Telecom news

• VoWiFi eases the pain on mobile networks

  18-05-2016 18:32
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Dharen Ells Business Development Manager at Spirent discusses the pros and cons of using WiFi to offload pressure on mobile networks.
  Who to blame when your premium smartphone drops a call or sounds really cheap? It worked fine back home – so it must be the lousy network!
  Customers still find it more natural to blame the network rather than admit they migh
  
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• Android Pay comes to the UK

  18-05-2016 17:52
  
  The UK has officially become the second country to support Android’s smartphone contactless payment system Android Pay, almost a year after the UK launch of Apple Pay.
  Android Pay was launched in the US last year, with Google having previously made a number of attempts to crack the mobile wallet concept with little success. The launch of Apple Pay the previous year did a great job of seeding the market and, with the greater challenge of supporting multiple smartphone vendors, Google’
  
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• Apple continues APAC push with new Indian iOS developer hub

  18-05-2016 16:24
  
  US devices giant Apple continues to unveil new initiatives in the major APAC market, including the announcement of a Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, India.
  Formerly known as Bangalore, Bengaluru is positioned as the home of India’s startup scene by Apple. This developer hub, which will open next year, is designed to kick-start the development of iOS apps specific to India, which Apple must be hoping will increase demand for devices such as the iPhone and iPad in the countr
  
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• Perfecto Releases Ultimate Digital Testing Toolkit to Guide Data-Driven Testing Decisions

  18-05-2016 14:02
  
  New set of free resources helps enhance mobile and web testing strategiesLONDON – May 18, 2016 – Perfecto Mobile, the market leader in empowering enterprises to deliver high-quality digital experiences, today announced the availability of their Ultimate Digital Test Coverage Toolkit, a free “starter package” that guides Test, DevOps and Product Development teams to make better-informed decisions about their web and mobile test strategies across devices and geographies. Th
  
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• Nokia handset brand to be resurrected

  18-05-2016 12:39
  
  HMD Global, a company formed from the ashes of Nokia and Microsoft’s handset divisions, has announced deals with the two companies to make and sell Nokia-branded mobile handsets.
  In a flurry of announcements today HMD announced its creation, Microsoft announced it was selling its feature phone business, which it acquired from Nokia, to HMD and Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile, and Nokia announced a ‘strategic brand licensing agreement’ with HMD, allowing it to make and sell Nokia-
  
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• MTS restates 2018 5G and IoT ambitions with Nokia partnership

  18-05-2016 11:34
  
  MTS has restated its ambitions of launching a live 5G network trial by 2018, having signed a collaborative strategic agreement with Nokia.
  The agreement centres around developing a strategic pathway towards the delivery of 5G technology, expanding o n a variety of LTE technologies and the co-existence of LTE and 5G. The aim, according to Nokia, is to deploy a test 5G network at a Russian football stadium during a major spots tournament in 2018, which one could assume would be the FIFA football W
  
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• ETL to showcase new RF distribution technologies at CommunicAsia 2016

  18-05-2016 11:09
  
  RF equipment designer and manufacturer’s latest developments make far-east debutETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF equipment for satellite communications, is showcasing its new technologies in RF distribution at this year’s CommunicAsia at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. ETL has designed new functionality and increased benefits into a series of advanced products, including reliability in its StingRay RF over Fibre range which now includes redundancy configurations
  
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• SpeedCast Selected by Airbus Defence and Space as its partner to build and manage anchor ground station for protected X-band Satcom Services in Asia-Pacific

  18-05-2016 10:53
  
  Sydney, Australia, 18th May 2016 – SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications service provider, today announced that it has partnered with one of the largest global Defence companies, Airbus Defence and Space, to design, build and provide onsite management for the ground anchor station for the Skynet 5A satellite in Asia Pacific, following its relocation in 2015, to provide extended coverage to the region, including the Indian Ocean and Western Pa
  
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• Vodafone Australia trials NB-IoT

  18-05-2016 02:00
  
  Telco plans further trials over coming months; aims to deploy technology at every 4G base station by 2020.
  
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• Two in race for Hungarian mobile spectrum

  18-05-2016 02:00
  
  Regulator is examining bids from Vodafone, Digi for 3.4-GHz, 3.8-GHz airwaves.
  
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• Nokia back in mobile phone business

  18-05-2016 02:00
  
  Finnish firm brokers brand licensing deal with HMD Global, while Microsoft sells feature phone assets to related Foxconn unit.
  
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• Carrier SDN market to reach $8.7bn in 2020

  18-05-2016 02:00
  
  Analyst firm predicts 98% growth in market for SDN hardware, software and services over five years.
  
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• Broadband gets almost top billing in Queen's speech

  18-05-2016 02:00
  
  Annual state opening of parliament provides opportunity to get excited about proposed legislation we already know about.
  
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• Android Pay launches in UK

  18-05-2016 02:00
  
  Google planning to launch m-payment service in Australia, Singapore next.
  
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