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• France takes tentative steps towards 5G

  17-01-2018 17:48
  The first standards are out and the 5G frenzy is beginning, but France isn’t getting caught up in the euphoria, as Arcep makes slow and steady steps towards the next generation of mobile.
  Arcep, the French telco regulator, has announced it will release temporary frequency authorisations to develop 5G pilots in the 3400 – 3800 MHz and the 26 GHz band. In this sense, the French are very much falling in line with the rest of the continent, as the two bands are proving to be a popular 5G
  
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• Ofcom wants to do 5G auction as soon as Three is done moaning

  17-01-2018 17:38
  UK telecoms regulator wants to get on with auctioning 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands and blames operator Three for holding things up.
  Last December the high court ruled that all the objections brought by Three and EE/BT last year were rubbish and told everyone to get back in their box. EE took the defeat graciously but Three still had a face on it and vowed to fight to the death. By seeking permission to challenge the ruling in the appeal court.
  Even the apparently ‘expedited’ legal envir
  
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• The net neutrality backlash officially begins

  17-01-2018 17:34
  The net neutrality retaliation has begun and it is pretty much as we expected; lawsuits, posturing and more lawsuits.
  Starting with the first batch of lawsuits, a horde of Attorney Generals from 21 states throughout the US, as well as the District of Columbia’s Attorney General, have signed a petition for review formally kick-starting the process of taking the FCC to court. New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is leading the coalition, which features the following:
  New York,
  
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• Indian WhatsApp rival Hike sends new message in bid for users

  17-01-2018 15:20
  Challenger start-up hopes new offer will help it claw into huge lead of US group
  
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• Kaspersky Labs blames the Italians for Android spying app

  17-01-2018 13:06
  The research team over at Kaspersky Labs has unveiled Skygofree to the world, an app which it has described as one of the most powerful spyware tools it has encountered to date.
  The latest version of the app has 48 different commands, some of which Kaspersky Labs said it has never seen in the wild before. Although it has not named and shamed, Kaspersky Labs believes the app is a product developed by an Italian IT company which will market itself with various surveillance wares. Skygofree is capa
  
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• Ericsson Dots down for some 5G noise

  17-01-2018 12:02
  If we’re not complaining about poor signal in the middle of a farmers field, it’s the disastrous indoor coverage, but Ericsson is moving to soothe the masses.
  One of the problems is with modern buildings. Modern building materials can block outdoor radio signals, therefore indoor coverage problems cannot be addressed by increasing outdoor radio deployments. Ericsson’s solution is to bring additional products to the market, in this case it’s the 5G Radio Dot, a small
  
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• Nokia waves Telia win in Ericsson’s face

  17-01-2018 12:00
  Nokia thinks it’s important that everyone knows its cloud-native packet core solution has been chosen by Swedish operator group Telia Company.
  There is, of course, intense competition between Finnish Nokia and Swedish Ericsson, so securing the business of Telia must surely carry some extra weight for both of them. TeliaSonera is the clear leader in the Swedish market and Telia Finland is a solid second there, behind Elisa. It’s also a significant player in the Danish and Norwegian ma
  
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• Subcom wins contract on Google's new subsea cabling project

  17-01-2018 01:00
  Subcom has been awarded a contract for the highly anticipated Curie Submarine Cable System, according to a company announcement. The cable system will link Los Angeles in the US with Valparaiso in Chile and will also include a branching unit for links to Panama and Central America…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom readies itself for 5G auction, despite legal challenges

  17-01-2018 01:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced plans to press ahead with its 5G spectrum auction, despite a persisting legal challenge from Three.  "Ofcom believes it is in the public interest for the auction to take place as soon as possible in light of the significant and strong demand for access to the spectrum…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT launches UK's first guaranteed 100 Mbps service

  17-01-2018 01:00
  BT has become the first broadband retailer to offer a guaranteed speed of 100 Mbps to its customers, according to a company statement.BT will launch two superfast packages…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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