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• Smart home tech is not good enough – Intel

  18-10-2016 18:17
  
  IoT is one of the more popular topics in the world of technology, but for the vast majority of the consumer world it isn’t anything more than science fiction.
  Aside from a couple of smart watches here and there, the odd talking fridge or Nest device, the smart home is a largely untouched market. Which is worrying as this is the most direct touch point to the consumer. For IoT to be real and trusted by the day-to-day consumer, it has to be experienced, something the industry is not very goo
  
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• AT&T accidentally hints it hasn’t done much NFV recently

  18-10-2016 17:00
  
  A talk from AT&T at Broadband World Forum inadvertently revealed how long it is taking for NFV to realise its overly-hyped potential.
  “I’ve used this slide for every talk I’ve done over the last three years,” said AT&T’s Tom Aschutz when beginning his presentation intended to explain the progress the telco is making with SDN and NFV. Probably not quite striking the right note to suggest they’re steaming forward over at AT&T.
  He moved on t
  
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• Get a move on with NFV – Broadband Forum

  18-10-2016 16:29
  
  The dudes running the NFV effort over at ETSI need to shake a leg and get a move on, according to the Broadband Forum CEO, Robin Mersh.
  Instead of swanning around boasting about how their architectures are so open and busying themselves by theorising how to make things less physical and more virtual; Mersh says operators need to find common ground on what they need, and quickly rattle off the list of projects marked ‘to do’.
  “We need to move much faster than we are currently do
  
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• Solgari launches enhanced user application suite to provide businesses with seamless end-to-end cloud communications

  18-10-2016 15:51
  
  Platform removes complexities of using multiple service providers and ensures compliance with data regulationsLondon – Tuesday 18th October – Solgari, the global provider of the world’s first complete enterprise cloud business communications software solution, has today launched a number of key additional user application features to its cloud telephony and business communications suite. The modular Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform unifies all communication capabilities in
  
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• Big Video requires greater commitment for Fixed Broadband Connectivity, says ZTE

  18-10-2016 15:02
  
  London. 18 October 2016: At Broadband World Forum (BBWF) today, Chris Mulley, Principal Architect at ZTE, urged operators to embrace the future of Fixed Broadband (FBB) connectivity, in order to progress with future demands put to the industry.The prime theme in fixed networks is the demand for more bandwidth. Subscribers demand multiple services – analytics, mobile, video, web and computing – on one platform, but this ultimately calls for more throughput. “Tomorrow never waits
  
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• Nokia announces "three steps to heaven" network transformation plan

  18-10-2016 14:30
  
  Call for better partnerships between vendors and operators to transform networks is backed by Ovum 50-operator report findingsLondon, UK – Greater partnership working will be a critical factor in operators achieving network transformation while also meeting the current unprecedented demand for broadband capacity and quality of service needs across the world, Nokia’s VP of Fixed Networks Professional Services said today. Coert de Boer was addressing the opening day conference at the B
  
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• Stop messing around, Ofcom, and do your job – Openreach CEO

  18-10-2016 14:06
  
  Speaking at Broadband World Forum, Openreach’s CEO Clive Selley gave a rundown of what the country needs to do to remain at the top of the digital economy. The first part of this crusade is a relatively simple message to Ofcom; stop messing around.
  Ofcom’s Strategic Review of Digital Communications was announced last year, and is yet to reach its conclusion. Although a review is not necessarily a bad thing in a rapidly changing environment, the duration and intensity has made the ove
  
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• 2016 Broadband Outlook report

  18-10-2016 13:59
  
  The 2016 Broadband Outlook report is now available to download
  This free report, published by Telecoms.com Intelligence, analyses and presents the findings of an in-depth questionnaire answered by 600 members of the telecoms industry involved with Broadband today.
  Included in the report are three distinct sections relating to Broadband technology, including:
  Digital Transformation
  Fibre and Next Generation Access
  NFV Orchestration and Assurance
  The report yields some very interesting r
  
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• Ooredoo reveals the secret to disrupting the fibre norm

  18-10-2016 13:12
  
  How do you develop a traditionally expensive fibre infrastructure proposition in a less affluent market?
  Indonesia is one of the world’s most populous countries, with somewhere between 250 and 270 million citizens. Unsurprisingly cellular traffic is growing at a phenomenal rate, roughly doubling every six to nine months. So said Prashant Gokarn, Chief Digital Services Officer of challenger fibre player Indosat Ooredoo, who spoke at Broadband World Forum in London this morning.
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• Ucom and Calix Partner to Make Armenia a World Leading Showcase of Cutting Edge NG-PON2 Solutions

  18-10-2016 13:00
  
  Calix suite of AXOS, Compass cloud, and E-Series systems to be leveraged to converge Ucom’s fiber access infrastructure country-wide into one combined 10 Gbps business, mobile backhaul, and residential services networkLONDON – October 18, 2016 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in subscriber driven access, today announced that it will partner with innovative Armenian communications service provider Ucom to bring the benefits of NG-PON2 across the country to deliver an
  
