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News & Views Most Popular Block Huawei at Your Peril, China Threatens Canada – Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/18/2019 China's ambassador is reported to have said Canada will face 'repercussions' if it bows to US pressure to exclude Huawei from its 5G networks. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Casa's Q4 Sales Come in Light Amid MSO Spending Delays By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Casa stock gets walloped as Q4 results come in well below estimates. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Simon Leopold put out a follow-up on this today, mentioning that the issues... Eurobites: Telecom Italia Issues Profits Warning By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/18/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefónica plots asset sales in Central America; Oxford University says no to more Huawei cash; Telia board change; no-deal Brexit will curb BBC channel distribution. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement VEON to Close London Office, Cut Jobs After Digital Disaster By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/18/2019 The Russia-focused operator is jettisoning its high-profile digital platform in a move that will hit employees in Amsterdam and London. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Adds 8.8M Paid Streaming Subs in Q4, Expands to 139M Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/17/2019 'We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO,' Netflix says in jab at its competition. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 8K Association Formed to Spark Tech Ecosystem By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/17/2019 As 4K enters the consumer mainstream, a trade group has begun work on developing best practices and standards required for the leap to 8K video resolution. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Verizon Offers Anti-Union Script to Managers, Leaked Documents Show By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/17/2019 Verizon offers its managers a playbook on how to prevent employees from unionizing, according to a new report. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Google Hikes Prices 20% on Low-End, Midrange G Suite Plans By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/17/2019 It's a big jump, but Google says it's the first time it has raised prices in G Suite's ten-year history. Post a Comment \| Read (0) IBM, Vodafone Strike $550M Cloud Deal By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/17/2019 US tech giant and UK telco team up to provide cloud and networking services to European business customers. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Now Germany Gets the Huawei Heebie-Jeebies By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/17/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: OTE sells stake in Telekom Albania; Orange cuts ribbon on Guiana-Martinique link; WorldRemit sets up shop in South Africa. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Microsoft-Walgreens Partnership: Just What the Doctor Ordered By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/17/2019 The Microsoft-Walgreens tie-up will help Walgreens improve patient outcomes while Microsoft gains vertical penetration. And both companies fend off attacks from Amazon. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Red Hat Shareholders Greenlight $34B IBM Acquisition By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 Approval was nearly unanimous, as the deal moves toward expected completion in the second half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Founder Fails to Put Minds at Rest By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/16/2019 Ren Zhengfei's answers to questions during a rare meeting with reporters will not silence Huawei's critics. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Podcast: What in the 5G World Happened at CES? By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 1/16/2019 There was a lot to see in Las Vegas last week, but was there anything said that we had never heard before? Phil Harvey and Mike Dano discuss the week's activities and parse each major carrier's 5G progress following CES 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Netflix Raises Prices as Content Spending, OTT Competition Heat Up By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/16/2019 New and existing US subscribers will take on the brunt of the price hike to help Netflix feed its subscription streaming beast. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Sigfox Still Shedding Top Execs, Including CTO – Sources By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/16/2019 The French IoT company has lost another two senior executives in recent months, according to sources, following a wave of departures in the past two years. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Gallis When you have 400 employees and 40 key employees in a high tech start up (i... Eurobites: Deutsche Telekom Denies T-Systems Asset Sale By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 1/16/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Turk Telekom tests Nokia's machine-learning technology for 5G; Orange and Groupama form home surveillance JV; reversal of fortune for Qualcomm in German court. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can NBCU Crack the Economics of OTT? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 2020 streaming play will support subscription and free, ad-based models as NBCU attempts to feed consumer demand for direct-to-consumer OTT without maiming its traditional distribution and ad business model. Post a Comment \| Read (0) With New Advisors, Loon Tries to Get Serious By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/15/2019 Craig McCaw, Ian Small and Marni Walden said they will act as advisers to Alphabet's Loon. Those kinds of high-profile executives could help Loon's balloons get off the ground. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Mike Dano Yeah I wondered about that too. These advisors seem particularly focused on... Microsoft & Walgreens Fend Off Amazon With 7-Year Healthcare Partnership By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2019 Microsoft and Walgreens Boots Alliance partner to transform healthcare delivery, as well as migrate most of WBA's IT infrastructure to Azure. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive T-Mobile Quietly Confirms 5G Network in 30 Cities By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/14/2019 T-Mobile promised to roll out 5G nationwide on its 600MHz spectrum by 2020, but it already has some 5G services in action. All it lacks are compatible smartphones. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Good catch on one antenna that covers a metro area. Reminds me of times when... 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz By Iain Morris, News Editor, 1/15/2019 The next-generation mobile technology was supposed to be about new enterprise services opportunities. But where are they? Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: petercf Gabriel, I have seen AT&T assemble a manufacturing vertical last September,... With New Advisors, Loon Tries to Get Serious By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/15/2019 Craig McCaw, Ian Small and Marni Walden said they will act as advisers to Alphabet's Loon. Those kinds of high-profile executives could help Loon's balloons get off the ground. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Mike Dano Yeah I wondered about that too. These advisors seem particularly focused on... Sigfox Still Shedding Top Execs, Including CTO – Sources By Iain Morris, International Editor, 1/16/2019 The French IoT company has lost another two senior executives in recent months, according to sources, following a wave of departures in the past two years. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: Gallis When you have 400 employees and 40 key employees in a high tech start up (i... Casa's Q4 Sales Come in Light Amid MSO Spending Delays By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Casa stock gets walloped as Q4 results come in well below estimates. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner Simon Leopold put out a follow-up on this today, mentioning that the issues... New Household Formation Vital to Cable's Broadband Growth Story in US By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/14/2019 Penetration rates still matter, but new household formation trends play a significant role in determining how much runway lies ahead, analyst says. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Jeff Baumgartner I changed "housing" to "household" throughout the story as it was brought to... 5G4REAL: Dano's CES Round-Up By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/14/2019 Light Reading's new 5G hire, Mike Dano, discusses the key 5G takeaways from CES and sets the scene for MWC 2019. 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