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News & Views Most Popular Verizon CFO Reiterates Plans to Pass 30 Million Homes With 5G By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/14/2018 As Verizon, Motorola and Samsung test 5G mobile module. Post a Comment \| Read (0) BT to Put 5G at 1,500 Sites in 2019, Beating Vodafone By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/13/2018 Mobile subsidiary EE plans to launch 5G services across 16 major UK cities next year, promising devices from 'multiple smartphone partners' as well as a home broadband service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ericsson's CTO Talks Up 5G Opportunities By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/9/2018 CTO says Erisson is already an early 5G leader, 'in technical terms.' Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Swisscom Bangs Its 5G Cowbell By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/9/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor tests 5G in Norway; former Orange man joins Vodafone board; China's Xiaomi enters UK; Telefónica offloads insurance arm. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple Isn't Talking Settlement Over Qualcomm Case – Report By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/7/2018 The iPhone licensing battle between Apple and former modem supplier Qualcomm rolls on. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: bosco_pcs The Jacobses tried to lock in the current CEO's when there was rumor someone... Public Safety Agencies Exhorted to Embrace Cloud By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/7/2018 Public safety expert tells conference there's no reason agencies can't be 'mobile-first' and consume as-a-service apps immediately to save more lives. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple's Planned Cover-Up Meets Backlash By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/2/2018 The Cupertino King has been increasing prices to offset a slowdown in unit sales. But it doesn't want you to know about it. Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 @trapdaddy, You are simply either missing the point or ignoring it. ... Advertisement You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry By Iain Morris, News Editor, 11/1/2018 Mansoor Hanif turns up to one of the WiFi industry's big events and tells attendees why cellular is so much better. Post a Comment \| Read (11 comments) Latest Comment: edward.cl Perhaps less forgivable, from the WBA perspective, was Hanif's behavior when... Carriers Keep 5G on the Smart Cities Agenda By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 10/31/2018 The need to deploy infrastructure to support 5G services is having an impact on just about every smart cities discussion and plan. Even when 5G isn't on the menu, some cities are asking for multi-decade public-partnerships, a chance for someone to influence the next major tech transition. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: DanJones Verizon is working with vendors to shrink the RAN gear for 5G. So that basestations... Sprint Gets 5G in Place for First Half of 2019 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/31/2018 2.5GHz network capacity will be Sprint's 5G advantage, CEO Michel Combes said on company's fiscal Q2 call. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vidgo Soft-Launches National OTT-TV Service By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/30/2018 CEO Shane Cannon says service's underlying multi-CDN streaming platform held up as usage spiked during El Clásico match. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T Reveals First Commercial 5G Device By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/29/2018 AT&T's 5G 'puck' is a Netgear mobile hotspot. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: WESTCables The AT&T is not stepping out of these new technologies, but instead, it's also... Ofcom Hypes Beamforming for 5G Fixed Wireless By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/24/2018 UK telecom regulator says beamforming could transform the fixed wireless business case as governments are accused of treating spectrum like a 'cash cow.' Post a Comment \| Read (5 comments) Latest Comment: reviewsicon Keep up the good work. Cheers. browse this site reviewsicon browse... AT&T Promises Initial Mobile 5G Launch in 'Weeks' By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/24/2018 AT&T sticks to $22 billion capex estimation as it continues 5G and 4G deployments. Post a Comment \| Read (0) SD-WAN Puts a Doctor in a Backpack By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 10/24/2018 The swyMed DOT Telemedicine Backpack brings medical consultation and transmit clinical data from remote locations, using SD-WAN for connectivity. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: Diversity in Product Dev & Israeli Entrepreneurs Protest Sexism By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/19/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Keeping smart home products safe for all; Merkel finds sexism in Israeli tech community; girls have limited access to mobile phones worldwide; and more. 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... US Senators Urge Canada to Ban Huawei – Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/15/2018 Marco Rubio and Mark Warner have written to Canada's prime minister and urged him to stop Huawei from selling 5G products in Canada. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Generally, the going rate which the US legal system will often pay is $300-... Eurobites: Telco Big Guns Gather to Train Fire on EU Policymakers By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/15/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN braces for cuts; eSIM pioneer raises £18 million; Eleven Sports challenges UK soccer taboo. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Orange Goes Subsea With Google By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/12/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom in augmented reality deal; Zayo expands in Europe; Dialog workers transfer to Apple. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards kelseywilson, 11/15/2018 1:15:53 AM MWC 2018 Threatens to Be 5G New Radio Bore Re: Re: MWC 2018 In the demo, they are not only partitioning the radio access network (RAN) and mobile core network but also creating virtual networks across transport and infrastructure resources.So do they think MWC 2018 will be a 5G New... justin_evans, 11/9/2018 1:37:17 AM Lyft Drives Mobile VC Funding to $1.4B in April Re: Lyft Drives Mobile VC funding Uber, the famous ride-sharing company, has revolutionized the taxi industry, which continues to increase market share, claiming 62 million rides in July 2016, up from 54 million the preceding month. Extended in 450... bosco_pcs, 11/8/2018 4:05:47 PM Apple Isn't Talking Settlement Over Qualcomm Case – Report Re: Is QCOM CEO's job secure? The Jacobses tried to lock in the current CEO's when there was rumor someone else might be interested in hiring him away. Since then, a succession of miscalculations starting from the China mess. The guy doesn't seem to... edward.cl, 11/6/2018 5:16:34 AM You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry Re: Re: The Politics of Wireless clipart 2019 calendar png towncalendars Perhaps less forgivable, from the WBA perspective, was Hanif's behavior when he arrived. Wasting no further time, the chief technology officer of the UK telecom regulator got straight to the point of telling attendees why... kelseywilson, 11/4/2018 11:13:25 PM You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry Re: Ofcom cto tells Wifi industry I strongly believe we're approaching the point of 'what's good enough' and when that's coupled with 'free Wifi' I would ask why is the next technology always something we need more than the last. That would be £, how does... adlane2, 11/3/2018 4:32:32 PM You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry Re: The Politics of Wireless WiFi 6 will be available before any OTHER 5G technology so I am not sure I understand what Mansoor means by WiFi being late. There are many organizaitons which promote the convergence of WiFi with other technologies including... brooks7, 11/3/2018 12:39:23 PM Apple's Planned Cover-Up Meets Backlash Re: Re: Knuckle head on Apple Futures @trapdaddy, You are simply either missing the point or ignoring it. Companies report on themselves in basic ways like revenue and profit. They also report on numbers that are strategically important to the business. ... trapdaddy, 11/3/2018 11:38:15 AM Apple's Planned Cover-Up Meets Backlash Re: Re: Knuckle head on Apple Futures Not sure why comparing with oneself is not taken care of by presenting the numbers in terms of revenue. Yes, compare Apple to apples is easy but comparing apple (phone sales) to its competitors is not so simple. ... Chris Bruce, 11/3/2018 8:14:51 AM You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry Re: Nice headline but right message? This article has an attention grabbing title but I didn't take away the same message. I thought Mansoor Hanif was challenging the Wi-Fi eco-system to accelerate its developments (like Wi-Fi 6) to play a full part in a converged... Chris Bruce, 11/3/2018 8:14:50 AM You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry Re: Nice headline but right message? This article has an attention grabbing title but I didn't take away the same message. I thought Mansoor Hanif was challenging the Wi-Fi eco-system to accelerate its developments (like Wi-Fi 6) to play a full part in a converged... reviewsicon, 11/3/2018 1:51:11 AM Ofcom Hypes Beamforming for 5G Fixed Wireless Re: Great article. Keep up the good work. Cheers. browse this site reviewsicon browse this site reviewsicon browse this site reviewsicon browse this site reviewsicon browse this site reviewsicon browse this site reviewsicon browse... bosco_pcs, 11/2/2018 7:51:50 PM Apple's Planned Cover-Up Meets Backlash Re: The Most Overvalued Company? I am curious why Apple* is the most overvalued company. A lot of companies stop giving guidance because they are sick of the Q to Q mentality. Recently, two financial heavy weights, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon,... brooks7, 11/2/2018 3:25:13 PM Apple's Planned Cover-Up Meets Backlash Re: Re: Knuckle head on Apple Futures Wow, your post is very biased. It is always an issue when a Public Company changes its reporting. This is especially true when information is being removed. The whole point is to see the trends in the business. ... trapdaddy, 11/2/2018 1:13:36 PM Apple's Planned Cover-Up Meets Backlash Re: Knuckle head on Apple Futures Your opinnionated article misses the point. There's nothing nothing to hide. It's called full transparency with it's future direction. Apple does not have a crystal ball to predict unit sales and if they... iainmorris, 11/2/2018 9:50:14 AM You Suck, Ofcom CTO Tells WiFi Industry Re: Re: WBA ≠ WiFi It is an organization that champions WiFi, as evidenced by its recent white paper where it downplays any threat to WiFi from 5G, and its members include the likes of Intel. So I think it is fair to say it is representing... More Message Boards		Security Now BlackBerry Acquiring Security & AI Firm Cylance for $1.4B Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 BlackBerry is continuing to move away from its smartphone legacy with the ... (0) Magecart Attacks Proving Persistent Problem for Online Retailers Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 A research report shows that one in five sites targeted by a Magecart attack ... 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