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LRTV Interviews | 12/5/2019 | Post a comment
CityFibre's Group CTO David Tomalin discusses how an infrastructure provider, making long-term bets, is planning to enable service providers to reshape the UK tech landscape.
News Analysis | 12/5/2019 | Post a comment
UK leader Boris Johnson links the use of Huawei to security concerns, raising the prospect of a partial or full ban on the Chinese vendor.
News Analysis | 12/4/2019 | Post a comment
The UK service provider has cut hundreds of jobs in operations, with more to go as it rolls out more automated 5G networks.
News Analysis | 12/4/2019 | Post a comment
The French operator has prioritized growth in enterprise, Africa and financial services under its latest five-year plan.
News Analysis | 12/3/2019 | 3 comments
The mainly Russian operator has quit Ukraine and is targeting a bigger share of revenues from outside the telecom sector in its home market.
News Analysis | 12/2/2019 | 1 comment
What does the financial chief of the world's biggest equipment maker do in Vancouver when international travel is no longer an option?
News Analysis | 12/2/2019 | Post a comment
Huawei's payments to Australian telecom contractors will dry up in the next couple of years unless the government reverses its 5G ban, says the Chinese equipment giant.
LRTV Interviews | 12/2/2019 | Post a comment
At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Catherine Gull, head of Business Development at Three Private Networks, explains how the competitive UK operator landed deals with flagship customers such as Heathrow Airport and the Port of Felixstowe.
LRTV Interviews | 11/29/2019 | Post a comment
At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Mikko Uusitalo, chairman and CEO at Ukkoverkot, talks about the operating and partnership model that has helped the company deploy 26 private networks in the past 24 months.
Morris Lore | 11/28/2019 | Post a comment
In its latest round of restructuring, the Spanish operator is setting up a Tech business with ambitious targets. Investors may feel they have been here before.
News Analysis | 11/28/2019 | 1 comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Proximus appoints new CEO; Salt takes earnings hit; Ericsson bags new deal with Orange.
News Analysis | 11/28/2019 | 1 comment
French operator dismisses latest speculation about a merger with its German counterpart.
LRTV Interviews | 11/27/2019 | 1 comment
At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown discusses the role that mobile operators could play in the burgeoning private networks market.
News Analysis | 11/27/2019 | 1 comment
The European service provider slams decisions to give spectrum to companies that have not traditionally operated networks as concern grows about the telco role in private 5G networks.
News Analysis | 11/26/2019 | Post a comment
Germany's biggest operator is under pressure to show that private 5G remains a growth opportunity for the telco business.
Morris Lore | 11/26/2019 | Post a comment
Like any doting parent, the Swedish equipment giant is expecting a lot from the NB-IoT and Cat-M technologies it helped to spawn.
News Analysis | 11/25/2019 | Post a comment
The Russian operator is abandoning Ukraine to focus more keenly on digitalization efforts at home.
News Analysis | 11/22/2019 | Post a comment
The resurgent Swedish equipment vendor hits a speedbump in the Netherlands, whose largest operator preferred to go Chinese.
News Analysis | 11/21/2019 | 1 comment
The operator says the European platform provider comes with several attractive qualities that could provide a spur in the enterprise sector.
News Analysis | 11/21/2019 | 1 comment
The European operator reveals the rationale behind its shock decision to put its entire European footprint up for tender.
Morris Lore | 11/20/2019 | Post a comment
UK Labour Party comrades Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell seem to have forgotten that telecom staff need paying.
News Analysis | 11/20/2019 | 1 comment
The web giant's AI, analytics and cloud deal with Vodafone continues a trend of operators turning to the major cloud platform players for scale and flexibility.
News Analysis | 11/19/2019 | Post a comment
Japan's most famous billionaire is at it again with talk of artificial intelligence and global power, but his latest joint venture is no FAANG, despite what he says.
