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Top News & Views All News & Views CSPs Prove Eager to Embrace Edge Computing By Denise Culver, Online Research Director, 10/18/2018 Almost 70% of service providers in this month's Thought Leadership Council (TLC) survey say they either already have or will move compute and application execution to the edge by 2020. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Wraps Up DOCSIS 3.1 Rollout By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Comcast says speed is still key, but emphasis is shifting to whole-home connectivity, control and the broader consumer experience. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Have Cable Business Services Topped Out? By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 The US cable industry is now pulling in close to $18 billion in annual revenues from commercial services, but the growth rate falling. How much lift is left for cable? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement CSPs Still Puzzling Over NFV Business Case By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/18/2018 TM Forum Digital Transformation Tracker shows diversity of views on virtualization, with larger operators moving forward much faster, and many smaller companies struggling to make it pay. Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile to Test 5G 'Dual-Connectivity' With Vendors By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/18/2018 T-Mobile wants ensure 'dual-connectivity' works, so that users can always remain connected on 4G or 5G, ahead of its 2019 5G launch. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Kirkby Signs Off on a High at Tele2 By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/18/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Com Hem socked by Boxer under-performance; Samsung buys Spanish AI startup; KPN invests in CUJO; Colt tunes in to blockchain for LSO Sonata. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Phazr Readies 3GPP-Compliant 5G Gear for US & Europe By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/18/2018 Phazr gets FCC approval and the CE mark. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/18/2018 Revelations about a corruption scandal that could land Ericsson with a hefty fine overshadowed the Swedish vendor's return to quarterly net profits for the first time since 2016. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one... A Deep Dive Into CenturyLink's Operations Transformation & Roadmap By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/18/2018 For CenturyLink, transformation is about enhancing its business in terms of effectiveness, cost efficiency and customer experience. So how is it trying to achieve that? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Terragraph: A WiMax in Facebook Clothing? By Iain Morris, News Editor, 10/18/2018 Facebook's Terragraph technology may have a hard time against 5G in the markets it hopes to address. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Way to go in hard Iain. But a fair question and useful analysis. Thinking... AirTies Hikes Hardware-Agnostic Path as Whole-Home WiFi Takes Off By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Hooks WiFi mesh software into cable-backed RDK-B open source software stack for gateways and extenders, claims tier-1 operator has given the greenlight. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Zoom Taps Former Cisco/SA Exec to Target Service Providers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 Incoming president & CEO Joseph Wytanis vows that Zoom, equipped with the Motorola brand, will avoid being a 'me-too' player as it chases after a market segment dominated by Arris and Technicolor. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ciena: Scale for the Future, Support the Legacy By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/17/2018 New initiatives bring IP onto the platform for end-to-end services up to Layer 3 but also support remaining base of TDM offerings better. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telecom Italia Building vRAN Tech, but Not With Ericsson By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/17/2018 Italian incumbent looks outside the traditional vendor community to solve its latest mobile network challenge. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: iainmorris Telecom Italia contacted Light Reading following the publication of this story... Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 Cable modem and broadband networking company has struck deals with customers to absorb most of the current tariffs costs along with plans to shift more production and its supply chain for devices outside of China by the first half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: emily.n In the short term, Arris conceded that it has been forced to implement price... Eurobites: Orange Tops French QoS Survey By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/17/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google begins charging smartphone makers for app store access; TDC snaps up broadband provider; Swisscom's digital signature service makes the EU grade. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson Weighs ORAN Alliance Membership By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/17/2018 Swedish vendor confirms involvement with group that wants to end the dominance of the incumbent equipment suppliers in the radio access network. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Dell to Icahn: Buzz Off By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Dell is continuing forward with its planned return to public markets, as investor Carl Icahn threatens to go to the mattresses to fight the proposal. Post a Comment \| Read (0) IBM Is Losing the Cloud Race By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Twenty percent growth looks great, but not when the market is growing at 50%. