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News & Views Most Popular Netflix Adds 8.8M Paid Streaming Subs in Q4, Expands to 139M Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/17/2019 'We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO,' Netflix says in jab at its competition. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Leading Lights Awards Are Back! By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 1/11/2019 Yes, it's that time of the year again already, folks! Get cracking on your submission for Light Reading's annual awards before you catch MWC fever – there's a category (or three) for everyone! Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why India Is Unlikely to Ban Huawei By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 1/11/2019 While the Chinese vendors have been excluded from some other markets, India will probably not follow suit. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Eurobites: Sky Takes a Stake in Synamedia By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/8/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Infracapital acquires half of SSE Enterprise Telecoms; Amazon teams up with HERE for connected cars; BBC plays catch-up with its catch-up service; TIM hires new trio; Ericsson tests 5G with T-Mobile US and Intel. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: GypsumFantastic Would rather the BBC had a public consultation about abolishing the TV licence.... Eurobites: Ericsson Seeks Jail for RCom Chairman Over Unpaid Debt By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/7/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: landlines dying a slow death in the UK; ARM boss takes home £22 million; Israeli V2X specialist lands Samsung deal; Teleste upgrades Telenet's HFC. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Light Reading's 23 Most Popular TV Stories & Interviews of 2018 By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/28/2018 Light Reading's on-camera coverage during the year spanned a wide range of topics and technologies, from 5G and 4K to HDR, AI, automation, edge computing and more... Post a Comment \| Read (0) India's RCom in Distress as Jio Backs Away From Spectrum Deal By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 12/20/2018 India's Reliance Communications is exposed and its prospects aren't good. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Analyst: AT&T Made 'Major Strategic Error' on SVoD Plan By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/17/2018 Decision to launch a trio of direct-to-consumer services and continue to license content is the wrong move, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner As mentioned above, WarnerMedia and Disney are pushing ahead with their DTC... How RJio Changed the Rules of the Game By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 12/17/2018 India's youngest operator has turned the industry upside down since it first launched mobile services just over two years ago. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Inside Secure Puts Up $143M for Verimatrix By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/5/2018 Deal brings consolidation to the video and entertainment security market and a combined company that is eyeing opportunities in the IoT and connected cars. Post a Comment \| Read (0) RJio Builds Customer Base at Rivals' Cost By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 12/4/2018 RJio's rivals are responding to its aggressive move into lower-income segments, but their strategy could backfire. Post a Comment \| Read (0) WiCipedia: 'Trusting One's Dopeness' & the Happiest Women in Tech By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/30/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Fidelity re-evaluates its gender breakdown; women in India are happiest in tech roles; Apple starts new training program for women in tech; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vodafone Idea Awards $1.3B 4G Contracts – Reports By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 11/28/2018 Chinese vendors have advanced in India at the expense of their European rivals. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Cisco: Connected Home Will Be Key Driver of IoT by 2022 By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 11/27/2018 Connected home applications, such as home automation, home security and video surveillance, connected white goods, and tracking applications, will represent 48% of the total M2M connections by 2022, Cisco says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Terabyte Households Surge as Video Eats the Internet By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/27/2018 Broadband homes that consume 1 Terabyte-plus of data per month more than doubled, Cisco data shows. Will ISPs raise their data ceilings? Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: nelly.frd Cisco is forecasting that 4K/Ultra HD video will account for about 22% of global... ZTE, Samsung Battle for Wireless Market Share By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/19/2018 As operators start to invest in 5G networks, the Chinese and South Korean equipment vendors are eyeing a much bigger market presence. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Comcast's Industrial IoT Platform Has Global Potential By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/16/2018 'We're effectively IoT over the top,' machineQ exec says. