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Top News & Views All News & Views Red Hat Shareholders Greenlight $34B IBM Acquisition By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 Approval was nearly unanimous, as the deal moves toward expected completion in the second half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Darkness Gathers Over T-Mobile/Sprint Merger By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/16/2019 After months of mostly positive signs surrounding the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, problems are emerging. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Founder Fails to Put Minds at Rest By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/16/2019 Ren Zhengfei's answers to questions during a rare meeting with reporters will not silence Huawei's critics. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement A 5G Device Timeline for 2019 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/16/2019 2019 is all about Android, as 5G smartphones begin to arrive. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: What in the 5G World Happened at CES? By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/16/2019 There was a lot to see in Las Vegas last week, but was there anything said that we had never heard before? Phil Harvey and Mike Dano discuss the week's activities and parse each major carrier's 5G progress following CES 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Raises Prices as Content Spending, OTT Competition Heat Up By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 New and existing US subscribers will take on the brunt of the price hike to help Netflix feed its subscription streaming beast. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Sigfox Still Shedding Top Execs, Including CTO – Sources By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/16/2019 The French IoT company has lost another two senior executives in recent months, according to sources, following a wave of departures in the past two years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Denies T-Systems Asset Sale By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/16/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turk Telekom tests Nokia's machine-learning technology for 5G; Orange and Groupama form home surveillance JV; reversal of fortune for Qualcomm in German court. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Key Takeaways From the UK Network Operators' Forum By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 1/16/2019 IPV6, security, DNS evolution and automation were all on the agenda at the UK Network Operators' Forum gathering in London. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can NBCU Crack the Economics of OTT? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 2020 streaming play will support subscription and free, ad-based models as NBCU attempts to feed consumer demand for direct-to-consumer OTT without maiming its traditional distribution and ad business model. Post a Comment \| Read (0) With New Advisors, Loon Tries to Get Serious By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/15/2019 Craig McCaw, Ian Small and Marni Walden said they will act as advisers to Alphabet's Loon. Those kinds of high-profile executives could help Loon's balloons get off the ground. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Mike Dano Yeah I wondered about that too. These advisors seem particularly focused on... Microsoft & Walgreens Fend Off Amazon With 7-Year Healthcare Partnership By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 Microsoft and Walgreens Boots Alliance partner to transform healthcare delivery, as well as migrate most of WBA's IT infrastructure to Azure. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/15/2019 Press reports from Shenzen say that Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has denied that his company has standing orders to install 'back doors' into its gear to allow the Chinese government to spy on Huawei customers. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: TechMech Admitted your all absolutely right. The question is fundamentally one... TiVo-Comcast Legal Fight Has No End in Sight By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 TiVo takes aim at Comcast's X1 platform with suit alleging that cable operator is infringing on eight more patents. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/15/2019 The next-generation mobile technology was supposed to be about new enterprise services opportunities. But where are they? Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: petercf Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September,... Nokia to Slash 350 Finnish Jobs in Savings Drive By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 Latest cuts form part of the Finnish vendor's plan to reduce annual operating costs by €700 million in the next two years. 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) T-Systems Offloads Mainframes to IBM in €860M Deal – Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 The IT part of Germany's Deutsche Telekom is selling its mainframes business to IBM, with 400 of its employees set to join the US tech giant as part of the deal, according to press reports. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Liberty Latin America in Talks to Buy Millicom By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 A merger between the two companies would create one of the region's biggest telcos, giving it the muscle it needs to compete against other big players. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G in the USA: A Post-CES Update By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/14/2019 The 5G train is up and running in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Red Hat Shareholders Greenlight $34B IBM Acquisition By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 Approval was nearly unanimous, as the deal moves toward expected completion in the second half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Darkness Gathers Over T-Mobile/Sprint Merger By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/16/2019 After months of mostly positive signs surrounding the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, problems are emerging. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Founder Fails to Put Minds at Rest By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/16/2019 Ren Zhengfei's answers to questions during a rare meeting with reporters will not silence Huawei's critics. Post a Comment \| Read (0) A 5G Device Timeline for 2019 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/16/2019 2019 is all about Android, as 5G smartphones begin to arrive. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: What in the 5G World Happened at CES? By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/16/2019 There was a lot to see in Las Vegas last week, but was there anything said that we had never heard before? Phil Harvey and Mike Dano discuss the week's activities and parse each major carrier's 5G progress following CES 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Raises Prices as Content Spending, OTT Competition Heat Up By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 New and existing US subscribers will take on the brunt of the price hike to help Netflix feed its subscription streaming beast. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Sigfox Still Shedding Top Execs, Including CTO – Sources By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/16/2019 The French IoT company has lost another two senior executives in recent months, according to sources, following a wave of departures in the past two years. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Denies T-Systems Asset Sale By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/16/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turk Telekom tests Nokia's machine-learning technology for 5G; Orange and Groupama form home surveillance JV; reversal of fortune for Qualcomm in German court. