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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: TIM, Huawei Combine on SD-WAN Services By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/12/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT Global Services plans customer cull; Ooredoo does the business on network upgrades; Orange's Richard to head up GSMA; EU digital tax deal edges nearer. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/7/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: EU approves Disney-Fox deal; Nokia helps create private LTE network for BMW in China, gets cozy with Infosys; Hyperoptic attracts Middle Eastern money; Three UK trumpets 5G progress. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: indesilife Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode... Eurobites: US Lawsuit Alleges Corruption at Iraq's Korek Telecom By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/5/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Hyperoptic extends Thurrock network; Synamedia appoints new CFO; streaming VoD turns into a torrent. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement WiCipedia: Diversity in Product Dev & Israeli Entrepreneurs Protest Sexism By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 10/19/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Keeping smart home products safe for all; Merkel finds sexism in Israeli tech community; girls have limited access to mobile phones worldwide; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 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... Eurobites: Orange Targets Enterprise With LoRa-Based IoT Offering By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ARM and Intel kiss and make up; Nokia adds new chipsets to FTTX offerings; Saudi consulate outrage hits SoftBank. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 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) Advertisement Radcom Plummets 9% After Slashing 2018 Outlook on NFV Gloom By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/10/2018 Radcom slashes sales guidance for the current fiscal year, blaming delays to the rollout of NFV by service provider customers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom Extend Backhaul Deal in Germany By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/8/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Is BT in talks with Apple over TV deal? Mobily punished for not employing enough Saudis; class action against Google blocked in UK. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Starhome Mach, Telarix Merger Built on Interconnect, Roaming Data By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/2/2018 Vista Equity acquires roaming platform specialist Starhome Mach to merge it with existing portfolio company Telarix, which specializes in interconnect billing, rating and fraud management. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Ooredoo Takes 5G for a Ride in Self-Flying Car. Seriously. By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/27/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson takes NB-IoT to the max in Oz; cybersecurity laggards get left behind; is Gavin's potential BT successor gorgeous enough? Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: RituGupta This is indeed taking a huge step forward in the autonomous industry while... Agents Down: Vodafone's Chatbot & the Jobs Threat By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/24/2018 Vodafone's UK business is offering customer service agents the chance to retrain as coders, as an increasingly sophisticated chatbot takes over their jobs. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: ECI Unveils IPO Plans By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 9/21/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica reboots its startup incubator; Inmarsat strikes in-flight WiFi deal with Panasonic; UK considers Internet regulator. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 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) Eurobites: Incoming Vodafone CEO Considers Towers Sell-Off, Cuts Jobs By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 9/17/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MTS buys supersized data center; Colt gets frisky in Spain; VEON abandons tower sale. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vewd Helps Old IPTV Boxes Live On in the OTT World By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/10/2018 CEO believes new 'Atom' client/cloud approach could find a foothold in emerging markets and help service providers sidestep expensive set-top upgrades. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eutelsat Pitches New Content Platform to Customers By Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/6/2018 Cirrus will take the burden of heavy spending on platform technology off broadcasters and other customers, says European satellite operator at press conference in London. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Turkcell Boss Sets Out Winning Digital Playbook By Robert Clark, 9/5/2018 Do not fear the data flood, was the message from Turkcell boss Kaan Terzioglu at Huawei's Operations Transformation Forum in Munich this week. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: James_B_Crawshaw 52% revenue growth and an 11 point increase in EBITDA margins is a tad misleading. Turkcell's... ZTE Back in the Game, Seeking Trust & 5G Deals By Robert Clark, 8/28/2018 But the road ahead looks steep, despite domestic support and opportunities. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Joe Stanganelli I suspect it's only going to be even further difficult for ZTE given the DHS... WiCipedia: Int'l Telecom, Emerging Industries & Back to School By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 8/24/2018 This week in our WiC roundup: Media access in Iran and India; Portland sees high rate of harassment; emerging industries make way for women; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards indesilife, 11/13/2018 4:11:06 AM Eurobites: EU Makes Life Awkward for OTT Video Crew Re: Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai Show Episodes Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai is an Indian television sequential having First Episode Date on second March 2015. Bhabi Ji Ghar standard hai indicate is rotating around two neighboring couples, the Mishras and Tiwari. Bhabiji Ghar... 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... [email protected], 10/19/2018 9:50:31 AM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Putting it out there - but what if this was not Ericsson but another company? This is a smart move, to be talking publicly about this now. It prepares customers, partners and investors about what might come down the pipe and can only be seen as positive by the investigating authorities too....CEO... Gabriel Brown, 10/18/2018 11:43:33 AM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Ericsson back in profit Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one of the systemically important wireless companies operating at a profit. RituGupta, 10/11/2018 5:06:15 AM Eurobites: Ooredoo Takes 5G for a Ride in Self-Flying Car. Seriously. Re: hi This is indeed taking a huge step forward in the autonomous industry while still maintaining the 5G framework. Though the focus is on the world's first aerial taxi, but the requirement of this setup that needs 5G connectivity... [email protected], 9/12/2018 3:16:53 AM Piecing Together the 5G Big Picture Re: Re: And the spectrum sharing? Tks galarcon Yes, that is deliberate. In this 5G Big Picture puzzle I have tried to show that 5G network architecture considerations go far beyond the RAN and handsets -- to show how many technologies and processes need... galarcon, 9/11/2018 2:41:37 PM Piecing Together the 5G Big Picture Re: And the spectrum sharing? In your 20 elements I did not saw neither Spectrum Sharing nor Regulation James_B_Crawshaw, 9/5/2018 12:45:41 PM Turkcell Boss Sets Out Winning Digital Playbook Re: Turkcell financials 52% revenue growth and an 11 point increase in EBITDA margins is a tad misleading. Turkcell's revenue in lira increased 12% in 2016 and 23% in 2017 which makes for a compound growth over the 2 year period of 38%,... Joe Stanganelli, 8/29/2018 11:18:55 PM ZTE Back in the Game, Seeking Trust & 5G Deals Re: Black Hat I suspect it's only going to be even further difficult for ZTE given the DHS research that came out of Black Hat demonstrating that tens of millions to hundreds of millions of smartphones -- including across all four major... kq4ym, 8/29/2018 9:38:59 AM Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Pulls Out of Iran Re: Re: Angry Birds Wow, I played the game it seems a decade ago, and didn't realize it's still pulling in players and presumably proits after all those years. Interesting too how the U.S. can play bully to get others to stay out of Iran, while... Dilgin22, 8/29/2018 9:36:02 AM Eurobites: M&A Rumor Links ADVA With ECI Re: Re: Crictime Drone delivered coffee Right sir, the figure of 2.1 B is mind freaking. The main reason for illness in such people would be the lack of drinking water. MasterLobster, 8/29/2018 4:18:34 AM Eurobites: M&A Rumor Links ADVA With ECI Re: Re: Drone delivered coffee Well, one thing does not rule out the other. We cannot let poverty stop innovation. In fact, think about the innovation of drone delivery can do for the poor and those in need of aid. Drone delivery will extend the supply... James_B_Crawshaw, 8/27/2018 12:51:50 PM Eurobites: M&A Rumor Links ADVA With ECI Re: Drone delivered coffee Meanwhile 2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/water/ James_B_Crawshaw, 8/22/2018 4:09:32 PM Telecom Jargonosaurus Part 2: Financial Confusion Re: Earnings reports and jargon I would say that all earnings reports accentuate the positive and obfuscate the negative. My favourite jargon is from a UK retailer that used to talk about investing in gross margin when they actually meant discounting prices.... 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