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Content posted in February 2019
News Analysis | 2/28/2019 | Post a comment
Continuing its retreat from the European continent, Liberty Global agrees to sell its Swiss cable operations to Sunrise for $6.3 billion, potentially reducing its presence outside its UK base to five markets.
News Analysis | 2/28/2019 | Post a comment
Kit vendors strut their 5G stuff in Barcelona as they fight to attract the attention of the world's service providers.
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MSO pivoted to a data-centric model 5 years ago, but Cable One 'not trying to drive our video customers away,' CEO insists.
News Analysis | 2/28/2019 | Post a comment
Airspan targets more operators with its forthcoming 5G Magic Box wireless small cell.
News Analysis | 2/28/2019 | Post a comment
As artificial intelligence moves into the field of network operations, telcos will face new cultural and technological challenges.
LRTV Documentaries | 2/28/2019 | Post a comment
It's the MWC special, of course, live (sort of) from amid the foliage of the Fira. Includes VIP guests, and Iain's new haircut.
News Analysis | 2/28/2019 | 1 comment
Both are among service providers that applied for Auction 102 but did not qualify to bid, according to the FCC.
News Analysis | 2/28/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ooredoo seeks AI boost for 5G rollout; Sunrise-Liberty deal agreed; BT creates jobs; IoT and athletic performance.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
Verizon CFO Matt Ellis also tries to shed more light on rollout targets for company's relatively new 5G-based in-home fixed wireless broadband service.
DanoVision | 2/27/2019 | 1 comment
With China's Huawei swept up in a global geopolitical drama, the company's MWC19 lanyard sponsorship has suddenly taken on a new edge.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | 3 comments
Affirmed Networks CEO Hassan Ahmed says the company's opportunities inside mobile networks will grow as 5G takes off; the vEPC vendor's most recent funding round suggests others share his optimism.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
Nothing's settled yet, but CEO says such a move would reduce the complexities of TiVo's businesses and facilitate potential 'strategic transactions' as a review of company's fate continues.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
VEON has picked Amdocs over Ericsson as a provider of BSS technology in its biggest market.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
Korea Telecom has no clear idea about which 5G services will prove popular, so is trialing several that might – just might – take off.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
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.
Wagner’s Ring | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
Equinix is initially testing virtual router and firewall in the US and Europe, with plans to extend into Asia soon, to help make network connections more agile and responsive for enterprise customers.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
But new, slimmer options enable Charter to focus on broadband-only customers that haven't responded to offers for traditional pay-TV service, Charter's Chris Winfrey says.
Wagner’s Ring | 2/27/2019 | Post a comment
While networks alone won't deliver enterprise transformation, robust, software-defined networks are needed for enterprises to transform, says Sorabh Saxena, president, business operations for AT&T business solutions.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | 1 comment
Although most of the MWC noise is focused squarely on 5G, Cisco's CEO used his keynote appearance to talk about the opportunities for WiFi in the enterprise, and to call on providers to consider the technology in their planning.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | 1 comment
Service providers have drawn up contracts for the transfer of technology and know-how in the event the US bans component sales to Huawei and ZTE.
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes | 2/27/2019 | 1 comment
The two operators have been working to develop a number of NFV infrastructure (NFVi) configurations to meet the needs of different types of virtual network function (VNF) deployments.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | 1 comment
T-Mobile continues to push a counter-proposal for the C-Band, one that would involve an FCC auction of the spectrum. But one C-Band spectrum user argues that T-Mobile is just stalling while it tries to reach a conclusion with its Sprint merger.
News Analysis | 2/27/2019 | 1 comment
VMware says new NSX-T is 'completely decoupled from vSphere now,' with significantly improved automation, user interface, scalability and security.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | 1 comment
Speaking at NCTC's Winter Education Conference in Atlanta, small and midsized cable operators say they're increasingly seeking other video options, such as streaming and app-based services.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | 1 comment
Much of T-Mobile's 5G discussions have centered on the operator's 600MHz spectrum, but network executives confirmed T-Mobile is also in the midst of deploying equipment on its 28GHz and 39GHz spectrums.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
By delivering Microsoft Azure cloud services closer to the edge, AT&T aims to reduce latency and improve user experience for enterprise sites.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
As 5G aims to become a viable alternative to in-home broadband, cable will continue to enjoy a significant cost, capacity and speed advantage, Brian Roberts says.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
The US Department of Justice challenged the merger, also opposed by President Trump, after the deal closed last June.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
Vodafone's chief engineer slams proposals in several countries to reserve spectrum for industrial use.
Wagner’s Ring | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
Telefónica turned to Juniper and Nokia to meet exploding demand in Spain. Upgrade raises network capacity to 10 Tbit/s, with room to grow.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology wants 'fair and transparent' international cooperation on 5G security.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor runs 5G trials in Denmark with Nokia; Deutsche Telekom cozies up to SK Telecom; Orange joins ULE Alliance; Tele2 lands M2M gig with energy firm.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | 5 comments
Cisco, via its Cisco Capital arm, is setting aside money to lend to service providers who need capital to speed up their network transformations to deliver 5G services. Of course, there's some debate about whether financing is the thing that makes deals move more quickly.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
VMWare Essential PKS runs standard, unmodified Kubernetes, complementing VMware's existing Kubernetes on-premises platform and cloud service.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
Swedish vendor forced to cough up after scrapping an IT product that VEON had been using.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
Vivo's push on AI-powered customer management platform gains traction.
News Analysis | 2/26/2019 | Post a comment
Boss of Turkish mobile operator comes out in support of Huawei and blames a tech arms race between the US and China for the backlash.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | 2 comments
As they work to battle Comcast and Charter, AT&T and Verizon are planning to expand their respective fixed wireless Internet businesses into the market for small businesses. And AT&T isn't waiting for 5G.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | 1 comment
Company, which has secured $1B in DIP financing, pins blame on the judge and hedge fund linked to ruling that Windstream violated conditions of its bonds by putting network assets into a REIT.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Sprint offered a number of updates on its 5G buildout – including plans to cover a total of 1,000 square miles with the technology – but the operator was conspicuously silent on how it would make back its 5G investment.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
TIP demonstrates mobile network technologies moving out of the research phase and into the production stage at MWC.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Vendor makes moves into wireless and mobile as pace of distributed access architecture deployments by cable operators goes slower than anticipated.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Already AI and cloud bedfellows, the Spanish telco and cloud giant are strengthening their relationship with a strategic partnership and joint developments around AI.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
The German operator is keen to show the world at this year's MWC that Europe is not falling behind in the technology stakes.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Cable industry co-op is heading up a new project to help its hundreds of tier 2/3 operator members get easier access to peering sites and reduce Internet transport costs, new VP of broadband solutions says.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Openet teams up with Samsung on 5G packet core; Ericsson loses revenue assurance element of VEON contract; former Gigaclear CEO launches Zzoomm network.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Nick Read says banning Huawei would be 'hugely disruptive' to European service providers and consumers, holding up the launch of next-generation services.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Börje Ekholm ramps up Ericsson's criticism of plans for a post-development 5G testing regime during a presentation at this year's Mobile World Congress.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
Swedish vendor acquires Kathrein's antenna and filters division to 'complement' 5G portfolio.
News Analysis | 2/25/2019 | Post a comment
AT&T and Verizon, with success in their respective LTE-powered SD-WAN offerings, are both moving to add 5G connectivity options.
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