Posts tagged with: Trump

Trump Mobile strikes ‘Made in the USA’ from site

The Trump Organization introduced the T1 phone with a strong emphasis on U.S. manufacturing Analysts questioned how that could be done given the lack of supply chain in the U.S. and the timeline cited for delivering the phone The language...

Apple and the Trump tariff turmoil

A federal court has said that the Trump admin doesn’t have authority to set tariffs, a ruling that was almost immediately reversed by an appeals court Meanwhile, analysts say that if Apple tariffs do go ahead they would be best...

Trump likes O-RAN, even as Dell’Oro says multi-vendor dream is fading

Despite poor performance so far, Dell’Oro Group thinks O-RAN will have a near 25% share of the RAN market by 2029 Meanwhile, the Trump administration is planning to roll out O-RAN infrastructure with partners in the Pacific region   Just...

Trump’s China tariffs put smartphones in the crosshairs

The 10% tariff on goods from China will impact smartphones Analysts who spoke to Fierce don’t expect imminently higher prices on most phones sold in the U.S. The prepaid segment could be hit hard Higher prices are expected for smartphones...

With Trump now in office, what about BEAD?

Before anything changes with the BEAD program, Trump needs to name a new NTIA administrator States waiting for NTIA to approve their BEAD proposals may see their deployment plans stall A new NTIA regime could lower the program’s high-cost threshold,...

High praise all around for Trump FCC nominee Olivia Trusty

Sources say she’s a conscientious, hard worker The expectation is her nomination will sail through the Senate Industry insiders are hopeful the new administration and Congress will work together to release more licensed spectrum Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica...

What a Trump win means for the Universal Service Fund

Republicans are split on how to fund the USF Reforming the USF could include bringing back the Affordable Connectivity Program But given the nature of politics, it’s hard to gauge what direction reform will take, if any The Universal Service...

How Trump 2.0 could transform American cloud, AI, broadband and more

Trump’s “America First” policies could push global partners to pursue digital sovereignty, reducing U.S. tech competitiveness Starlink is positioned to benefit as a solution for rural broadband expansion under Trump’s new administration Fierce Network editors went all-out analyzing what the...