News of Note—Huawei frozen out of SK Telecom's 5G plans; North America will rule 5G adoption

Here are some other stories we're following today:

> Huawei was noticeably absent from South Korean carrier SK Telecom's list of preferred bidders for its 5G equipment. ZDNet article

> According to a new report by GSMA Intelligence, 5G adoption in North America will outstrip adoption in Asia and Europe. SDxCentral article

> IBM has signed on to a decentralized "yellow pages" registry initiative for blockchain projects. Cointelegraph article