Morris Lore | 11/15/2019 | Post a comment
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have cooked up a broadband scheme that could form a modern-day appendix to The Communist Manifesto.
News Analysis | 11/15/2019 | 2 comments
Independence of systems integrators thrust into the spotlight as Indian SI is accused of favoring Altiostar, in which it owns a stake, despite its claims to be 'vendor-agnostic.'
News Analysis | 11/14/2019 | Post a comment
One of the developing world's biggest operators runs up data service losses in Malaysia and is looking to the Facebook-led initiative for help.
News Analysis | 11/13/2019 | 1 comment
The UK-based operator stunned onlookers in Amsterdam today with news it is issuing a tender for a possible redesign of its entire European network.
News Analysis | 11/13/2019 | Post a comment
The new-look network already has 450,000 subscribers and costs far less than traditional infrastructure, says Telefónica.
News Analysis | 11/12/2019 | 1 comment
Takeover activity, 5G investments and unfriendly Indians are weighing heavily on the UK-based operator's financial performance, but at least revenues inched up.
News Analysis | 11/12/2019 | Post a comment
SoftBank and Rakuten report losses on investments in US firms, but one is a far more troubling prospect than the other.
News Analysis | 11/11/2019 | 1 comment
Finnish equipment vendor signs frame agreements with Chinese operators that could lead to lucrative contracts next year.
News Analysis | 11/11/2019 | 1 comment
Can the ageing Italian operator and young American Internet giant find success at the edge of the network?
News Analysis | 11/8/2019 | Post a comment
The Italian phone incumbent announced a strategic alliance with Google on the development of edge computing services as it reported a further dip in sales.
News Analysis | 11/7/2019 | Post a comment
The German operator recorded sales growth at all its operating units bar the ailing T-Systems business but blamed Germany's spectrum auction for its decision to cut dividends.
News Analysis | 11/6/2019 | 2 comments
Operators need to tread carefully amid widespread suspicion and warnings that more advanced AI systems will trigger upheaval.
News Analysis | 11/6/2019 | Post a comment
A1 has developed an AI tool that could reduce the bill for 5G network deployment, ease planning and even lead to commercial opportunities with other service providers.
News Analysis | 11/5/2019 | Post a comment
Artificial intelligence has helped BT to speed up its fiber deployment and spot cyber attacks. Just don't expect too much.
News Analysis | 11/5/2019 | Post a comment
The Frankenstein's monster of the telco world hopes fresh investments and an overhaul of its digitalization strategy will make it more attractive to investors.
News Analysis | 11/4/2019 | Post a comment
The long-suffering emerging-markets giant has warned investors that a turnaround at its ailing Russian business will take some time.
News Analysis | 11/1/2019 | Post a comment
The US maker of optical components has had a remarkable turnaround in the last few months.
News Analysis | 10/31/2019 | Post a comment
Apple's iPhone 11 is virtually indistinguishable from the iPhone XS, but CEO Tim Cook has been 'thrilled' by the response to it in the run-up to Halloween.
News Analysis | 10/31/2019 | Post a comment
The UK telecom incumbent is on track to meet full-year targets but faces growing investment challenges and pricing concerns.
Prime Reading | 10/31/2019 | 2 comments
There is a sudden urgency in service provider calls for more open and virtualized networks, and it could spell trouble for the big kit vendors.
News Analysis | 10/30/2019 | Post a comment
Finnish vendor is under pressure to reduce 5G product costs after choosing expensive components and being let down by a supplier.
News Analysis | 10/29/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: UK poised to let Huawei remain; Telecom Italia plans digital renaissance; EE beats Vodafone in Birmingham.
News Analysis | 10/28/2019 | Post a comment
The Chinese vendor's profits have recovered after it was struck by fines and trade sanctions last year, but its sales remain smaller than in 2016.
News Analysis | 10/28/2019 | 1 comment
Weak profitability at the Finnish vendor's fledgling 5G business leaves it vulnerable to a market share grab by its main European rival.
