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• Iliad launches in Italy with low-cost offers to shake up market

  29-05-2018 22:51 via ft.com
  French telecoms group founded by Xavier Niel becomes fourth mobile operator in country
  
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• Seven lessons for ZTE after its near-death experience

  29-05-2018 22:00 via ft.com
  Thoughts for the Chinese telecoms group after Donald Trump’s presidential pardon
  
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• vMBC delivers vital internet traffic offload at the network edge

  29-05-2018 18:34
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece John Baker, SVP, Business Development at Mavenir looks at the benefits of the Virtualized Media Breakout Controller.
  Operators are facing a dilemma – How to remain profitable while cost-effectively meeting rapidly escalating network capacity demands. Nearly 80 percent of user data that transits an operator’s network is encrypted video that only benefit
  
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• PCCW Global's Console Connect combines global IP network with innovative software automation to deliver on-demand, private, global connectivity

  29-05-2018 17:48
  For the first time, Software-Defined Interconnection lets customers instantly provision direct connections to remote data centers, partners, and cloud services – with the click of a buttonHKT (SEHK:6823) – HONG KONG / SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, USA, May 29, 2018 – PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, today announces the public launch of Console Connect, the industry’s first Software-Defined Int
  
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• Smart Cities are about connected people, not just connected things

  29-05-2018 14:41
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this Jeff Singman, VP, Product Kandy Business Solutions at Ribbon Communications, looks at the growth of the Smart Cities industry and what should be done to get the best out of it.
  The growth of smart cities is unstoppable. So much so that international analyst house IDC, recently predicted spending on the technologies that power smart cities will reach $80 billion in 2018.
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: More than meets the eye

  29-05-2018 14:40
  Now with added video!
  
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• Bell, followed by Rogers, delivering best real-world mobile download speeds in Canada

  29-05-2018 14:06
  Study reveals winners and losers in Canadian mobile telecomsVictoria, British Columbia.: A study of Canadian mobile telephone usage has revealed that users on the Bell network are getting the best overall download speeds across Canada, based on typical usage, followed by Telus. The study, published by Tutela, the crowdsourced mobile data company, analysed over 2.8 billion measurements across the country, including over 213,000 mobile network speed tests, between February and April.Tutela tests m
  
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• Verizon, followed by AT&T, delivering best real-world download speeds to American mobile users

  29-05-2018 14:02
  Study reveals winners and losers in United States mobile telecomsLondon, 29th May 2018: A study of United States’ mobile performance has revealed that Verizon mobile customers get the best overall download speeds across the United States, followed by AT&T based on typical, day-to-day usage. The study, published by Tutela, the crowdsourced mobile data company, analysed over 11 billion measurements, including close to 1 million mobile network speed tests, during April.The results showed
  
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• London welcomes buskers to the digital revolution

  29-05-2018 13:34
  Moving into the connected era has threatened the livelihoods of numerous individuals, but a new initiative from Busk In London and iZettle, backed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to bring buskers into the digital economy.
  Just like pigeons and pretentious coffee shops, buskers have become a staple of the worlds’ biggest cities, but like checkout employees in the supermarket, their very existence has come under threat. The connected era is all about digital payments and moving towards a ca
  
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• Dixons Carphone profits down, outlook down, shares down 20%

  29-05-2018 12:52
  The UK’s largest electricals retailer Dixons Carphone saw its share price plunge after its profits declined significantly and it warned they would continue to do so.
  Dixons Carphone managed a like-for-like increase in revenues of 4% in the 2017/18 financial year but despite that saw its profits-before-tax plunge by 24% to £382. Furthermore the company warned that profits are expected to fall another 27% to £300 million in the next financial year. This outlook will have been wha
  
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• Airship launched by AT&T and SK Telecom

  29-05-2018 11:46
  AT&T and SK Telecom have jointly announced the launch of a new open infrastructure project called Airship, intended to simplify the process of deploying cloud infrastructure.
  Airship uses the OpenStack-Helm project as a foundation, building a collection of open source tools to allow operators, IT service providers or enterprise organizations to more easily deploy and manage OpenStack, focusing more specifically on container technologies like Kubernetes and Helm. The mission statement is a si
  
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• Industry reacts as Europe tries to tame the Wild Wild Web

  29-05-2018 11:19
  For years it has been more accurate to describe the digital landscape as a lawless frontier than a bountiful, connected economy, but while Europe attempts to tame the beast, industry is hitting back.
  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline might have passed in the midst of a flurry of emails attempting to re-qualify leads for continued spam, but the communications industry isn’t taking time to lick its wounds. Next on the agenda to ensure privacy and data protection standard
  
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• Viettel to launch 4G network in Myanmar

  29-05-2018 02:00
  Vietnam's state-owned telco, Viettel, is set to launch the first nationwide 4G network in Myanmar, according to Reuters.
  The Mytel network is the product of a collaboration between Viettel, Myanmar National Holding Public Ltd and Star High Public Co Ltd…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Three UK announces senior management changes

  29-05-2018 02:00
  Three UK has confirmed the appointment of a new chief financial officer, to help drive the mobile network operator's corporate operations. Darren Purkis will take up the reins with effect from the 1st June 2018…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Spain announces 5G auction date

  29-05-2018 02:00
  Spain has announced that it is ready to begin auctioning spectrum for 5G in the coming months. The country's Ministry for Energy, Tourism and Digital has said that it will place 200 MHz of spectrum up for sale in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• PNG bans Facebook over privacy concerns

  29-05-2018 02:00
  The South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has taken the unprecedented step of banning Facebook for one month, to allow its government to review its data security measures. The country's communications minister…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson unveils new Eastern European HQ in Budapest

  29-05-2018 02:00
  Ericsson Hungary has inaugurated its new headquarters in Budapest. The campus boasts state of the art research and development facilities and will house over 2,000 employees.
  The opening ceremony was attended by the Hungarian Prime Minister Vikto Orban and Ericsson's CEO Borje Ekholm…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Enabling connectivity for all

  29-05-2018 02:00
  What trends are you noticing in the telecoms sector at the moment? The sector is readying itself for 5G, with a current focus on spectrum availability. Regulators are preparing spectrum auctions and in some case clearing bands for 5G use. Operators are competing to secure their slice of the airways while examining the business case for 5G networks. Operators must be convinced that these networks are commercially viable before providers commit to long-term plans for network provision. 
  
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