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• Purple Free threatens telcos’ opportunity to monetize wifi user data

  04-04-2017 17:10
  
  Public wifi provider Purple has declared war on BT and other telcos providing wifi hotspots, launching its own solution for businesses and venues free-of-charge.
  The Purple business model does not compete directly with the telcos, though it certainly will create a problem for those looking to commercialise data with advertisers and third party organizations. Put in the most simple terms, Purple provide free wifi solutions to venues or businesses, but then offer data analytics and customer insigh
  
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• OPNFV Danube release aims to cure the upstream blues

  04-04-2017 16:48
  
  The Open Platform for NFV project has unveiled its fourth release, named Danube, that aims to work better with other open source projects and improve NFV testing.
  Releases such as these are not for the faint-hearted, aiming as the do to address the almost infinitely complex software challenges and interdependencies required to virtualize network functions. The headline ingredients of this one include a dollop of improved testing at dash of functional support for MANO, and a sprinkling of DevOps
  
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• SCWS Series showcases cutting-edge features for 2017

  04-04-2017 15:00
  
  New focus day and co-location with LPWA World to make flagship event bigger than ever beforeLondon, UK. 4 April 2017 – Whilst technology advances and new products emerge in the small cells, Wi-Fi and DAS markets, the SCWS Series (formerly Small Cells and Carrier Wi-Fi World Series), organised by Avren Events, has announced the exciting introduction of new features to its annual congregation, including a Proof of Concept Zone and a Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)...Source: RealWire
  
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• Ericsson takes small steps towards 5G in Sweden and Indonesia

  04-04-2017 13:36
  
  Ericsson has taken further small steps towards the promised land of 5G with a couple of successful tests in Sweden and Indonesia.
  On Telia’s network in Sweden, the pair demonstrated speeds of 757Mbit/s on 4G networks, which Ericsson claims is proof of 5G readiness in the country. The speeds were achieved with 4G spectrum within 5% of the theoretical top speed achievable with 50 MHz – 800 Mbps.
  “By simultaneously transferring parallel data streams over the radio access tech
  
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• 70% of jobs in developing markets under threat from AI – report

  04-04-2017 12:25
  
  A new report from the International Bar Association has outlined the risks and rewards of artificial intelligence, which while bordering on scaremongering also makes some good points.
  The report highlights there is likely to be a widening gap between the worlds’ richest and poorest nations. Countries like China or Thailand have grown through the last few years partly due to the difference in labour costs. Primary (mining for example) and secondary (manufacturing) industries have been
  
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• Google tries to bring peace to the Android galaxy

  04-04-2017 11:51
  
  The owner of Android has created a patent-pooling scheme with the stated aim of ending patent litigation between Android OEMs.
  To encapsulate that aim Google has named the group Pax – Latin for peace – and has recruited Samsung, LG, HTC, Foxconn, Coolpad, BQ, HMD, and Allview to the cause. Those members collectively own 230,000 patents and that suggests an possible underlying motive behind the move – to protect members from external patent litigation threats.
  “Under Pax,
  
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• AOL + Yahoo = Oath. Seriously

  04-04-2017 11:26
  
  Verizon has taken a step away from the Yahoo security saga of the last year, after renaming its newly formed AOL-Yahoo media business Oath.
  We’re not 100% sure where to start with this one… however we are sure the marketing execs at Verizon sweated for days and weeks over this decision, and the ambition is to probably inspire an image of loyalty, trust and servitude, but we just think it sounds naff.
  Announcing the rebrand via twitter, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong also included a new hasht
  
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• Verizon names combined AOL/Yahoo unit Oath, causes widespread smirking

  04-04-2017 02:00
  Tim Armstrong, CEO of Verizon's AOL unit, used Twitter late on Monday to unveil 'Oath', the new corporate identity for the U.S. telco's merged AOL and Yahoo businesses.It is fair to say the reaction was mixed…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telcos talk 'forced migration' to drive Gigabit broadband uptake

  04-04-2017 02:00
  Ambitious broadband coverage targets at both a national and European level means that telcos are under increasing pressure to make the economic case for rural Gigabit networks add up.These sweeping coverage targets increasingly emphasise the importance of so-called 'full fibre' networks, despite evidence that there is no one-size-fits-all technology or deployment model.
  The European Commission has set a target of providing 1-Gbps broadband to schools, hospitals and large businesses, and a minim
  
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• Iliad targets 25% of Italian mobile market

  04-04-2017 02:00
  Iliad is drawing up an aggressive pricing strategy with a view to accumulating a 25% share of the Italian mobile market.That's according to sources cited by Reuters on Tuesday, who said the telco plans to launch simple…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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