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: DHagar Excellent analysis! As you point our IBM needs something to get off the... Netflix Tops 130M Paid Subscribers Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Internet video provider Netflix is still having troubles forecasting its subscriber growth, but the company doesn't seem to have problems attracting new customers as it adds more exclusive programming and benefits from increased traction outside the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive CSPs Prove Eager to Embrace Edge Computing By Denise Culver, Online Research Director, 10/18/2018 Almost 70% of service providers in this month's Thought Leadership Council (TLC) survey say they either already have or will move compute and application execution to the edge by 2020. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast Wraps Up DOCSIS 3.1 Rollout By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Comcast says speed is still key, but emphasis is shifting to whole-home connectivity, control and the broader consumer experience. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Have Cable Business Services Topped Out? By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 The US cable industry is now pulling in close to $18 billion in annual revenues from commercial services, but the growth rate falling. How much lift is left for cable? Post a Comment \| Read (0) CSPs Still Puzzling Over NFV Business Case By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/18/2018 TM Forum Digital Transformation Tracker shows diversity of views on virtualization, with larger operators moving forward much faster, and many smaller companies struggling to make it pay. Post a Comment \| Read (0) T-Mobile to Test 5G 'Dual-Connectivity' With Vendors By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/18/2018 T-Mobile wants ensure 'dual-connectivity' works, so that users can always remain connected on 4G or 5G, ahead of its 2019 5G launch. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Kirkby Signs Off on a High at Tele2 By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/18/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Com Hem socked by Boxer under-performance; Samsung buys Spanish AI startup; KPN invests in CUJO; Colt tunes in to blockchain for LSO Sonata. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Phazr Readies 3GPP-Compliant 5G Gear for US & Europe By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/18/2018 Phazr gets FCC approval and the CE mark. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/18/2018 Revelations about a corruption scandal that could land Ericsson with a hefty fine overshadowed the Swedish vendor's return to quarterly net profits for the first time since 2016. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one... A Deep Dive Into CenturyLink's Operations Transformation & Roadmap By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/18/2018 For CenturyLink, transformation is about enhancing its business in terms of effectiveness, cost efficiency and customer experience. So how is it trying to achieve that? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Terragraph: A WiMax in Facebook Clothing? By Iain Morris, News Editor, 10/18/2018 Facebook's Terragraph technology may have a hard time against 5G in the markets it hopes to address. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Way to go in hard Iain. But a fair question and useful analysis. Thinking... AirTies Hikes Hardware-Agnostic Path as Whole-Home WiFi Takes Off By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Hooks WiFi mesh software into cable-backed RDK-B open source software stack for gateways and extenders, claims tier-1 operator has given the greenlight. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Zoom Taps Former Cisco/SA Exec to Target Service Providers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 Incoming president & CEO Joseph Wytanis vows that Zoom, equipped with the Motorola brand, will avoid being a 'me-too' player as it chases after a market segment dominated by Arris and Technicolor. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ciena: Scale for the Future, Support the Legacy By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 10/17/2018 New initiatives bring IP onto the platform for end-to-end services up to Layer 3 but also support remaining base of TDM offerings better. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telecom Italia Building vRAN Tech, but Not With Ericsson By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/17/2018 Italian incumbent looks outside the traditional vendor community to solve its latest mobile network challenge. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: iainmorris Telecom Italia contacted Light Reading following the publication of this story... Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 Cable modem and broadband networking company has struck deals with customers to absorb most of the current tariffs costs along with plans to shift more production and its supply chain for devices outside of China by the first half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: emily.n In the short term, Arris conceded that it has been forced to implement price... Eurobites: Orange Tops French QoS Survey By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/17/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google begins charging smartphone makers for app store access; TDC snaps up broadband provider; Swisscom's digital signature service makes the EU grade. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson Weighs ORAN Alliance Membership By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/17/2018 Swedish vendor confirms involvement with group that wants to end the dominance of the incumbent equipment suppliers in the radio access network. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Dell to Icahn: Buzz Off By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Dell is continuing forward with its planned return to public markets, as investor Carl Icahn threatens to go to the mattresses to fight the proposal. Post a Comment \| Read (0) IBM Is Losing the Cloud Race By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Twenty percent growth looks great, but not when the market is growing at 50%. