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• Broadband price to fall as Ofcom clamps down on BT

  23-02-2018 18:21 via ft.com
  Rural areas to benefit most from regulator’s cuts to wholesale charges
  
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• CenturyLink video service doesn’t make it out of Beta

  23-02-2018 17:50
  Content is all the rage in the operator world, but it seems CenturyLink couldn’t cut the mustard as it bins its streaming service during the Beta test stages.
  An official announcement is yet to squirm out of the PR room just yet, but the website states the service is ending. Those who are currently subscribed to the service will be able to enjoy the content until their subscription ends, but this idea is now dead in the water.
  While we might frown upon such a failure, you have to give the
  
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• Shuffle Sites: Lighting and Connecting the Smart City

  23-02-2018 16:39
  This article is brought to you in partnership with Huawei
   
  The MBB Sector Is Set for a New Wave of Explosive Growth
  As the number of mobile broadband (MBB) users explodes with an ever-increasing demand for diverse services, data traffic is experiencing sharp growth like never before. Network quality is a key differentiator for data-savvy customers. Towns and cities across the world need a highly performing network and broadband infrastructure to implement their smart initiatives that will
  
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• Get smart! We need to re-think how we power the platform business

  23-02-2018 15:41
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. Francesco Venturini, Global Industry MD for Communications & Media at Accenture, explores the potential opportunities for CSPs to become multi-sided platform providers.
  Communications service providers (CSPs) have started to make their chosen play for future growth: multi-sided platform provider, mobile only, vertically integrated service provider or pervasive network platform p
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Pre MWC special

  23-02-2018 15:40
  Now with added video! 
  
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• Ofcom lays more rules on Openreach to stimulate fibre investment

  23-02-2018 14:07
  UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has had another go at tweaking the system with the stated intention of getting more fibre laid around the country.
  As we discussed on our recent podcast fibre infrastructure is as important as any other utility for any country that has serious ambitions to participate in the global digital economy. There is a great deal of variation between countries, even just in Western Europe, in their approach to fibre and those that get ahead of the game stand to be at a sig
  
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• Huawei looks to the cloud for MWC inspiration

  23-02-2018 14:06
  Ericsson has gone for IoT, Nokia is gunning for smart cities and now Huawei has unveiled its script for Mobile World Congress; cloud.
  It should perhaps come as little surprise, but Huawei is leaning on the cloud to give it the edge over rivals at the annual extravaganza. The first act will of course focus on how caring and philanthropic the Chinese giant is, concentrating on the idea of Cloud Central Office (CloudCO) architecture standards and the standardization projects.
  According to the Broad
  
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• One small step for SpaceX, one giant leap for the internet

  23-02-2018 14:02
  It might have been a couple of days overdue, but Elon Musk’s SpaceX has finally launched its first satellite with the promise of delivering high-speed, reliable internet.
  The launch itself is one of the first steps taken in an ambitious project known as Starlink which will aim to nearly 12,000 satellites to orbit by the mid-2020s to create a space-based Internet communication system. While the idea of satellite delivery for internet is not new, Musk’s plan is to use smaller satellite
  
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• Snapchat feels the pain of the Jenner Effect

  23-02-2018 13:43
  Earlier this month Snap wowed the world with some decent financial results, boosting shares by 25%, but negative feedback on its interface redesign and a damning tweet from Kylie Jenner have had the opposite effect.
  This is a demonstration of how delicately balanced internet companies are and perhaps demonstrates why larger organizations are paranoid about doing anything too drastic when it comes to updates and upgrades. A good move would go relatively unnoticed, but a bad move can be
  
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• Qvantel Signs 5 Year Service Contract to Deliver Key Digital BSS as a Service Solution to Finnish Telecom Operator DNA

  23-02-2018 11:59
  23.02.2018 Helsinki, Finland - Qvantel, a pioneer in the field of cloud-based telecom Business Support System (BSS) solutions and services, today announces it has signed a multi-year service contract extension with the Finnish telecom operator DNA Ltd. Following the recently signed accord, Qvantel will provide and support all of the BSS solutions of DNA with Qvantel Digital Business Support System as a Service (BSSaaS). DNA operates in the highly competitive Finnish market, which is characterize
  
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• Sooktha to showcase extensive portfolio of 4G LTE, NB-IoT and 5G NR solutions at MWC 2018

  23-02-2018 10:38
  Sooktha’s end-to-end solution portfolio includes the UE, 4G LTE eNodeB, 5G NR gNodeB, 4G EPC and 5G NGC23 February 2018 Bangalore: Sooktha, a leading provider of next generation wireless access products and solutions will showcase a wide array of solutions at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Sooktha will be demonstrating its 4G LTE, NB-IoT, and 5G solutions.Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and 5G will initially co-exist with 4G LTE to enable...Source: Rea
  
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• Five things to watch at Mobile World Congress

  23-02-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Barcelona event set to feature Samsung, Facebook, Huawei, 5G and US developments
  
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• O2 to launch new 5G test bed at London's O2 Arena

  23-02-2018 01:00
  UK operator, O2, is set to launch a new 5G test bed at London's O2 Arena, according to a company release. Installation of the network will begin in March, with visitors being able to sample the new technology by the second half of 2018…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New Ofcom rules could cut the price of FTTH by up to 50%

  23-02-2018 01:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has passed a series of draft resolutions that will stimulate investment in, and development of, Britain's full fibre broadband networks. The regulations will force BT to share its telegraph pole and underground tunnel infrastructure with rival providers – a move that will dramatically cut the upfront costs of laying fibre cables by 50 per cent…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Friday Review - All eyes on Barcelona

  23-02-2018 01:00
  Next week over 100,000 people are set to descend on Barcelona for the biggest event in the telecommunications world – Mobile World Congress. Total Telecom will be there, bringing you live updates from the exhibition halls and conference sessions, as well as some really interesting interviews that we have lined up. So, what can we expect from this year's show. As a first time visitor to MWC, I am told to expect &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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