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News & Views Most Popular Can Telecom Business Services Bounce Back? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 There was surprising optimism in the sector at the MEF18 event, but will it be reflected in revenues going forward? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast's Industrial IoT Platform Has Global Potential By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 'We're effectively IoT over the top,' machineQ exec says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Analyst: SD-WAN Not Yet Zero-Touch By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 Zero-touch provisioning and plug-and-play are still buzzwords where SD-WAN is concerned, but not reality, says VSG's Erin Dunne. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: EE, Virgin Media Fined £13.3M for Early-Exit Excesses By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MTN, Ericsson carry out 5G trial in South Africa; Orange CFO hints at market consolidation in France; Telia buys IT services outfit. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Taking Names & How to Avoid 'Hurting Men's Feelings' By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/16/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Taking names and tweeting salaries for equality's sake; a satirical guide to being a woman in tech; Google walkout was a long time coming; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Having Caught Telcos in Broadband Speeds, Cable Providers Pivot to Apps & Experience By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 11/15/2018 Now that cable providers can deliver 1 Gbit/s download speeds to business customers on their hybrid fiber coax infrastructure, a panel of experts finds that more is needed to win sales over the long run. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Fixed 5G a 'Supplement' to Home Broadband, Altice USA Exec Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/15/2018 But the next-gen technology will help service providers hit hot spots that require more capacity density. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement US Cable Set to Rake in $18B in Biz Services Revenues in 2018 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/15/2018 But rate of revenue growth is slowing, causing MSOs to seek new angles and opportunities. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Adds Tubi to X1's OTT Video Blend By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/15/2018 Free, ad-supported video streaming service sports library with about 8,500 titles. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CommScope/Arris Deal More About Dollars Than Strategic Sense – Analyst By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/15/2018 Investors see marriage as a way for CommScope to buy cash flow, Raymond James analyst suggests. Post a Comment \| Read (0) F&S: Survey Shows Enterprises Prefer Managed SD-WAN Services By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/14/2018 Enterprises are shifting to a carrier-managed version of SD-WAN, with only about a quarter of companies preferring a DIY approach, says Roopa Honnachari, industry director, business services and cloud computing for Frost & Sullivan's ICT practice. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CableLabs Erects 'Micronets' Framework for IoT Security By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/14/2018 Organization says home networks are in need of enterprise-grade protection as IoT devices proliferate and that meeting this challenge will require steps well beyond the boundaries of the cable industry. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Telefónica & IBM Explore the Telco Potential of Blockchain By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/14/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson upgrades Telenor's core network; Iliad thrives in Italy but struggles in France; semi-autonomous barges float Nokia's boat. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 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) Dish Awarded $90M in Video Piracy Case By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/13/2018 SetTV ordered to stop retransmitting Dish's satellite or OTT TV feeds, hand over SetTV-branded set-top boxes. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Marketin12124 Thaks Jeff, this is a great little article that outlines the industrial scale... Eurobites: Nokia Shuffles Its Execs to Sharpen Customer Focus By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/13/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN poaches MTN man for new tech role; TIM and Samsung join forces on 5G; Fastweb secures Tiscali's fixed wireless business; Virgin and Versa combine on SD-WAN services. 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... PCCW Global: Blockchain Can Automate Inter-Carrier Connections By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/13/2018 Service interconnection is changing, requiring automation to handle commercial agreements at scale and blockchain can enable that, says Marc Halbfinger, CEO of PCCW Global. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ACA Calls for Comcast Antitrust Investigation & Trump Weighs In By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/12/2018 Comcast says ACA's call for an antitrust investigation is 'without merit' and 'inappropriate attempt' to gain leverage in the commercial market. The president amplifies the ACA's message. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Three UK to Go Big on 5G for Home Broadband By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2018 Three UK CEO Dave Dyson aims to hoover up a big chunk of the UK broadband market with his forthcoming 5G service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive 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... Dish Awarded $90M in Video Piracy Case By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/13/2018 SetTV ordered to stop retransmitting Dish's satellite or OTT TV feeds, hand over SetTV-branded set-top boxes. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Marketin12124 Thaks Jeff, this is a great little article that outlines the industrial scale... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards Marketin12124, 11/16/2018 4:20:07 AM Dish Awarded $90M in Video Piracy Case Re: Industrial Scale Piracy Thaks Jeff, this is a great little article that outlines the industrial scale of piracy we are seeing globally. Many of these pirates are operating at a level of sophistication that makes it harder for consumers to... Drymarchon7, 11/14/2018 4:31:24 PM American Tower, Ruckus Team on CBRS Deployment Re: How About Sharing The Relevant Apps This is a great announcement however, It would be great to expand the dialogue and share the target applications enabled at this venue FbytF, 11/14/2018 3:47:43 PM CNN Sues Trump Administration Re: WTF This is clearly out of your area of expertise and not why I subscribe, when I want to know what you assholes think about politics, I'll ask. GFY. parkardavid, 11/14/2018 8:07:47 AM FCC Tests Show WiFi Can Operate Safely in 5.9GHz Band Re: WiFi Test I have heard about this option. I also read about this when I found this option in the Router settings and got curious about this. But later found that it is an exciting and helpful feature to go with. The information... Nally, 11/13/2018 11:23:28 PM Infinera, Coriant Hear a $430M Siren Song of Synergy Re: Intersting Could have never thought about it from this perspective but it is possible now after I read all this. Just has some slight information from some assignment help online who made me understand it 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! indesilife, 11/13/2018 4:11:06 AM Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew Re: Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai Show Episodes Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode Date on second March 2015. Bhabi Ji Ghar standard hai indicate is rotating around two neighboring couples, the Mishras and Tiwari. Bhabiji Ghar... sansa2020, 11/12/2018 1:41:09 PM Comcast Ready for Clash With Hulu Re: Excellent PRCA organizes the National Finals Rodeo or the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. These premier rodeo championship events are prearranged in the United States. The NFR providing the equal opportunity to everyone to show their... 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... 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... 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... Jeff Baumgartner, 11/9/2018 1:49:06 PM CommScope Puts Up $7.4B for Arris Re: Raymond James reax Among other reax to the deal, Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold has downgraded ARRS to Market Perform from Outperform ... 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