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: DHagar Excellent analysis! As you point our IBM needs something to get off the... Netflix Tops 130M Paid Subscribers Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Internet video provider Netflix is still having troubles forecasting its subscriber growth, but the company doesn't seem to have problems attracting new customers as it adds more exclusive programming and benefits from increased traction outside the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards DHagar, 10/18/2018 5:49:12 PM IBM Is Losing the Cloud Race Re: IBM Not Yet in the Clouds! Excellent analysis! As you point our IBM needs something to get off the ground - from their racecar - and get up in the clouds - like a rocket. They need to innovate further on offerings of their technology to... Okiedude, 10/18/2018 1:23:15 PM What Constitutes a Commercial 5G Network, Anyway? Re: Re: Well??! Dan, your comments are kind of like telling the Wright Brothers that they didn't really prove an airplane could fly that day at Kittyhawk because it didn't go Mach 2. Few if any new innovations start out performing... Gabriel Brown, 10/18/2018 11:43:33 AM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Ericsson back in profit Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one of the systemically important wireless companies operating at a profit. emily.n, 10/18/2018 9:29:34 AM Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs Re: Re: Analyst towncalendars sees some purchases printable calendar being deferred to 2H19 In the short term, Arris conceded that it has been forced to implement price adjustments to offset the increased tariff costs, particularly on lower-margin products. Additionally, Arris said it has "reached agreement with... iainmorris, 10/18/2018 7:15:21 AM Telecom Italia Building vRAN Tech, but Not With Ericsson Re: Telecom Italia feedback Telecom Italia contacted Light Reading following the publication of this story with the following comment: "With reference to the article 'Telecom Italia Building vRAN Tech, but Not With Ericsson' TIM denies it has 'turned... ChristopherJames, 10/18/2018 5:48:24 AM 3 Takeaways From Microsoft Ignite Re: hi I'd be interested to see if Microsoft is going to try and achieve in the Telco division, but more importantly, to see if Apple is going to try and follow suit a couple of years down the road after seeing if they've been... vances, 10/18/2018 5:08:03 AM Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check Re: Mindshare History tells us victory goes to the popular choice. Linux was a technically poor and incomplete alternative to BSD but that only lasted as long as they enjoyed a lead in the amount of development tme devoted to the project.... raihnamh, 10/18/2018 4:48:16 AM Has AT&T Inked a Deal With Google for TV? Re: College Homework Help Best Homework Help is home to more than 3000 online live college homework help tutors who are quite impressive in solving various primary homework related issues. In fact, some of these tutors hold a PhD degree, which clearly... Gabriel Brown, 10/18/2018 4:38:04 AM Terragraph: A WiMax in Facebook Clothing? Re: Terragraph & Facebook Way to go in hard Iain. But a fair question and useful analysis. Thinking about Facebook's target of extending broadband to lower income communities, the price of Terragraph nodes is obviously critical. The hope is... PaulChau, 10/18/2018 3:48:19 AM South Korea's 5G Auction Raises $3.3B Re: Re: edu Companies are always finding ways to win favors of their consumers. They need to ensure that their target audience will constantly be rising. Business will only be deemed as feasible if there is obvious response regardless... [email protected], 10/18/2018 2:27:19 AM Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check Re: good stuff well this was something necessary and i am now hopefull a lot for the betterment. Businesses should open some of their techniques for the betterment of the people. They should prvoide something. Business can proper with... RituGupta, 10/17/2018 9:39:17 PM 5G Transport – Where Do We Start? Re: Re: Regional Differences in 5G technology, I really think that things are getting a little bit out of hand. I mean, I can understand that it's important to work on what infrastructure we have if we want to be competitive, and the more efficient... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/17/2018 5:14:37 PM Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs Re: Analyst sees some purchases being deferred to 2H19 With Arris making its new disclosures, Raymond James sent a note out today maintaining the "Outperform" rating on Arris, but moved the target to $34 from $29 on the improved outlook, though it feels "our estimates were conservative." And... wplummer, 10/17/2018 1:04:27 PM Huawei Hasn't Given Up on US Market, Pitches the FCC Re: Re: SSDD v-tight gel Alex: Exactly. That was my point. Huawei's been making variations of the same arguments for almost ten years (before it was 5G, it was 4G). So, again, SSDD. There's nothing novel about the strategy... briansoloducha, 10/17/2018 12:20:28 PM Charter Nears Gigabit Finish Line Re: Re: Good News >I find it extremly hard to believe that anyone in the Cable industry has not heard of my use case. >Cloud based storage, services are huge and getting bigger. I'm sure people have; I just was not one of... More Message Boards		Security Now GreyEnergy Group Tied to Power Plant Attacks in Ukraine & Poland Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Research from ESET has uncovered a new group called GreyEnergy, which appears to ... (0) Your People Can't Secure Your Network? Try Tier 0 Automation Alan Zeichick, Principal Analyst, Camden Associates, 10/18/2018 Keeping up with modern security requirements requires a multi-prong approach. One ... 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