News Analysis | 10/28/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ARM extends helping hand to Huawei; Kellner's empire grows; Ofcom plots next 5G auction.
News Analysis | 10/25/2019 | Post a comment
The ailing equipment vendor suffers its tenth consecutive quarter of decline in the service provider market and is losing market share, according to one analyst.
News Analysis | 10/24/2019 | 1 comment
Squeezed out of business with rival Telia, the Chinese vendor could suffer another setback unless Telenor opts for a single-vendor 5G strategy.
News Analysis | 10/24/2019 | Post a comment
The Finnish vendor appears to have lost its way against Huawei and Ericsson in the 5G market and is under serious pressure to prove its doubters wrong.
News Analysis | 10/24/2019 | 2 comments
Finnish vendor was trading at its lowest point in at least five years this morning after a gloomy update and signs it is struggling against 5G rivals.
News Analysis | 10/23/2019 | Post a comment
The boss of France's biggest operator warns the industry that fragmentation of the market could be a costly disaster for the global 5G standard.
News Analysis | 10/23/2019 | Post a comment
European and US operators announce a new roaming agreement that could spark the interest of customers with transatlantic operations.
Morris Lore | 10/22/2019 | 1 comment
The Chinese equipment vendor has lost 20% of staff and is smaller than it was four years ago, but it keeps on going.
Morris Lore | 10/22/2019 | 1 comment
Ericsson and Nokia remain extras on the set of China's mobile infrastructure drama, and Huawei's starring role supports its overseas ambitions.
News Analysis | 10/21/2019 | 1 comment
The German operator has a long list of vendors identified for its software-enabled broadband access project. What could possibly go wrong?
News Analysis | 10/18/2019 | Post a comment
The resurgent Swedish vendor is growing its market share and envisaging 5G success in China despite geopolitical concerns.
News Analysis | 10/17/2019 | 1 comment
The US software company adds the Spanish telco to its impressive list of investors as operators scout for alternatives to the big kit vendors.
News Analysis | 10/17/2019 | Post a comment
Swedish equipment vendor expects 2020 sales to be at least 9% higher than last year's figure and has also raised guidance for profitability.
News Analysis | 10/16/2019 | 3 comments
Telcos are worried that systems integrators and open source will replace giant equipment vendors as a form of lock-in.
News Analysis | 10/15/2019 | Post a comment
The Spanish operator's ambitious OnLife project is now in field trials with residential and enterprise customers – and several use cases already look compelling.
News Analysis | 10/15/2019 | 1 comment
The technology giant teamed up with one of the world's fittest men to push cycling to new limits.
News Analysis | 10/14/2019 | Post a comment
Japan's NTT is uniting 28 enterprise-focused brands in its bid to grow at twice the market rate and deliver a boost to profitability.
News Analysis | 10/10/2019 | 1 comment
Recent deals signed by the likes of Telia, Three and Telecom Italia are under an uncomfortable spotlight after the publication of a new report about 5G security.
News Analysis | 10/9/2019 | 1 comment
A push into bundles is not going to guarantee success for the ailing UK telco amid a blizzard of competitive and regulatory challenges.
News Analysis | 10/8/2019 | 1 comment
The Norwegian operator will eventually have an all-Ericsson radio access network for all the different technologies, a senior executive tells Light Reading.
News Analysis | 10/8/2019 | 2 comments
The Trump administration is also taking a close interest in open RAN technologies, and proponents such as Altiostar, as it looks to support alternatives to the Chinese equipment giant.
News Analysis | 10/7/2019 | 1 comment
One of the telecom's industry's top executives is backing trials of open RAN technology as a way of bringing more competition into the network market.
News Analysis | 10/4/2019 | 3 comments
Most governments and operators have shown little inclination to heed US warnings about the consequences of using Chinese suppliers.
News Analysis | 10/3/2019 | 1 comment
When the time came to open a new R&D facility focused on radio technology, the US software company could find no better place than Stockholm.
