Privitar raises $40 million for data privacy software
Privitar, a start-up based in London, closed a $40 million Series B funding round for its data privacy software company. Privitar will use the investment to accelerate the development of...
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Covering legal issues concerning networking, including regulations, patents, and court actions.
Sharon White to step down as CEO of Ofcom
Sharon White is to step down as Chief Executive of Ofcom, the telecoms regulator for the UK, to become Chairman of The John Lewis Partnership. White joined Ofcom in March...
European Commission issues 5G cybersecurity recommendations
The European Commission issued a set of recommendations concerning cybersecurity and 5G networks. The recommendations include legislative and policy instruments. Key points 1. At national level -- Each Member State...
NTT DOCOMO sets pace for 5G patents amongst mobile operators
NTT DOCOMO is claiming the No.1 spot amongst leading mobile operators in terms of applications for candidate standard-essential patents (SEPs) for 5G and also No.1 in terms of 5G technical...
Arista to pay $400M to Cisco, resolving patent dispute
Cisco and Arista reached a settlement resolving their long-running patent dispute. Under the deal, Arista will pay $400 million to Cisco, and Cisco agrees not to assert against Arista patents...
OFS cleared in patent claim involving optical fiber coatings
OFS Fitel prevailed over DSM Desotech, a Dutch company, in patent infrigement case heard by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). The final determination cleared OFS, a manufacturer of...
BT Names Former Ofcom Regulator as Chairman of Openreach
BT announced the appointment of Mike McTighe as the first Chairman of Openreach, BT’s local fixed network business. McTighe is an experienced telecoms executive and regulator who spent eight years...
Ofcom to Seek Separation of Openreach from BT
Ofcom, the official regulator for the telecom market in the UK, will seek the legal separation of Openreach from BT. Openreach is the division of BT Group that develops and...
Cisco Prevails over Arista in Patent Case
Cisco has prevailed in a long-running patent dispute with Arista (the '944 case). On Thursday, the International Trade Commission issued a Final Determination that Arista’s products infringe three Cisco patents....
MACOM Files Patent Suit Against Infineon over GaN
MACOM Technology Solutions filed a legal claim against Infineon Technologies and International Rectifier (acquired by Infineon in 2015) concerning its rights to use the pioneering and patented gallium nitride on...
Unwired Planet to Sell Patent and Trademark Assets
Unwired Planet, an intellectual property company focused exclusively on the mobile industry, will sell its patent and trademark assets to Optis UP Holdings for $30 million in cash and up...
FCC Proposes Broadband Consumer Privacy Rules
The FCC is proposing new privacy guidelines to ensure broadband customers have meaningful choice, greater transparency and strong security protections for their personal information collected by ISPs. Specifically, to provide...
Polaris Wireless Prevails in Patent Dispute Against TruePosition
Polaris Wireless, which provides high-accuracy, software-based wireless location solutions, prevailed in a patent dispute filed by TruePosition. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C....
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