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• Ericsson, Qualcomm and MTN say Cat-M1 is the dog’s

  04-09-2017 18:25
  Ericsson and Qualcomm have successfully paired up with MTN South Africa, to complete a lab trial for a Cat-M1 solution focused on MTN’s IoT ambitions.
  The trio, claim the trial was a success and the first Cat-M1 test implementation to take place on the continent. The trials will continue in the operators Test Bed lab, as the team look for opportunities to reduce complexity, lower power consumption, expand coverage, and increase device density.
  But why you ask? Good question, and luckily en
  
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• EE unveils Cat 7 LTE router for people with rubbish broadband

  04-09-2017 17:51
  UK operator EE has launched a souped-up mifi device called the 4GEE Home Router that’s aimed at people whose broadband sucks.
  It will presumably be able to target the marketing for this device very accurately by simply asking parent company BT to reveal where’s it’s most rubbish and helicoptering crack salespeople in to every neglected hamlet. Having said that, since the remotest areas are often where the mobile coverage also leaves a lot to be desired, such commercial opportun
  
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• Boresome bureaucrats make power play over frightening foreigners

  04-09-2017 17:20
  We all knew Canadians were afraid of the dark and that Scots are not always fond of vegetables, but who knew the European Commissioners were wary of foreigners?
  In her latest speech, the European Commission’s chief Gaggler for competition Margrethe Vestager, has seemingly set the tone; foreign money isn’t as good as the Euro. The latest move is a bit of a power play, with the Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) seeking more influence over M&A activity.
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• SK Telekom and Nokia get latency down a bit more

  04-09-2017 13:57
  SK Telekom and Nokia have claimed to have reduced latency between the handset and base station to 2 milliseconds (ms) over its LTE network.
  After a successful demonstration, the pair has declared a round-trip latency of 2ms was achieved, though specifics on how far the signal had to travel have been left out. While the general public might not be wowed by the progress made, it is another incremental step towards 5G, which the International Telecommunication Union has previously stated needs to b
  
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• The telcos fight back – transforming business in the face of distributed user revenues

  04-09-2017 13:41
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Avi Kulshrestha, Industry Head – Communications Media, Entertainment & Global OEM Business at Infosys, looks at some of the ways telcos are fighting back against ever-growing commercial pressures.
  The global telco marketplace faces competitive and revenue pressures from almost every conceivable direction. The rise of over the top (OTT) services has und
  
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• Huawei claims AI breakthrough, but will anyone care?

  04-09-2017 13:24
  Huawei’s IFA keynote session was one perhaps many in the industry weren’t expecting, it actually said something interesting.
  Most tradeshow presentations of this nature do not offer any revolutionary insight into the company or the future. They are traditionally full of clichés, PR soundbites and bold statements used to appease investors. But on the weekend, Huawei announced the launch of the Kirin 970 SoC, what it claims contains the first-ever Neural Processing Unit (NPU) fo
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Back in business

  04-09-2017 13:08
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• Cambium Networks targets France and Morocco with 'Connecting the Unconnected' Strategy

  04-09-2017 13:02
  New Regional Sales Director Fabien Garcia will lead expansion of the initiative Paris, FRANCE, 4 September 2017 - Cambium Networks, the leading provider of wireless broadband networking solutions, today announced it has appointed a new Regional Sales Director for France and Morocco as it looks to further expand its Connecting the Unconnected strategy. Fabien Garcia brings more than 15 years of experience in the wireless, telephony, and security industries to Cambium Networks, as well as...Source
  
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• Amazon spends 193x more on R&D than Deutsche Telekom

  04-09-2017 12:41
  Everyone is innovative if you believe what they say, but few companies could even dream of playing the same R&D game as the worlds’ tech big boys.
  Although it would be considered a relatively simplistic method of judging future success of a business, the money being spent on research and development is a good indication. This is of course no guarantee of success, but it at least provides some guidance. Data from Factset has revealed the biggest R&D spenders in the US are the tech c
  
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• UK government finally gets the ball rolling on £200 million fibre scheme

  04-09-2017 11:55
  A mere six months after the UK government announced a £200 million fibre roll-out initiative, one 20th of the budget is being spent.
  In the customary way the announcement is heavy on utopian hyperbole and self-congratulation but light on substance. This first stage of the project announced in the spring budget will consist of chucking £10 million at six pilot schemes.
  They are expected to ‘test innovative ways of connecting offices and public sector buildings with the next gene
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase new solutions at DSEI 2017

  04-09-2017 11:00
  New GPS-over-Fiber applications and SENCITY Shield among technologies on showLeading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, will showcase its innovative solutions with military applications at DSEI 2017 – the world leading Defence and Security Event.Among these technologies will be HUBER+SUHNER’s Direct GPS-over-Fiber solution, which perfectly addresses the power supply challenges within a GPS system by making use o
  
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• Communic Indonesia to host new hub for booming startup scene

  04-09-2017 09:09
  JAKARTA, Indonesia: Innovative new companies from South East Asia’s thriving startup scene will be given a chance to showcase their latest disruptive technologies after Communic Indonesia announced the launch of a dedicated Startup Hotspot at this year’s event.The announcement comes following the launch of the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Informatics’ 1,000 Startup Movement, which aims to create 1,000 high-quality digital startups in the country by 2020. The new hu
  
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• UK govt takes first full fibre step

  04-09-2017 02:00
  The U.K. government on Sunday named the first regions that will benefit from funding it allocated to fibre rollout earlier this year, but the announcement marks a very small step, accounting for just 5% of the available funding.The state will spend £10 million on six pilot projects to deploy fibre…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telecom Argentina shareholders OK Cablevision deal

  04-09-2017 02:00
  Telecom Argentina's shareholders have approved the company's merger with broadband and cable TV provider Cablevision.At a shareholder meeting on 31 August…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EU following Vivendi/TIM situation 'very closely' – Vestager

  04-09-2017 02:00
  European antitrust authorities are watching Vivendi's actions at TIM with a view to safeguarding competition in the Italian telecoms market, it emerged at the weekend."Naturally we are following the situation very closely," Italian news agency ANSA quoted European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager as saying on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Cellnex boosts Dutch footprint with Alticom buy

  04-09-2017 02:00
  Cellnex Telecom on Monday announced that it has closed the acquisition of Alticom, boosting its presence in the telecoms infrastructure market in the Netherlands.The €133 million deal gives Spain's Cellnex 30 towers and long-range sites in the Netherlands…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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