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• Vodafone New Zealand sold to Brookfield, Infratil for US$2.36 billion

  The completion of the deal is still contingent on necessary regulatory approvals.

• Switzerland to monitor potential health risks posed by 5G networks

  Addresses concern that radiation from mobile antennas may be dangerous

• Who was first to launch 5G? Depends who you ask

  The intensity with which company representatives disputed each other's claims underscores the high stakes in the battle for supremacy over an industry that is expected to spend US$275 billion over seven years in the US alone

• Facebook and AT&T herald a new day of open networking

  On Tuesday at the Structure 2016 conference in San Francisco, Facebook announced its most powerful modular data-center switch yet, and AT&T gave an update on its huge migration from dedicated servers to a software-based architecture.

• Telecom to trial 4G on 700 MHz spectrum in May

  Telecom will begin trialling its high-speed 4G data network over the 700 MHz spectrum next month, alongside partner Huawei Technologies.

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