News Analysis | 10/3/2019 | 2 comments
Three and a half years after its birth, the Telecom Infra Project is trying to be more collaborative than confrontational.
News Analysis | 10/1/2019 | 1 comment
Spain's fourth operator has upped its profit expectations after extending an agreement with Orange to cover the use of its 5G networks.
News Analysis | 10/1/2019 | Post a comment
Dutch incumbent says chief operating officer will become its permanent CEO a day after canceling the appointment of Proximus ex-boss Dominique Leroy.
News Analysis | 9/30/2019 | Post a comment
'We wish her all the best,' says operator, as it puts the kibosh on Leroy appointment.
News Analysis | 9/30/2019 | Post a comment
Operators face tricky decisions as they try to get virtualized networks off the ground.
News Analysis | 9/26/2019 | Post a comment
The Croatian telecom incumbent has some tough messages for vendors developing virtualized network functions.
News Analysis | 9/26/2019 | Post a comment
The Swedish vendor could suffer reputational damage in connection with a global corruption scandal.
News Analysis | 9/25/2019 | Post a comment
The Spanish mobile operator says there are plenty of solid reasons for not joining Vodafone in this year's 5G market.
News Analysis | 9/25/2019 | 1 comment
The Italian incumbent has seen encouraging results from its initial trials of vRAN technology, but a commercial deployment seems unlikely to happen fast.
News Analysis | 9/24/2019 | 1 comment
The German operator must be careful to avoid making a mess as it builds a 5G core network based heavily on microservices and open source technology.
News Analysis | 9/24/2019 | 1 comment
Service providers forced or keen to replace Huawei in their 5G networks might now have several options for reducing the cost.
News Analysis | 9/24/2019 | 2 comments
The Spanish operator's top technology executive says the operator will definitely not be using a single vendor in its 5G core.
News Analysis | 9/20/2019 | 2 comments
The Spanish operator does not sound happy with the results of a request for information and says ETSI's edge group must improve its deliverables.
LRTV Interviews | 9/20/2019 | 1 comment
There are many tough questions for telcos looking to build out edge computing resources, including what they should deploy in terms of IT hardware from day one, notes Heavy Reading Analyst Simon Stanley.
News Analysis | 9/20/2019 | 1 comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google to invest in Europe; Three pumps up the bandwidth; euNetworks adds fiber in Milan and Madrid.
News Analysis | 9/19/2019 | Post a comment
Make a mess of automation and telcos will destroy the business case for edge computing, says ETSI. But telcos desperately need standards to crystalize before they can move ahead.
News Analysis | 9/18/2019 | Post a comment
The US operator says it cannot approach the edge in the same way it has served the mainstream consumer market.
LRTV Interviews | 9/18/2019 | Post a comment
Sprint's edge strategy includes a progressive take (for a telco, at least) on opening up its platform for use by third parties, explains Light Reading's Iain Morris.
News Analysis | 9/18/2019 | Post a comment
Japan's biggest operator will introduce 5G services based on O-RAN specifications in what it claims is a world first.
News Analysis | 9/17/2019 | Post a comment
The Swedish telecom equipment maker has been automating one of its Chinese factories as part of an ongoing efficiency drive and overhaul of its global supply chain.
News Analysis | 9/16/2019 | Post a comment
Three operators will bid for spectrum in Hungary's upcoming 5G auction after broadband operator Digi had its application rejected without explanation.
News Analysis | 9/16/2019 | Post a comment
The head of Proximus is leaving earlier than planned amid staff protests.
News Analysis | 9/13/2019 | Post a comment
A new ranking of maximum 5G speeds puts the UK right at the bottom, a familiar position for the Brexit-bound nation.
News Analysis | 9/12/2019 | 1 comment
Chinese vendor is prepared to sell its 5G knowhow, says the company's founder in his latest interview.
