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• ZTE US export ban might be lifted after all

  06-06-2018 16:28
  Reports indicate Chinese kit vendor ZTE may be on the verge of getting its US export ban lifted after negotiations with the commerce department.
  This development has been claimed as an exclusive by Reuters, who apparently have ‘sources familiar with the matter’. They claim ZTE has signed an ‘agreement in principle’ that would lift a US export ban imposed on ZTE back in April for being far too naughty by half. Quite how it will manage to pull this off, with a bunch of US S
  
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• EE claims UK’s first 5G trial network

  06-06-2018 13:47
  Mobile operator EE has said it will activate the UK’s first live 5G trial network in London’s Tech City in October.
  Tech City used to go by the somewhat embarrassing name of Silicon Roundabout, so you can see why they rebranded it. It’s a bit of central London near the Old Street roundabout that has been used as evidence of how into technology the UK is for years. The original name indicates the desire to position it as a rival to Silicon Valley in the US and the rebrand sugges
  
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• Europe updates its telecoms rules, GSMA moans

  06-06-2018 13:17
  The Eurocracy has updated the European Electronic Communications Code but telecoms trade association GSMA thinks it doesn’t go far enough.
  For some reason the EU press release saw fit to tell us “The European Parliament and the Council reached late last night a political agreement to update the EU’s telecoms rules.” They clearly want everyone to know how hard they’re working, not that that’s ever in any doubt, surely.
  “This agreement is essential to meet
  
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• Facebook under renewed pressure from data sharing deal with Huawei

  06-06-2018 12:46
  Social networking giant Facebook has data sharing partnerships in place with Huawei and at least three other Chinese smartphone makers.
  With Facebook still trying to recover from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, any association with vendors from a country falling under increasing suspicion from the current US administration is likely to further complicate its situation. The US seems to view all Chinese companies as potential security risks, so it’s fair to assume it disapproves of involunt
  
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• Aareon Launches Managed Services To Drive VFM and Reduce Time to Operational Efficiency

  06-06-2018 12:12
  Aareon UK (www.aareon.co.uk), the UK’s leading innovator of social housing technology has launched a range of managed service options to help its customers boost VFM (Value For Money) and reduce the time taken for services to become fully operational. The new services, which significantly reduce costs, also remove the need for the user to deploy vital system management and staff time resources internally. Under the new scheme, the services that Aareon customers can now pre-book...Source: R
  
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• UK red-tape is the biggest hurdle for digital economy – Vodafone

  06-06-2018 10:38
  Pointing to regulation and legislation as a challenge in the telco space is hardly uncommon, but when a General Counsel suggests the UK is one of the most difficult regulatory environments she’s worked in, something might be amiss.
  This is the view of Vodafone UK General Counsel and External Affairs Director Helen Lamprell; the UK is not helping itself with regulations which have created an unhelpful and complicated red-tape maze, which at times can appear contradictory.
  “The regulat
  
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• Small Cell Forum Launches Healthcare Initiative to Address Risks of Poor Cellular Coverage

  06-06-2018 10:00
  Two thirds of healthcare workers say that poor cellular coverage negatively impacts their daily jobsLondon, UK – 6th June 2018 – SCF (Small Cell Forum), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular coverage, has today announced that it is engaging with the healthcare sector to support the deployment of small cells in order to address the considerable risks of poor connectivity. Research commissioned by SCF shows that two thirds of healthcare workers face challenges in their..
  
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• KDDI Singapore, FLECT to jointly offer Cariot real-time vehicle management to Southeast Asia, Middle East

  06-06-2018 09:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) and its subsidiary KDDI Singapore Ltd (Headquarters: Singapore, Managing Director: Yasuhiko Miyahara) are joining forces with FLECT Co. Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Koji Kurokawa) to jointly offer Cariot [1] real-time vehicle management services to corporate clients in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Click here for more.
  
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• EU telecoms overhaul labelled ‘missed opportunity’ by industry

  06-06-2018 08:53
  Biggest shake-up in sector in 9 years aimed at boosting funding for high-speed networks
  
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• EE to launch 5G trial network in October 2018

  06-06-2018 02:00
  EE will switch on the UK's first live 5G trial network in London, this October, according to the company's CEO, Marc Allera.
  The move will mark the first time that domestic and business customers in the UK will be able to access the power of 5G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CityFibre and MLL Telecom rollout FTTH services in Scotland

  06-06-2018 02:00
  Businesses in the Scottish city of Stirling can now experience gigabit broadband, thanks to the extension of CityFibre's full fibre network and the launch of new business services from MLL Telecom.
  Stirling has been selected as one of the 12 UK cities to benefit from CityFibre's project with Vodafone…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China, Japan and S Korea to work together on 5G standardisation

  06-06-2018 02:00
  Government officials from China, South Korea and Japan have agreed to collaborate on the international standardisation of 5G networks, in a move that should fast-track the rollout of fifth generation mobile networks in the region…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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