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News & Views Most Popular Swiss Sunrise to Sunset Copper Broadband in Huawei-Led 5G Plan By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/20/2018 Swiss telco led by Olaf Swantee plans to substitute 5G for copper-based broadband services in suburban and rural areas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Orange Targets SMEs With XGS-PON in Poland By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/20/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telia gets industrial with 5G in Oulu; Ovum and Three UK sing praises of 5G fixed wireless; Sky clinches second-tier soccer deal, but some clubs aren't happy. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Nokia, Telefónica Put 5G to Work on the Assembly Line By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/19/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Eutelsat does deal with Airbus; Hagberg joins top team at Tele2; CityFibre does Stirling work; UK's cybersecurity strategy slammed. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Telecom Italia Caught in Clash of Clans While Rome Burns By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/19/2018 The Italian incumbent's fifth boss in the past six years will have one of the hardest jobs in the global telecom industry. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telecom Italia Appoints New CEO By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/19/2018 There's another new name at the helm of Telecom Italia (TIM) – the appointment could herald an access network spin-off. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Italy's Struggling Wind Tre Eyes 5G Rollout in Late 2019 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/16/2018 The Italian operator says it is halfway through its network modernization and hopes to bring 5G into parts of the country by late 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) FCC's 28GHz 5G Auction Kicks Off With $36M+ in Bids By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/14/2018 The first 5G mmWave auction kicks off. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: DanJones Total Bids so far: 41, 693, 960 1,072 licenses left w/ FCC so far Advertisement 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) SES CEO Plugs Satellite's Role in Global Ecosystem By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/14/2018 Satellite access will play a key role going forward in reaching distant locations more quickly than fiber can, providing access and wireless backhaul, enabling disaster recovery and backup and connecting mobile sites including cruise and shipping vessels, airplanes and more, says SES CEO John-Paul Hemingway. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/13/2018 UK-based operator has created a separate towers company in Europe and says it is now reviewing options for that business. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Nice bump for the first earnings call for a new CEO and CFO. Fair to say expectations... Intel Says Its 5G Chips Will Be in Commercial Devices in Early 2020 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/12/2018 Intel trails Qualcomm by about a year for commercial 5G launches using its silicon. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Three UK to Go Big on 5G for Home Broadband By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2018 Three UK CEO Dave Dyson aims to hoover up a big chunk of the UK broadband market with his forthcoming 5G service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) BT Needs a Kick in the Ducts By Iain Morris, News Editor, 11/12/2018 The legal separation of BT and Openreach is a farce. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Interesting piece Iain -- I'm not really well enough informed to comment properly.... Loss-Making Telecom Italia Casts Doubt Over Debt Target By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/9/2018 Italian telecom incumbent swings to a net loss after conditions worsen in Italy and indicates that its debt-reduction targets look doubtful. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Faster Mobile Will Not Justify €2.4B 5G Spectrum Fee, Says Telecom Italia Exec By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/8/2018 Despite his high-speed name, Telecom Italia's Giuseppe Ferraris is concerned about any 5G business case based entirely on providing faster mobile connectivity to consumers. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: johnwright The 5g connection is coming and we all know that it is going to be the advanced... 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) CityFibre's CEO Courts Cable By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/6/2018 Greg Mesch, founder and CEO at CityFibre, explains why wholesale fiber networks are relevant to cable operators, offering them a new network asset option outside their existing coverage areas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CityFibre Model Heading to US, Says CEO By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/6/2018 Investors in the US are queuing up to fund wholesale fiber specialists with nationwide plans, according to CityFibre boss Greg Mesch. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: daveburstein Iain - Very interesting comment from Clayton. I'll pick it up with credit in... Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/5/2018 US telco giant has gone in for some organizational slicing as it tries to position itself for growth opportunities in the 5G market. Post a Comment \| Read (4 comments) Latest Comment: kelseywilson As the industry transitions to 5G, Verizon aims to capitalize on its network... BT's Jansen: We Need to Talk About Openreach By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/5/2018 Figuring out what to do about the access infrastructure part of BT may be the biggest challenge that faces its next CEO. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive FCC's 28GHz 5G Auction Kicks Off With $36M+ in Bids By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/14/2018 The first 5G mmWave auction kicks off. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: DanJones Total Bids so far: 41, 693, 960 1,072 licenses left w/ FCC so far More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards DanJones, 11/14/2018 4:12:43 PM FCC's 28GHz 5G Auction Kicks Off With $36M+ in Bids Re: Round 2 update Total Bids so far: 41, 693, 960 1,072 licenses left w/ FCC so far Nally, 11/13/2018 11:23:28 PM Infinera, Coriant Hear a $430M Siren Song of Synergy Re: Intersting Could have never thought about it from this perspective but it is possible now after I read all this. Just has some slight information from some assignment help online who made me understand it Gabriel Brown, 11/13/2018 12:05:00 PM Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 Re: Re: Vodafone stock now up 7.75% Nice bump for the first earnings call for a new CEO and CFO. Fair to say expectations were pretty low, however. I posted a thread on Twitter as I listened in: https://twitter.com/Gabeuk/status/1062278072009932800 [email protected], 11/13/2018 9:06:54 AM Vodafone Weighs Towers Sale, Swings to Net Loss for H1 Re: Vodafone stock now up 7.75% Vodafone stock now up 7.75%... wowza! johnwright, 11/12/2018 5:56:39 PM Faster Mobile Will Not Justify €2.4B 5G Spectrum Fee, Says Telecom Italia Exec Re: 5g The 5g connection is coming and we all know that it is going to be the advanced version of the 4g network, but saying that the faster mobile will not justify that can be a thing to look out for. many issues will create like... Gabriel Brown, 11/12/2018 8:54:11 AM BT Needs a Kick in the Ducts Re: A Kick in the Ducts Interesting piece Iain -- I'm not really well enough informed to comment properly. I suspect a decent argument could be made both ways. But I don't think your divorce analogy is all that useful. It's a bit like describing... daveburstein, 11/6/2018 8:58:27 PM CityFibre Model Heading to US, Says CEO Re: Thanks for the info Iain - Very interesting comment from Clayton. I'll pick it up with credit in my next issue. Dave kelseywilson, 11/6/2018 11:03:07 AM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: Verizon Restructures in Bid As the industry transitions to 5G, Verizon aims to capitalize on its network investment and gain a lead in new services while its competitors are challenged by merger integration. Its largest rival, AT&T Inc. also is preparing... sanusense, 11/6/2018 12:05:45 AM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: 5G launch So glad that they are rolling 5G for real, US operator Verizon is realigning its internal structure to hopefully reflect the new realities of the networking business. wanlord, 11/5/2018 11:30:27 PM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: New Guru? So Guru P. fell off the VZ coverage map and now this is the new Guru G.? open4g, 11/5/2018 2:12:55 PM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: 5G crosses the threshold of 'cable replacement' 4G-Advanced and 5G based networks technically can cross the threshold of 'cable replacement' equivalency if built with sufficient depth of bandwidth to the Internet backbone. It can be provided more easily as fixed... kelseywilson, 11/2/2018 10:31:30 PM Verizon Bundles Amazon Prime to Pump 1-Gig Fios Re: Verizon fios Verizon started offering "Fiber to the Home" (FTTH) Internet service -- making them one of the first Internet providers to invest in last-mile fiber Internet infrastructure. Verizon Fios currently has one of the largest... brooks7, 11/2/2018 6:01:18 PM Verizon Bundles Amazon Prime to Pump 1-Gig Fios Re: Re: overlay And you have to have a new OLT....so you have to inject the signal on the same existing fiber and then wdm/split it. FiOS should have enough link budget to do it, but I know (for a fact that there are plenty of links... rbkoontz, 11/2/2018 4:54:26 PM Verizon Bundles Amazon Prime to Pump 1-Gig Fios Re: overlay NG-PON2 is a WDM overlay on the same fiber and splitters as B-PON or G-PON. Just replace the ONT and then split the customer via WDM to a new NG-PON2 port. Makes for an easy migration path without wholesale change... tmc8080, 11/2/2018 4:51:56 PM Verizon Bundles Amazon Prime to Pump 1-Gig Fios Re: everything, but LOWER the price It seems Verizon will do just about EVERYTHING BUT lower th price... 1 GIG service has been around for about 2 years already (first as a 750/750 service which was WAY, WAY OVERPRICED), and finally a 940/880ish service which... More Message Boards		Security Now IoT Security Problems Can Cost Enterprises Millions Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 11/20/2018 A survey by DigiCert finds that the IoT is a priority for most companies, but ... 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