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• 5G takes center court

  21-02-2018 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last month, Verizon demonstrated how 5G technology - connecting a pair of first person goggles and helmet-mounted cameras - could give two NFL players the ability to run plays and catch footballs in a virtual reality environment. This month, we took the technology from the football field to the basketball court and put it in the hands of two of the NBA's best players. Click here for more.
  
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• Vodafone and Huawei nuance ‘world first’ claim once again

  21-02-2018 18:46
  The term ‘world first’ has been stretched pretty thin over the last couple of days and patience is bound to be pushed when we arrive at Mobile World Congress, but Vodafone and Huawei have teamed up to have a crack.
  In the test, a dual connectivity, starting on 4G and finishing on 5G, live data call was completed using a test device, which the pair claim is the first demonstration of all end-to-end 5G elements. A 5G NR end-to-end test network was built to undertake the trial and used
  
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• Orange reports first revenue growth in France for 9 years

  21-02-2018 18:02
  Telecoms group benefits from woes of local rivals after difficult year
  
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• Orange starts making money in France – who would have thought it?

  21-02-2018 17:12
  Orange has released its latest quarterly results and it actually made money in its domestic market for the first time since 2009.
  Across the business the numbers were pretty positive. Total revenues just went past €41 billion for the year, a 0.4% increase, while operating income stood at €4.9 billion. In the French market, revenues increased 0.6%, in Spain the numbers were up 7.1% and in the Africa & the Middle East regions revenues jumped 3%. Elsewhere, Poland numbers were up 1.1%
  
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• ZTE 5G E2E Solutions Tailored to Your Needs

  21-02-2018 16:52
  As 5G standards and field tests develop rapidly, 5G has undoubtedly become the hottest topic in the mobile communication industry. Compared with 4G, 5G not only increases access rates but also enables mobile communication to be more closely connected to vertical industries and human production and life. 5G will lay a solid foundation for the coming of the IoT digital society.
  In commercial 5G deployment, the completeness and maturity of 5G solutions that vendors offer will have a significant imp
  
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• MWC 2018: Italtel unveils updated 5G video application

  21-02-2018 14:00
  New features of vTU application, including Context- and Location-Aware mechanisms, support 5G networking speeds to enable HD video caching, real-time video streaming and Augmented RealityMilan, Italy, February 21, 2018 – Italtel – a leading telecommunications company in IT system integration, managed services and Internet of Things solutions – today revealed its latest 5G video application, delivering improved upload performances, reducing latency, and increasing the battery li
  
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• Vodafone and CityFibre make Aberdeen second UK gigabit city

  21-02-2018 13:27
  A couple of weeks back Vodafone announced it would be bringing full-fibre broadband to Milton Keynes as part of broad assault on the broadband scene and now the second gigabit city has been named – Aberdeen.
  The initiative with partner CityFibre promises to bring gigabit speed full-fibre broadband to 12 cities in the UK, and has the chance to make some waves in the sector. While the remaining 10 cities are yet to be named, a fair assumption would be areas where download speeds are currentl
  
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• Ericsson and the Middle East are leading the 5G race

  21-02-2018 12:39
  Network testing and measurement vendor Viavi has published a report on the state of global 5G trials to paint a picture of who and where is leading the charge.
  72 operators are currently having a look at 5G, which is three times more than a year ago, and 28 of those have got as far as field trials. Of those only two have launched pre-commercial 5G services and they’re both from the Middle East: Etisalat and Ooredoo. Among the vendors Ericsson has a clear lead in terms of the proportion of
  
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• Speeds aren’t getting faster, but 4G is coverage is expanding – OpenSignal

  21-02-2018 12:16
  OpenSignal’s most recent State of LTE report claims that while download speeds across the world have started to plateau there is promising work being done to improve coverage.
  While this will frustrate urbanites wanting their cat video fix, farmers wanting to surf for images of milk will be thrilled.
  The last couple of years have seen global 4G download speeds improve quite considerably, though some nations plodded along (the UK being one of those), but this trend has been slowing recently
  
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• Orange Egypt Deploys NFV-based Mobile Traffic Management from Openwave Mobility to Deliver Exceptional Subscriber Experience

  21-02-2018 12:05
  Orange Egypt can seamlessly manage high network traffic demands, growth in HD video and rising levels of encryptionREDWOOD CITY, CA – February 21, 2018 – Openwave Mobility, the market leader in mobile data traffic management solutions, announced today that Orange Egypt, has selected Openwave Mobility’s NFV-based Traffic Management solutions to deliver exceptional Quality of Experience (QoE), a crucial feature for today’s mobile subscribers. Openwave Mobility’s strat
  
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• Dallas, Atlanta and Waco win the AT&T 5G jackpot

  21-02-2018 10:33
  The cities of Dallas, Atlanta and Waco have been selected by AT&T as the first to receive mobile 5G services by the end of the year.
  The move comes after a promise from AT&T that it would deliver 5G to twelve cities across the US. At the time there was no indication what the cities would be (or any real details) and it did appear to be a bit of a panic move from the telco in reaction to 5G claims from competitors, all of which had already made commitments. The confirmation of these three
  
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• Virtuosys and Angel Trains Selected By UK Department for Transport to Demonstrate Edge Computing Solution for Smart Railways

  21-02-2018 10:00
  Companies named as winners of government funding under the ‘Accelerating Innovation in Rail’ programme for project to deliver mesh Wi-Fi, Passenger Content Network and Staff ApplicationsBath, UK – 21st February 2018 - Virtuosys, the company delivering business-ready solutions at the network edge, and Angel Trains, one of Britain's leading train leasing companies, today announced that they have been selected by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) to receive grant fundi
  
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• Greenwave Systems to Unleash a New Wave of Connectivity providing Real-time Insight to Billions of Devices

  21-02-2018 09:00
  AXON Platform® service to transform on-boarding for mobile IoT Barcelona, Spain – 21 February 2018: Greenwave Systems®, the global software leader for managed services, today announced it is offering a new service, following the acquisition of mobile virtual network enabler technology. The new service, to be named WAVELY™, will combine a software-defined mobile network’s core services and IoT/M2M connectivity, with Greenwave Systems’ AXON Platform® to deliver
  
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• SACS lands in Brazil providing first ever subsea link between S America and Africa

  21-02-2018 01:00
  The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) has landed in Fortaleza Brazil, providing super-fast subsea connectivity between Africa and South America for the first time. SACS is the first ever trans…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange continues commitment to full fibre as it delivers strong financials for 2017

  21-02-2018 01:00
  Orange has posted record growth in revenues in its Spanish business unit, with revenues climbing 7.1 per cent and adjusted EBIDTA soaring by 17 per cent, according to a company release…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE is the most reliable mobile network in the UK, according to new study

  21-02-2018 01:00
  EE has been voted the most reliable mobile network in the UK, following the publication of a new industry report. EE claimed top spot in all six mobile performance categories measured by RootMetrics…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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