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• Netscout launches eMBMS visibility tool at 5G World

  29-06-2016 17:36
  
  Netscout has announced at 5G World the availability of a service assurance visibility tool for IP multicast video over 4G/LTE mobile networks using enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS).
  The nGeniusONE Service Assurance Platform and Adaptive Service Intelligence products offer dedicated service monitor for eMBMS services, to combat service issues when delivering live video over mobile IP networks. eMBMS allows mobile service providers to control the distribution of multimedia
  
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• What did we learn from Clinton’s presidential technology agenda?

  29-06-2016 16:13
  
  Hillary Clinton has recently released her campaign promises for the technology sector should she be elected as President Obama’s successor in November.
  The technology agenda focused on a vast and varied number of issues within the technology industry, including the digital job-front, universal high-speed internet for the US, data transmission across jurisdictions, technological innovation and the adoption of technology in government. Although the statement does indicate a strong stance on
  
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• SMS: becoming a ‘short message saviour’

  29-06-2016 15:00
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Tim Houlihan, Commercial Lead A2P Messaging at Telefónica, explores the important role of SMS in emergencies.
  In an emergency situation, communication is key. A lack of credible information leaves a vacuum that is inevitably filled with speculation, further fuelling the sense of panic. As media consumption habits have evolved, the means by which relevant
  
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• IoT-connected cars can change society, says Nissan

  29-06-2016 13:31
  
  Nissan has said an IoT-enabled connected car has the ability to transform and deliver unprecedented benefits to society, while Jasper has questioned the billing strategy of data usage in the future vehicle.
  Speaking at Connected Cars 2016 at 5G World in London, Gareth Dunsmore, Nissan’s GM of electric vehicles, said electric and connected vehicles in the future have the ability to interwork with the smart home, provide electricity efficiency to users in the home and the car, as well as boo
  
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• ADLV Survey Shows That 91% Of Hauliers Want Online CPC & Tacho Data Checking

  29-06-2016 12:25
  
  A survey of over 100 senior UK haulage fleet managers, conducted by the Association for Driving Licence Verification (www.ADLV.co.uk), has shown that 91% of respondents want CPC & Tacho data to be available alongside online driving licence checks. They also believe that its inclusion would eliminate the industry’s current but imprecise reliance on visual data checking. A further 90% felt that the availability of CPC and Tacho information would make their own monitoring of driver...Sour
  
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• 5G subscriptions up to 24 million by 2021 – Ovum

  29-06-2016 12:09
  
  Analyst firm Ovum has released its inaugural 5G Subscription Forecasts this week which estimates there will be 24 million 5G subscriptions worldwide at the end of 2021.
  The team at Ovum believe 5G commercial services will be a normalized aspect of the telco landscape by 2020, though this will be dominated by those in North America and Asia, who will account for as much as 80% of global 5G subscriptions by 2021. Europe would only take 10% of the pie, with the Middle-East and Africa splitting the
  
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• Huawei claims 70 Gbps 5G trial speeds at 5G World

  29-06-2016 11:57
  
  Huawei’s wireless President Ying Weimin has said the vendor has achieved trial 5G speeds of more than 70 Gbps.
  Cloud architectures, new air interfaces and intelligent operations are the three pillars of creating 5G-ready networks, according to Weimin, who was speaking at 5G World in London. He said the Chinese vendor is looking at the three aforementioned facets of technology in order to create a business-driven network enabled by a cloud-native architecture. Therein, Huawei is looking at
  
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• NTT and KT flex their 5G muscles with impressive update on progress

  29-06-2016 11:50
  
  Operators NTT and KT have given an update on their 5G strategies, with each giving an insight into their current progress and targeted milestones along the way.
  Speaking at 5G World, KT SVP of Network Technology, Young Sik Kim, explained how the evolution in consumer electronics is forcing the operator to think about 5G as more than just developing more speed for device connectivity.
  “As mobile has evolved through generations and devices, services are always changing,” said Kim. &ldq
  
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• Small Cell Forum plots a path to 5G with HetNet/SON architecture

  29-06-2016 10:50
  
  Release 7 provides the essential tools to deploy and manage a multi-x network to meet today’s data challenges – and lay practical foundations for 5GLondon, June 29, 2016: A working guide to deploying HetNets now, and a migration path to 5G – this is the double promise of Small Cell Forum’s Release 7, which is published today. Release 7 focuses on HetNet and SON (self-optimizing networks), which mobile operators have identified as central capabilities of...Source: RealWire
  
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• Purple to present at Cisco Live, July 9-14, Las Vegas

  29-06-2016 10:00
  
  Visit Purple on stand 1446June 29, 2016: Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced its speaker slot at Cisco Live, Las Vegas, July 10-14.Purple’s Kerry Wright, Director of Alliances for Purple, will be addressing Cisco Live on July 12 with a presentation to U.S. ISV Solution partners, highlighting how Purple maps to the new Cisco Mobile Advisor solution. Purple is one of only four Cisco partners invited to address the conference during the Partner Appreciation...Source: RealW
  
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• Purple to present at Cisco Live, July 10-14, Las Vegas

  29-06-2016 10:00
  
  Visit Purple on stand 1446June 29, 2016: Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced its speaker slot at Cisco Live, Las Vegas, July 10-14.Purple’s Kerry Wright, Director of Alliances for Purple, will be addressing Cisco Live on July 12 with a presentation to U.S. ISV Solution partners, highlighting how Purple maps to the new Cisco Mobile Advisor solution. Purple is one of only four Cisco partners invited to address the conference during the Partner Appreciation...Source: RealW
  
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• Healthcare Professionals Can Now Communicate and Collaborate Using Medelinked Health Network

  29-06-2016 09:30
  
  Free to use. All care records and data automatically updated into the patient’s accountOxfordshire, June 29th, 2016 - Medelinked, the global online and mobile health platform that empowers healthcare engagement and management, today announced it has enhanced the potential for collaboration between doctors and other healthcare professionals. Using Medelinked, individuals are already able to create a health profile online that is secure and connect and choose to share their health record wit
  
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• Dimension Data and A.S.O Unveil Next Generation Digital Technologies and Applications for Tour de France

  29-06-2016 09:01
  
  Dimension Data delivers immersive end-user experience with significant enhancements to big data cycling analytics platform29 June 2016 – Dimension Data and Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) today announced significant enhancements to the big data cycling analytics platform that will deliver real-time information to viewers, commentators and teams at the 2016 Tour de France. Headlining the innovations is Race Center, a web-based application hosted on Dimension Data’s cloud platform a
  
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• Vodafone mulls moving HQ after Brexit

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  U.K.-based telco says free movement of people, capital, goods are integral to pan-European businesses.
  
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• Vocus buys fibre backhaul operator for A$807m

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Latest Australian M&A deal includes Nextgen Networks and two submarine cable projects.
  
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• Telstra to spend A$250m on network reliability

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Australian incumbent to make improvements to mobile, core, ADSL networks following embarrassing outages.
  
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• Telenor working towards 4G launch in Myanmar

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Telco pushing for auction of 1800-MHz spectrum to support rollout of advanced mobile services.
  
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• New Pacific cable goes into service this week

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Six-member consortium completes build and testing of FASTER system.
  
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• NBN confirms departure of chief architect

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Tony Cross to leave Australian national broadband provider on Friday.
  
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• GSMA manages one more bang on the RCS drum

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Industry group insists there is end-user demand for operators to offer rival versions of WhatsApp, WeChat.
  
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• America Movil settles Puerto Rico ownership violations with FCC

  29-06-2016 02:00
  
  Mexican operator to pay US$1.1 million, agrees to new compliance plan.
  
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