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News & Views Most Popular Podcast: Building Smarter Cities By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 3/22/2019 In this podcast, Light Reading's Alan Breznick interviews US Ignite's Mari Silbey. Silbey, a former Light Reading editor, talks about bringing local governments and tech companies together to share smart city plans, infrastructure needs and new applications. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Have Nokia-Branded Phones Been Sending Personal Data to China? 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. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos 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. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven ... Advertisement An Extra Week to Enter the Leading Lights By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/20/2019 You begged... we caved. Post a Comment \| Read (0) China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/19/2019 References to artificial intelligence, the edge and latency all make an appearance in the latest financial presentation from one of China's biggest telcos. That's a worry for the US. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: ajwdct1 In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital... Telefónica Wrestles With OSM, SDN as Unica Passes Halfway Point 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. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Had a Great Year? Then Enter the Leading Lights Awards By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/15/2019 Not entered yet? Then get a move on… there are only days left to submit your entries. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Phil Harvey DM me for an entry fee discount code. @futurephil Advertisement AT&T's Pacewicz: 'We See the Cloud Fragmenting Again' By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 3/14/2019 AT&T Business Chief Product Officer Roman Pacewicz describes how edge computing, 5G and network virtualization are required for next-generation applications that can deliver new business opportunities for the operator. Post a Comment \| Read (0) SKT Boasts 60% Cut in Latency With Edge Platform Move By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/14/2019 Reduction in data request delays could lead to new service opportunities for companies in South Korea. Post a Comment \| Read (0) MWC19: ETSI's DG Drills Down Into 5G By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/13/2019 At Mobile World Congress, Luis Jorge Romero, director general of ETSI, talks about the industry body's focus on key areas of 5G R&D, including edge computing, virtualization and automated network management, and provides an update on blockchain and AI efforts. Post a Comment \| Read (0) VMware Sets Sail as a Telco Cloud 'Great Power' By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 3/12/2019 Following deals with AT&T and Vodafone and hardware partnerships, VMware is emerging as a leading telco cloud vendor. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Telecoms.com Podcast: Samsung, 5G, AI & Huawei By Light Reading, 3/11/2019 Samsung's Dan Warren joins the usual gang of deadbeats for some MWC reminiscences and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Nvidia Buying Mellanox for $6.9B By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/11/2019 Intel and Xilinx had also been linked with bids for the Ethernet and InfiniBand switching components giant. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Microsoft: 5G's Killer App 'Is Staring Telcos in the Face' By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 3/11/2019 Microsoft sees pervasive connectivity as the killer app for 5G – and Microsoft's golden ticket to becoming a major telco vendor. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: pavlovsdog The reason people like WiFi is that it doesn't count against Wireless data... Ericsson's Heuveldop: 5G & the IIoT Imperative By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 3/8/2019 The leader of Ericsson's business in North America explains that the opportunity for the industrial Internet of Things has been a long time in the making – and service providers are ready. Post a Comment \| Read (0) US 'Miles Behind' China & UK on 5G, Says Vodafone UK's CTO By Iain Morris, News Editor, 3/8/2019 US claims to 5G leadership are nothing more than marketing flimflam, according to Vodafone UK's chief technology officer. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: open4g The 5G War that Isn't... or 'the Trumped up War on China'. Being a citizen... Vodafone UK Frets Over Huawei Swap-Out Costs, Urges Testing of All Vendors By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/7/2019 Banning Huawei would cost 'hundreds of millions' and hold up the UK's 5G deployment, says the UK mobile operator, while backing the Chinese vendor's calls for industry-wide testing. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Touring a Mini Data Center for Mobile Edge Computing By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 3/6/2019 Edge computing remains a hot topic in the wireless industry, but what does it actually look like? Startup EdgeMicro showed off its new mobile edge computing testing facility and explained how it is using the site. