Recapping last week's industry news:

Companies and Products

Alcatel-Lucent is deploying 5000 small cells in Thailand to add capacity in malls and tourist sites. This is the first deployment of small cells in the country.

Analog Devices announced two new Fellows to their tech ladder: Ahmed Ali and Peter Katzin. Read their bios.

Anaren named David Kopf president of the Space & Defense group. Previously, he was with Astronics Aerosat and Cobham.

Ericsson and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna announced they are collaborating on integrated photonics for 5G fronthaul and backhaul links.

GigOptix ended Q2 and increased their revenue guidance to $9.8 million, up from the earlier estimate of $9.4 million. The company attributed the increase to strong demand for QSFP+ drivers and TIAs for data center active optical cables and transceivers and 100/200G drivers for long-haul and metro networks.

Globalfoundries completed their acquisition of IBM's semiconductor business, gaining IBM's SiGe and RF SOI processes. In a reversal of the normal process, IBM is paying Globalfoundries $1.5 billion to "buy" the unit. The deal was announced in October of 2014.

Google Fiber began constructing its 1 Gbps FTTH network in Atlanta.

Keysight and Korea's KT are collaborating on 5G, including millimeter wave technology. KT reported 17.5 million subscribers in Q1.

Keysight extended the EXM wireless test set capabilities to include the 802.11ah and af standards, which will support more IoT devices and formats.

OneWeb is seeking an additional $500 million in funding toward their $3 billion plan to launch 900 satellites, beginning in 2017. They have already secured $500 million.

China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is partnering with Huawei, Qualcomm and Belgian research group Imec to advance SMIC's process technology.

Skyworks explains how wireless works in this cute video aimed at the layperson.

In a setback for SpaceX, their Falcon 9 rocket broke up three minutes into flight. The rocket was carrying cargo for the international space station (ISS).

Markets and Technology

China added another 20 million 4G users in May, reaching 200 million according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The EU will end cellphone roaming charges in 2017. Regulators have also adopted their version of net neutrality.

A new term to learn: "dynamic experience management" will enable 5G networks to meet service quality metrics. Nokia's Voker Held explains what it means and how it works in this blog post.

The University of California, San Diego is proposing a frequency comb technique to extend fiber optic transmission distance and eliminate repeaters. Quoting the researchers, The New York Times reported a laboratory experiment set a transmission distance record of 7,400 miles without regenerating the signal.

This 91-year-old designer has some ideas on technology innovations that will help the elderly.

This past weekend the U.S. celebrated Independence Day. When did you last read the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?