Category: Regulations

January 13, 2021

As the U.S. struggles to make sense of the violent events that unfolded last week in Washington D.C. when a mob, incited by President Trump, stormed the Capitol building while lawmakers sought to certify the election results, more and more […]

January 11, 2021

One consequence of COVID-19 has been a massive adoption of IP-based communication and collaboration tools for most workers, which will have implications in the new year and well beyond 2021. But with these tools widespread use, there is a potential […]

January 4, 2021

VMware has filed a lawsuit against one of its former top executives that said he had violated his contractual obligations while being wooed by a rival. On Dec. 9, Nutanix announced it had hired VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami as its […]

December 18, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission is increasing the number of daily rounds in the C Band auction from four to five and cutting the round-duration to just 30 minutes each, angling to push the auction toward conclusion. After 29 rounds, the […]

December 15, 2020

Nathan Simington officially became an FCC Commissioner yesterday after he was sworn in by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The ceremony was a virtual event since the FCC continues to work remotely due to COVID-19 concerns. His five year term was […]

December 11, 2020

Ericsson filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Samsung that alleges it violated agreements to negotiate patent agreements in good faith. Ericsson has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Samsung that alleges the South Korean company violated agreements to […]

December 9, 2020

Yesterday, the Senate voted 49-46 to confirm the contentious nomination of Republican Nathan Simington to the FCC, despite appeals from Democrats and advocacy groups to hold off on a vote until early next year. The confirmation handed the Biden administration […]

December 4, 2020

This year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers passed The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, which will require Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers to follow new security standards to sell to the federal government. While this doesn’t directly impact […]

November 13, 2020

For the last 33 years, I have worked from home as a consultant, and obviously, I covered all my WFH-associated expenses. But now that enterprises had shifted to remote working, many employees needed equipment to get off the ground with […]

November 6, 2020

In this week’s election, California citizens approved Proposition 24, known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) 2.0. The CPRA amends some provisions of the CCPA, which became enforceable in July 2020. Both the […]