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News & Views Most Popular Telenor Serves Up a Dodgy Herring in Q2 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/16/2019 The Norwegian incumbent has revised down this year's outlook and lacks a decent growth story to excite investors. Post a Comment Huawei Dispute Has Put Global Supply Chain at Breaking Point By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/16/2019 With the Chinese vendor now developing alternatives to US suppliers, and Ericsson moving production closer to its customers, the telecom world order is under serious threat. Post a Comment AT&T Keeps Pushing on the Manufacturing Use Case for 5G By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 7/15/2019 The 5G industry is hoping that the technology will play a role in the 'factory of the future.' AT&T specifically has embarked on a few efforts to make this happen. Post a Comment Advertisement The Spectral Efficiency Twilight Zone By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/12/2019 Operators desperately need 5G's 'spectral efficiency' to cope with a data tsunami. Just don't expect it to boost profits. Post a Comment Eurobites: Orange, Proximus Agree to Network Sharing in Belgium By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: SWAN, ZTE claim 5G first in Slovakia; Sparkle moves African hub; France Telecom suicides trial reaches conclusion. Post a Comment No Quick Fix for New BT, Vodafone Bosses By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/12/2019 Philip Jansen and Nick Read are not off to a dream start at the UK operators, and turnarounds could be a long time coming. Post a Comment Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom, Software AG Team Up for IoT Expansion By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/11/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone boss takes a £1.2 million pay cut; BT may cut its dividend to fund fiber rollout; ADVA connects in Kuwait. Post a Comment Advertisement Verizon Folding Smart City Unit Into Business Group, Ingram to Depart By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 7/10/2019 Verizon is moving its smart city operations into its new consumer/business corporate structure. As a result, Verizon's VP of Smart Communities, Mrinalini (Lani) Ingram, is leaving the company. Post a Comment Eurobites: Bulgaria's Vivacom Goes on Sale, Despite Ownership Row By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/10/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Transatel expands mobile data offer for Jaguar Land Rover; ZTE opens cybersecurity lab in Brussels; Amazon's Alexa heals the UK. Post a Comment Nintendo Investigating 5G, but 'We Don't Chase Trends' By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 7/9/2019 Wireless industry executives tout 5G as ideal for gaming and other high-speed services, but executives at video game company Nintendo are taking a wait-and-see approach. Post a Comment Ericsson Warns of No-Deal Brexit Threat to UK and European Telecom By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/9/2019 Swedish kit giant says a Brexit on no terms would leave the telecom industries in both the UK and Europe worse off. Post a Comment Eurobites: The Future Looks Brighter for Orange's Richard By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/9/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ADVA lands Luxembourg deal; Orange completes SecureLink acquisition; Telefónica extends its Internet-access-for-resale service; a Spotify for Africa. Post a Comment Attack of the Smombies, Dawn of the Wombie By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/8/2019 Governments are trying to contain a global pandemic of the smartphone undead. Post a Comment Eurobites: Vodafone Poaches Tata's Kumar to Head Up Business Unit By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/8/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN sells international assets; Telenet shares dented by wholesale access proposals; Huawei's position on Poland. Post a Comment Telecom Italia Cranks Up 5G With 3-City Launch By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/8/2019 Italian operator gets its 5G motor running and heads out on the highway. Just don't expect it to arrive in Calabria anytime soon. Post a Comment Why Deutsche Telekom Could Exit Romania By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/5/2019 The German operator is rumored to be in talks about selling assets in Romania. Difficult as it may be to pull off, that move could make business sense and suit its strategic objectives. Post a Comment Eurobites: Orange's Richard Braced for Fraud Case Verdict By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/5/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ofcom looks to help out public service broadcasters; Ericsson demos wireless factory; Net Insight lands Swiss deal. Post a Comment 5G Back in Europe's Connected Cars Race After Latest Twist By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/4/2019 Representatives of EU member states vote to scrap a scheme that would favor a WiFi-based standard over cellular technology in future connected cars. Post a Comment Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom to Cut Jobs With Stores Cull By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 7/4/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telenor toots 5G trumpet; InterDigital joins 5Growth project; Telefónica fights fraud; Orange saddles up for Tour de France. Post a Comment Vodafone, Three Expect No Huawei Ban in UK By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/4/2019 The chances of a complete 5G ban on the Chinese equipment giant look remote, as far as two of the UK's mobile network operators are concerned. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Telenor Serves Up a Dodgy Herring in Q2 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 7/16/2019 The Norwegian incumbent has revised down this year's outlook and lacks a decent growth story to excite investors. Post a Comment The Spectral Efficiency Twilight Zone By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/12/2019 Operators desperately need 5G's 'spectral efficiency' to cope with a data tsunami. Just don't expect it to boost profits. Post a Comment Huawei Dispute Has Put Global Supply Chain at Breaking Point By Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/16/2019 With the Chinese vendor now developing alternatives to US suppliers, and Ericsson moving production closer to its customers, the telecom world order is under serious threat. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors T-Mobile, Taco Bell to Open Co-Branded 'T-MoBell' Stores in 3 Cities Next Week Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Sprint MVNO I-Wireless Rebrands as Kroger Wireless Wednesday, July 3, 2019 T-Mobile Rebrands 'One' Pricing Plan to 'Magenta,' Promises to Match Rivals' Promotions Thursday, May 23, 2019 Vodafone UK Unveils 5G Plans Thursday, May 23, 2019 Mojo Vision Lands $58M 'B' Round Monday, March 25, 2019 NTT DoCoMo Invests in Cloud Gaming Firm Monday, March 25, 2019 Telkomsel to Cooperate With Huawei on Building a Connected Digital Indonesia Thursday, March 21, 2019 Huawei's Wireless Fiber Boosts Dialog's HBB Services Tuesday, February 26, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now New BitPaymer Ransomware Discovered Hunting Big Game Larry Loeb, Author, 7/16/2019 New variant shares most of its code with the BitPaymer ransomware operated by ... 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MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... Masergy's NFV Journey Mavenir on RCS Cloud Platform & Multi-ID Keep Connected IoT Devices Under Control With Allot Metaswitch: Defining the Cloud Native Core Accelerating IP/Optical Network Visibility & Control Making 5G NR a Reality With Qualcomm Act on Your Intelligence With Amdocs aia! Making 5G New Radio (NR) a Reality Accelerating C-V2X Toward 5G for Autonomous Driving Dan Sahar of Qwilt on Open Edge Cloud Platform Nominum's Craig Sprosts on DNS & Cybersecurity Trends Versa: A Lot More Than SD-WAN SmartNICs & the Future of Network Virtualization Introducing the Next-Generation ONT (Optical Network ... A10 Networks on Service Providers' Industry Needs Check Point on Cybersecurity Accelerating Telecom Digital Transformation With Nominum DNS VeEX Test & Measurement Solutions Versa Networks' Kumar Mehta on SD-WAN Managed Services The Era of Agile Optics Has Arrived Atrinet's NetACE – Migration to NFV & SDN With ... Vodafone Live NFV Use Cases Powered by Amdocs Sonus in VellOS Mellanox Open Composable Networks Network Security Orchestration Sonus in the Cloud Sonus Strategy Netronome's Server-based Networking Platform Nexius: The Strategy & Science of Data Analytics Overture Networks NFV Solutions ECI's Elastic Network Masergy: Transforming Enterprise IT Arbor Networks on ISP Traffic Visibility ECI's LightSec: Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution ECI’s LightApps: Intelligence for Networks Service Gateway Virtual Edition SDN Management & Orchestration in the WAN Sedona Systems: Multi-Layer Applications Platform NFV – a Catalyst for Business Services Growth Telefónica: In Search of Virtual Simplicity Affirmed Networks Highlights NFV in Mobile Core Close-up on ConfD NetNumber Founder on Managing Signaling Control Tail-f, Cisco & What the Future Holds Sonus Shakes Up SD-WAN Automate, Scale & Create With Juniper's vCPE Solution Metaswitch's New CEO Martin Lund Discusses His Role ActiveVideo's Cloud Virtualization Technology Nominum on Leveraging the Power of DNS to Deliver ... Palo Alto Networks on Expanding in the Carrier/Service ... Infoblox on DNS Threat Index The Netformx Ecosystem Versa Networks on Leveraging VNFs Nuage Networks on Operationalizing SDN Mellanox's New 25/50/100Gb/s Ethernet Products Arista's CloudVision VIEW FULL VIDEO SHOWCASE Prime Reading Europe's Long Walk to 5G Iain Morris , International Editor , 7/11/2019 Europe's path to 5G is littered with regulatory and financial obstacles. But ... (1 Comment) Europe's Big Telcos Are Getting Edgy About 5G Iain Morris , International Editor , 3/13/2019 Virtual dodgeball will not happen unless operators cut mobile latency, but that ... (2 comments) Open Conflict Over Open RAN Iain Morris , International Editor , 2/14/2019 Accusations that big kit vendors tried to throttle developments show open RAN ... (0) NFV Is Down but Not Out Iain Morris , International Editor , 5/22/2018 NFV has failed to live up to the original expectations five years after it was ... (33 comments) All Prime Reading

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