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• TIM, Nokia and Qualcomm do some 5G stuff in San Marino

  23-05-2018 19:17
  Do you remember when San Marino said it would be the first 5G country? Well they’ve only gone and done it.
  It was almost a year ago that San Marino signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian telecoms group TIM to become a 5G guinea pig. Now that MoU has come to fruition, with the activation of the first 5G network hubs in San Marino, in partnership with Nokia and Qualcomm, which included a millimeter wave 5G mobile test device using the Snapdragon X50 modem.
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• Nordics team up to storm the 5G world

  23-05-2018 19:14
  All five of nations in the Nordic region have signed a Letter of Intent, favouring regional collaboration to launch a leadership bid in the 5G rankings.
  The letter itself was signed in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden at the annual two-day meeting of the regional leaders, with each Prime Minister committed to the collaborative dream. It’s an approach which hasn’t really been seen elsewhere, passive aggressive comments seem to be the speciality for 5G, but considering the relatively s
  
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• IBM investment shows Macron’s tech mission is working

  23-05-2018 19:13
  French President Emmanuel Macron has a mission, and his mission is to take France to the top of the technology rankings in Europe. With IBM adding an extra 1800 jobs and a training centre in the country, he might well be succeeding.
  Last year, Macron, a pro-business former investment banker, set up a fund holding $10 billion in state assets intended to be invested in breakthrough technologies, offered flat 30% tax rate on all capital income and also unemployment insurance for people who leave a
  
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• Altnet cooperative INCA backs UK chancellor's full-fibre broadband ambitions – but says a more collaborative approach is needed

  23-05-2018 17:59
  London, UK, May 23, 2018: The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) today pledged its support to UK Chancellor Philip Hammond’s full-fibre broadband targets – and called on the Government and telecoms industry to ensure a collaborative approach. Speaking at the annual CBI dinner, Hammond pledged to make full-fibre connections available to most homes and businesses by 2025 to help Britain thrive in the post-Brexit economy. Some experts have already cast doubt on the plan
  
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• Operators must harness the value of data to profit from 5G

  23-05-2018 17:06
  Q&A with Mustafa Aykut, Principal Advisor to BoD and CEO at Turkcell.
  Where do you see 5G providing the greatest opportunities for operators?
  5G is not just a communication technology. It should be considered the basis of digitalization of automotive, education, logistics, agriculture and health industries as well as Industry 4.0 transformation. Therefore, it is important that actors from all industries participate in 5G development efforts. Through long-term collaborations, we think that ea
  
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• The 5G race to deployment…. but is it optimized deployment?

  23-05-2018 16:56
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Chintan Fafadia, Director of Product Management, RF Solutions, PCTel, details some of the considerations that you should factor into your 5G deployment.
  The promise of 5G is that it will usher in a new age of intelligent networking, encompassing both human communications and the Internet of Things. It’s a game changing technology but implementing it will pus
  
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• Smart data – giving operators the edge

  23-05-2018 16:43
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece John English, Senior Marketing Manager, Service Providers at Netscout, describes some of the benefits offered by edge computing.
  Edge computing is set to play an important part in fulfilling the expectations for 5G and unlocking its promised benefits. The connective tissue of IoT applications and services such as smart vehicles, public safety, remote medicine, rob
  
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• Wifi mesh technology could kick-start the smart home

  23-05-2018 14:55
  An emerging technology designed to create a seamless domestic connectivity experience could create a bunch of other opportunities, according to Qualcomm Atheros.
  We spoke to Irvind Ghai, VP of Product Management at Qualcomm Atheros, at a briefing in London. After covering the recent announcements of some new 5G NR small cells and a collaboration with Facebook over its Terragraph FWA project, we moved onto wifi, which is one of the areas Ghai’s bit of Qualcomm focuses on.
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• Rowdy Senators snap Trump’s ZTE olive branch

  23-05-2018 14:28
  Senators are planning to derail President Trump’s plans to ease pressure on ZTE, potentially removing the ban on US exports, pointing out the law cannot be bent and ignored to satisfy political objectives.
  The emergence of this resistance comes in the form of a letter from 26 Senators, representing both sides of the aisle, seemingly in reaction to comments made by Trump. The edge of menace and aggression has been drained out of the government in recent days, as the administration has eased
  
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• UK Chancellor wants 15 million FTTP by 2025, Openreach is sticking with ten

  23-05-2018 13:05
  The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has said he wants to see full fibre to 15 million premises by 2025 but the CEO of Openreach thinks 10 million is more realistic.
  Phillip Hammond was speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual piss-up and his general agenda seemed to be to show how much his government is helping the UK tech sector. There was lots of talk of public R&D spending and name dropping of emerging tech trends such as AI and autonomous vehicles.
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• Smart signalling, intelligent kerbs and dynamic sat-nav; the roads of tomorrow

  23-05-2018 12:57
  The National Infrastructure Commission has announced the shortlist of finalists for its competition to design roads fit for autonomous vehicles and the digital economy.
  The aim of the Roads for the Future competition, launched in partnership with Highways England and Innovate UK, was to encourage the development of ideas to prepare physical infrastructure for autonomous vehicles. Smart traffic lights, flexible use of kerbsides, segregated driverless zones, and sat-navs were among the entries, wh
  
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• SCF Small Cell Awards 2018 Winners Announced

  23-05-2018 10:00
  Enterprise connectivity recognised as annual awards shine light on growing marketSmall Cells World Summit, London – 23rd May 2018 SCF (Small Cell Forum) has announced the winners of the SCF Small Cell Awards 2018, recognising outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the global small cell industry. The awards were presented at the Small Cell World Summit in London last night.Open to the whole industry and judged independently of SCF by a panel of distinguished analysts,...Sourc
  
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• UK Govt: We need 15 million FTTH connections by 2025

  23-05-2018 02:00
  The UK government has said that the industry needs to deliver 15 million fibre to the home (FTTH) connection by 2025, in order to support the expansion of Britain's digital economy. Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry's annual dinner…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM fast-tracks 5G plans in San Marino

  23-05-2018 02:00
  Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced another milestone in its quest to make San Marino the first 5G ready state in Europe. Following up on the signing of an MoU with the government of San Marino, TIM has launched the first millimetere wave (mmWave) 5G mobile test device…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• GSMA: GDPR will drive responsible data governance but telcos subject to additional obligations

  23-05-2018 02:00
  Businesses across Europe are locked in discussion over the best way to protect customer data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal that engulfed Facebook last month. The ensuing scrutiny that fell upon the social media giant has put data protection front of mind for CEOs and board members across the continent…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bluesky and Esri sign NGN partnership

  23-05-2018 02:00
  Bluesky and Esri have announced a strategic partnership to support the rollout of 5G and full fibre gigabit connectivity in the UK.
  Bluesky, who specialise in aerial mapping, will combine their expertise with Esri's wealth of experience in spatial analytics to support the implementation of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) in the UK…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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