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• US intelligence chiefs continue to brief against Chinese companies

  14-02-2018 19:04
  The heads of six US intelligence agencies have reportedly told a Senate committee that even private citizens shouldn’t touch Chinese gear with a barge pole.
  All the usual suspects, including the CIA, FBI and NSA (how many security agencies does the US have?), turned up for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, according to a CNBC report. The hearing seems to have been convened to provide a general update on all the external threats the US should be worried about, such as Russian mucking
  
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• Sky the winner as BT trims Premier League ambitions

  14-02-2018 18:55
  Battle for TV rights falls flat as telecoms group cuts cost of its live football bill
  
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• Verizon Enterprise Solutions will create global blockchain platform services

  14-02-2018 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YORK - In the ever-evolving security landscape, large enterprises and government agencies are constantly seeking new ways to maintain the integrity of critical infrastructure, protect physical and digital supply chains, and safeguard customers' essential information systems. Understanding this, Verizon Enterprise Solutions later this year will launch a portfolio of blockchain platform services based on Guardtime's KSI Blockchain® capabilities. Consumed as a service, Verizon's enterp
  
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• Another step toward mobile 5G service: Verizon, Nokia and Qualcomm complete first call using 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio technology

  14-02-2018 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YORK - Verizon is the first network provider to conduct an over-the-air call on a 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio (NR) system using licensed spectrum. This successful test on Verizon's millimeter wave spectrum - using Nokia 5G network technology on a 5G NR prototype device provided by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated - was an important milestone on the road to preparing Verizon's network for widespread implementation of commercial 5G mobile services for consumer
  
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• Qualcomm claims world’s first 2 Gbps LTE modem

  14-02-2018 15:03
  Among the final flurry of announcements to come from Qualcomm’s big 5G day was, curiously enough, a new 4G modem.
  The Snapdragon X24 modem claims to be the first to offer 2 gigabits per second throughput, the first to be made on the 7nm manufacturing process (which enable it to do more with less silicon), and the first to support 7x carrier aggregation. The latter allows seven chunks of spectrum to be used in parallel to allow the aforementioned throughput awesomeness.
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• Italtel and Exprivia to present solutions for next-generation networks and innovative 5G-enabled services at MWC18

  14-02-2018 14:30
  New group will harness mutual competencies to support digital transformation in all economic sectors Milan, Italy, February 14, 2018 - Solutions for vertical 5G services - Industry 4.0, telemedicine, smart cities, media and entertainment - which leverage groundbreaking technologies such as the IoT and SDN/NFV will be exhibited at Mobile World Congress 2018, as Italtel and Exprivia empower telcos’ and enterprises’ digital evolution. Following the integration between Exprivia and Italt
  
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• Elisa is proud of its efficient SON

  14-02-2018 14:03
  Finnish operator Elisa is so happy with its self-organising network tech, developed with Red Hat, that it wants the whole world to know about it.
  Elisa is quite big on uncapped data tariffs and as a consequence experiences disproportionately high volumes of traffic over its network. This has led it to make a special effort to make its network more efficient, which is where SON comes in. Developed on Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform, Elisa SON claims to double the user data throughput
  
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• The great British spectrum tug of war is finally at an end

  14-02-2018 13:27
  The UK court of appeal has rejected Three’s last roll of the dice to opposed the impending 5G spectrum action, so it’s now free to proceed.
  Three has been moaning about how much mobile spectrum it doesn’t have for a year or two, and identified future auctions as an opportunity to redress the balance. But Three wanted the total ownership of UK mobile spectrum by one operator to be capped at 30% and Ofcom thought 37% was a sufficient cap, so Three took the whole thing to court in
  
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• Elisa launches innovative network management solution

  14-02-2018 01:00
  Finnish telco, Elisa, has launched its cloud-ready mobile network automation solution for telecommunication operators. Elisa SON, self-organising networks, was developed in collaboration with Red Hat. Elisa SON solution is designed to enable telecom operators to get the full potential of their network…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Court of appeal rejects Three's case for lower spectrum cap

  14-02-2018 01:00
  Ofcom is to proceed with its 5G spectrum auction, after the Court of Appeal rejected a suit brought by Three. Three argued against a 37% cap on the amount of spectrum that any operator can own. “The Court of Appeal has very firmly rejected Three&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Court of appeal rejects Three's case for lower spectrum

  14-02-2018 01:00
  Ofcom is to proceed with its 5G spectrum auction, after the Court of Appeal rejected a suit brought by Three. Three argued against a 37% cap on the amount of spectrum that any operator can own. “The Court of Appeal has very firmly rejected Three&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT ties up new Premier League deal

  14-02-2018 01:00
  BT has secured the rights to English Premier League matches for another 3 years, according to a company release.BT will pay £295 million per season from the 2019/20 onwards…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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