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• Huawei goes all-in on AI with Mate 10 smartphones

  16-10-2017 18:14
  Having set the scene with the unveiling of its Neural Processing Unit a few weeks ago, Huawei has focused on the AI capabilities it apparently gives its new phones.
  Those phones are the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, which we might previously have called phablets due to their 6-inch screen size. Huawei’s latest devices have all the bells and whistles you would expect from a flagship smartphone, but the Chinese giant seems to think it has found a rare point of differentiation with the chip.
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• Independent study: Humans vs. machines

  16-10-2017 14:59
  How to stop your chatbot from lagging behind
  Amdocs commissioned Forrester consulting to conduct a comprehensive global survey to assess how well service providers  are meeting customer expectations from virtual agents, i.e. chatbots.
  Are CSPs investing in the right areas?
  This survey, which polled thousands of consumers worldwide, as well as c-level executives from dozens of tier-1 service providers, uncovers that there is an enormous gap between the kind of service consumers expect from v
  
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• Qualcomm wants to ban iPhones in China

  16-10-2017 14:50
  A report, subsequently confirmed by both companies, states that Qualcomm is seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of Apple’s smartphones in China.
  The story was broken by Bloomberg, which said that Qualcomm had filed law suits at a Beijing intellectual property court, claiming patent infringement and seeking injunctive relief – i.e. a ban on commercial activity. A Qualcomm spokesperson offered a generic confirmation of the action while an Apple spokesperson gave a generic statement
  
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• Are you prepared for the revolution in consumer entertainment?

  16-10-2017 14:45
  There’s a seismic shift taking place in entertainment – and its effect on digital service providers is profound. On-demand media consumption will change every facet of your service offering – and sooner than you think.
  Leading service providers are already adopting new strategies to capitalize on the on-demand revolution. Download the new S&P analyst report: On-Demand – Video’s Present and Future. Please fill in the short form below to receive a copy of this whi
  
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• From Strowger’s Switch to NFV and 5G: Automating the Network

  16-10-2017 14:18
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece James Crawshaw, senior analyst with industry research firm Heavy Reading, presents his thoughts on the opportunities for automation in the telecom industry.
  For me, the three key themes coming from this year’s SDN NFV World congress (9-13 October, The Hague) were automation, automation and automation. The basic concept of automation – the replacement
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Game of phones

  16-10-2017 14:07
  Now with added video! 
  
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• FDD Massive MIMO Leading 4G Innovation

  16-10-2017 13:34
  With the development of technology, a lot of services can be applied in smart phones, which brings us more colorful life. Especially, several 5G original services such as eMBB, which would require huge network capacity. High quality video (big video) will be realized soon, the exploration of mobile broadband access capacity significantly stimulates the demand for mobile Internet and boosts the growth in mobile data services, which in turn increases the demand for mobile network capacity.
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• Huawei NE9000 Router has been Deployed Successfully in HKBN’s Backbone Network to Support HKBN’s High Growth Strategy

  16-10-2017 13:30
  [Hong Kong, China, Oct 11, 2017] Huawei announced today that its NE9000 (NetEngine 9000) core router has been deployed by Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (“HKBN”), to support HKBN’s rapidly growing residential telecom business. With a capacity estimated at 6 times that of HKBN’s previous network equipment, NE9000 promises to meet HKBN’s business development needs for the next 5 to 10 years. Huawei will help HKBN to deliver reliable ultra-high speed network conne
  
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• UK government bangs on about 5G once more

  16-10-2017 13:19
  It’s been 8 months since the UK last said it was really into 5G so the time has apparently come to make another such gesture.
  This time the big initiative comes from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and takes the form of a nationwide competition to find test locations for 5G with a few million pounds of public cash as the incentive to take part.
  “To stay competitive we must be at the cutting edge of new technology and we are determined to be one of the first cou
  
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• O'Byrne: NG-PON2 can be the key for long-term success

  16-10-2017 13:00
  Operators hail next-generation technologies ahead of the Forum’s Access SummitBerlin, Germany, and Las Vegas, U.S. – October 16, 2017: Next-generation fiber technologies such as NG-PON2 represent a paradigm shift in the access space and a more certain path towards long-term success, according to Vincent O’Byrne, Director of Technology at Verizon. This viewpoint is among others that will be explored by the Broadband Forum’s Access Summit, which features operators and manuf
  
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• Young people are obsessed with the mobile internet, who knew?

  16-10-2017 12:17
  New global research by networking vendor CommScope reveals users aged 13-22 are umbilically dependent on their smartphones.
  This age range is being referred to as Generation Z and CommScope spoke to 4,000 of them in eight major cities around the world. The top-line findings are that they check their phones constantly, share stuff feely online – none of which they expect to remain private – and their most popular career aspiration is to be a famous YouTuber.
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• UK businesses accelerate cloud adoption as new study shows nearly half of IT infrastructure moving to the cloud

  16-10-2017 10:00
  UK businesses seek agility, flexibility and speed but remain cautious about the cost of refactoring and migrationLondon, UK, 16 October 2017 – As organisations embrace digital transformation, the cloud is increasingly seen as the best platform for providing scalable infrastructure to achieve growth. A survey of 120 UK IT decision-makers by Interoute, the global cloud and network provider, has revealed that businesses plan to move on average nearly half (46%) of their infrastructure to the.
  
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• UK govt pledges £25m for 5G trials

  16-10-2017 02:00
  The U.K. government on Monday announced that it would make available £25 million (€28 million) in funding for 5G trials with a view to exploring potential 5G business models, services and applications.Minister for Digital Matt Hancock announced that the funding would be allocated via &pound…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Tata, Bharti exploring TV merger

  16-10-2017 02:00
  Tata Group and Bharti Enterprises are working on a potential merger of their television operations, it emerged on Monday.Fresh from announcing that Bharti will acquire Tata's consumer mobile operations and integrate them with its own…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint, T-Mo gearing up for regulatory battle

  16-10-2017 02:00
  Sprint and T-Mobile US appear to be gearing up to do battle with regulators once their much-talked-about merger is announced.The two U.S. telcos will present a merger agreement without immediate plans for asset sales, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bharti, Millicom close Ghana deal, name new CEO

  16-10-2017 02:00
  Bharti Airtel and Millicom International Cellular have announced the closure of the deal that will see them merge their operations in Ghana into a 50:50 joint venture.Millicom made a short statement on the matter late last week and the pair together issued a more comprehensive announcement on Monday in which they disclosed additional details on the tie…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• ARRIS Brings Actionable Analytics to Service Providers with ARRIS Wireless Intelligence

  16-10-2017 00:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUWANEE, Ga. , Oct.andnbsp;ARRIS International plcandnbsp;(NASDAQ:ARRS) today announcedandnbsp;ARRIS Wireless Intelligence, an analytics and reporting tool that offers service providers comprehensive and real-time insights into their solutions for public Wi-Fi and expansion of Wi-Fi into new vertical markets. Click here for more.
  
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