immune to the security concerns linked to the use of Chinese 5G equipment. CEO Martin Peronnet said it was “worrying”

The China-based vendor is still likely to face U.S. opposition over its involvement in 5G networks.

GCI and Ericsson plan to bring 5G service to Alaska in the first half of 2020.

Musical chairs continue at the Finnish vendor as Maria Varsellona’s role will now be split between two executives.

German operators are despondent after a spectrum auction reached a price that could limit their ability to invest in 5G network deployments.

5G rollouts are ramping up in Europe as Vodafone also announced commercial launches in Italy and Spain.

Remarks from President Donald Trump suggest the U.K. could change its position on letting Huawei have limited involvement in 5G networks, although Britain says it is still reviewing the

The French president and finance minister stopped short of suggesting that Huawei should be banned as the telecoms regulator Arcep confirms that 5G rollouts will go ahead as planned.

Rajeev Suri said Nokia now has 37 5G commercial contracts, of which 20 are with named customers.