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Huawei, which is the worlds largest supplier of telecom networking equipment, is at the center of trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. (Photo: AP)

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Why is Huawei seeking USD 1 billion patent deal with Verizon?

Companies like Apple Inc, Nokia Inc and Qualcomm Inc own many thousands of patents issued by governments around the...

15 Jun 2019 10:51 AM IST

Huawei has been blocked in the US since 2012. (Photo: AP)

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Huawei asks Verizon to pay over USD 1 billion for over 230 patents

The patents in question range from core network equipment, wireline infrastructure to internet-of-things technology.

13 Jun 2019 11:57 AM IST

$Assuring passengers that they will not face any hardships post-May, 2020, RailTel added that it \will also continue to execute Wi-Fi connectivity at the balance stations.\ (Photo: ANI)$ Technology

Wi-Fi now free in US as work, education go online amid coronavirus...

Comcast, Charter and AT&T have announced free public Wi-FI access for 60 days, while Verizon, Cox and T-Mobile have...

15 March 2020 5:46 PM IST

The core of the US network is more than capable of handling the virus-related surge in demand because it has evolved to be able to easily handle bandwidth-greedy Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube and other streaming services. (Photo |

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How the US is faring with the surge in home internet use amid...

Traffic has spiked 10% to 20% during peak hours since the first week of February in greater Seattle, the US city...

15 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

China-based Huawei and Europe-based Nokia and Ericsson are major 5G equipment suppliers. (Photo | Flickr - Christoph Scholz)

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With Huawei ostracised in US, alliance of 30 firms including Google,...

The group, including telecom operators Vodafone, AT&T and Verizon, says it wants to avoid depending on any single...

6 May 2020 10:07 PM IST

Verizon joins Ben & Jerrys icecream, sporting goods makers Patagonia, North Face and REI, as well as the freelance staffing agency Upwork in stopping placement of ads on Facebook. (Photo | Flickr - Mike Mozart)

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Verizon latest to ditch advertising on Facebook for allowing hate...

Recently a Verizon ad appeared next to a video from the conspiracy group QAnon drawing on hateful and anti-Semitic...

26 Jun 2020 5:47 PM IST

Samsung Electronics wins $6.6 billion Verizon order for network equipment. (AFP Photo)

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Samsung signs $6.6 billion deal with Verizon to supply 5G network...

Samsung's global prospects for its network business have improved following US sanctions on its bigger rival Huawei,...

7 Sept 2020 9:04 AM IST

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Data breach victims can sue Yahoo in the United States

The company was accused of being too slow to disclose three data breaches that occurred from 2013 and 2016.

13 March 2018 10:46 AM IST

A man uses a smartphone in Tokyo. Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,243) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them under a new law that a civil liberties group condemned as a grave invasion of privacy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

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FCC affirms that wireless carriers can block unwanted text messages

The FCC voted 3-to-1 to classify text messages as an information service rather than a telecommunications service.

13 Dec 2018 9:42 AM IST

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Verizon, Samsung to release 5G smartphones in US in 2019

The two companies said in a statement they would unveil a prototype, using Qualcomm Inc's modem chips.

4 Dec 2018 11:55 AM IST

Verizon was the first major carrier to declare it would end sales of such data to brokers that then provide it to others.

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Mobile carriers cut off flow of location data to brokers

The data has apparently allowed outside companies to pinpoint the location of wireless devices without their owners'...

20 Jun 2018 8:50 AM IST

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Yahoo's top official to leave company after merger

Chief executive Marissa Mayer will quit the company's board after its merger with Verizon.

10 Jan 2017 8:01 AM IST