Blogs
LRTV Interviews | 12/5/2019 | Post a comment
CityFibre's Group CTO David Tomalin discusses how an infrastructure provider, making long-term bets, is planning to enable service providers to reshape the UK tech landscape.
News Analysis | 12/5/2019 | Post a comment
UK leader Boris Johnson links the use of Huawei to security concerns, raising the prospect of a partial or full ban on the Chinese vendor.
News Analysis | 12/4/2019 | Post a comment
The UK service provider has cut hundreds of jobs in operations, with more to go as it rolls out more automated 5G networks.
News Analysis | 12/4/2019 | Post a comment
The French operator has prioritized growth in enterprise, Africa and financial services under its latest five-year plan.
News Analysis | 12/3/2019 | 3 comments
The mainly Russian operator has quit Ukraine and is targeting a bigger share of revenues from outside the telecom sector in its home market.
News Analysis | 12/2/2019 | 1 comment
What does the financial chief of the world's biggest equipment maker do in Vancouver when international travel is no longer an option?
News Analysis | 12/2/2019 | Post a comment
Huawei's payments to Australian telecom contractors will dry up in the next couple of years unless the government reverses its 5G ban, says the Chinese equipment giant.
LRTV Interviews | 12/2/2019 | Post a comment
At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Catherine Gull, head of Business Development at Three Private Networks, explains how the competitive UK operator landed deals with flagship customers such as Heathrow Airport and the Port of Felixstowe.
LRTV Interviews | 11/29/2019 | Post a comment
At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Mikko Uusitalo, chairman and CEO at Ukkoverkot, talks about the operating and partnership model that has helped the company deploy 26 private networks in the past 24 months.
Morris Lore | 11/28/2019 | Post a comment
In its latest round of restructuring, the Spanish operator is setting up a Tech business with ambitious targets. Investors may feel they have been here before.
News Analysis | 11/28/2019 | 1 comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Proximus appoints new CEO; Salt takes earnings hit; Ericsson bags new deal with Orange.
News Analysis | 11/28/2019 | 1 comment
French operator dismisses latest speculation about a merger with its German counterpart.
LRTV Interviews | 11/27/2019 | 1 comment
At the 'Private Networks in a 5G World' event in London, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown discusses the role that mobile operators could play in the burgeoning private networks market.
News Analysis | 11/27/2019 | 1 comment
The European service provider slams decisions to give spectrum to companies that have not traditionally operated networks as concern grows about the telco role in private 5G networks.
News Analysis | 11/26/2019 | Post a comment
Germany's biggest operator is under pressure to show that private 5G remains a growth opportunity for the telco business.
Morris Lore | 11/26/2019 | Post a comment
Like any doting parent, the Swedish equipment giant is expecting a lot from the NB-IoT and Cat-M technologies it helped to spawn.
News Analysis | 11/25/2019 | Post a comment
The Russian operator is abandoning Ukraine to focus more keenly on digitalization efforts at home.
News Analysis | 11/22/2019 | Post a comment
The resurgent Swedish equipment vendor hits a speedbump in the Netherlands, whose largest operator preferred to go Chinese.
News Analysis | 11/21/2019 | 1 comment
The operator says the European platform provider comes with several attractive qualities that could provide a spur in the enterprise sector.
News Analysis | 11/21/2019 | 1 comment
The European operator reveals the rationale behind its shock decision to put its entire European footprint up for tender.
Morris Lore | 11/20/2019 | Post a comment
UK Labour Party comrades Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell seem to have forgotten that telecom staff need paying.
News Analysis | 11/20/2019 | 1 comment
The web giant's AI, analytics and cloud deal with Vodafone continues a trend of operators turning to the major cloud platform players for scale and flexibility.
News Analysis | 11/19/2019 | Post a comment
Japan's most famous billionaire is at it again with talk of artificial intelligence and global power, but his latest joint venture is no FAANG, despite what he says.