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Key Takeaways From the UK Network Operators' Forum By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 1/16/2019 IPV6, security, DNS evolution and automation were all on the agenda at the UK Network Operators' Forum gathering in London. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can NBCU Crack the Economics of OTT? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 2020 streaming play will support subscription and free, ad-based models as NBCU attempts to feed consumer demand for direct-to-consumer OTT without maiming its traditional distribution and ad business model. Post a Comment \| Read (0) With New Advisors, Loon Tries to Get Serious By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/15/2019 Craig McCaw, Ian Small and Marni Walden said they will act as advisers to Alphabet's Loon. Those kinds of high-profile executives could help Loon's balloons get off the ground. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Mike Dano Yeah I wondered about that too. These advisors seem particularly focused on... Microsoft & Walgreens Fend Off Amazon With 7-Year Healthcare Partnership By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 Microsoft and Walgreens Boots Alliance partner to transform healthcare delivery, as well as migrate most of WBA's IT infrastructure to Azure. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/15/2019 Press reports from Shenzen say that Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has denied that his company has standing orders to install 'back doors' into its gear to allow the Chinese government to spy on Huawei customers. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: TechMech Admitted your all absolutely right. The question is fundamentally one... TiVo-Comcast Legal Fight Has No End in Sight By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 TiVo takes aim at Comcast's X1 platform with suit alleging that cable operator is infringing on eight more patents. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/15/2019 The next-generation mobile technology was supposed to be about new enterprise services opportunities. But where are they? Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: petercf Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September,... Nokia to Slash 350 Finnish Jobs in Savings Drive By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 Latest cuts form part of the Finnish vendor's plan to reduce annual operating costs by €700 million in the next two years. 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) T-Systems Offloads Mainframes to IBM in €860M Deal – Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 The IT part of Germany's Deutsche Telekom is selling its mainframes business to IBM, with 400 of its employees set to join the US tech giant as part of the deal, according to press reports. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Liberty Latin America in Talks to Buy Millicom By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/15/2019 A merger between the two companies would create one of the region's biggest telcos, giving it the muscle it needs to compete against other big players. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G in the USA: A Post-CES Update By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 1/14/2019 The 5G train is up and running in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards TechMech, 1/16/2019 3:20:45 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? Admitted your all absolutely right. The question is fundamentally one of trust & track record.Can we trust the governments to act in our best interests?Probably not. IF upon acting nefariously, they are discovered... tdupont, 1/16/2019 2:55:00 PM The Long Goodbye Finally Ends Re: Enjoy retirement Carol! Hi Carol, Enjoy your well-deserved and long-time-a'comin' retirement. I remember you as part of that legendary group of journalists at Telephony, including Sandra Guy, Vince Vittore, Shira Levine and Rich Karpinski... brooks7, 1/16/2019 2:16:15 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? @Phil No, and I hope that the CIA and NSA have backdoors in all the routers that those companies have produced. If not what the heck am I paying them for? Take a $1B and bribe some software people. And that... Phil Harvey, 1/16/2019 1:47:50 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? ... and can any vendor guarantee that their home government will leave their gear alone? Seems unlikely but I'd be open to hearing from a vendor about why that can't happen on their watch. 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. ... Mike Dano, 1/16/2019 10:08:30 AM With New Advisors, Loon Tries to Get Serious Re: Re: Will Loon will target rural North America next? Yeah I wondered about that too. These advisors seem particularly focused on North America, whereas it seems like the opportunity for Loon is much more global. Jeff Baumgartner, 1/16/2019 9:19:12 AM New Household Formation Vital to Cable's Broadband Growth Story in US Re: Household vs. Housing I changed "housing" to "household" throughout the story as it was brought to my attention that there's a clear and important distinction in this context. But generally, households refer to people in a dwelling unit, so represent... iainmorris, 1/16/2019 6:34:50 AM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Re: Can he also guarantee? This remark seems spot on, to me. Huawei thinks it can placate opponents by running around and insisting that it does not install spyware in its networks. The real question is whether it can guarantee that Chinese government... petercf, 1/16/2019 6:28:15 AM 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz Re: Re: 5G - Operators need to learn to sell into verticals Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September, and believe Orange SA is doing likeiwse. I guess Vodafone should do soemthing given its expertise in M2M/IoT Peter fredaberg102490, 1/16/2019 5:52:52 AM Slideshow: Behind the Scenes at Sprint's 5G 'Split' Re: Great This thread is very informative. I like reading the comments ans it really helps me a lot. It give me new ideas on this particular topic. I will apply all that I learn form this one. Keep on posting. Visit also horror... fredaberg102490, 1/16/2019 5:49:42 AM Comcast Ready for Clash With Hulu Re: Nice This topic is so interesting. Thanks to this thread, I now know something from this topic. I also find the shred information very important. I look forward for more helpful information from this thread. Check out also crazy... Gabriel Brown, 1/16/2019 3:39:42 AM 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz Re: Re: 5G - Operators need to learn to sell into verticals Good comment pertercf. It's a tough challenge for operators to build teams to support verticals over the long-term -- e.g. how often does the electricty grid operator want a new comms supplier? Vendors, integrators... Gabriel Brown, 1/16/2019 3:34:22 AM With New Advisors, Loon Tries to Get Serious Re: Will Loon will target rural North America next? These are A-grade executives but if your mission is "connecting people in places that for too long have been left behind" you need people that have experience and knowledge of that world. What these new advisors add in that... brooks7, 1/15/2019 3:03:25 PM Huawei's CEO Denies Back Door Theory – Reports Re: Can he also guarantee? That the PLA and other elements of the Chinese governments have not added backdoors without his knowledge. Look I expect that Juniper and Cisco equipment have NSA or CIA (or other) spy elements. I expect the... brooks7, 1/15/2019 3:01:13 PM What Is Synamedia's Exit Plan? 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