Telecom news

• Huawei Launches the Industry’s First 5G Microwave Equipment at MWC 2018

  28-02-2018 17:20
  [Barcelona, February 28, 2018] At MWC 2018, Huawei Commercially launched the industry’s first 5G microwave equipment and successfully completed the equipment PoC testing with Vodafone. The core features of the Huawei 5G microwave is bringing breakthrough in resolving the bottleneck of large bandwidth and low latency. The equipment can efficiently transmit 4G and 5G services in mobile backhaul scenarios where fiber resource is unavailable. This will promote the development and application o
  
  Read more

• Huawei enables Bell Canada’s Wireless to the Home (WTTH) trials that put Canadian rural customers on the path to 5G

  28-02-2018 17:16
  Ground-breaking Massive MIMO and 8T8R technology support high-speed home broadband in small towns and rural locations[Ottawa, Canada, February 27, 2018] Huawei and Bell Canada, the country’s largest communications company, today announced Bell’s successful Wireless to the Home (WTTH) trials in the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands utilizing Huawei’s 5G-oriented Massive MIMO and 8T8R technology.
  The trials were conducted in the small Ontario communities of Orangeville, Feversham
  
  Read more

• Three takeaways from Mobile World Congress

  28-02-2018 16:02
  The FT's Nic Fildes on what you need to know from the Barcelona telecoms show
  
  Read more

• Mobile on the moon, retro phones and 5G: latest from Mobile World Congress

  28-02-2018 16:02
  The FT's Nic Fildes on what you need to know from the Barcelona phone show
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• IoT will mostly be boring, and that’s just fine

  28-02-2018 15:39
  This year’s MWC saw talk of IoT become a lot more substantial than previously, but the smart money is going to be on unsexy B2B uses.
  We have spoken to a number of companies on the topic of IoT, including Cisco, Ericsson and Actility and they all seem to agree that the level of real-world, commercial activity around IoT has ramped significantly in the past year. However they all tell a similar tale of sensible, grown-up, industrial uses dominating that activity.
  IoT will be used to do thin
  
  Read more

• Aircel goes bust after intense financial pressure

  28-02-2018 15:27
  India’s fifth biggest mobile operator falls victim to price war
  
  Read more

• Comviva's mobiquity Money crosses 100 Million Mobile Money Customers

  28-02-2018 15:00
  Launches its Fifth Generation Platform and Unveils “The mobiquity Money: A Decade of Transforming Lives” Coffee Table BookMobile World Congress, Barcelona – 28 February 2018: Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions today announced that its flagship mobile money product, “mobiquity® Money”, has crossed the 100 million registered customers mark across 60 deployments in 45 countries. Moreover, the product processes 3.6 billion mobile money transactions, va
  
  Read more

• Geraint Griffiths Appointed Joint MD of Aareon UK Ltd

  28-02-2018 14:46
  Geraint Griffiths will join Nigel Rees as Joint MD of leading UK social-housing systems innovator Aareon UK Ltd. (www.aareon.co.uk). He replaces Steve Makin who is leaving to pursue new challenges. Griffiths who joined in 1993 and who has been Chief Operating Officer at Aareon UK for the last 15 years, is credited with the successful operational merger of mobile workforce systems company 1st Touch. He has also been responsible for product development, support and consulting...Source: RealWire
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Evolved Intelligence named Best Mobile Authentication & Security Solution at GLOMO Awards

  28-02-2018 14:00
  Company’s Signalling Firewall protects networks and consumers from fraudstersWins global recognition at Mobile World Congress 2018Barcelona, February 28, 2018: At Mobile World Congress 2018, UK-based company Evolved Intelligence was named as the best supplier of mobile network security solutions.More than 108,000 delegates attend the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the presentation of its annual Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO Awards) is one of the highlights of the conference and
  
  Read more

• Aricent Launches NB-IoT Capability within LTE Software Framework

  28-02-2018 13:05
  MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, Barcelona and Santa Clara, California - February 28, 2018 - Aricent, a global design and engineering company, announced that it has pre-integrated NB-IoT functionality into its industry-leading LTE software framework. This integration offers a unique advantage to OEM customers – they no longer need to manage multiple vendors to build a complete 4G solution. As a complete LTE solution comprising eNodeB and Evolved Packet Core (EPC), the LTE software framework delivers
  
