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Top News & Views All News & Views Here's How T-Mobile Reduced LTE Congestion by 71% By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/22/2019 T-Mobile's CTO Neville Ray built a traffic-forecasting tool in conjunction with Speedtest provider Ookla that the company said helped direct fully $10 billion in network spending over the past 5 years. Post a Comment Apple's iPhone 7 Blasts RF Radiation Above Legal Limits in New Study By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/22/2019 Detailed RF exposure tests conducted by the Chicago Tribune found that a number of devices, including those from Motorola, Samsung and Apple, exceed some of the FCC's guidelines for radiation emissions. Post a Comment Consumers Overpay for Broadband – Study By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/22/2019 Findings from university researchers and the WSJ could crash broadband's ARPU party as a growing number of subscribers upgrade to faster, more expensive high-speed Internet tiers. Post a Comment Advertisement China 4G Users Inflamed Over Throttling By Robert Clark, 8/22/2019 China's mobile-phone customers are in a frenzy over reports that operators have deliberately slowed down 4G connections. Post a Comment The Murky Status of Russian 5G By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/22/2019 Behind the shady goings-on in Putin's state may lie a plan for Russian control of 5G technology. That would be a scary development for the country's big mobile operators. Post a Comment Storm Clouds Gather Over Sunrise's $6.4B Liberty Deal By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/22/2019 A major bust-up between the Swiss telco and its biggest shareholder could sink the deal to acquire Liberty Global's Swiss cable business. Post a Comment Eurobites: Nokia Hires Ericsson Insider By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/22/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson tweaks top table; silly job titles just got sillier; Drei Austria schutz the Internet. Post a Comment Advertisement Guavus Takes Jio's Big Data Challenge By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 8/22/2019 Jio's competitive market, fast growth and expanding customer base present some interesting machine learning and analytics challenges for Guavus, its newly announced analytics partner. Post a Comment Startup uBeam Uses Ultrasound for Over-the-Air Power By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 8/21/2019 Californian startup claims ultrasound is the best method for wireless power transmission. Post a Comment T-Mobile Resolves Video Throttling Issue Amid Another PR Dustup By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/21/2019 T-Mobile acknowledged that it recently resolved an issue affecting its video-throttling practice, a situation that arises amid a renewed debate around wireless operators' network-management efforts. Post a Comment Apple Eyes $9.99 Price for Apple TV+ – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 Apple's subscription VoD service is expected to join a crowded field in November and lead with a free trial, Bloomberg says. Post a Comment 5G Isn't Going Indoors Anytime Soon By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/21/2019 Around 80% of all mobile data traffic is consumed indoors and the fastest variety of 5G spectrum, millimeter-wave, won't get into your home or office in the near future. Post a Comment MEF Seeks to End SD-WAN Confusion By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 The MEF 70 standard looks to clarify the definition of SD-WAN and pave the way for carrier interoperability, certification and faster deployment times for SD-WAN services. Post a Comment Huawei Bans & Spectrum Delays Hit 5G Plans in Australia, New Zealand By Robert Clark, 8/21/2019 Operators in Australia and New Zealand have been forced to use existing spectrum and Western equipment vendors. Post a Comment Eurobites: Phone-Paid Services Hit Prime Time in UK By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/21/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom digs into the IoT market; Kudelski Group revenues slump in H1; Porsche teams up with Apple Music; Telenor completes DNA deal. Post a Comment Russia's MTS Still in No Hurry on 5G By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/21/2019 Even if it had the spectrum, Russia's biggest operator says there is no demand for 5G and therefore no need for an aggressive expansion. Post a Comment The Telecoms.com Podcast: Three, Samsung & Sprint/T-Mobile By Light Reading, 8/21/2019 Without Scott but with Dan Warren from Samsung, discussing Three's foray into 5G broadband, developments at Samsung, and much, much more. Well, a bit more. Post a Comment Omniverse Begs for the Court's Help By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 Implores a California court to step in and 'compel mediation' with ACE to work toward a settlement, because 'there is literally nothing left for litigation' after Omniverse shut down its TV streaming service in June. Post a Comment Cable's Canoe Paddles Into Rough Waters By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 The ad-driven video joint venture is attempting to carve out new deals around the world as impressions flatten out thanks to finite inventory and the rise of streaming competitors. Post a Comment When Is 5G Not 5G? When It's Not 100MHz, Says Three By Iain Morris, News Editor, 8/20/2019 An advertising fracas over what counts as 5G draws attention to the industry's shortcomings. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Here's How T-Mobile Reduced LTE Congestion by 71% By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/22/2019 T-Mobile's CTO Neville Ray built a traffic-forecasting tool in conjunction with Speedtest provider Ookla that the company said helped direct fully $10 billion in network spending over the past 5 years. Post a Comment Apple's iPhone 7 Blasts RF Radiation Above Legal Limits in New Study By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/22/2019 Detailed RF exposure tests conducted by the Chicago Tribune found that a number of devices, including those from Motorola, Samsung and Apple, exceed some of the FCC's guidelines for radiation emissions. Post a Comment Consumers Overpay for Broadband – Study By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/22/2019 Findings from university researchers and the WSJ could crash broadband's ARPU party as a growing number of subscribers upgrade to faster, more expensive high-speed Internet tiers. Post a Comment China 4G Users Inflamed Over Throttling By Robert Clark, 8/22/2019 China's mobile-phone customers are in a frenzy over reports that operators have deliberately slowed down 4G connections. Post a Comment The Murky Status of Russian 5G By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/22/2019 Behind the shady goings-on in Putin's state may lie a plan for Russian control of 5G technology. That would be a scary development for the country's big mobile operators. Post a Comment Storm Clouds Gather Over Sunrise's $6.4B Liberty Deal By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/22/2019 A major bust-up between the Swiss telco and its biggest shareholder could sink the deal to acquire Liberty Global's Swiss cable business. Post a Comment Eurobites: Nokia Hires Ericsson Insider By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/22/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson tweaks top table; silly job titles just got sillier; Drei Austria schutz the Internet. Post a Comment Guavus Takes Jio's Big Data Challenge By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 8/22/2019 Jio's competitive market, fast growth and expanding customer base present some interesting machine learning and analytics challenges for Guavus, its newly announced analytics partner. Post a Comment Startup uBeam Uses Ultrasound for Over-the-Air Power By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 8/21/2019 Californian startup claims ultrasound is the best method for wireless power transmission. Post a Comment T-Mobile Resolves Video Throttling Issue Amid Another PR Dustup By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/21/2019 T-Mobile acknowledged that it recently resolved an issue affecting its video-throttling practice, a situation that arises amid a renewed debate around wireless operators' network-management efforts. Post a Comment Apple Eyes $9.99 Price for Apple TV+ – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 Apple's subscription VoD service is expected to join a crowded field in November and lead with a free trial, Bloomberg says. Post a Comment 5G Isn't Going Indoors Anytime Soon By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/21/2019 Around 80% of all mobile data traffic is consumed indoors and the fastest variety of 5G spectrum, millimeter-wave, won't get into your home or office in the near future. Post a Comment MEF Seeks to End SD-WAN Confusion By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 The MEF 70 standard looks to clarify the definition of SD-WAN and pave the way for carrier interoperability, certification and faster deployment times for SD-WAN services. Post a Comment Huawei Bans & Spectrum Delays Hit 5G Plans in Australia, New Zealand By Robert Clark, 8/21/2019 Operators in Australia and New Zealand have been forced to use existing spectrum and Western equipment vendors. Post a Comment Eurobites: Phone-Paid Services Hit Prime Time in UK By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/21/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom digs into the IoT market; Kudelski Group revenues slump in H1; Porsche teams up with Apple Music; Telenor completes DNA deal. Post a Comment Russia's MTS Still in No Hurry on 5G By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/21/2019 Even if it had the spectrum, Russia's biggest operator says there is no demand for 5G and therefore no need for an aggressive expansion. Post a Comment The Telecoms.com Podcast: Three, Samsung & Sprint/T-Mobile By Light Reading, 8/21/2019 Without Scott but with Dan Warren from Samsung, discussing Three's foray into 5G broadband, developments at Samsung, and much, much more. Well, a bit more. Post a Comment Omniverse Begs for the Court's Help By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 Implores a California court to step in and 'compel mediation' with ACE to work toward a settlement, because 'there is literally nothing left for litigation' after Omniverse shut down its TV streaming service in June. Post a Comment Cable's Canoe Paddles Into Rough Waters By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 The ad-driven video joint venture is attempting to carve out new deals around the world as impressions flatten out thanks to finite inventory and the rise of streaming competitors. Post a Comment When Is 5G Not 5G? When It's Not 100MHz, Says Three By Iain Morris, News Editor, 8/20/2019 An advertising fracas over what counts as 5G draws attention to the industry's shortcomings. