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Top News & Views All News & Views Chill Out! Netflix Is Fine, Analyst Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 Concerns about new direct-to-consumer competition alongside pressure on Netflix's pricing power is misunderstood or overblown, contends LightShed Partners analyst Richard Greenfield. Post a Comment NTT's Mega-Merger, Brand-Cutting Plan for Another $4B in Sales By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/14/2019 Japan's NTT is uniting 28 enterprise-focused brands in its bid to grow at twice the market rate and deliver a boost to profitability. Post a Comment Gartner: NFV Is Dead – the Cloud Killed It By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 The service provider industry is being transformed by enterprise demand for cloud-based wide-area networking, a model Gartner calls Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE. Post a Comment Advertisement F5G: Huawei's Bid to Dominate Optical Access By Robert Clark, 10/14/2019 The Chinese equipment giant has a new plan for shaping the development of optical access technology. Post a Comment Why Many Operators Just Can't Quit 2G By Robert Clark, 10/14/2019 Like old-fashioned rock and roll, 2G just refuses to die. Post a Comment India Opens 5G Door to Huawei at IMC By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/14/2019 Authorities have allowed the controversial Chinese vendor to participate in demos at an industry event, suggesting it may be allowed into the country's 5G market. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telenor Takes 5G to the Arctic By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VodafoneZiggo virtualizes with Amdocs; Batelco analyzes with Ericsson; the Queen lays down the law on UK broadband. Post a Comment Advertisement Post-ECOC 2019: Optical Networking Beyond the Thunderdome By James Kisner, Contributing columnist, 10/14/2019 It's like Mad Max in the optical networking space, with every group of participants – optical transceiver vendors, chip manufacturers, systems OEMs and even end customers – all fighting their own war. Post a Comment ZenFi CEO: More Small Cells on the Way in NYC By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/11/2019 ZenFi's CEO says that 1000s more small cells are waiting to be approved in the NYC area. Post a Comment Maine Returns Serve in Cable TV à la Carte Lawsuit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Says a preliminary injunction against Maine's new law sought by Comcast and programmers is based on 'purely hypothetical' allegations, as state towns have no present plan to act upon or enforce the new law. Post a Comment Comcast's Virtual Access Network Rolls Into Multiple Markets, Spans 100K+ Customers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Top Comcast execs discuss the benefits and capabilities of the company's new virtual access network and how Comcast is applying lessons from its cloud-based X1 platform. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tech's Litigation 'Wake-Up Call' & Gates Donates $1B for Gender Equality By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/11/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Lawsuits may be tech's 'wake-up call'; coming out as trans in tech; Melinda Gates dedicates cash for a cause; and more. Post a Comment Eurobites: Openreach Talks Up the Fiber Effect By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/11/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT launches 5G service; Amsterdam Internet Exchange upgrades with Pluribus; Ericsson helps fight diabetes in the UAE. Post a Comment Equinix Debuts $1B+ Hypercloud Gambit By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Equinix is looking to host data centers for hypercloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, in a joint venture with a Singaporean investment fund. Post a Comment Key Takeaways From 5G Transport & the Edge By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/11/2019 What were some of the key takeaways from Light Reading's 5G Transport & the Edge event in New York City? Two sober (just) editors chew the fat... Post a Comment Comcast Blames Software Glitch for Broadband Data Meter Error By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 In a small edge case that affected about 2,000 customers, Comcast says it fixed the technical issue and is crediting affected accounts for any erroneous charges and giving those subs an additional $50 credit. Post a Comment Verizon to Use 'Integrated Access Backhaul' for Fiber-Less 5G By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/10/2019 Verizon plans to make use of a new technology that would allow the operator to deploy 5G transmitters into locations where fiber is not available. Post a Comment T-Mobile Takes Sprint Merger Battle Down to State Level By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/10/2019 T-Mobile recently inked two separate agreements with two state attorneys general to get support for its proposed merger with Sprint. How far will T-Mobile go to get the deal approved? Post a Comment Apollo Proposes DirecTV Spinout, Combo With Dish – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 Private equity firm has pitched a restructuring that would spin off DirecTV and combine it with Dish under a new company that would be controlled by AT&T, Fox Business says. Post a Comment TM Pitches to Build Malaysia's National 5G Network By Robert Clark, 10/10/2019 Malaysia's fixed-line incumbent wants to be the country's only operator of a 5G network. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Chill Out! Netflix Is Fine, Analyst Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 Concerns about new direct-to-consumer competition alongside pressure on Netflix's pricing power is misunderstood or overblown, contends LightShed Partners analyst Richard Greenfield. Post a Comment NTT's Mega-Merger, Brand-Cutting Plan for Another $4B in Sales By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/14/2019 Japan's NTT is uniting 28 enterprise-focused brands in its bid to grow at twice the market rate and deliver a boost to profitability. Post a Comment Gartner: NFV Is Dead – the Cloud Killed It By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2019 The service provider industry is being transformed by enterprise demand for cloud-based wide-area networking, a model Gartner calls Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE. Post a Comment F5G: Huawei's Bid to Dominate Optical Access By Robert Clark, 10/14/2019 The Chinese equipment giant has a new plan for shaping the development of optical access technology. Post a Comment Why Many Operators Just Can't Quit 2G By Robert Clark, 10/14/2019 Like old-fashioned rock and roll, 2G just refuses to die. Post a Comment India Opens 5G Door to Huawei at IMC By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/14/2019 Authorities have allowed the controversial Chinese vendor to participate in demos at an industry event, suggesting it may be allowed into the country's 5G market. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telenor Takes 5G to the Arctic By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/14/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: VodafoneZiggo virtualizes with Amdocs; Batelco analyzes with Ericsson; the Queen lays down the law on UK broadband. Post a Comment Post-ECOC 2019: Optical Networking Beyond the Thunderdome By James Kisner, Contributing columnist, 10/14/2019 It's like Mad Max in the optical networking space, with every group of participants – optical transceiver vendors, chip manufacturers, systems OEMs and even end customers – all fighting their own war. Post a Comment ZenFi CEO: More Small Cells on the Way in NYC By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/11/2019 ZenFi's CEO says that 1000s more small cells are waiting to be approved in the NYC area. Post a Comment Maine Returns Serve in Cable TV à la Carte Lawsuit By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Says a preliminary injunction against Maine's new law sought by Comcast and programmers is based on 'purely hypothetical' allegations, as state towns have no present plan to act upon or enforce the new law. Post a Comment Comcast's Virtual Access Network Rolls Into Multiple Markets, Spans 100K+ Customers By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Top Comcast execs discuss the benefits and capabilities of the company's new virtual access network and how Comcast is applying lessons from its cloud-based X1 platform. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tech's Litigation 'Wake-Up Call' & Gates Donates $1B for Gender Equality By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/11/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Lawsuits may be tech's 'wake-up call'; coming out as trans in tech; Melinda Gates dedicates cash for a cause; and more. Post a Comment Eurobites: Openreach Talks Up the Fiber Effect By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/11/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT launches 5G service; Amsterdam Internet Exchange upgrades with Pluribus; Ericsson helps fight diabetes in the UAE. Post a Comment Equinix Debuts $1B+ Hypercloud Gambit By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/11/2019 Equinix is looking to host data centers for hypercloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, in a joint venture with a Singaporean investment fund. Post a Comment Key Takeaways From 5G Transport & the Edge By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/11/2019 What were some of the key takeaways from Light Reading's 5G Transport & the Edge event in New York City? Two sober (just) editors chew the fat... Post a Comment Comcast Blames Software Glitch for Broadband Data Meter Error By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 In a small edge case that affected about 2,000 customers, Comcast says it fixed the technical issue and is crediting affected accounts for any erroneous charges and giving those subs an additional $50 credit. Post a Comment Verizon to Use 'Integrated Access Backhaul' for Fiber-Less 5G By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/10/2019 Verizon plans to make use of a new technology that would allow the operator to deploy 5G transmitters into locations where fiber is not available. Post a Comment T-Mobile Takes Sprint Merger Battle Down to State Level By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/10/2019 T-Mobile recently inked two separate agreements with two state attorneys general to get support for its proposed merger with Sprint. How far will T-Mobile go to get the deal approved? Post a Comment Apollo Proposes DirecTV Spinout, Combo With Dish – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/10/2019 Private equity firm has pitched a restructuring that would spin off DirecTV and combine it with Dish under a new company that would be controlled by AT&T, Fox Business says. Post a Comment TM Pitches to Build Malaysia's National 5G Network By Robert Clark, 10/10/2019 Malaysia's fixed-line incumbent wants to be the country's only operator of a 5G network. 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