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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: Huawei Loses Telenor to Ericsson By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/13/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Labour defeat brings relief for BT; MTS goes all holographic; Orange Belgium launches 5G hub. Post a Comment Liberty Global Taps Teltoo's P2P Tech to Blunt OTT Video Spikes By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/12/2019 Cable op taps startup's P2P-assisted CDN platform to manage bandwidth and optimize OTT video quality amid streaming surges and unpredictable events that cause demands on the network to rise. Post a Comment Ciena Soars on Bullish Outlook as Sales Top $3.5B By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 12/12/2019 Ciena stock rocketed as it reported year-over-year sales growth of more than 15% and predicted further market share gains and sales hikes. Post a Comment Advertisement 'Small Disruptions' Have Totally Changed Fixed Network Biz, Says Nokia CTO By Robert Clark, 12/12/2019 The arrival of new technologies and growing interest in WiFi have spurred activity in the fixed broadband market, says the Finnish vendor's technology chief. Post a Comment Telecom Industry Rift Widens Over Key 5G Security Issue By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/12/2019 Some of Europe's biggest operators are distinguishing between the core and the RAN as they build their 5G networks, but the region's biggest 5G vendor says the boundary is disappearing. Post a Comment Eurobites: Russia's MTS Does TIP Run By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Keymile lands FTTB deal with Wobcom; BT Sport offers OTT monthly pass; KPN sells consulting arm; Deutsche Telekom nurtures 5G startups. Post a Comment Nokia to Test 5G for Driverless Trains With Germany's Deutsche Bahn By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/12/2019 Finnish vendor lands a role with Germany's railway operator to begin testing a 5G standard designed specifically for trains. Post a Comment Advertisement Vienna Views: Pics From the 2020 Vision Executive Summit By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 12/11/2019 Senior executives gathered in the Austrian capital for the latest Light Reading 2020 Vision Executive Summit to discuss what's right, what's wrong and what's next for the telecom sector. Post a Comment The Telecoms.com Podcast: Media, Edge & Cunning Plans By Light Reading, 12/11/2019 From a very brown room in Vienna, the podders take time out from some top-drawer telco schmoozing at Light Reading's 2020 Vision event to talk mobile edge and more. Contains adult themes. Post a Comment Eurobites: Orange Suffers Existential Crisis, Does Other Stuff By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/11/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN invests in smart alarms; Telefónica vows to go carbon-neutral by 2050; Amazon bags Champion League rights in Germany. Post a Comment Telefónica Deutschland Makes Risky 5G Bet on Huawei By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/11/2019 German operator will also use Finland's Nokia to build its 5G network and has cut dividends to help fund the project. Post a Comment Comcast Tests 2.5-Gig Gateway By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/10/2019 Technicolor has been tapped for the 'XB7,' a new, speedier DOCSIS 3.1 gateway with 802.11ax (WiFi 6), MoCA 2.0 and IoT radios that's a big leap over the current-gen XB6 D3.1 gateway. Post a Comment 2019: The Year Telecom Went Doolally About 5G By Iain Morris, News Editor, 12/10/2019 2019 will be remembered in telecom as the year when 5G arrived and industry hype went into overdrive. Post a Comment Eurobites: London's Not Ready for 5G, Says Tech Lobby Group By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/10/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telecom Italia beefs up TV sports offer; Bearing Point/Beyond scores at Altibox; Ericsson's crystal balls; Boris bites back at the BBC. Post a Comment Energy Giant Shell Is Not Sold on Private Networks By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/9/2019 One of the world's biggest energy companies is prioritizing 4G and public networks over 5G and private ones. Post a Comment Eurobites: Orange Secures €700M Loan for High-Speed Broadband Expansion in France By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/9/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN outlines FTTH plans for Amsterdam; Amazon's NHS data deal comes under scrutiny; IoT and blockchain combine for green energy. Post a Comment Telcos Let FAANGs Into the Edge at Their Peril By Iain Morris, News Editor, 12/9/2019 Given the relative loss of value in the telecom industry, the recent edge deals involving AWS are risky moves for the operators involved. Post a Comment Ericsson Paid Out Millions in Bribes While CEO Ekholm Sat on Board By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/9/2019 The details of Ericsson's corruption scandal, as documented by US authorities, raise awkward questions for the Swedish vendor. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telefónica Awards 5G Core to Huawei – Report By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/6/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT Ireland trials 1.2Tbit/s transmission with Huawei; TIM and Open Fiber are daggers drawn; Deutsche Telekom enables 'holographic annotation' for field service engineers. Post a Comment Juniper Touts Euro Telco Deals By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 12/5/2019 Russia's Rostelecom and Orange Poland tap Juniper gear and software for network upgrades, in a busy week for the networking vendor. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Ericsson Paid Out Millions in Bribes While CEO Ekholm Sat on Board By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/9/2019 The details of Ericsson's corruption scandal, as documented by US authorities, raise awkward questions for the Swedish vendor. Post a Comment 2019: The Year Telecom Went Doolally About 5G By Iain Morris, News Editor, 12/10/2019 2019 will be remembered in telecom as the year when 5G arrived and industry hype went into overdrive. Post a Comment Eurobites: Russia's MTS Does TIP Run By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Keymile lands FTTB deal with Wobcom; BT Sport offers OTT monthly pass; KPN sells consulting arm; Deutsche Telekom nurtures 5G startups. Post a Comment Telecom Industry Rift Widens Over Key 5G Security Issue By Iain Morris, International Editor, 12/12/2019 Some of Europe's biggest operators are distinguishing between the core and the RAN as they build their 5G networks, but the region's biggest 5G vendor says the boundary is disappearing. Post a Comment Telcos Let FAANGs Into the Edge at Their Peril By Iain Morris, News Editor, 12/9/2019 Given the relative loss of value in the telecom industry, the recent edge deals involving AWS are risky moves for the operators involved. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors CuriosityStream Surpasses 10.5M Subs Tuesday, December 10, 2019 SAM Seamless Network, Telenet Connect on IoT Security Monday, December 9, 2019 Liberty Global Teams With Teltoo to Boost Video Quality Monday, December 9, 2019 Broadband Access Revenues Dip 12% in Q3 but Cable Infrastructure Spending Improves – Dell'Oro Wednesday, December 4, 2019 AWS Launches 'Wavelength' for 5G Edge Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Russia's Rostelecom Hires Juniper for IP Transport Backbone Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Orange Poland Taps Juniper for Network Upgrade Monday, December 2, 2019 Starz Sets International Streaming Expansion Monday, November 25, 2019 Wurl Touts Q3 Growth Wednesday, November 20, 2019 1-Gig Available to 354M People Globally, Viavi Claims Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Teleste Claims Win in Patent Battle With Technetix Monday, November 18, 2019 Ciena Lands Open Optical Line System Deal with Telia Carrier Monday, November 18, 2019 Nokia Software Offers AWS Options Monday, November 18, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Hardware Is the New Attack Surface – Forrester 12/12/2019 Attackers have already begun to breach security at the BIOS level, according to a ... 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