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US ‘To Allow Companies To Work With Huawei On 5G Standards’
Change comes after earlier US measures against Huawei had backfired, resulting in American companies disengaging from 5G standards processes
US To Allow Huawei And US Firms To Develop 5G Standards – Report
Kiss and make up? Not really, as United States drafts rules that will allow US firms to work with Huawei when global bodies are deciding on 5G standards
EU Votes Against Wi-Fi-Based Car Standard
Victory for 5G? European nations defeat attempt to create a Wi-Fi-based car standard
Officials Gather To Discuss 5G Security
Countries from around the world discuss 5G security, but Russia, China and Huawei not invited
EC: Europe Need’s £580 Billion Digital Infrastructure Investment
Mammoth investment in digital infrastructure needed if Europe is to remain competitive with US, China
MWC 2016: Qualcomm Fights IoT Fragmentation By… Joining ANOTHER Consortium?
BLOG: Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf tells TechWeek that fragmentation is hurting IoT, but it has joined yet another IoT standards group with Intel
MWC 2015: New ACE Standard Agreed For Enterprise Apps
A new standard has been agreed to vastly simplify application development for enterprise apps
HyperCatCity Looks To Launch The UK’s First ‘Smart Cities’
New Internet of Things standard allows public and private sector to work together to help build smart cities
Google Adds To IoT With Physical Web Standard
Google launches its open source Physical Web standard, that aims to open up interaction with different devices
Next Generation Reversible USB-C Standard Is Finalised
New USB-C connector is reversible, the same at both ends, and can be used both ways up
European Data Centre Efficiency Standard Raises Concerns
There's a new data centre efficiency measure. Peter Judge does the maths but remains unconvinced
MWC 2014 Video: What is ETSI?
Ultan Mulligan from the European standards body talks about 4G, 5G and beyond
The IEC Creates A Universal Laptop Charger
The new standard will be published in early 2014, but it’s unclear whether companies like Apple will get on board
Fibre Channel 32Gbps Standard Completed
The standard for 32Gbps Fibre Channel, an interface for storage area networks, has been officially agreed
Cisco Pushes H.264 Video Codec Toward Standardisation
Industry observers applauded Cisco's move to essentially open source H.264, but Google said it will continue to support the rival VP8 codec
Microsoft Joins Industry Push For Software Security Standard
Microsoft has backed an international standard to make it easier for small developers to build more secure software
VMware: OpenStack Is Not A Competitor – But Cloud Needs Standards
VMware's Joe Baguley opens up about cloud lock-in
Government Names Open Standards Board
Standards Hub hopes to get more open source into government
European Commission Unveils Strategy To Unlock Cloud Computing Potential
Strategy focuses on standards, SLAs and government cooperation
Apple’s Design To Become The Nano-SIM Standard
Apple won in the long and bloody battle against Nokia, RIM and Motorola
Tech Giants Transfer Open Data Protocol To OASIS
Microsoft and other tech giants have moved the Microsoft Open Data Protocol to the OASIS standards body
IEEE Approves Major Wi-Fi Revision
The 802.11-2012 standard consolidates recent updates to the base specification, as well as bringing in new improvements to quality of service, security and hand-off to and from cellular networks
Microsoft Deepens Open Approach With New Subsidiary
Microsoft is seeking to deepen its interaction with open source communities with the creation of a new subsidiary
Nokia’s New Nano-SIM Should Beat Apple’s Cut-Up
ETSI should reject Apple's old-school cut-down nano-SIM in favour of innovation, says Max Smolaks
Apple To Offer Nano-SIM Design Royalty-Free
After fighting over the future SIM standard, Apple tries the diplomatic approach
Cloud Security Compliance List Attracts Star Players
Google, Microsoft and others have signed up to the CSA's Star list of security-compliant cloud providers
First OpenStack Public Cloud Is Hosted By Internap
The OpenStack framework has been chosen as the base for a public cloud-computing platform from Internap
Apple Says Samsung Rigged the 3G Standards
Samsung says Apple used 3G tech and didn't pay; Apple says Samsung put patented tech into the standards
ODCA Meets OCP To Accelerate Data Centre Greening
Data centre efficiency standards groups from Facebook and Intel share... for greater efficiency