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• AT&T bid for Time Warner hangs on court decision

  11-06-2018 19:55
  Value of the telecom group’s offer declined as antitrust regulators tried to block it
  
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• How the 5G revolution will impact service providers (and how we use their services)

  11-06-2018 17:56
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Amit Sheps, Product Marketing Manager at Amdocs looks at some of the new things 5G will introduce.
  When 4G rollout began, it was referred to as an “evolution” from the capabilities of 3G, ushering in an era of hyper-connectivity that would change our lives. Indeed, it allowed us to stream music and video anywhere, navigate our way around areas unknown,
  
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• World Cup: Understanding is the key to avoid scoring own goals

  11-06-2018 15:04
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Derek Canfield, General Manager, Business Analytics at Teoco talks about the network challenges associated with major sporting events like the World Cup.
  Imagine the scene. It’s the World Cup final and 80,000 people in Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium are craning their necks from the seats to watch a referee look at his small video screen beside the pitch. Me
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Corporate haircuts

  11-06-2018 14:57
  Now with added video!
  
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• Microsoft’s cloud gaming ambitions set to further test network capacity

  11-06-2018 13:53
  Microsoft has been talking up its cloud-gaming ambitions ahead of the E3 conference in Los Angeles adding another headache to the plethora of migraines network engineers are facing on a daily basis.
  While most have been focusing on the rise of video, gaming is proving it could be as much as a thorn in the side of networking engineers, and possibly even a sharper one should current trends continue to grow. Although many games are relatively simple right now, more are requiring constant access to
  
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• Traffic authority’s report on Tesla crash could hit autonomous development hard

  11-06-2018 13:48
  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary findings after investigating a Tesla Model X crash while the vehicle was in autopilot mode.
  Extenuating circumstances have been identified, though these are related to the death of the driver not the autonomous driving system, in the report which could have some very damaging repercussions to the development of autonomous vehicles. In the final second before the crash, the vehicle, which was under control of the autopil
  
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• EE introduces phone number portability but only on iOS for now

  11-06-2018 13:47
  EE has announced it is the first UK MNO to launch ‘smart number’ technology that allows you to make phone calls on other devices using the same number.
  The technology involved is ‘wifi calling’ so this move could be viewed as a somewhat belated follow up to the launch of that service by EE over three years ago. The big difference is that you’re no longer tied to the device in which your SIM card resides. You can now use your regular mobile phone number to make wifi
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER brings the Central Office and Data Center together with future-proof fiber portfolio at Cisco Live 2018

  11-06-2018 13:00
  The company’s smart solutions will be rolled out to the wider Cisco community for the first timeWith the constant need for faster and more reliable connectivity, operators looking to combat network challenges will benefit from the offering from HUBER+SUHNER for manageable and cost-effective data centers as it showcases its fiber optics portfolio at Cisco Live 2018, in Orlando, Florida.With fiber-rich environments demanding maximum density in a limited footprint, quick installations as well
  
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• Virgin Media takes local council to court over ‘hefty’ access charges

  11-06-2018 11:58
  Virgin Media has said it will be putting new clauses in the updated Electronic Communications Code (ECC) to the test as it takes Durham County Council to court over land access difficulties.
  The disagreement between Virgin Media and Durham County Council surrounds the decision to expand the telco’s fibre network to 16,000 properties by the end of 2019. While there was support in the early stages of the project, the council is charging what Virgin Media describes as a ‘hefty’ pe
  
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• 25% of Brits fear losing jobs to AI today

  11-06-2018 11:56
  A decade ago the prospect of artificial intelligence was fanciful, but now one in four Brits believe they could be replaced by a machine today.
  According to research from Streetbees, which collected opinions of 3,500 people from the UK, US, India and Nigeria, we might be a bit worried about artificial intelligence taking our jobs, but that doesn’t mean we think it should stop. In Nigeria and India, respondents were much more fearful of the technology, with 58% and 59% believing their jobs
  
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• Emtelle introduces FS:Detect, the latest enhancement of its FiSpy microduct connection system

  11-06-2018 11:00
  Building on FiSpy's growing reputation, FS:Detect enables operators and their network construction partners to quickly identify the exact location of faults or failed fibre installation.Hawick, Scotland, June 11, 2018 – Emtelle, a leading provider of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the telecoms industry, has added FS:Detect to its product range to create an innovative integrated kit designed to pinpoint damage and deliver error-free microduct selection in fibre networks, signi
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to bring all-in-one data center management solution equipped for the future to ANGA COM 2018

  11-06-2018 10:00
  On display at the show will be the company’s latest developments in FO connectivity for the home, city and infrastructure across its data centre, FTTX, connector and Small Cell portfolioHUBER+SUHNER, leading manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, will showcase its complete systems solution to combat data rates, bandwidth demands and time-to-market needs for data center environments at ANGA COM 2018 in Cologne, June 12-14. Overcoming the bandwidth ch
  
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• Weekend Round Up - FCC reaffirms commitment to 'free and open' net

  11-06-2018 02:00
  USA -  The FCC has reaffirmed its commitment to a "free and open internet" in a statement made by  its chairman, Ajit Pai.
  "The internet should be an open platform where you are free to go where you want, and say and do what you want…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Virgin Media launches legal action against local council's 'broadband blockade'

  11-06-2018 02:00
  Virgin Media is to launch legal proceedings against Durham County Council, accusing the local council of creating a "broadband blockade" by demanding increased payments for land access in the area.&nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• The UK sharpens its focus on 5G networks

  11-06-2018 02:00
  A new report, commissioned by the UK government's innovation agency Innovate UK, has found that the UK's 5G landscape is "active and growing rapidly".The report states that the launch of 5G will generate $12.3 trillion of trade for economies across the globe by 2035…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Gigaclear CEO gets OBE as his company presses ahead with rural fibre rollout

  11-06-2018 02:00
   Gigaclear's chief exec, Matthew Hare, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
  The award comes following a particularly successful year for the rural broadband provider…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Canada to hold key 5G spectrum auction in 2020

  11-06-2018 02:00
   The Canadian government has announced that it will begin auctioning key 5G spectrum in 2020, according to reports in the Canadian press.
  “We believe this puts us in a relatively strong position relative to our international peers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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