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• Disney/Sky: panel game

  28-06-2018 18:43
  There is a strong case for setting a floor price for the media target
  
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• Elisa claims world’s first commercial 5G launch

  28-06-2018 14:43
  Finnish operator Elisa says it has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions.
  Not only that, the network was kicked off by an international video call – from Finland to Estonia. In Tampere, Anne Berner, Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications called Kadri Simson, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure, in Tallinn.
  “We aim to make Finland the leading nation as a developer of 5G mobile s
  
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• MWC Shanghai: Why are Europe lagging the 5G race? Lack of commitment

  28-06-2018 14:21
  The US is going hard and heavy for the consumer side, while Asia readied itself for the wireless assault on enterprise. Europe dithered, without committing, and is now playing catch-up.
  It is a comment which we have made several times across the last couple of months, but European operators are lagging behind counterparts in the US and Asia. You might not have picked up on this point if you listen to politicians, but it is true. It is of course impossible to pin this down to a single reason, but
  
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• IoT platform initiatives start to ramp

  28-06-2018 14:01
  Ericsson, Qualcomm and Microsoft have all announced initiatives designed to move the whole internet of things thing along a bit.
  At MWC Shanghai Ericsson and China Mobile (pictured) signed a cooperation agreement for the latter to use the former’s Device Connection Platform to augment its IoT efforts.
  “Ericsson is a global leader in IoT with solid cooperation with operators’ associations GMA and Bridge (Association), providing connecting services for nearly 30 operators in over
  
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• An evolution in integration – the smart home is on the rise

  28-06-2018 13:04
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Thomas Rockmann, VP Connected Home at Deutsche Telekom, argues that the smart home may finally be set to deliver on its many promises.
  For many years, the smart home promised more than it delivered. Today those promises are being delivered on in so many ways, and consumer interest has risen accordingly. A recent research report from Parks Associates found that 17
  
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• Medical AI platform claims to be able to match actual doctors for health advice

  28-06-2018 12:43
  UK Medical tech company Babylon Health has demonstrated an AI platform that seems to diagnose as accurately as real, live human doctors.
  At an event in London the company fired a bunch of questions at its AI (which doesn’t have a name yet – how about Quincy?), derived from publicly available Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) sources including bits of the exam GPs take to become qualified. The AI got a pass mark of 81% while the average for humans is 72%. You can read the
  
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• ETELM's TETRA and LTE base stations make U.S breakthrough at Plugtest

  28-06-2018 11:00
  Texas, United States, 28 June 2018 - ETELM, a leading manufacturer of advanced Mission Critical communications radio infrastructure, has successfully connected its 4GLinked TETRA e-TBS and LTE e-LBS base stations to many other vendors at the second Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) Plugtests. The e-TBS base station, which connects directly to an LTE EPC core via the S1 interface, allowed direct optimized communications between standard 4G LTE subscribers and TETRA subscribers. This Plugtest,
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER launches world-first 230V AC cable system, offering a new approach for remote radio power supply

  28-06-2018 09:00
  The company’s MASTERLINE Ultimate Hybrid High Voltage (MLUH HV) makes it the first in the world to establish a new product class for mast-top installation, robustness and cost effectiveness.Herisau, 28 June - HUBER+SUHNER, leading manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, is tackling the increasing power and expansion challenges faced as 5G approaches, with the launch of its one-of-a-kind hybrid cabling system solution for remote radio installations. T
  
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• MWC Shanghai: Mobile video can be the elusive justification for 5G – Viacom

  28-06-2018 03:17
  While the US and Asia stream ahead in the race for 5G, European telcos are unsurprisingly sceptical over investments; could video be use case which operators are searching for to justify investments in the technology?
  It seems strange to be talking about hardcore justification in Asia. While US operators are moving forward aggressively in 5G due to competition, the mood in Asia seems to be somewhat more optimistic. There appears to be a sense of ‘build it and they will come’ for 5G,
  
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• DSA: We must work together to conquer 5G barriers

  28-06-2018 02:00
  The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has set out its vision for 5G, adding that significant challenges need to be overcome in order to rollout fifth generation mobile networks. Speaking at the CommunicAsia event in Singapore this week, The DSA's president…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China to be world's leading 5G market by 2025

  28-06-2018 02:00
  While the US looks likely to win the race to become the first country in the world to rollout 5G, a new report by the GSMA suggests that China will be the world's preeminent 5G player by 2025…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• ACA Awards celebrate achievement and innovation across Asia

  28-06-2018 02:00
  Senior representatives from Asia's telecommunications industry gathered in Singapore on Wednesday night to celebrate achievement and innovation at the region's most prestigious award ceremony.  Now in their eighth year, The Asia Communication Awards drew entries from the full length and breadth of the region, with entries from projects in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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