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Key developments in the 100G, 400G, Terabit, packet-optical, DWDM and general optical transport sector.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/20/2019
You begged... we caved.
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.
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.
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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.
By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 3/18/2019
Facebook's new Middle Mile Infrastructure, providing fiber bandwidth to local and regional telcos, could threaten incumbents. But it's still early days yet.
By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/15/2019
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By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 3/14/2019
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange spreads its fiber offer; GSMA attacks EU's connected-car technology roadmap; German Interior Minister urges caution on Huawei freeze-out.
By James Kisner, Contributing columnist, 3/13/2019
Like Lucy always does to Charlie Brown, 5G is likely another new technology that teased optical networking vendors with massive, sustained spending, then quickly yanked back expectations.
By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 3/13/2019
AT&T's CFO didn't directly respond to a question about whether the operator would lower capex in 2020, but he did list all the reasons why the operator might do exactly that.
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