Here are some other stories we’re following today:
> Japan is studying restrictions on Huawei Technologies and ZTE as U.S. fears of cyberspying by Beijing prod allies to follow suit. The Wall Street Journal article
> Vodafone Hutchison Australia and fixed-line operator TPG Telecom announced they will merge in an estimated $11 billion deal, which is expected to close by year-end. Mobile World Live article
> CTIA presented Mayor Ashton Hayward of Pensacola, Florida, with its 5G Wireless Champion Award. Release
> Apple has confirmed the acquisition of Akonia Holographics in a move which has prompted discussion of the firm's potential plans to launch its own augmented reality headset. ZDNet article
> A federal appeals court upheld the FCC's BDS rules. Multichannel News article
> Nokia said its providing its cloud-based Altiplano SDN offerings to NBN. ZDNet article
> A federal appeals court agreed with the FCC that the agency can consider one market with one ISP provider as "competitive." TechSpot article
> According to new research, 23% of U.S. broadband households own a wrist-worn connected health device. Parks Associates release
> China's ZTE reported a third quarter profit. Reuters article
> Neptuno, a wireless broadband service provider in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has deployed Radwin’s JET beamforming solutions in its broadband network for enterprises and residential users. Release
> Trimble announced the launch of a new model of its premium Global Navigation Satellite System receiver, the Trimble R10 Model 2 GNSS System. Release