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News & Views Most Popular Ericsson Takes Startup Approach With 'Edge Gravity' By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/14/2018 Newly named unit has built a global edge cloud platform that connects a core network to dozens of last-mile service provider networks and a unified software stack. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Mobile Broadband Is Main 5G Driver in India, Says Nokia By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 11/14/2018 Nokia's Indian head of marketing and corporate affairs hopes India will be in a position to launch 5G services in 2020. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/13/2018 UK-based operator has created a separate towers company in Europe and says it is now reviewing options for that business. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Nice bump for the first earnings call for a new CEO and CFO. Fair to say expectations... Advertisement SoftBank Gets Go-Ahead for $21B Telecom IPO By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2018 Japanese company takes a big step toward separating its telecom business from its investment activities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why CommScope Wooed Arris By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/9/2018 'We certainly weren't out trolling or looking' to be acquired, Arris CEO Bruce McClelland says. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: jbtombes Seems like the $1b from Carlyle could decrease the debt, non? The CG has positioned... Eurobites: Swisscom Bangs Its 5G Cowbell By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/9/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor tests 5G in Norway; former Orange man joins Vodafone board; China's Xiaomi enters UK; Telefónica offloads insurance arm. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Is Arris the Answer to CommScope's Pain? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/8/2018 Arris deal presented 'best path' after CommScope analyzed how to rejuvenate its business and shore up its positioning for the 5G era, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: bosco_pcs Not if you view this as a private equity special. ARRS got some valuable assets.... Advertisement Vodafone's Sanches on Cloud TV By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/8/2018 Vodafone's group head of fixed development, Nuno Sanches, explains how the operator has adopted an OTT, cloud-based approach to its TV services strategy. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Banning Huawei From UK Could Drive Up Consumer Prices, Warns Three CEO By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/7/2018 Having chosen Huawei to supply its 5G radio access network, Three would be hard hit by a UK government ban on the Chinese vendor. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: blankcalendars We are providing different kinds of calendars like printable, blank calendar,... Nokia Pockets €2B From China 5G Deals By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/7/2018 Deals with China's big three operators should buoy investor spirits as the Finnish equipment vendor looks to end 2018 on a high. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Will Hong Kong Make the 5G Deadline? By Light Reading, 11/6/2018 Tien Fu, senior creative video producer at Light Reading, travels to Hong Kong to talk about 5G, take stock of its awesome telecom achievements, ask whether Hong Kong is as 5G-ready as it could be, and take a look at the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. Post a Comment \| Read (0) UK Govt Warns Telcos on Choice of 5G Vendors By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/6/2018 UK government review and letter stoke concern about reliance on China's Huawei in the country's telecom networks, according to a Financial Times report. Post a Comment \| Read (0) China Mobile Takes Global Broadband Crown By Robert Clark, 11/5/2018 The world's biggest mobile operator is now also its biggest provider of broadband services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: US Lawsuit Alleges Corruption at Iraq's Korek Telecom By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/5/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Hyperoptic extends Thurrock network; Synamedia appoints new CFO; streaming VoD turns into a torrent. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Zoom: 'Almost 100%' of Product Line Hit by Tariffs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/2/2018 With a tariff increase on the horizon, the Boston-based maker of cable modems and gateways looks to move production out of China, raise product prices. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Ericsson Taps WNC for 5G Hotspot Devices By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/1/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Three UK uses carrier aggregation; Swisscom struggles on home turf; Nordic bigwigs get serious about sustainability; US slams UK tax plan. Post a Comment \| Read (0) NTT DoCoMo to Spend $8.8B on 5G, Forecasts Flat Profit By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/31/2018 Japanese operator provides a financial update for the next few years that may underwhelm those expecting more from 5G. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Data Center Switching Enters the 400G Era By Simon Stanley, 10/31/2018 The growth of public and private cloud data centers is driving a strong and growing market for high-performance switch chips, and the choices dominating operators in the market make will have a dramatic impact. Post a Comment \| Read (0) NBN: We're Beating Europe & Not Overcharging Anyone By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/31/2018 Executives from Australia's controversial wholesaler reject the accusation they are overcharging customers and insist the project is now on track to meet targets. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: iainmorris Laurie Patton, a journalist and blogger at TheLuckyGeneral.biz, got in touch... Nokia Builds Apps for Optical Network Monetization By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/30/2018 Vendor's new WaveSuite applications are designed to help network operators make more money from their optical assets. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Why CommScope Wooed Arris By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/9/2018 'We certainly weren't out trolling or looking' to be acquired, Arris CEO Bruce McClelland says. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: jbtombes Seems like the $1b from Carlyle could decrease the debt, non? The CG has positioned... Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/13/2018 UK-based operator has created a separate towers company in Europe and says it is now reviewing options for that business. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Nice bump for the first earnings call for a new CEO and CFO. Fair to say expectations... Is Arris the Answer to CommScope's Pain? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/8/2018 Arris deal presented 'best path' after CommScope analyzed how to rejuvenate its business and shore up its positioning for the 5G era, CEO says. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: bosco_pcs Not if you view this as a private equity special. ARRS got some valuable assets.... Banning Huawei From UK Could Drive Up Consumer Prices, Warns Three CEO By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/7/2018 Having chosen Huawei to supply its 5G radio access network, Three would be hard hit by a UK government ban on the Chinese vendor. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: blankcalendars We are providing different kinds of calendars like printable, blank calendar,... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards blankcalendars, 11/14/2018 6:29:44 AM Banning Huawei From UK Could Drive Up Consumer Prices, Warns Three CEO Re: Printable Calendar Blank Template With Holidays We are providing different kinds of calendars like printable, blank calendar, calendar with holidays, calendar templates, printable blank calendar template and all these types of the calendar in different formats like JPEG,... Gabriel Brown, 11/13/2018 12:05:00 PM Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 Re: Re: Vodafone stock now up 7.75% Nice bump for the first earnings call for a new CEO and CFO. Fair to say expectations were pretty low, however. I posted a thread on Twitter as I listened in: https://twitter.com/Gabeuk/status/1062278072009932800 [email protected], 11/13/2018 9:06:54 AM Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 Re: Vodafone stock now up 7.75% Vodafone stock now up 7.75%... wowza! jbtombes, 11/12/2018 12:04:28 PM Why CommScope Wooed Arris Re: Re: Wot? Seems like the $1b from Carlyle could decrease the debt, non? The CG has positioned COMM for this deal, but the execs in Hickory have a history of thinking big. If they hadn't bought Andrew 11 years ago ($2.6b) I can't see... kelseywilson, 11/12/2018 11:40:24 AM Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones Re: Dual Sim Setup That's the first catch, of course: only 10 countries support Apple's eSIMs, namely Austria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. Even then carriers must offer compatibility... brooks7, 11/10/2018 11:35:41 AM Why CommScope Wooed Arris Re: Re: Wot? Dan, Arris was trading over 40 P/E (way over). The business is not a high growth business that one would expect such a multiple on. And then CommScope paid a premium? Seems like an awful deal to me. Let's... riotaylor, 11/10/2018 4:29:41 AM Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones Re: reply It is helpful for the users that Apple adds new features to the iPhone that Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones. The Dual SIM capability is the best. It is great that the Dual SIM support available via... Jeff Baumgartner, 11/9/2018 8:07:36 PM Why CommScope Wooed Arris Re: Re: Wot? I'm curious to know what specific reasons they gave, but, yeah, it is noted that analysts went into downgrade mode in the wake of the deal. One of the issues is that both companies haven't been cueing up the Styx... DanJones, 11/9/2018 6:46:47 PM Why CommScope Wooed Arris Re: Wot? Investment types I talked to yesterday thought this was a terrible deal. What's that about? bosco_pcs, 11/9/2018 3:10:36 PM Is Arris the Answer to CommScope's Pain? Re: Re: Necessary mistake? Not if you view this as a private equity special. ARRS got some valuable assets. It got Ruckus at a discount from AVGO when the latter bought BRCD. Carlyle, with its convertible and probably some debt in COMM could instigate... justin_evans, 11/9/2018 1:37:17 AM Lyft Drives Mobile VC Funding to $1.4B in April Re: Lyft Drives Mobile VC funding Uber, the famous ride-sharing company, has revolutionized the taxi industry, which continues to increase market share, claiming 62 million rides in July 2016, up from 54 million the preceding month. Extended in 450... komatineni, 11/8/2018 8:24:17 PM Is Arris the Answer to CommScope's Pain? Re: Necessary mistake? The traditional models are dying fast while the hype cycle of 5G is probably at the very early stages. Commscope do know that buying Arris is not going to help them in mid to long-term. Probably this is what CXO can... godonybrook, 11/3/2018 5:34:56 AM Piecing Together the 5G Big Picture Re: Re: And the spectrum sharing? Connect Your Roku Streaming Stick to your choice Choose your wireless business from the list of networks that are available and enter your password and go to office.com/setup. iainmorris, 11/1/2018 2:37:04 AM NBN: We're Beating Europe & Not Overcharging Anyone Re: Comment from Laurie Patton Laurie Patton, a journalist and blogger at TheLuckyGeneral.biz, got in touch with the following remark, which we agreed to publish: "Sadly, JB Rousselot is part of the problem rather than part of any solution to Australia's... iainmorris, 11/1/2018 2:34:02 AM NBN: We're Beating Europe & Not Overcharging Anyone Re: Corrections NBN got in touch to point out that fixed wireless and satellite did actually figure in the original plans, so we've tweaked that section. We also mistakenly referred to NBN's CTO as Ray Watson, rather than Ray Owen. This... 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