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Former Google Exec Joins Comcast Spotlight 1 hour and 47 minutes ago USTelecom Boasts of Successful Broadband Mapping Tests in Missouri, Virginia 2 hours and 43 minutes ago Gartner Predicts 5G Infrastructure Revenues to Reach $4.2B in 2020 2 hours and 44 minutes ago SK Telecom Now Counts 1M Customers on 5G 2 hours and 47 minutes ago Caavo Connects With Google's Nest Cams 3 hours and 9 minutes ago FedEx Exec to Keynote Cable-Tec Expo 2019 4 hours and 7 minutes ago Eurofins Helps Studios, Broadcasters Get a Fix on IMF 13 hours and 47 minutes ago Synamedia Beefs Up Piracy Prevention Portfolio Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Cox, SCTE-ISBE Team on Coax Splicing Training Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Atlantic Broadband Expands Gigabit Deployments Wednesday, August 21, 2019 MEF Publishes SD-WAN Standard Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Telemarketer Gets 63 Months in Prison for Call Center Scheme Tuesday, August 20, 2019 ACE Takes Down Vader Streams in $10M Judgement Tuesday, August 20, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Fintech Startups Get Sloppy With Application Security Larry Loeb, Author, 8/20/2019 Some startups need to shape up or ship out. 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Why Is 5G Different? VMware Service Assurance: Reducing Operational ... Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures Using SDN & NFV Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network ... Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT ... Versa's CEO, Kelly Ahuja: Securing & Software-Defining ... How Lumina Is Redefining SDN Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN ... Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software ... MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... Masergy's NFV Journey Mavenir on RCS Cloud Platform & Multi-ID Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot Metaswitch: Defining the Cloud Native Core Accelerating IP/Optical Network Visibility & Control Making 5G NR a Reality With Qualcomm Act on Your Intelligence With Amdocs aia! Making 5G New Radio (NR) a Reality Accelerating C-V2X Toward 5G for Autonomous Driving Dan Sahar of Qwilt on Open Edge Cloud Platform Nominum's Craig Sprosts on DNS & Cybersecurity Trends Versa: A Lot More Than SD-WAN SmartNICs & the Future of Network Virtualization Introducing the Next-Generation ONT (Optical Network ... A10 Networks on Service Providers' Industry Needs Check Point on Cybersecurity Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation With Nominum DNS VeEX Test & Measurement Solutions Versa Networks' Kumar Mehta on SD-WAN Managed Services The Era of Agile Optics Has Arrived Atrinet's NetACE – Migration to NFV & SDN With ... Vodafone Live NFV Use Cases Powered by Amdocs Sonus in VellOS Mellanox Open Composable Networks Network Security Orchestration Sonus in the Cloud Sonus Strategy Netronome's Server-based Networking Platform Nexius: The Strategy & Science of Data Analytics Overture Networks NFV Solutions ECI's Elastic Network Masergy: Transforming Enterprise IT Arbor Networks on ISP Traffic Visibility ECI's LightSec: Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution ECI’s LightApps: Intelligence for Networks Service Gateway Virtual Edition SDN Management & Orchestration in the WAN Sedona Systems: Multi-Layer Applications Platform NFV – a Catalyst for Business Services Growth Telefónica: In Search of Virtual Simplicity Affirmed Networks Highlights NFV in Mobile Core Close-up on ConfD NetNumber Founder on Managing Signaling Control Tail-f, Cisco & What the Future Holds Sonus Shakes Up SD-WAN Automate, Scale & Create With Juniper's vCPE Solution Metaswitch's New CEO Martin Lund Discusses His Role ActiveVideo's Cloud Virtualization Technology Nominum on Leveraging the Power of DNS to Deliver ... Palo Alto Networks on Expanding in the Carrier/Service ... Infoblox on DNS Threat Index The Netformx Ecosystem Versa Networks on Leveraging VNFs Nuage Networks on Operationalizing SDN Mellanox's New 25/50/100Gb/s Ethernet Products Arista's CloudVision VIEW FULL VIDEO SHOWCASE Heavy Reading New Open Workgroup to Accelerate Edge Computing By Simon Stanley, 1/2/2019 Developing an open architecture for domain-specific accelerators could empower service providers to accelerate edge computing and related applications. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CORD and VCO: Paths to the Next Generation Central Office March 2019 The CORD AND VCO Report examines the NGCO phenomenon, prominently including the progress of CORD and the emergence of VCO as operator open-source reference designs See Details An SD-WAN Overview: Issues and Prospects February 2019 An SD-WAN Overview: Issues and Prospects provides an overview and reviews significant issues in relation to the emergence of SD-WAN. It looks at the meaning of SD-WAN, its major drivers and benefits, and the structure of the market and its participants – especially between software and hardware vendors and service providers (SPs). See Details The Rise of PAM4 and 64QAM: A Competitive Analysis of Optical Modules & Components February 2019 The Rise of PAM4 and 64QAM: A Competitive Analysis of Optical Modules & Components identifies key networking, optical module, and semiconductor technologies, and details their application to 25G, 100G, 200G, 400G, and 600G ports, identifying and analyzing the full spectrum of vendors developing optical modules and components. See Details All Heavy Reading Reports Prime Reading Is NFV Headed for a Cliff? Mitch Wagner , Executive Editor, Light Reading , 8/7/2019 Are telcos solving NFVs big problems or making them worse? Critics say a ... (1 Comment) A User Review of EE's 5G Network in London Gabriel Brown , Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading , 8/1/2019 Everyone's talking about 5G services, but do they measure up to the hype? We ... (1 Comment) Ericsson, Huawei & Nokia Are Facing an 'Oil Crisis' Upheaval Iain Morris , International Editor , 7/31/2019 Years of consolidation have left the global mobile network market largely in the ... (6 comments) Europe's Long Walk to 5G Iain Morris , International Editor , 7/11/2019 Europe's path to 5G is littered with regulatory and financial obstacles. But ... (2 comments) All Prime Reading