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• UK Government’s mass surveillance deemed unlawful by courts

  30-01-2018 18:44
  The UK Government’s mass surveillance and data collection activities has been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal after the laws were challenged by Labour MP Tom Watson and human rights group Liberty.
  The law which was challenged by Watson, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) has now expired, though the government largely replicated and expanded these same powers in the Investigatory Powers Act, more commonly known as the Snoopers Charter. This controversial law came
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to unveil high-speed extension to its Test + Measurement portfolio at DesignCon 2018

  30-01-2018 17:00
  The MXPM70 is the latest addition to its industry-leading multicoax system solutionHerisau, 30 January 2018 – HUBER+SUHNER, leading manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity products, is set to present its latest solutions for digital system testing at this year’s DesignCon exhibition in Santa Clara.This year, HUBER+SUHNER’s offering will focus on its range of electrical solutions and assemblies developed and enhanced for high speed digital
  
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• Calix and Verizon Achieve Major Industry Milestone with the First Large-scale Deployments of AXOS and NG-PON2

  30-01-2018 14:25
  Verizon partners with Calix to launch the next phase of its Intelligent Edge Network strategy to realize radical reductions in operational costs and improvements in the speed of new service deliveryPETALUMA, CA – January 30, 2018 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), today announced that Verizon has selected the AXOS E9-2 Intelligent Edge System to begin large-scale NG-PON2 deployments in the first quarter of 2018. These deployments will include the AXOS RPm (Routing Protocol module for...Sour
  
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• Mycom OSI makes telco cloud move with Red Hat collaboration

  30-01-2018 14:18
  Network assurance vendor Mycom OSI has moved to improve its cloud credentials through a partnership with Red Hat.
  The specific point of the partnership is to offer automated assurance across hybrid NFV networks. In the virtualized telco utopia most of the functions will exist in a massive, fluid cloud but, as we are continually reminded, the road to the promised land is a convoluted one. One of the many complexities to be contended with is how you monitor, maintain and optimize all this.
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• White House distances itself from US nationalised 5G idea

  30-01-2018 14:13
  Following rumours the US Government was going to nationalise a 5G network, White House officials and the FCC have hit back rubbishing the claims.
  Several White House officials have confirmed to various news outlets the proposal was nothing more than blue-sky thinking from a staff member at the National Security Council, and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Alongside this denial from the Trump administration, the FCC has also been relatively vocal in opposition.
  “I oppose any proposa
  
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• We think we know where Vodafone’s next ‘gigabit city’ is going to be

  30-01-2018 13:04
  A couple of weeks ago Vodafone and CityFibre announced Milton Keynes was going to be first recipient of gigabit-capable full-fibre broadband, and we think we know where they are going next.
  The Vodafone/CityFibre partnership was announced back in November as an alternative to the status quo. Broadband deals are usually either from a provider which uses the Openreach infrastructure or Virgin Media, and this tie-up is supposed to offer a fibre alternative. In Milton Keynes, Vodafone has promised f
  
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• Openet reckons Globe Telecom deal win vindicates its ‘agile’ philosophy

  30-01-2018 12:59
  Irish BSS vendor Openet has persuaded Philippines operator Globe Telecom to use its Digital Business Platform for its data services.
  With much of the pre-5G talk focusing boosting the capacity and agility of the network, often overlooked is the question of what’s in it for operators and their customers. There are approximately zero mobile subscribers currently complaining that networks aren’t agile enough and Openet CEO Niall Norton has, for a while, been telling anyone who’ll
  
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• UK Government shows some teeth on cyber security defences

  30-01-2018 12:37
  The UK Government has finally had enough of the data breaches which have been popping up over the last 18 months, threatening businesses with a fine up to £17 million if defensive standards are not met.
  New sector-specific regulators will be set up to assess the individual needs of those sectors which are deemed critical to the UK, such as energy, transport or healthcare. The National Cyber Security Centre will publish new guidelines today (January 30) which will roughly outline the rules
  
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• SSE Enterprise Telecoms appoints three new directors to join its leadership team to fulfil ambitious growth plan

  30-01-2018 12:00
  Industry experts Ian Taylor, Pinder Kang and John Chester bring almost 60 years of collective experience to leading connectivity providerLONDON, UK – 30 January 2018 – SSE Enterprise Telecoms – one of the UK’s leading connectivity suppliers, and part of SSE plc – today announces three key additions to its Business Development and Commercial divisions as part of the company’s bid to double its size in the next five years.The announcement sees Ian Taylor join...
  
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• MYCOM OSI Collaborates with Red Hat for Telco Cloud Assurance

  30-01-2018 11:06
  Solution offers Automated Assurance across hybrid NFV networksLONDON, UK – 30th January 2018 – MYCOM OSI, the leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest communications service providers (CSPs), today announced a collaboration with Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, to assure and manage telco clouds.A highly scalable, reliable and agile telco cloud – in which telecom NFV and SDN architec
  
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• Globe Telecom partners with Openet for rapid digital service launch, monetization and customer engagement

  30-01-2018 09:00
  Openet’s Digital Business Platform to Enable Fast Time to Value and Improved Customer Engagement for Globe’s Mobile and Fixed CustomersDUBLIN, Ireland – 30th January, 2018 - Openet today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Globe Telecom to provide its Digital Business Platform to the Philippines-based operator. Globe has chosen Openet’s Digital Business Platform to provide monetization and customer engagement for all data services. Openet’s Digital
  
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• Verizon and Calix take steps towards NG-PON2 in Q1 2018

  30-01-2018 01:00
  Verizon has taken steps towards the large scale deployment of its NG-PON2 system in the first quarter of 2018. Verizon has selected Calix's AXOS E9-2 Intelligent Edge System to underpin the project.The deployment includes the AXOS RPm (Routing Protocol module for Layer 3) and the AXOS SMm (Subscriber Management module for disaggregated Broadband Network Gateway)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• VEON: Telcos must evolve or die as customers demand simplicity

  30-01-2018 01:00
  Telcos and network operators need to simplify their tariffs and sharpen their focus on customer satisfaction if they are to remain profitable in increasingly difficult market conditions, according to VEON 's executive vice president for digital content, Nicholas Wodtke.
  "I think you are going to see simplification of tariffs across the mobile sector…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• T-Mobile to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2021

  30-01-2018 01:00
   T-Mobile has announced that it intends to switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2021. The company also unveiled a second wind farm project, to help it achieve its pledge.“It’s the way to do the right thing by our customers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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