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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: Have Nokia-Branded Phones Been Sending Personal Data to China? By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/22/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MEC and the connected car; Ericsson wants Poles to get their 5G act together; Deutsche Telekom teams up with EWE on €2 billion fiber rollout. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nokia Unearths AlcaLu Compliance Timebomb By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/22/2019 Annual report references 'compliance issues' at former Alcatel-Lucent business that could have criminal and financial implications. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: [email protected] Having initially responded to Light Reading's request for further details and... Vodafone-Liberty Global Deal About to Catch More Heat – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/22/2019 Vodafone will likely offer concessions if European Union regulators trigger a warning about the possible anti-competitive effects of the proposed transaction. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Orange's Duriez: 5G Will Multiply Opportunities for SD-WAN By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 3/21/2019 In addition to potentially increasing SD-WAN adoption, 5G could enable new use cases such as a network slice dedicated to SD-WAN. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos By Iain Morris, News Editor, 3/21/2019 Google's new gaming platform could usher in a new age of cloud gaming, with ramifications for parents and telcos worldwide. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven ... Cable Access Network Capex in for a Lumpy Ride By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/21/2019 Spending expected to be sporadic as operators weigh when and how to migrate to distributed access architectures. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple Bid for TV Stardom Is Biggest Gamble Yet By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/21/2019 It revolutionized the music and mobile-phone industries, but Apple will struggle to pull off the same feat in the TV market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Openreach Seeks Feedback to Further Full-Fiber Plans By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/21/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google makes it a hat-trick of EU mega-fines; data-mad customers drive Three UK's growth; Ericsson wins role in South Korean 5G bonanza. Post a Comment \| Read (0) An Extra Week to Enter the Leading Lights By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/20/2019 You begged... we caved. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Europe Must Pray for Sobriety in German 5G Auction By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/20/2019 A rerun of the Italian job in Germany could derail 5G plans and the country's long-term economic prospects. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Google to Promote Android Search Rivals to Head Off Potential EU Action By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/20/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Merkel stays strong over Huawei; CityFibre reaches UK's south coast; Inmarsat confirms $3.3 billion takeover bid. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/19/2019 The SD-WAN specialist has a healthy bed of customers and partners but has yet to make a significant impact in Europe. It's looking to change that. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jafrazer Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy... China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/19/2019 References to artificial intelligence, the edge and latency all make an appearance in the latest financial presentation from one of China's biggest telcos. That's a worry for the US. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: ajwdct1 In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital... Italian Stallion, French Flop: Iliad's Talk of Asset Sales Should Worry Europe By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/19/2019 The one-time enfant terrible of French mobile market has become a victim of hyper-competitive market conditions. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: US Tries to Strong-Arm UK Over 5G (Again) By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/19/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson brings home the Danish 5G bacon at TDC; Orange migrates long-distance network, with a Nokia assist; Salisbury fibers up. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Optical Networks for the Next Decade By Simon Stanley, 3/18/2019 The ON2020 group is looking to address the optical transport challenges presented by the predicted surge in user traffic on carrier networks. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telefónica Wrestles With OSM, SDN as Unica Passes Halfway Point By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/18/2019 The Spanish operator's big virtualization project is over the halfway point and facing up to a new set of technical challenges. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: UKCloud Draws £25M Investment From Cisco-Linked Digital Alpha By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/18/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone invests in dodgy supplier-haircut fund; Openet CTO joins Matrixx; Vivendi wants probe into Elliott's governance at TIM. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/15/2019 Not entered yet? Then get a move on… there are only days left to submit your entries. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Phil Harvey DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil 5G4REAL: Israel Prepped for 5G With Next-Gen Apps By Light Reading, 3/15/2019 As a country known for innovation, Israel exhibited several exciting applications for a 5G future at MWC 2019, including a communications protocol that uses soundwaves, a new type of IoT sensor and augmented reality glasses for cyclists. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/19/2019 References to artificial intelligence, the edge and latency all make an appearance in the latest financial presentation from one of China's biggest telcos. That's a worry for the US. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: ajwdct1 In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital... Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos By Iain Morris, News Editor, 3/21/2019 Google's new gaming platform could usher in a new age of cloud gaming, with ramifications for parents and telcos worldwide. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven ... Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/19/2019 The SD-WAN specialist has a healthy bed of customers and partners but has yet to make a significant impact in Europe. It's looking to change that. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: jafrazer Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy... Nokia Unearths AlcaLu Compliance Timebomb By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/22/2019 Annual report references 'compliance issues' at former Alcatel-Lucent business that could have criminal and financial implications. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: [email protected] Having initially responded to Light Reading's request for further details and... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards [email protected], 3/22/2019 1:01:22 PM Nokia Unearths AlcaLu Compliance Timebomb Re: Nokia comment u-turn Having initially responded to Light Reading's request for further details and comment on the annual report item related to 'compliance issues' at AlcaLu by saying it wasn't commenting any further, Nokia has now commented... brooks7, 3/22/2019 12:58:09 PM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven GypsumFantastic, 3/22/2019 11:58:37 AM Fantastic BSS Beasts & How Openet Can Tame Them Re: fair play I've still to experience or hear of a big-bang Telco/BSS COTS transformation approach that could genuinely be considered a success. Whereas I experienced great success in late 1990s/early 2000s deploying key platforms separately. So... Norm, 3/22/2019 11:55:44 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact brooks7, people are playing fortnite on a phone already. brooks7, 3/22/2019 11:41:45 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact @Gabriel, I think that 4K and 8K video are DOA, so I don't think this is as big a deal as others. As we head to personal streaming services, I think screen sizes are going to shrink and we may see the end of the central... Gabriel Brown, 3/22/2019 10:59:57 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact I was being a tiny bit fliappant, but also a bit serious. Obviously, it would be a small addresable market if you need 1 Gbit/s connection. Google says you need ~25 Mbit/s for 1080 60FPS and probably quite a bit less in... brooks7, 3/22/2019 8:51:25 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact If you don't recall, this is an idea that has been tried before. It should not take Gigabit services, it is just hosting a video stream. Also this notion of all devices is not going to work. You are not... Gabriel Brown, 3/22/2019 6:08:12 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Stadia Impact Finally an app to give that 1 Gbit/s FTTH connection a workout. oramurphy, 3/22/2019 1:54:09 AM MWC 2018 Threatens to Be 5G New Radio Bore Re: Printer Offline Help When you see a printer offline status, this condition indicates that your computer and printer is not communicating. At this point you need some technical assistance to be understood and resolved. If you face any such Hp... ajwdct1, 3/21/2019 5:20:27 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Does 5G Latency include the cloud network? In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital thousands of kilometers away), but in others it doesn't (any real time critical/ultra low latency IMT 2020 use case). For the latter,... jafrazer, 3/20/2019 5:13:35 PM Next Stop for Versa Networks – Europe Re: Versa Partners in UK and Europe Great overall summary of the SD-WAN market and Vesa's position - we're happy to work with global operators like Verizon, Tata Communications and Centurylink that promote and market Versa technology in the UK and pan-Europe. Our... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 12:18:27 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I'm not sure if we are disagreeing or just talking about slightly different things. I know from recent discussions with service providers that several big operators in Europe expect only some of the latency improvements... ajwdct1, 3/20/2019 12:01:44 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation Let's agree to disagree Iain. All 5G low latency claims I've read or heard about refer to the 5G access network- not the cloud network which is carrying many different types of traffic. In my definition, latency... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 11:25:41 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I'm not sure what point you're making. Industry-leading latency in a 5G future could provide an advantage whether it relates to access, core, transport or something else that comes out of a standards group. The article doesn't... ajwdct1, 3/20/2019 11:18:04 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation Slide 16 describess China Telecom's CLOUD NETWORK & Cloud led network integration (with other subnetworks like 5G Core-yet to be defined/specified). The company's cloud centric network is "industry leading in latency." ... 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