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• Verizon introduces new plan options and adds more value to prepaid offerings

  16-02-2018 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YORK- Verizon customers choose Prepaid to enjoy hassle-free streaming on the best network without an annual contract or credit check. We've made it even better by making it easier to manage your account rightfrom your phone and implementingnew family pricing with great discounts on multiple lines.Click here for more.
  
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• 2018's best resolution: Netflix on 100% Fiber-optic Verizon Fios

  16-02-2018 15:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Fios Internet/TV customers with Multi-Room DVR Enhanced or Premium service can now stream Netflix originals like Stranger Things 2 along with hundreds of popular movies and acclaimed TV shows directly from their Fios Interactive Media Guide as subscription access to Netflix is now available on Fios TV channel 838*. Click here for more.
  
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• Deutsche Telekom is living on the edge

  16-02-2018 14:03
  The Living Edge Lab testbed, conducted by DT, Crown Castle and Altiostar, claims to be pushing the edge computing envelope.
  As we get closer to 5G actually being a thing, as opposed to a flood of PowerPoint presentations and hastily arranged partnerships, the emphasis is on ‘real world’ testing, as evidenced by Huawei’s efforts in Canada. This initiative took the form of ‘an ultra-low latency mobile testbed to three sites centered on Carnegie Mellon University in the US&r
  
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• Russian censorship story highlights Facebook’s dilemma

  16-02-2018 13:13
  Widespread reports that Facebook-owned Instagram has blocked posts from a political opponent of the government have brought the social media censorship issue to the fore once more.
  The BBC is among the media to report on the matter, stating that Russia’s internet censor has demanded that social media companies restrict access to posts connected to corruption claims made by Alexey Navalny. Apparently YouTube received a similar request but has yet to act on it.
  Navalny seems to be a fairly a
  
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• Huawei claims first North American live FWA trial with Telus

  16-02-2018 12:08
  Barred from the US, Chinese networking giant Huawei pointedly went north of the border to show everyone how it thinks fixed wireless access should be done.
  Huawei is trying to coin the term ‘Wireless to the Home’ to describe its FWA, although its chosen abbreviation of WTTx seems deliberately designed to keep its options open. Either way FWA is generally expected to be one of the first commercial manifestations of 5G and Huawei isn’t about to let Ericsson and Nokia have things
  
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• Satellite Backhaul: Future-Proofing the Customer Experience

  16-02-2018 11:12
  With data demand increasing dramatically through the rise in popularity of connected devices, global mobile revenues are predicted to reach $1,200 trillion by 2020. Mobile network operators will gain a competitive advantage through a strategic focus on Quality of Service (QoS) and by extending reach, especially in rural and remote areas.
  This paper covers the key challenges faced by MNOs in achieving this competitive advantage and proposes satellite backhaul as the solution to offer improved cov
  
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• UK is promised a full-fibre broadband diet

  16-02-2018 06:00
  How realistic are the promises that millions of homes will have access to ultrafast services?
  
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• Virgin Media to boost download speeds to 350Mbps

  16-02-2018 01:00
  Virgin Media is set to boost the speed of its fastest networks to 350Mbps from Spring 2018, according to a company release."Our top speed has increased 15 x over the past decade &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Twenty thousand leagues under the sea

  16-02-2018 01:00
  This week was a big one for the subsea cable industry, as the long awaited South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) landed in the city of Fotaleza, Brazil. Construction of the system began in Luganda, Angola, back in December 2017. The four, 100Gbps fibre pair cable system will provide 40Tbps in much needed, trans-Atlantic capacity. In the run up to the Submarine Networks Europe event in London next week, this week's Friday review will look back at the key events from the subsea sector over
  
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• Nokia deploys G.fast solutions to boost broadband speeds in Luxembourg

  16-02-2018 01:00
  Nokia is to boost internet speeds for residents in Luxembourg by deploying G.fast technology to increase speeds on the country's existing copper infrastructure. An estimated 60% of people in Luxembourg already have access to full fibre networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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