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: tonnyken It's been a long time since I read a good article and such a meaning! I hope... MWC19: A Soft Embrace for the Public Cloud By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/5/2019 The big noise in Barcelona was, of course, anything and everything to do with 5G, but in the background there were signs that some companies are embracing the potential of the public cloud as they determine their next-generation technology and services strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Good piece Ray. Headline captures it well. And a great set of examples. Public... 5G4REAL: The GSMA's Innovation City at MWC19 By Light Reading, 3/5/2019 Light Reading takes a tour of MWC’s Innovation City, where you’ll see an IoT-connected beehive, take flight in a 5G skyship or order a café au lait from an AI robot barista. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US By Iain Morris, International Editor, 3/19/2019 References to artificial intelligence, the edge and latency all make an appearance in the latest financial presentation from one of China's biggest telcos. That's a worry for the US. Post a Comment \| Read (9 comments) Latest Comment: ajwdct1 In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital... Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos 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. Post a Comment \| Read (6 comments) Latest Comment: brooks7 Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven ... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards brooks7, 3/22/2019 12:58:09 PM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact Ever done it? The experience is awful compared to other platforms. seven Norm, 3/22/2019 11:55:44 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact brooks7, people are playing fortnite on a phone already. brooks7, 3/22/2019 11:41:45 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact @Gabriel, I think that 4K and 8K video are DOA, so I don't think this is as big a deal as others. As we head to personal streaming services, I think screen sizes are going to shrink and we may see the end of the central... Gabriel Brown, 3/22/2019 10:59:57 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact I was being a tiny bit fliappant, but also a bit serious. Obviously, it would be a small addresable market if you need 1 Gbit/s connection. Google says you need ~25 Mbit/s for 1080 60FPS and probably quite a bit less in... brooks7, 3/22/2019 8:51:25 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Re: Stadia Impact If you don't recall, this is an idea that has been tried before. It should not take Gigabit services, it is just hosting a video stream. Also this notion of all devices is not going to work. You are not... Gabriel Brown, 3/22/2019 6:08:12 AM Ready Player Stadia: Google's Gaming Platform a Scary Prospect for Telcos Re: Stadia Impact Finally an app to give that 1 Gbit/s FTTH connection a workout. ajwdct1, 3/21/2019 5:20:27 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Does 5G Latency include the cloud network? In some cases it certainly does (e.g. remote surgery in a village from a hospital thousands of kilometers away), but in others it doesn't (any real time critical/ultra low latency IMT 2020 use case). For the latter,... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 12:18:27 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I'm not sure if we are disagreeing or just talking about slightly different things. I know from recent discussions with service providers that several big operators in Europe expect only some of the latency improvements... ajwdct1, 3/20/2019 12:01:44 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation Let's agree to disagree Iain. All 5G low latency claims I've read or heard about refer to the 5G access network- not the cloud network which is carrying many different types of traffic. In my definition, latency... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 11:25:41 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I'm not sure what point you're making. Industry-leading latency in a 5G future could provide an advantage whether it relates to access, core, transport or something else that comes out of a standards group. The article doesn't... ajwdct1, 3/20/2019 11:18:04 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation Slide 16 describess China Telecom's CLOUD NETWORK & Cloud led network integration (with other subnetworks like 5G Core-yet to be defined/specified). The company's cloud centric network is "industry leading in latency." ... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 11:13:19 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation It depends on your perspective. If you think 5G is just an evolution of 4G - a nice to have that will speed things up a bit but not make a radical difference on the services or productivity fronts - then I agree there isn't... Duh!, 3/20/2019 10:57:01 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation " To support rapid deployment of entirely cloud based 5G ✓Large bandwidth ✓Low latency" I read that as they're investing in a cloud architecture that will ultimately support eMBB and... iainmorris, 3/20/2019 4:10:36 AM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation The references to latency, as well as the edge and 5G core, are on slide 16 of the investor presentation. ajwdct1, 3/19/2019 8:02:26 PM China Telecom's Bid for 'Leading' 5G Latency Should Unsettle US Re: No reference to low latency in China Telecom presentation I could not find one reference to low latency in China Telecom's March 19, 2019 presentation: https://www.chinatelecom-h.com/en/ir/presentations/annpre190319.pdf 5G low latency will be defined in 3GPP Release 16- due... 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