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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: Altice's Drahi Brings Down Hammer on $3.7B Sotheby's Deal By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/18/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Three begins 5G fixed-wireless broadband trials in London; Nordic systems integrators merge; Spyder Facilities snapped up; UK government homes in on service providers' rip-off ruses; and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Cuts Sales Forecast as US Blacklist Bites By Robert Clark, 6/17/2019 Huawei's founder says revenues will be lower than previously expected in the short term, due to pressure exerted by the US, but that it will be ready to grow again from 2021. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Evolution of AI for Telecoms By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/17/2019 At the AI Summit in London, Tractica Principal Analyst Mark Beccue says the telecom vendor community is getting its story together on the use of artificial intelligence tools and the link to 5G network slicing. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Cybersecurity Expert Sees Opportunity in Internet Growth, Consolidation By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/14/2019 The way to defend against DDoS and other attacks is changing, says Nokia's Craig Labovitz. That's because the Internet is getting bigger and smaller at the same time. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner He makes some key points here... IoT securityh has become a bigger emphasis... VMware Banks on Data Center Agility With Avi Networks Buy By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 6/13/2019 VMware and Avi share multiple customers and they don't expect the combo and subsequent integration to cause much disruption as VMware aims to bring a public cloud experience to the data center. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Would a 5G Delay Really Be So Terrible for CSPs? By Angus Ward, CEO, Digital Platform Solutions, BearingPoint, 6/11/2019 A delay to the launch of 5G networks might be just what telcos need. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Dell Technologies Has a New CTO By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 6/10/2019 Ihab Tarazi has left Packet to become CTO of Networking and Solutions at Dell Technologies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Telco Staff Face Crisis as Cuts Claim 127K Jobs at Big CSPs Since 2015 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/6/2019 Communications service providers tracked by Light Reading have cut 7% of jobs since 2015, and reductions look set to continue. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Telstra's Chief Executioner Hones His Axe By Iain Morris, International Editor, 6/4/2019 The Australian operator is reportedly slashing 15,000 contractor jobs and 8,000 internal positions as part of its T22 plan to become a more streamlined, 'digital' business. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CenturyLink's No Sweat Approach to AI By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 6/4/2019 US operator is moving toward a more proactive and predictive operational model as it uses AI tools to extract greater value from its data, but there are hurdles to overcome. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: ragavendra_udupa Great insights and realistic assessment of the industry situation Eurobites: Nokia Exercises Its 5G Bragging Rights By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 6/4/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Huawei launches ad campaign as Trump tightens the UK's security thumbscrews; Scottish QoE specialist Ciqual acquired; Kinnevik divests shareholding in Millicom. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: 'Sick' Day for EE as 5G Switch Is Flipped in UK By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 5/30/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia and Telecom Italia claim European data speed record; Brits' online angst; Colt calls on ADVA for Ethernet encryption. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Airtel Africa Hopes for London Listing By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 5/28/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia lands GPON gig in India; Ericsson supplies 5G to self-driving test track; Swisscom Beems up ad innovation. Post a Comment \| Read (0) China Mobile's Bold AI Plans By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 5/28/2019 As it approaches 1 billion subscribers, China Mobile plans to implement artificial intelligence throughout the network and its whole business. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Terabyte Broadband Homes Continue to Climb By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 5/22/2019 OpenVault report finds that consumers in that 'power user' group doubled in Q1 2019, a growth rate that could cause some cable operators and other ISPs to consider upping their monthly data ceilings. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Mentor Spotlight: Glo Gordon Shines a Light on Boardroom Diversity By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 5/22/2019 Matrixx Software board member Glo Gordon addresses initiatives and legislation that will support more diversity in corporate boardrooms. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Sprint Goes Loco for 'Low Code' By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 5/21/2019 Sprint is using a 'low code' development platform to streamline business processes, including getting wireline customers online faster. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry By Iain Morris, News Editor, 5/16/2019 Failure to transform their businesses, highlighted at this week's Digital Transformation World event in Nice, is fast catching up with the telcos. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown I tend to agree with James that the headline is inflammatory. A "car crash"... Nice Work If You Can Get It... By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 5/15/2019 It's a tough job talking about telco transformation on the French Riviera in May, but someone's got to do it... so what are the big talking points from the TM Forum's Digital Transformation World event in Nice, France? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Rakuten Mobile CTO: We're Stronger, Faster & Cheaper Than You By Iain Morris, International Editor, 5/15/2019 Japan's Rakuten is building what it says will be the first truly cloud-native mobile network, and its existing operators should be worried. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Cybersecurity Expert Sees Opportunity in Internet Growth, Consolidation By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 6/14/2019 The way to defend against DDoS and other attacks is changing, says Nokia's Craig Labovitz. That's because the Internet is getting bigger and smaller at the same time. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner He makes some key points here... IoT securityh has become a bigger emphasis... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards mlangenberg , 6/18/2019 9:52:14 AM College Professor Finds a Home in AT&T Labs Re: My thoughts It was very interesting to read this post! Nice woman. Good story. You can always read articles like this and be proud of people here slots.io Jeff Baumgartner, 6/14/2019 2:00:12 PM Cybersecurity Expert Sees Opportunity in Internet Growth, Consolidation Re: IoT security He makes some key points here... IoT securityh has become a bigger emphasis for the cable guys of late as they wrest more control and management of the home network -- Comcast (with Cujo AI's assistance) has a product now... Phil Harvey, 6/14/2019 1:29:38 PM Cybersecurity Expert Sees Opportunity in Internet Growth, Consolidation Re: Netflix, YouTube, Hulu peak traffic totals Here's a slightly more readable version of the North American data on one of the charts in the story. The peak traffic totals are pretty amazing. ragavendra_udupa, 6/4/2019 1:57:25 PM CenturyLink's No Sweat Approach to AI Re: Very nice insight Great insights and realistic assessment of the industry situation Vallat Immobilier Monaco, 5/28/2019 10:20:33 AM Leading Lights 2019: The Winners Re: Special Mention to Parallels Wireless Thank you for this list of winners, and special mention to Parallels Wireless for their HetNet Gateway software Gabriel Brown, 5/17/2019 4:54:54 AM 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry Re: Re: Chief Paleontologist I tend to agree with James that the headline is inflammatory. A "car crash" seems an unlikely scenario for the telecom industry. There isn't evidence in this direction. Some challenges? Yes, for sure. Like always. On consumer... brooks7, 5/16/2019 7:43:46 PM 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry Re: Re: Chief Paleontologist @James_B_Crawshaw So, is it your opinion that Cell Phone bills are going to go up with the deployment of 5G? Otherwise, it is unclear to me how money gets made. We already have essentially 100%... James_B_Crawshaw, 5/16/2019 6:08:08 PM 5G Car Crash Looms for Telecom Industry Re: Chief Paleontologist Given the dinosaur reference perhaps we should be talking about paleontology instead of archaeology. But if you compare with the energy (electricity and gas) sector or financial services then telco IT doesn't actually look... susansem, 5/15/2019 11:30:04 PM Nice Turns Nasty as Vendors Face Fire Over Cloud-Native Claims Re: Re: takes time for Core Software to be cloud native and to be mainstream. There are some vendors who do offer cloud-native software in the core but the trust, expertise and ability to offer end to end solutions across the network are lacking. Finally, the investments required to change over... komatineni, 5/15/2019 8:20:06 PM Nice Turns Nasty as Vendors Face Fire Over Cloud-Native Claims Re: takes time for Core Software to be cloud native and to be mainstream. It's rather easier to blame each other but it's all about money and business case. Operators want 'cheap' so to justify the transition or business case while vendors and current technology doesn't match the needs. Added... [email protected], 5/1/2019 1:21:21 PM Hansen Acquires Sigma Systems in $117M Deal Re: Re: Scale Yes, Hansen is nowhere near the same scale but it now has more heft and a combined OSS/BSS proposition that will put in line for more opportunities, I imagine. BUt agree, not yet Premiership status in terms of fire-power... James_B_Crawshaw, 5/1/2019 11:27:36 AM Hansen Acquires Sigma Systems in $117M Deal Re: Scale Hansen will need to make a few more acquisitions to match the scale of Amdocs, Netcracker and Ericsson. There are plenty of options out there but integrating them and turning it into a cohesive offer would be a challenge... Gabriel Brown, 5/1/2019 3:27:03 AM Three UK to Cut Two Thirds of Tech Jobs in Digital Makeover Re: UK Mobile Market These cuts are pretty brutal. Must be tough for those people about to lose their jobs. But they are somewhat reflective of the market in the UK, which is very competitive. Example: We have two kids and one grandmother... DaisyLucas, 4/18/2019 11:16:40 AM Light Reading’s Big Communications Event Returns in 2019 as Big 5G Event Re: Best Shows Big 5G Event is a combination of Light Reading's annual flagship Big Communications Event and KNect365's annual 5G North America event. Cool event, right after this event, I plan to visit the best vegas shows and I want... drymarchon, 4/9/2019 1:27:22 AM Meet Verizon's New Network Team Re: Verizon's New Network Team Simply Put........2nd To None More Message Boards		Security Now XENOTIME Threat Actor Laying the Groundwork to Disrupt Utilities Larry Loeb, Author, 6/17/2019 Malware targets Schneider Electric's Triconex safety instrumented system. (0) Are US & UK Firms Keeping up With 'Best Practice' Password Management? Larry Loeb, Author, 6/14/2019 Companies think that they are much safer than their actual password practices ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Better Broadband Gets Better Scores for USDA Funding Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/17/2019 The US Department of Agriculture gives high points to those operators providing ... 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