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Mobile Broadband Is Main 5G Driver in India, Says Nokia By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 11/14/2018 Nokia's Indian head of marketing and corporate affairs hopes India will be in a position to launch 5G services in 2020. 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... RJio Aims to Increase Stake in GTPL Hathway – Reports By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/29/2018 India's youngest and most aggressive operator is trying to beef up its cable stakes as it aims to be a force in the country's home broadband market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards GypsumFantastic, 1/10/2019 8:56:51 AM Eurobites: Sky Takes a Stake in Synamedia Re: TV licence consultation? Would rather the BBC had a public consultation about abolishing the TV licence. An outdated stealth tax. They can then charge consumers to use their iPlayer like other OTT players, and at least people then have the choice... aminahameens, 12/26/2018 2:10:55 AM GSMA Opens a Mobile Marketplace Re: Good Work All the facts and figure mentioned in the post are based on reality overall it's a great content good work. oneworldrental.ae macemoneta, 12/21/2018 11:13:18 AM 5G Americas: 1.3B Global 5G Connections by 2023 Re: In a vacuum These forecasts always appear to be made based upon the assumtion that there will be no new competing developments. In the case of 5G however, there will be: WiFi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi HaLow (802.11ah), SpaceX StarLink, LoRaWAN, and... Jeff Baumgartner, 12/18/2018 4:54:07 PM Analyst: AT&T Made 'Major Strategic Error' on SVoD Plan Re: OTT Holiday Cheer from NBCU's Steve Burke As mentioned above, WarnerMedia and Disney are pushing ahead with their DTC OTT plans while speculation runs rampant on what NBCU and Comcast will do (if anything) on that front in the wake of the Sky de According to Bloomberg,... nelly.frd, 11/29/2018 11:45:32 AM Terabyte Households Surge as Video Eats the Internet Re: Re: clipart png 2019 calendar printable calendar Cisco is forecasting that 4K/Ultra HD video will account for about 22% of global IP video traffic by 2022, compared to a mere 3% in 2017. Cisco also predicts that 62% of flat-panel TVs will be 4K-capable by 2020, a CAGR... cypherstream, 11/29/2018 10:05:59 AM Terabyte Households Surge as Video Eats the Internet Re: Re: Maybe not unreasonable? Game consoles will chew through 1TB+ easy these days. For example Microsoft's Xbox game pass is like the Netflix of Xbox one. You pay $10 a month for access to 100+ Games to play but the caviat is whatever games you want,... Duh!, 11/27/2018 1:55:11 PM Terabyte Households Surge as Video Eats the Internet Re: Maybe not unreasonable? Quick back-of-the-envelope calculation. Assuming an equal mix of HD and UHD, we can use 11.3 Mbit/s as the average video data rate. That said, 1 TB of data equates to just short of 200 hours of video, or six and a half hours... 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! riotaylor, 11/10/2018 4:29:41 AM Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones Re: reply It is helpful for the users that Apple adds new features to the iPhone that Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones. The Dual SIM capability is the best. It is great that the Dual SIM support available via... godonybrook, 11/3/2018 5:34:56 AM Piecing Together the 5G Big Picture Re: Re: And the spectrum sharing? Connect Your Roku Streaming Stick to your choice Choose your wireless business from the list of networks that are available and enter your password and go to office.com/setup. alesasimpson, 10/31/2018 11:48:31 PM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Findings of corruption Ericsson has not commented on previous media reports that U.S. authorities were investigating its business practices in Romania and in China. "We believe that the resolution of these matters will likely result in monetary... edward.cl, 10/26/2018 6:14:36 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: Re: RJio is a true leader clipart 2019 calendar png towncalendars of the Telecom growth vehicle RJio will leverage the network of 27,000 local cable operators (LCOs) associated with DEN and Hathway. That seems like a win-win situation for RJio and the LCOs. While RJio will be able to expand its reach and resolve its... davidanderson, 10/25/2018 11:30:55 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: Re: RJio Snaps Up Broadband Shares of Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd. fell as much as 18 percent, Siti Networks Ltd. declined as much as 6.6 percent, and Den Networks Ltd. 15.3 percent. While India has made strides in mobile broadband and is globally... jessicajason, 10/23/2018 1:30:34 PM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: RJio Snaps Up Broadband Some industry experts said the deals may attract the attention of the Competition Commission of India. However, the source cited above said getting CCI permission will not be an issue. "There is no or very less overlap... More Message Boards		Security Now Vulnerability Puts Millions of Fortnite Players at Risk, Check Point Finds Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 1/18/2019 Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, fixed vulnerabilities in its web ... 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