Morris Lore | 11/15/2019 | Post a comment
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have cooked up a broadband scheme that could form a modern-day appendix to The Communist Manifesto.
News Analysis | 11/15/2019 | 2 comments
Independence of systems integrators thrust into the spotlight as Indian SI is accused of favoring Altiostar, in which it owns a stake, despite its claims to be 'vendor-agnostic.'
News Analysis | 11/14/2019 | Post a comment
One of the developing world's biggest operators runs up data service losses in Malaysia and is looking to the Facebook-led initiative for help.
News Analysis | 11/13/2019 | 1 comment
The UK-based operator stunned onlookers in Amsterdam today with news it is issuing a tender for a possible redesign of its entire European network.
News Analysis | 11/13/2019 | Post a comment
The new-look network already has 450,000 subscribers and costs far less than traditional infrastructure, says Telefónica.
News Analysis | 11/12/2019 | 1 comment
Takeover activity, 5G investments and unfriendly Indians are weighing heavily on the UK-based operator's financial performance, but at least revenues inched up.
News Analysis | 11/12/2019 | Post a comment
SoftBank and Rakuten report losses on investments in US firms, but one is a far more troubling prospect than the other.
News Analysis | 11/11/2019 | 1 comment
Finnish equipment vendor signs frame agreements with Chinese operators that could lead to lucrative contracts next year.
News Analysis | 11/11/2019 | 1 comment
Can the ageing Italian operator and young American Internet giant find success at the edge of the network?
News Analysis | 11/8/2019 | Post a comment
The Italian phone incumbent announced a strategic alliance with Google on the development of edge computing services as it reported a further dip in sales.
News Analysis | 11/7/2019 | Post a comment
The German operator recorded sales growth at all its operating units bar the ailing T-Systems business but blamed Germany's spectrum auction for its decision to cut dividends.
News Analysis | 11/6/2019 | 2 comments
Operators need to tread carefully amid widespread suspicion and warnings that more advanced AI systems will trigger upheaval.
News Analysis | 11/6/2019 | Post a comment
A1 has developed an AI tool that could reduce the bill for 5G network deployment, ease planning and even lead to commercial opportunities with other service providers.
News Analysis | 11/5/2019 | Post a comment
Artificial intelligence has helped BT to speed up its fiber deployment and spot cyber attacks. Just don't expect too much.
News Analysis | 11/5/2019 | Post a comment
The Frankenstein's monster of the telco world hopes fresh investments and an overhaul of its digitalization strategy will make it more attractive to investors.
News Analysis | 11/4/2019 | Post a comment
The long-suffering emerging-markets giant has warned investors that a turnaround at its ailing Russian business will take some time.
News Analysis | 11/1/2019 | Post a comment
The US maker of optical components has had a remarkable turnaround in the last few months.
News Analysis | 10/31/2019 | Post a comment
Apple's iPhone 11 is virtually indistinguishable from the iPhone XS, but CEO Tim Cook has been 'thrilled' by the response to it in the run-up to Halloween.
News Analysis | 10/31/2019 | Post a comment
The UK telecom incumbent is on track to meet full-year targets but faces growing investment challenges and pricing concerns.
Prime Reading | 10/31/2019 | 2 comments
There is a sudden urgency in service provider calls for more open and virtualized networks, and it could spell trouble for the big kit vendors.
News Analysis | 10/30/2019 | Post a comment
Finnish vendor is under pressure to reduce 5G product costs after choosing expensive components and being let down by a supplier.
News Analysis | 10/29/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: UK poised to let Huawei remain; Telecom Italia plans digital renaissance; EE beats Vodafone in Birmingham.
News Analysis | 10/28/2019 | Post a comment
The Chinese vendor's profits have recovered after it was struck by fines and trade sanctions last year, but its sales remain smaller than in 2016.
News Analysis | 10/28/2019 | 1 comment
Weak profitability at the Finnish vendor's fledgling 5G business leaves it vulnerable to a market share grab by its main European rival.
