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• How can the telecoms industry block the account takeover threat?

  16-07-2018 16:48
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Roberto Valerio, CEO of anti-fraud specialist, Risk Ident, explores the challenge of identity theft in the telecommunications sector, and explains how companies can cut off the fraudsters before they do damage.Identity theft used to be something that only worried banks, insurers and financial institutions. Over the past several years, however, the threat has expan
  
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• When IoT makes sense for MVNOs

  16-07-2018 16:37
  In this commissioned report, the MVNOs Series explores when IoT is right for MVNOs, when an MVNO is ready to deliver IoT services, the growth sectors across different regions and whether the network is ready to deliver IoT services.
  Across the globe, whoever you talk to in the mobile industry, one topic of conversation crops up again and again – the Internet of Things (IoT).
  In Knect365’s latest MVNOs Market Survey, just under half of respondents (48.4 per cent) named IoT as the tech
  
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• Is your RF ready for 5G?

  16-07-2018 16:28
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Alexis Mariani, Marketing Specialist at Qorvo, looks at some RF challenges on the road to 5G.
  Mobile operators are now able to advance their plans for 5G rollouts thanks to accelerated 5G standards development. Once these rollouts begin, 5G handsets are predicted to become the fastest growing sector of the smartphone industry for the next decade. While 5G is sure
  
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• ZTE shares spike after it’s officially let off the hook – for now

  16-07-2018 14:46
  Embattled Chinese kit vendor ZTE has announced its US export ban has been lifted, which prompted a 16% jump in its share price.
  Last week the US Department of Commerce tweeted that it would lift the ‘denial order’ on ZTE once it had handed over $400 million to be kept aside to deter it from getting up to its old tricks. This announcement indicates ZTE has managed to scrape together the cash and has now jumped through sufficient hoops to get off the hook – for now.
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• Most people think ‘fibre’ means FTTP – survey

  16-07-2018 14:22
  A survey commissioned by UK fibre challenger CityFibre found that most people think fibre should mean fibre, which seems fair enough.
  The research was conducted by Censuswide, who surveyed 3,400 UK broadband punters. 24% of respondents reckoned their broadband consisted of fibre all the way to the premise, even though only 3% of the UK currently has that privilege. Furthermore 45% of them assumed a service advertised as fibre meant fibre all the way, rather than just to the cabinet or whatever.
  
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• SCF Gathers Industry to Deliver Rural and Remote Small Cell Solutions to Bridge Digital Divide

  16-07-2018 14:00
  Event will bring together ecosystem aiming to ensure enhanced connectivity from network densification is not confined to urban canyonsLondon, UK – 16th July 2018 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving network densification worldwide, has announced that it will host the first ever event devoted to tackling the challenges of rural and remote connectivity. It will bring together the operator and vendor ecosystem, major technology companies and a range of partner org
  
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• Is mobile payment going too far when cash has become unacceptable?

  16-07-2018 13:26
  When mobile payment with smartphones has become the means of choice at retail outlets, the central bank of China needed to remind businesses they should not reject cash payment.
  Once upon a time, people said “cash is king”. Not anymore.
  In most retail outlets in China, mobile payment with smartphone apps WeChat Pay (of Tencent) and Alipay (of Alibaba) has become the de facto option. Customers with credit or debit cards only, including the cards on UnionPay (China’s clearing pla
  
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• Ericsson, Intel and Telstra do commercial 5G over licensed 3.5 GHz

  16-07-2018 12:39
  The trend of networking vendors, modem makers and mobile operators combining to demo commercial 5G continues with Ericsson, Intel and Telstra doing their thing over 3.5 GHz.
  Each new demo claims an important incremental step towards doing 5G in real life and this one was no exception. This ménage a trois has already yielded a demo designed to show how great for long-distance gaming 5G will be and more recently the three took part in a bit of multi-vendor lab-based action in Stockholm.
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• Connecting devices: Taking advantage of eSIM

  16-07-2018 11:20
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Freelance Technology Journalist Kate O’Flaherty explores how eSIM enabled devices are already starting to hit the market and asks: what use cases will the area enable, beyond smartphones and smartwatches?Embedded Sims (eSIM) inside the Apple Watch 3 and Samsung Gear 3 allow consumers to make calls and send texts without pairing to a smartphone. It is thoug
  
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• ECOC Exhibition sells out as Market Focus attracts speakers from global tech giants IBM, BT and Microsoft

  16-07-2018 10:00
  New exhibitors will join long-time attendees to highlight fibre’s role in new and emerging technologies Rome, Italy, 16 July 2018: ECOC Exhibition 2018 is set for success as Nexus Media Events Ltd. today announced it has sold all stand spaces, with Optotec S.p.A., Summitomo, Fujikura, Senko, EXFO, Viavi, Sanwa, Ethernet Alliance and the Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO) among the latest to confirm attendance. They will be joined by 12 exhibitors from host nation Italy,...Source: RealWi
  
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• Mobile operator MegaFon to give up London listing

  16-07-2018 09:06
  Buyout of global depositary receipts adds to recent shift away from UK by Russian companies
  
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• ZTE shares jump after Washington lifts ban on US purchases

  16-07-2018 03:38
  Rubio slams decision on Chinese telecoms equipment maker amid national security fears
  
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• Reliance Jio opens up new front in its assault on Indian telecoms sector

  16-07-2018 02:00
   India's disruptive operator Reliance Jio is taking its fight for market share to a new battleground, as its own brand Mobile Operating System gains a 15 per cent market share…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange acquires European cloud specialist firm, Basefarm

  16-07-2018 02:00
  Orange has completed a deal to acquire leading European cloud specialist firm, Basefarm, for a reported €350 million.
  Last year Basefarm achieved revenues in excess of &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MTN Group spins off Cypriot business unit for €260m

  16-07-2018 02:00
  South African based global telco, MTN Group, has sold its operations in Cyprus, according to reports in the local press. The deal is believed to be worth €260m.
  Last year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liquid Telecom and Telecom Egypt to complete pan-African fibre network

  16-07-2018 02:00
  Liquid Telecom and Telecom Egypt have signed a new deal to fast track the roll out of full fibre telecommunications networks across North Africa, according to a company release…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Cast your vote for the Carriers World Awards 2018

  16-07-2018 02:00
  Total Telecom has released the shortlist for the eagerly anticipated Carriers World Award set to be held in London on the 11th September 2018.
  Carriers World brings together the key stakeholders from the global carriers community, and the awards celebrate those companies who have gone the extra mile to deliver excellence and innovation.  With the short list now being released, Total Telecom now invites you to cast your vote and have your say in the outcome of the Carriers World Awards 2018
  
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• AT&T CEO: Govt appeal will not halt Time Warner deal

  16-07-2018 02:00
  The US' Department of Justice's decision to appeal against the ruling permitting AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner will make little difference to the final outcome of the case, according to AT&amp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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