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IDT reported revenue of $217 million for the fiscal third quarter of 2018, a sequential growth of 6.2 percent and 23 percent above the prior year's quarter. Revenue in the communications infrastructure market was down slightly from the prior quarter, reflecting softness in Asia.

National security officials in the Trump administration are looking at options where the U.S. government could take over a part of the country's mobile network as a way of guarding against China, news outlet Axios reported.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) announced that its 45 nm RF SOI (45RFSOI) technology platform has been qualified and is ready for volume production. Several customers are currently engaged with this advanced RF SOI process targeted for 5G mmWave front-end module (FEM) applications, including smartphones and mmWave beamforming systems in base stations.

Wolfspeed grew revenue 30 percent year-over-year during the second quarter of fiscal 2018, to $70.6 million, which reflected strong demand for SiC devices for electric vehicles. The better-than-expected revenue was limited by production capacity, as the capital investment to double Wolfspeed’s capacity won’t be fully online until the end of calendar 2018.

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has published a report tallying 5G spectrum and field trials around the globe, providing a map to this new world.

China Telecom, China’s State Grid, and Huawei have jointly released a report entitled 5G Network Slicing Enabling Smart Grid, which details results of this major national initiative.