News Analysis | 10/28/2019 | Post a comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ARM extends helping hand to Huawei; Kellner's empire grows; Ofcom plots next 5G auction.
News Analysis | 10/25/2019 | Post a comment
The ailing equipment vendor suffers its tenth consecutive quarter of decline in the service provider market and is losing market share, according to one analyst.
News Analysis | 10/24/2019 | 1 comment
Squeezed out of business with rival Telia, the Chinese vendor could suffer another setback unless Telenor opts for a single-vendor 5G strategy.
News Analysis | 10/24/2019 | Post a comment
The Finnish vendor appears to have lost its way against Huawei and Ericsson in the 5G market and is under serious pressure to prove its doubters wrong.
News Analysis | 10/24/2019 | 2 comments
Finnish vendor was trading at its lowest point in at least five years this morning after a gloomy update and signs it is struggling against 5G rivals.
News Analysis | 10/23/2019 | Post a comment
The boss of France's biggest operator warns the industry that fragmentation of the market could be a costly disaster for the global 5G standard.
News Analysis | 10/23/2019 | Post a comment
European and US operators announce a new roaming agreement that could spark the interest of customers with transatlantic operations.
Morris Lore | 10/22/2019 | 1 comment
The Chinese equipment vendor has lost 20% of staff and is smaller than it was four years ago, but it keeps on going.
Morris Lore | 10/22/2019 | 1 comment
Ericsson and Nokia remain extras on the set of China's mobile infrastructure drama, and Huawei's starring role supports its overseas ambitions.
News Analysis | 10/21/2019 | 1 comment
The German operator has a long list of vendors identified for its software-enabled broadband access project. What could possibly go wrong?
News Analysis | 10/18/2019 | Post a comment
The resurgent Swedish vendor is growing its market share and envisaging 5G success in China despite geopolitical concerns.
News Analysis | 10/17/2019 | 1 comment
The US software company adds the Spanish telco to its impressive list of investors as operators scout for alternatives to the big kit vendors.
News Analysis | 10/17/2019 | Post a comment
Swedish equipment vendor expects 2020 sales to be at least 9% higher than last year's figure and has also raised guidance for profitability.
News Analysis | 10/16/2019 | 3 comments
Telcos are worried that systems integrators and open source will replace giant equipment vendors as a form of lock-in.
News Analysis | 10/15/2019 | Post a comment
The Spanish operator's ambitious OnLife project is now in field trials with residential and enterprise customers – and several use cases already look compelling.
News Analysis | 10/15/2019 | 1 comment
The technology giant teamed up with one of the world's fittest men to push cycling to new limits.
News Analysis | 10/14/2019 | Post a comment
Japan's NTT is uniting 28 enterprise-focused brands in its bid to grow at twice the market rate and deliver a boost to profitability.
News Analysis | 10/10/2019 | 1 comment
Recent deals signed by the likes of Telia, Three and Telecom Italia are under an uncomfortable spotlight after the publication of a new report about 5G security.
News Analysis | 10/9/2019 | 1 comment
A push into bundles is not going to guarantee success for the ailing UK telco amid a blizzard of competitive and regulatory challenges.
News Analysis | 10/8/2019 | 1 comment
The Norwegian operator will eventually have an all-Ericsson radio access network for all the different technologies, a senior executive tells Light Reading.
News Analysis | 10/8/2019 | 2 comments
The Trump administration is also taking a close interest in open RAN technologies, and proponents such as Altiostar, as it looks to support alternatives to the Chinese equipment giant.
News Analysis | 10/7/2019 | 1 comment
One of the telecom's industry's top executives is backing trials of open RAN technology as a way of bringing more competition into the network market.
News Analysis | 10/4/2019 | 3 comments
Most governments and operators have shown little inclination to heed US warnings about the consequences of using Chinese suppliers.
