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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: A1 Pilots Cryptocurrency Payments By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/23/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Salt's second quarter is no great shakes; Serbia Broadband extends gigabit service; Safaricom's bad apples. 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 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 Advertisement 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 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 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 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 Advertisement Podcast: SES Networks Takes ONAP Sky-High By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 The satellite network operator is looking to the Open Networking Automaton Platform (ONAP) to automate connecting its space-based network with terrestrial operators. Post a Comment Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/20/2019 The smallest of the UK's four mobile operators is forging ahead with its rollout of a home broadband service powered by Huawei's 5G equipment, despite government concern about the Chinese vendor. Post a Comment Common Networks Tangles With Comcast in California By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 Taps into 60GHz millimeter wave spectrum to deliver new 300-Meg, uncapped symmetrical service for $49 per month to parts of the Bay Area. Post a Comment Eurobites: BT Considers Dutch Towers Sale By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/20/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia Denmark CEO leaves; EE irked by Three UK's 5G advertising; CK Hutchison billionaire fancies an Old Speckled Hen. Post a Comment Australian Telcos Demand Cuts in 'Unsustainable' NBN Prices By Robert Clark, 8/19/2019 Australia's state-backed national wholesale network charges too much and provides shoddy service, say critics. Post a Comment Dish Fiber Leads With Managed WiFi By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/19/2019 Dish has accelerated its pursuit of apartment service deals with a new offering that matches raw connectivity with a managed, property-wide WiFi network, IPTV services and, later, IoT capabilities. Post a Comment Eurobites: Three UK Plugs In 5G Home Broadband Service By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/19/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KCOM acquisition finalized; Telia issues Russian spying disclaimer; France's digital tax feels the heat in Washington. Post a Comment China Operators Woo Newcomer CBN for 5G Alliance By Robert Clark, 8/16/2019 China's big mobile operators see the country's unlikely 5G new entrant as a prospective partner. Post a Comment Automating Telstra Still Performs Like a Knackered Robot By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/15/2019 Australian operator is hacking away at its workforce like a murderous machine, but its 'turnaround' is questionable at this stage. Post a Comment Italy's Mobile Melee Calls for Extreme Measures By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/15/2019 With Fastweb poised to launch a fifth mobile network, Italian operators faced with shrinking sales are taking network sharing to a new level. Post a Comment Eurobites: Huawei Commits to UK, Despite Everything By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/15/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Swisscom revenue slides in H1; BT to delist from NYSE; more holograms; 5G ice-cream scoop. Post a Comment Eurobites: Vodafone Launches 5G in Ireland By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Drei and ZTE fire up 5G in Austria; 5G mmWave network to be tested in Moscow; UK MVNO targets those with hearing loss. Post a Comment RJio Vs Vodafone Idea: Who Will Rule India? By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/13/2019 RJio has overtaken Bharti Airtel to become India's second-largest operator. Can it challenge Vodafone Idea for the top spot? Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive 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 Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/20/2019 The smallest of the UK's four mobile operators is forging ahead with its rollout of a home broadband service powered by Huawei's 5G equipment, despite government concern about the Chinese vendor. 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 Eurobites: A1 Pilots Cryptocurrency Payments By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/23/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Salt's second quarter is no great shakes; Serbia Broadband extends gigabit service; Safaricom's bad apples. 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 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 Eurobites: Three UK Plugs In 5G Home Broadband Service By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/19/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KCOM acquisition finalized; Telia issues Russian spying disclaimer; France's digital tax feels the heat in Washington. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors FedEx Exec to Keynote Cable-Tec Expo 2019 Thursday, August 22, 2019 Atlantic Broadband Expands Gigabit Deployments Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Quickline, AirTies Team on Whole-Home WiFi Thursday, August 15, 2019 Common: We've Reached 100,000 People With 300Mbit/s Wireless at 1/50th the Cost of Fiber Wednesday, August 14, 2019 US Broadband Sub Gains Slow to 370K in Q2 2019 Tuesday, August 13, 2019 FCC OKs Another $121M For Rural Broadband Monday, August 12, 2019 Cable One Revenues Rise 6.4% in Q2, Fueled by Residential Broadband Wednesday, August 7, 2019 JetBlue Picks Viasat for 'Fly-Fi' Internet Service Wednesday, August 7, 2019 SES Automates Satellite Network Services With ONAP Monday, August 5, 2019 Consolidated Broadens 1-Gig Reach in New Hampshire Monday, August 5, 2019 WOW! Revenues Dip in Q2 Amid Reduction in TV, Phone Subs Friday, August 2, 2019 BT Reports Slight Dip in Fiscal Q1 Sales Friday, August 2, 2019 SK Telecom Reports Q2, Expects 2M 5G Subs This Year Friday, August 2, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Nuclear Plant Security Compromised by Financially Motivated Insiders Larry Loeb, Author, 8/23/2019 Equipment at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was used to mine cryptocurrency. (0) Newly Registered Domains Mean New Problems – Palo Alto Larry Loeb, Author, 8/23/2019 Why NRDs should matter to the security community. (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Study Crashes Broadband's ARPU Party Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/22/2019 Findings from university researchers and The Wall Street Journal indicate that ... (1 Comment) FTTP or Next-Gen HFC? It's Complicated Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 As cable operators weigh construction costs, the potential for service ... 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Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards

Three UK has just launched a major 5G-led assault on the living room. If all goes to plan, the smallest of the country's four mobile network operators will emerge ...