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• Oracle taps into AI buzz to calm security fears

  05-06-2017 18:28
  
  Oracle has announced a number of updates to its security portfolio focusing on leveraging the buzz surrounding machine learning, artificial intelligence and contextual awareness technologies.
  The focus of the attention is around Oracle’s Identity Cloud Service, as well as its CASB Cloud Service which will help support its SaaS solutions with automated threat detection. The whole concept is perfectly in line with other developments in the security segment, albeit a bit later to the party, u
  
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• Ericsson is losing the R&D game and that needs to change

  05-06-2017 17:31
  
  Huawei is proving why its number one in the infrastructure world: a relentless pursuit of innovation which is making Nokia and Ericsson look positively pedestrian.
  The statistics, which you can have a look at if you scroll down, tell a story thatwill surprise few. R&D is certainly a focus for all three of the network infrastructure vendors, and Huawei is leading the charge. It brings in the most amount of revenue, therefore this should be unsurprising, but a continued focus on innovation is
  
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• Prysmian Group Presents at Offshore Wind Energy 2017

  05-06-2017 16:14
  
  Group strengthens its offering with enhanced strategies and investments to support the Offshore Wind sectorTurnkey cable solutions, Project engineering, State-of-the-art cable technologies and monitoring & maintenance services all on displayMilan, 05 June 2017 – Prysmian Group, world leader in energy and telecom cable systems will present its products and services portfolio underpinning its new enhanced strategy expanding its presence and offering in the offshore wind sector on the occ
  
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• AT&T boosts in-house virtualization competence with Vyatta acquisition

  05-06-2017 14:00
  
  Giant US operator AT&T has continued its quest for self-reliance in the virtualization era with the acquisition of Vyatta Software from Brocade.
  The two things AT&T seems to covet most within Vyatta are its SD-WAN and white box capabilities, with both being components SDN. It will also acquire the Vyatta network operating system, which includes some existing virtualized network functions and, it seems, some tools to help make new ones.
  This acquisition is symptomatic of AT&T’s
  
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• Korean operators jostle for position in the 5G era

  05-06-2017 13:27
  
  It’s been a busy week as SK Telecom has claimed to have commercialized five-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and 4X4 MIMO, while Vodafone and LG UPlus have announced a collaboration.
  Starting with SK Telecom has made another incremental step towards LTE-A Pro, the last stage of LTE evolution. The company’s five-band CA LTE-A Pro service supports up to 700Mbps data rates, covering 53 cities in Korea. The team has also launched a 900 Mbps LTE-A Pro service by combining three-band/ four-ba
  
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• ZTE and Telenet partner on IoT and 5G

  05-06-2017 13:00
  
  ZTE has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement focusing on 5G and IoT with Telenet.
  The collaboration will explore various options for IoT services and high capacity solutions using Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and LTE broadcast solutions, as well as various option on the road to 5G.
  “We are happy to be engaged for a couple of months with ZTE,” said Telenet Chief Technology Officer Micha Berger. “We are convinced this partnership will allow
  
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• Vodafone says no to NB-IoT vendor lock-in

  05-06-2017 12:59
  
  If any of the infrastructure giants thought NB-IoT might be fertile ground for a cheeky bit of vendor lock-in, Vodafone has pre-empted that with a fresh statement of independence.
  Almost every vendor on the planet will preach the democratic and glorious benefits of a multi-vendor environment, but deep-down they will hate it. It eats away at profits, reduces the predictability of revenues and erodes guaranteed service profits. For operators it is fantastic, they are in control and have the upper-
  
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• MDS Launches VNOnDemand Solution

  05-06-2017 10:47
  
  As-a-service solution enables MVNOs to deliver a digital OnDemand customer experience Warrington, UK | 5 June 2017: MDS has today launched a completely new proposition, VNOnDemand, dedicated to the virtual network operator (VNO) market.In order to succeed in a crowded and competitive marketplace, MVNOs need to deliver an ‘OnDemand’ experience, to provide the digital experience today’s consumer expects. This must be real-time, 24/7, app-based and offer flexible payment options t
  
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• Vodafone hails successful NB-IoT interoperability tests

  05-06-2017 02:00
  Vodafone on Monday said it has successfully carried out NB-IoT interoperability tests, paving the way for the global rollout of NB-IoT services.The U.K.-based telco said it has tested modules made by Neul and Qualcomm with network equipment from Ericsson…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• RCom lenders give it until December to pay down debt

  05-06-2017 02:00
  Reliance Communications (RCom) late last week revealed that its lenders have agreed to give it until December to meet its debt repayment obligations.The deal eases the pressure on the Indian operator, which is struggling to fight a fierce price war sparked by disruptive newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MVNOs need more wiggle room

  05-06-2017 02:00
  MVNOs must shift from simply offering low prices to providing a more innovative customer experience if they are to survive in what is an intensely-competitive market.That is the message from Andy Peers, vice president of service innovation at real-time billing specialist MDS. On Monday, the company launched a new managed service, called VNOnDemand…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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