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News & Views Most Popular 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) Advertisement 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) RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/19/2018 RJio's latest acquisitions point to big ambitions in the broadband and transportation sectors. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: edward.cl RJio will leverage the network of 27,000 local cable operators (LCOs) associated... Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/18/2018 Revelations about a corruption scandal that could land Ericsson with a hefty fine overshadowed the Swedish vendor's return to quarterly net profits for the first time since 2016. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: alesasimpson Ericsson has not commented on previous media reports that U.S. authorities... Advertisement Why Cable Keeps Feasting on Fiber By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 In a new report published in partnership with SCTE/ISBE, Light Reading spells out what cable operators are doing with fiber now and what they plan to do with it in the future. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei (Finally!) Gets 5G Invite From India By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/10/2018 Chinese vendor is now expected to participate in 5G trials in two cities after it previously missed out on an invitation. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei, ZTE Charm Offensive Just Got Harder By Iain Morris, News Editor, 10/8/2018 A report from Bloomberg, alleging China infiltrated servers used by the US government, could spell further trouble for Huawei and ZTE. Post a Comment \| Read (0) With Eyes on Hathway, RJio Redraws Battle Lines With Airtel By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/4/2018 Having shaken up mobile, India's most aggressive service provider now threatens to disrupt the broadband market. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Where Is the Elon Musk of Telecom? By Iain Morris, News Editor, 10/3/2018 Telecom operators need leaders with the visionary flair of Elon Musk, but attracting them is easier said than done. Post a Comment \| Read (7 comments) Latest Comment: darknight A Canadian.....Samer Bishay, Iristel, Ice Wireless, LEO satellites, pilot,... Ciena's CTO on Optical Success in India By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 9/28/2018 Ciena has been riding high in India's optical equipment market, but a wave of consolidation and government steps to bring manufacturing back home could make life difficult in the months ahead. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Sr.Embed22197 Assuming they can figure out how to keep Bharti happy, maybe. Moving... How Viasat Keeps Its Satellites Flying After Others Crashed By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/20/2018 Now 32 years old, the satellite operator reckons it is poised for lift-off in markets where terrestrial technologies simply do not measure up. Post a Comment \| Read (0) India Joins US & Australia to Give Huawei, ZTE 5G Cold Shoulder – Reports By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 9/17/2018 India's Department of Telecoms has reportedly excluded Chinese vendors from a list of companies invited to participate in the development of 5G use cases. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/12/2018 The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max to handle physical SIM and eSIM. Post a Comment \| Read (7 comments) Latest Comment: markcuban01 I travel to China a lot and the reality is, if you want to call,... DT's T-Systems Agrees Plan to Cut 5,600 Jobs ⎼ Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/10/2018 IT services division of Germany's telecom incumbent has agreed a plan with trade unions to cut up to 5,600 jobs over the next few years as it strives to boost profits. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vodafone Idea Is Born, Topples Airtel to Become India's #1 Service Provider By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/31/2018 India's giant mobile market of more than 1 billion subscribers has a new market leader. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Sets Out Its 5G Stall as Auction Approaches By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/31/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: DT gets into smart-speaker game; Vodafone's Indian merger completes; MTN's Ghanaian IPO falls short. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ciena CEO: We're Killin' It! By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 8/30/2018 Sales are up 12%, stock is up more than 13% and CEO Gary Smith's excitement level is through the roof. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: rgrutza600 Do you live in the United States? You must have missed our last President,... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards markcuban01, 11/21/2018 2:20:09 AM Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones Re: december calendar january 2019 calendar I travel to China a lot and the reality is, if you want to call, message, and most importantly pay with WeChat in China you need to have a local sim... This either disables my US number/SIM or I have to carry around... kelseywilson, 11/20/2018 8:59:25 PM Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones Re: Re: Dual Sim Setup Many people will already have a nano-SIM card from their main carrier, in which case adding a second number involves adding a plan to the eSIM. If using a carrier app, the process is as simple as using that app to buy a... 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! kelseywilson, 11/12/2018 11:40:24 AM Apple Adds Dual SIM Support to Select New iPhones Re: Dual Sim Setup That's the first catch, of course: only 10 countries support Apple's eSIMs, namely Austria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. Even then carriers must offer compatibility... 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... John Eliter, 10/24/2018 6:24:19 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: Re: RJio is a true leader of the Telecom smart growth time Rjio is doing really great and now they have direct access to readymade 2 crore families with this giant step. 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... UdyRegan, 10/22/2018 12:07:33 AM India's RCom Struggles to Settle Debt Issues Re: Re: How was RCOM able to pile up so much debt in the first place?. I'm reminded of something that someone has told me once before about starting up a business - how we need to spend money in order to make money. Well RC India is clearly not doing this the right way if it's managed to spend... rchakilam, 10/20/2018 4:05:55 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: RJio is a true leader of the Telecom growth vehicle RJio can scale new heights in futuristic Telecom space every y-o-y leveraging it's technical talent and financial strengths. Reliance is a boon to India, racing it to top-notch Nations in the world! rchakilam, 10/20/2018 1:43:47 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: RJio is a true leader of the Telecom growth vehicle RJio can scale new heights in futuristic Telecom space every y-o-y leveraging it's technical talent and financial strengths. Reliance is a boon to India, racing it to top-notch Nations in the world! More Message Boards		Security Now Geoblocking, Even at Low Levels, Restricts Internet Freedom – Study Larry Loeb, Author, 11/21/2018 A new research paper from the University of Michigan and Cloudflare finds that ... (0) 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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