  Read more

• MYCOM OSI Cloud Platform powers its Experience Assurance and Analytics™

  28-02-2018 12:25
  Delivers unified data and service management, open API framework and cloud native agility Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 28th February 2018 – MYCOM OSI, the leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest Communications Service Providers (CSPs), today announced the latest version of MYCOM OSI EAA Cloud Platform delivering cloud native deployment and unified management services for its Experience Assurance and Analytics™ (E
  
  Read more

• US regulator warns companies after net neutrality shake-up

  28-02-2018 12:00
  Ajit Pai says ‘fear mongering’ will fade as he vows to tackle unfair behaviour
  
  Read more

• Zero-touch networks are possible today, I’ve seen them – Juniper

  28-02-2018 11:54
  Zero-touch has been lauded as nirvana for the telcos, but some might longingly look at the promise as unrealistic. That shouldn’t be the case according to Juniper CTO Bikash Koley.
  It might be incredibly complicated, it might be expensive to start and it might be impossible for some legacy areas, but Koley point towards his days at Google where software ruled the roost. Zero touch networks were in place there, the dream is real. Take that sceptics.
  “I know it is feasible because I&rs
  
  Read more

• Biometrics could be a threat to the smartphone – NEC

  28-02-2018 11:35
  Our lives are dominated by a tiny digital interface, but biometrics could offer future generations a more natural way to interact with the digital world.
  Before hysteria develops it should be worth noting this piece is not predicting the death of the smartphone, but Shinya Kukita, Chief Engineer of the Global Business Unit at NEC pointed out it is not a very natural way for humans to communicate. You’re hunched over, prodding a tiny screen and sometimes squinting to pick out the details. W
  
  Read more

• Aricent Launches Multi-access Edge Technology Innovations to Drive New Revenue Streams for Service Providers

  28-02-2018 09:33
  MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, Barcelona and Santa Clara, California - February 28, 2018 - Aricent, a global design and engineering company, today announced innovative Multi-access Edge (MEC) developer capabilities for immersive experiences such as cloud gaming, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), and ultra-low latency industrial applications. The software enables developers to rapidly deploy carrier-grade applications on Virtual Machines (VMs) and containers that can be distributed as edge servi
  
  Read more

• NewVoiceMedia wins 2018 CUSTOMER Magazine Product of the Year Award

  28-02-2018 09:25
  LONDON 28 February 2018 – NewVoiceMedia, a leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology that enables businesses to create exceptional, emotive customer experiences to serve better and sell more, today announced that the NVM Platform has been named a 2018 CUSTOMER Magazine Product of the Year. The award, presented for the 20th year by global, integrated media company TMC and CUSTOMER Magazine, recognises vendors that are advancing the call centre, CRM...Source
  
  Read more

• Eaton Towers closes in on £1.5bn London listing

  28-02-2018 06:00
  Africa-focused telecoms infrastructure group appoints insurance veteran as chairman
  
  Read more

• Test driving Huawei's smartphone powered, driverless Porsche

  28-02-2018 01:00
  At Barcelona's Camp Nou, Huawei unveiled the world's first driverless car capable of being driven by a smart phone – what's more they took us along for a test drive. Huawei's RoadReader project relies solely on the processing power of the Mate 10's processing chip &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• Sprint selects Synchronoss to lead its digital transformation

  28-02-2018 01:00
  US network operator Sprint has selected Synchronoss to lead the digital transformation of its online services for business users. Synchronoss' digital platform will help Sprint to simplify its online order management process, boosting revenues and reducing costs in the process…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• Mobile World Congress 2018 round up – Day 3

  28-02-2018 01:00
  Vodafone UK to provide minimum speed guarantee Vodafone UK's home broadband customers will be guaranteed download speeds of at least 25Mbps, from the 1st of March 2018. If Vodafone's speeds fall below 25Mbps, customers will receive 15 per cent off their monthly bill.   “Whether running a family or a small business, customers want guaranteed broadband speeds they can rely on. That’s why we are launching the ultimate speed guarantee…read more on TotalTele.com &ra
  
  Read more

Follow @Telecom_UK_ on Twitter!