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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: Have Nokia-Branded Phones Been Sending Personal Data to China? By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/22/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MEC and the connected car; Ericsson wants Poles to get their 5G act together; Deutsche Telekom teams up with EWE on €2 billion fiber rollout. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: US Tries to Strong-Arm UK Over 5G (Again) By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/19/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson brings home the Danish 5G bacon at TDC; Orange migrates long-distance network, with a Nokia assist; Salisbury fibers up. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/15/2019 Not entered yet? Then get a move on… there are only days left to submit your entries. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Phil Harvey DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil Advertisement Eurobites: Telia, Ericsson & Volvo Use 5G for Industrial Remote Control By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Virgin touts "Intelligent WiFi"; the 5G possibilities of sports events; O2 says reggae is good for you. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Sunrise Close to $6.3B UPC Deal By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 2/27/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BritBox set to challenge Netflix in UK; TIM and Xiaomi target 5G devices; Ericsson and Telefónica strike AI deal. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telefónica's Brazil Biz Shows Off Slinky Aura Skills By Ken Wieland, contributing editor, 2/26/2019 Vivo's push on AI-powered customer management platform gains traction. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telefónica, Microsoft Strengthen Their Tech R&D Bond By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 2/25/2019 Already AI and cloud bedfellows, the Spanish telco and cloud giant are strengthening their relationship with a strategic partnership and joint developments around AI. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Italy Wavers on the Huawei Question By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 2/22/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: 5G fun in Bavaria; 6G fun in Finland; IPCom's patents poke at Xiaomi; Ericsson notches up analytics win in Mexico. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: 'Resting Pitch Face,' Digital Leaders & the Scandal Effect By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 2/22/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Girl Scouts as 'digital leaders;' a hilarious new TV show about women in tech; how scandals affect the tech landscape; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: MTN Uganda CEO Deported By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 2/15/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica improves its network visibility with Ixia; Telia's Uzbek fine fallout keeps falling out; DriveNets raises $110 million. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Prosecutors Name Former BT Execs in Global Services Fraud Probe By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 2/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Brussels busy on digital commerce, copyright laws; Nokia plans AI hubs; the app that tracks Saudi women. Post a Comment \| Read (0) MWC 2019: 5G's AI Power Struggle By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 2/14/2019 5G will usher in an AI power struggle between the mobile operators and the web services giants, predicts Aditya Kaul, research director focused on artificial intelligence and robotics at Tractica. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: DavidSanders Maybe the safest way to make a poor argument is to make it so convoluted and... Eurobites: Ericsson, Intel Combine on Software-Defined Infrastructure for 5G By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 2/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: US Secretary of State Pompeo pummels Huawei in Hungary; Nokia offers IoT-in-a-box; Allison Kirkby joins BT board; how to monitor your smart baby. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Valley Diversity Stats, a New Social Outlet for WiT & No Fangirls Here By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 2/8/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Foreign-born women dominate the Valley; the government shutdown has long-lasting effects for workers; a new startup network for women; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Self-Publishing Network – What Can it Do for You? By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 1/28/2019 No, it's not a self-help group for struggling authors... Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telefónica UK Gets a Tighter Grip on Automation By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/23/2019 In line with the strategy of its parent, Telefónica's UK operation is looking for ways to introduce more automated processes and boost customer satisfaction, a combination that lead it to deploy Nokia's Service Operation Center (SOC) system. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: UKCloud Seeks to Make Hay From Post-Brexit Mayhem By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/15/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia's Nuage Networks powers sports data analysis; BT Global Services turns to SevOne; Helios enters South African market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Light Reading's 41 Most Popular Stories in 2018 By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 12/31/2018 Everything from enterprise strategies to 5G devices caught our audiences' attention during 2018. At a time when so many changes are bearing down on the telecom world, it's clear that a lot of us still have our heads in the cloud. Post a Comment \| Read (0) SSIMWAVE Makes Waves in Video Quality By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 12/27/2018 Canadian video tech startup apes human perception to track video quality on any screen. Post a Comment \| Read (0) GE: Digital Transformation Gone Wrong By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/17/2018 GE is spinning off its $1.2B industrial IoT business, and selling its majority stake in ServiceMax, as the floundering industrial giant looks to right the ship. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jerehada Sobering tale for telcos as well. Was there too much effort was on sideware... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards Phil Harvey, 3/15/2019 3:30:47 PM Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards Re: entry fee discount DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil Mana2x, 2/27/2019 8:50:58 AM Ericsson's Ewaldsson Takes Aim at Telco 'Conservatism' Re: Great post This is great post. Thank you for this NickyTricky, 2/17/2019 2:36:44 PM College Professor Finds a Home in AT&T Labs Re: Inspiration I'm inspired by people like this woman. Such a strong love for knowledge and for his work. I recognize myself in it. Now I am studying at the Department of biotechnology and in the future I want to develop machines that... DavidSanders, 2/15/2019 10:13:46 PM MWC 2019: 5G's AI Power Struggle Re: Another Ridiculous Take on 5G Maybe the safest way to make a poor argument is to make it so convoluted and with premisses that make so little sense, that you challenge the reader to even conceive of a reply. The argument seems to be that with 5G the... jcadler, 1/16/2019 11:30:22 AM Robocall Fix Not a Silver Bullet Re: Re: Not a wooden stake, either We spoke last August; Gerry and Dawn have our contact information. Related note: There have been a handful of news articles lately about the government shutdown allowing more robocalls. This is not really the case. ... OlsonWilson, 1/10/2019 7:48:22 AM College Professor Finds a Home in AT&T Labs Re: She's amazing! She is truly a great person and I am so proud of her! I've known her ever since she's been working with me on a lab report writing services at https://payforessayz.com/lab-report-writing-services/ as a writer. I am... lanbrown, 12/22/2018 5:02:12 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Re: Make it criminal But the FCC/FTC are not going after them for the fraud. There are many laws that these illegal telemarketers break but are not charged with. That is the bigger issue and could help deter future violations. Not... MindCommerce, 12/21/2018 12:21:54 PM Robocall Fix Not a Silver Bullet Re: Re: Not a wooden stake, either Disclosure: Mind Commerce conducted a Robocall Study Ranks Wireless Carriers' Performance Detecting, Managing Unwanted Calls but it did not include Call Control. We would like to talk to you or designee at your company... MindCommerce, 12/21/2018 11:45:54 AM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Re: Its not that difficult ! It's not rocket Science You have some really good points here about the use of more advanced SIP and other approaches to isolating the source of robocalls (e.g. SIP Trunking) and we would like to discuss with you. Please Contact Mind Commerce... jcadler, 12/21/2018 11:42:18 AM Robocall Fix Not a Silver Bullet Re: Re: Not a wooden stake, either Agree. Full disclosure I'm with one of the leading solutions providers for consumers and cloud alike - Call Control. We've been asking for an extension of STIR/SHAKEN to the end client so that apps... MindCommerce, 12/21/2018 11:40:10 AM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: Re: Make it criminal It already is against the law in the United States for anyone to seek to defraud someone via a telephone conversation (just like it is in person, via email, postal mail, etc.). The threshold to block calls is very high for... MindCommerce, 12/21/2018 11:06:48 AM Robocall Fix Not a Silver Bullet Re: Re: Not a wooden stake, either Good comments, and this one in particular, pretty much sums it up: " They will sell a dozen SIP trunks and what the client does with them they don't care " In addition to STIR/SHAKEN 2.0, we believe there is a need for... jerehada, 12/20/2018 3:18:59 PM GE: Digital Transformation Gone Wrong Re: Software is expensive Sobering tale for telcos as well. Was there too much effort was on sideware and hot air and not enough on the product? Do indutrial companies have the budgets to spend large amounts on software that has questionable, exagerated... lmorris, 12/14/2018 11:13:49 PM Robocall Fix Not a Silver Bullet Re: Robocalls Talking about robocalls, I think I have just read an article that might be useful for anyone at https://www.whycall.me/news/consumer-wins-massive-229500-robocall-lawsuit-against-time-warner-cable/. I think people should... jcadler, 12/13/2018 2:55:18 PM Can Telecom Ward Off Robocall Regs? Re: A Swing and a Miss What is most overlooked is the fabulous opportunity the carriers had to sell a much needed value-added service. If they had thought that way, it would have happened much, much sooner. They could have gone from... More Message Boards		Security Now Facebook Exposes Millions of Unencrypted User Passwords Larry Loeb, Author, 3/22/2019 It's an internal matter – but it could affect millions of the social ... 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