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• UK motorists warming to the idea of self-driving cars

  22-02-2017 19:34
  
  With the world of autonomous vehicles getting closer, it’s probably time to find out what consumers think about them. According to Bobatoo, they are warming to the idea.
  Insurance website Bobatoo asked consumers the same set of questions to consumers 18 months apart, with the results demonstrating a slight increase in the acceptance of the technology. Back in 2015, the team found out that only 26% of respondents were excited about driverless cars, however this figure has now increased
  
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• Economist study finds IoT is progressing slower than hoped

  22-02-2017 19:04
  
  A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by ARM and IBM has found that adoption of IoT tech, despite continued optimism at its potential, has been relatively weak.
  The headline research contributes to a metric called The Internet of Things Business Index (IoTBI), which combines survey-derived data points from a number of different sources and industries to gauge levels of IoT implementation. 57% of respondents agreed with the statement: “Our progress with the IoT has not ha
  
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• 5G coming to a town near you courtesy of Verizon and Samsung

  22-02-2017 18:24
  
  Well who’d have thought it? With so much operator talk of 5G ‘partnerships’ and ‘intentions’ and ‘innovation’ yadda yadda yadda; it was only Samsung that went and bloody got there first!
  Least, that’s what the consumer electronics giant reckons. It has announced a partnership with Verizon for fixed wireless access 5G consumer trials will begin in earnest within the next few months. Lucky, lucky Verizon punters across New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texa
  
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• Jio ruins the fun by asking its customers for money

  22-02-2017 18:01
  
  Jio has announced it will start to charge customers from April 1, but its tariff plans will test the patience and resolve of its competitors.
  India’s traditional telcos would have been waiting for the day Jio’s disruptive offer would come to an end, but the new tariff plans may have them shifting uneasily in their seats. The new plans still include free calls and SMS and unlimited data at night as well as various data usage plans for the rest of the time.
  Although the move towards a
  
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• Calix AXOS Accelerates Delivery of World's First and Only True Gigabit Over Copper Solutions to MDUs

  22-02-2017 17:47
  
  Industry-leading cDTA and bonded G.fast solutions enable service providers to deliver a highly differentiated symmetrical gigabit experience to underserved buildingsPETALUMA, CA– February 22, 2017 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in Subscriber Driven Intelligent Access, today announced the expansion of its industry-leading family of AXOS G.fast solutions to support a true gigabit experience to copper-fed subscribers in MDUs. Cutting-edge Collective Dynamic Timing Allocati
  
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• Sigfox gets vote of confidence from Telefónica

  22-02-2017 13:32
  
  Sigfox has pushed its credentials up a notch with the announcement it has struck a deal with Telefónica to offer mass IoT services worldwide.
  With the focus on IoT stepping up over the last couple of months, Sigfox was in a rather precarious position after being publically shamed by Vodafone. During the opening of its dedicated IoT-lab last year, Vodafone decided to throw all its weight behind the NB-IoT standard, casting a shadow over the role of Sigfox; having one of the worlds’ l
  
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• Chip-makers embark on pre-MWC 5G virtue-signalling frenzy

  22-02-2017 13:26
  
  Intel, Qualcomm and Samsung have issued a flood of announcements all apparently designed to show how incredibly 5G-ready they are.
  Having regularly dropped the ball on mobile over the past decade Intel is especially desperate to be seen as a viable 5G player and is bombarding tech hacks with relatively open messaging intended to convince us of just that.
  “Intel is accelerating the 5G future,” wrote Aicha Evans, GM of the Communication and Devices Group at Intel. The lady doth protest
  
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• BT and Huawei after a (network) slice of the 5G good life

  22-02-2017 12:12
  
  BT and Huawei are doing their level best to prove they’re not all-mouth-no-trousers, by announcing a 5G networking slicing research endeavour.
  The Anglo-Chinese hook-up looks like it is beginning to yield fruit following the 5G Partnership of the Day announcement last December. In it, they said work will begin in earnest on lots of next generation buzzwordy goodness, with network slicing being just one of the many.
  Network slicing is a discipline within network virtualization which allows
  
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• Italtel Launches vTU Application For 5G Era

  22-02-2017 10:28
  
  Video upload use case will be demoed at Mobile World Congress to showcase the solution’s suitability for fast caching and sharing of large files at crowded eventsMilan, February 22, 2017 – Italtel, a leading telecommunications company in IT system integration, managed services, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and all-IP solutions, today unveiled its virtual Transcoding Unit (vTU) application which brings several functionalities to the edge of networks, improving upload perform
  
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• TEOCO joins Ciena’s Blue Orbit initiative to accelerate SDN and NFV deployments

  22-02-2017 10:00
  
  FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 22 February 2017 – TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, today announced that it has joined Ciena’s Blue Orbit SDN and NFV Ecosystem. As a member, TEOCO will collaborate with Ciena and other Blue Orbit members dedicated to testing, demonstrating and delivering real-world, multi-vendor SDN and NFV solutions. TEOCO’s Service Assurance platform,
  
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• Anam Technologies selected by Deutsche Telekom as A2P SMS filtering partner

  22-02-2017 10:00
  
  The solution is already live in several Deutsche Telekom customer networks, serving 16 million subscribers, mainly across Europe.DUBLIN, BONN - February 22, 2017. Anam Technologies is delighted to announce their partnership with Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) to provide comprehensive managed A2P SMS filtering services to the international mobile operator customers of ICSS. The joint initiative will deliver services that protect mobile networks from SMS abuse
  
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• Telkom SA could be back in running for Cell C

  22-02-2017 01:00
  Telkom SA may have rekindled its interest in acquiring rival South African operator Cell C, and is reportedly mulling a $1 billion bid for the company.According to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg on Tuesday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telefonica picks Sigfox for global IoT rollout

  22-02-2017 01:00
  Telefonica on Wednesday picked Sigfox to support its global IoT deployment.Under the agreement, Sigfox's proprietary low power, wide area (LPWA) networks, and its cloud platform, will be integrated with Telefonica's managed connectivity platform…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• NZ court orders delay to Vodafone/Sky merger

  22-02-2017 01:00
  New Zealand's High Court on Wednesday ordered a brief delay to Vodafone's merger with Sky Network Television in the event that the Commerce Commission approves the deal.The decision is a victory for incumbent Spark and altnet 2degrees, which petitioned the court for the delay on Monday.In its decision document, the court agreed with Spark's assertion that if the Commerce Commission approves the deal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BDUK chief to step down at end of April

  22-02-2017 01:00
  Chris Townsend, the chief executive of Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) – the government body in charge of spending public money on network infrastructure – will step down at the end of April, it emerged on Wednesday.A spokesman for the Departure of Culture…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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