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• Fixing The Unfixable Is The Big Challenge For True Network Transformation, Says Nokia

  18-10-2016 12:24
  
  London, UK – Fixed networks will play a key role in achieving network transformation and true convergence with mobile as the world moves relentlessly into the seamless communications era of 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT). That was the resounding message given to the market today by Federico Guillen, president of Nokia’s Fixed Network Business Group.Delivering a powerful keynote on the opening morning of Broadband World Forum, in London, Guillen looked at the rising...Source: Rea
  
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• The fine line between today and tomorrow will define success – Nokia

  18-10-2016 11:59
  
  How obsessed with tomorrow are you? Have you forgotten about the challenges of today?
  Speaking at Broadband World Forum Nokia’s Frederico Guillen questioned whether the entire industry is effectively walking the fine line between today and tomorrow. But what are the consequences? Like the trapeze artist who hasn’t mastered the art of the highline the result could be disastrous.
  But that is the world we live in today. The millennials were born into a world of connectivity but unfortun
  
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• Embrace video or lose customers – Huawei

  18-10-2016 11:49
  
  The intelligent world is here, and telcos need to be ready for it. That’s the message from Huawei during the opening keynote at Broadband World Forum in London this morning.
  During his session, XiPeng Xiao from the CTIO office of Huawei Western Europe said future products, services and consumer attitudes aren’t necessarily being saved for whenever the future arrives. XiPeng says the future is already here, and it is changing both B2B and B2C network requirements, starting with how Io
  
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• InfiNet Wireless Launch Industry Leading Carrier-Grade Point-to-Point Wireless Solution

  18-10-2016 11:47
  
  With speeds of up to 1Gb/s, the new InfiLINK XG 1000 is the fastest Point-to-Point wireless solution available in the marketplace todayValletta, Malta: – 18 October 2016 - InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, has announced at GITEX Technology Week 2016 the InfiLINK XG 1000, its latest addition to an already comprehensive product portfolio.This new wireless solution builds on the success of InfiNet’s already well-established InfiLINK XG product
  
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• Ultrafast, Elastic and Smart – The primary needs of the Wireline Network of the future, says ZTE

  18-10-2016 10:40
  
  London. 18 October 2016: The Wireline Network is at the heart of network transformation, said the VP of ZTE at Broadband World Forum today. Dr. Li Ming said there were three factors behind the successful evolution of the network – Ultrafast speeds, Elasticity to enable the network to adapt to different applications, and Smart systems for successful management.ZTE, a global leader in telecommunications and information technology, has supplied 600+ operators in more than 130 countries...Sour
  
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• WatchGuard Takes Guesswork Out of Wi-Fi Security With Cloud-based Solution

  18-10-2016 10:31
  
  WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud delivers automated wireless threat prevention with interactive engagement and analytics 18 October 2016 – WatchGuard® Technologies has announced WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud, a secure, scalable and feature-rich Wi-Fi management platform with a new family of high-performance, cloud-ready access points. Deployed together, this next-generation secure wireless solution delivers a sophisticated Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS), while turning Wi-Fi hot spots into
  
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• Industry Leaders to Address Challenges of Broadcast and Data Services at Myanmar Satellite Forum

  18-10-2016 09:30
  
  Third annual satellite forum to be held in Yangon in December18th October 2016 – The challenges posed by evolving broadcast and data services are among the topics due to be discussed by more than 20 satellite industry experts as luminaries from across the globe descend on South East Asia for the third annual Myanmar Satellite Forum. The programme will focus on Myanmar’s needs to enhance both its social development as well as the requirements of...Source: RealWire
  
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• Vodafone signs satcomms deal with Inmarsat

  18-10-2016 06:30 via ft.com
  Vodafone will use Inmarsat’s satellite network to help provide global business connectivity
  
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• Telstra nears Gigabit LTE launch

  18-10-2016 02:00
  
  Qualcomm, Netgear complete development of cat 16 WiFi router.
  
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• Sprint added 740K customers in fiscal Q2

  18-10-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. mobile operator's recovery continues as revenue inches up, net loss narrows.
  
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• Rogers CEO Guy Laurence heads for the exit

  18-10-2016 02:00
  
  Ex-Telus CEO Joe Natale hired after former Vodafone UK chief makes abrupt departure.
  
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• NBN, Nokia reach 8 Gbps using XG-Fast

  18-10-2016 02:00
  
  Ultrafast throughput achieved over 30 metres of copper; speed drops to 5 Gbps at 70 metres.
  
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• Altice to appeal blocked SFR deal

  18-10-2016 02:00
  
  Cable group ups stake in French mobile operator by 5.2%
  
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