News Analysis | 10/3/2019 | 1 comment
When the time came to open a new R&D facility focused on radio technology, the US software company could find no better place than Stockholm.
News Analysis | 10/3/2019 | 2 comments
Three and a half years after its birth, the Telecom Infra Project is trying to be more collaborative than confrontational.
News Analysis | 10/1/2019 | 1 comment
Spain's fourth operator has upped its profit expectations after extending an agreement with Orange to cover the use of its 5G networks.
News Analysis | 10/1/2019 | Post a comment
Dutch incumbent says chief operating officer will become its permanent CEO a day after canceling the appointment of Proximus ex-boss Dominique Leroy.
News Analysis | 9/30/2019 | Post a comment
'We wish her all the best,' says operator, as it puts the kibosh on Leroy appointment.
News Analysis | 9/30/2019 | Post a comment
Operators face tricky decisions as they try to get virtualized networks off the ground.
News Analysis | 9/26/2019 | Post a comment
The Croatian telecom incumbent has some tough messages for vendors developing virtualized network functions.
News Analysis | 9/26/2019 | Post a comment
The Swedish vendor could suffer reputational damage in connection with a global corruption scandal.
News Analysis | 9/25/2019 | Post a comment
The Spanish mobile operator says there are plenty of solid reasons for not joining Vodafone in this year's 5G market.
News Analysis | 9/25/2019 | 1 comment
The Italian incumbent has seen encouraging results from its initial trials of vRAN technology, but a commercial deployment seems unlikely to happen fast.
News Analysis | 9/24/2019 | 1 comment
The German operator must be careful to avoid making a mess as it builds a 5G core network based heavily on microservices and open source technology.
News Analysis | 9/24/2019 | 1 comment
Service providers forced or keen to replace Huawei in their 5G networks might now have several options for reducing the cost.
News Analysis | 9/24/2019 | 2 comments
The Spanish operator's top technology executive says the operator will definitely not be using a single vendor in its 5G core.
News Analysis | 9/20/2019 | 2 comments
The Spanish operator does not sound happy with the results of a request for information and says ETSI's edge group must improve its deliverables.
LRTV Interviews | 9/20/2019 | 1 comment
There are many tough questions for telcos looking to build out edge computing resources, including what they should deploy in terms of IT hardware from day one, notes Heavy Reading Analyst Simon Stanley.
News Analysis | 9/20/2019 | 1 comment
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Google to invest in Europe; Three pumps up the bandwidth; euNetworks adds fiber in Milan and Madrid.
News Analysis | 9/19/2019 | Post a comment
Make a mess of automation and telcos will destroy the business case for edge computing, says ETSI. But telcos desperately need standards to crystalize before they can move ahead.
News Analysis | 9/18/2019 | Post a comment
The US operator says it cannot approach the edge in the same way it has served the mainstream consumer market.
LRTV Interviews | 9/18/2019 | Post a comment
Sprint's edge strategy includes a progressive take (for a telco, at least) on opening up its platform for use by third parties, explains Light Reading's Iain Morris.
News Analysis | 9/18/2019 | Post a comment
Japan's biggest operator will introduce 5G services based on O-RAN specifications in what it claims is a world first.
News Analysis | 9/17/2019 | Post a comment
The Swedish telecom equipment maker has been automating one of its Chinese factories as part of an ongoing efficiency drive and overhaul of its global supply chain.
News Analysis | 9/16/2019 | Post a comment
Three operators will bid for spectrum in Hungary's upcoming 5G auction after broadband operator Digi had its application rejected without explanation.
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The head of Proximus is leaving earlier than planned amid staff protests.
News Analysis | 9/13/2019 | Post a comment
A new ranking of maximum 5G speeds puts the UK right at the bottom, a familiar position for the Brexit-bound nation.
News Analysis | 9/12/2019 | 1 comment
Chinese vendor is prepared to sell its 5G knowhow, says the company's founder in his latest interview.
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