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• Nokia and Verizon claim another 5G first

  17-08-2018 17:14
  Nokia and Verizon has teamed up to congratulate themselves on achieving another 5G first; the first successful transmission of a 3GPP New Radio (NR) 5G signal to a receiver situated in a moving vehicle.
  With the self-imposed deadlines for launching 5G services edging ever closer, Verizon has completed another incremental step in making the bufferless cat video world a reality. With two antennas set up in Nokia’s New Jersey campus, Verizon whizzed past the building with receiver and measure
  
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• Designing IoT for Asia

  17-08-2018 16:24
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Ong Geok Chwee, CEO of Bridge Alliance, looks at the opportunities in IoT and the considerations when thinking about scaling IoT into Asia.
  The “Internet of Things” is a term we cannot avoid in this age. Yet, even industry experts still find it a challenge to grasp how its potential can be unlocked. This calls for design – designing with intent
  
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• Roaming for MVNOs: Opportunities and strategies

  17-08-2018 16:17
  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 EU-wide regulation allowing free roaming is adding costs for MVNOs. How can they convert this into new revenue streams?
  The ‘roam like at home’ regulation has been a boon for European consumers, who can now use their phones without extra charges when visiting EU countries. But it pose
  
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• Google suppliers prepped for Christmas assault on speaker market

  17-08-2018 14:13
  Google has been preparing its suppliers for the launch of a smart speaker equipped with a display screen as it targets Amazon’s dominance in the build up to Christmas.
  According to Nikkei Asian Review, the new device will continue to promote the voice user interface, though touch could be an option, and will expand the entertainment options and functionality. Aside from YouTube now being a relevant platform, the door is now opened to mapping features, as well as eCommerce.
  “Google ta
  
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• Nvidia share price slips as crypto boom fades

  17-08-2018 14:12
  Nvidia has reported a 40% year-on-year boost, though weakening demand in the cryptocurrency business unit dampened excitement.
  With total revenues standing at $3.12 billion for the three months, cryptocurrency-specific products declined to approximately $100 million with the downward spiral set to continue through the next couple of quarters. While the business anticipated the demand to remain throughout the year, projections account for no contributions going forward.
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• Google faces mutiny over leaked China plans

  17-08-2018 14:11
  Google is reportedly developing a censored version of its search engine especially for China but some of its employees aren’t happy about it.
  The Chinese version of Google is apparently code-named Dragonfly and was first revealed by The Intercept at the start of this month. It apparently resulted in a fair big of internal hand-wringing within Google, which culminated in a letter calling for greater transparency on ethical issues being circulated within the company and signed by hundreds of
  
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• Xiaomi sets its eyes on premium market with Poco

  17-08-2018 13:13
  Having stormed to the top of the Indian smartphone rankings, Xiaomi is now chasing down premium customers with the launch of Poco,
  The device, which will hit the shelves on August 22, takes Xiaomi out of the low- to medium-end market, putting the brand in direct competition with the likes of Samsung and Apple. The product does look the part, but the question of whether Xiaomi has a strong enough brand to live in the premium world is iffy.
  According to the leaks, the Poco F1 device will have a 6.
  
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• Network slicing can unlock $66 billion of industry opportunities – ABI

  17-08-2018 12:42
  Analyst firm ABI research has had a bit of a spreadsheet frenzy and come to the conclusion that network slicing can create $66 billion of fresh commercial opportunities for telcos.
  Just to remind you, network slicing involves prioritising portions of the network to more specific applications, such as high bandwidth, low latency or massive, low-power IoT. Ideally this can be done dynamically via all the virtualised cleverness we’ve been banging on about for so long and will enable MNOs to o
  
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• Telstra 'switches on 5G network' in Australia

  17-08-2018 02:00
  Australian telco Telstra has switched on 5G technology across portions of its network in Queensland, creating Australia's first 5G-ready network. Telstra's CEO, Andrew Penn, hailed the move as a key step in the evolution of connectivity in the country…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• RCom mulls $1.1bn bid for its remaining telecoms assets

  17-08-2018 02:00
  India's Reliance Communications (RCom) is reportedly in talks with a number of prospective buyers over the sale of its remaining telecoms assets…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Indian telcos band together to deliver vital connectivity in storm ravaged Kerala

  17-08-2018 02:00
  India's telecommunications companies are making a concerted effort to keep communications services online, as torrential rain and flooding continues to decimate the southern state of Kerala…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei set to unveil its next generation Kirin 980 chipset

  17-08-2018 02:00
  International tech giant, Huawei, could be set to launch its new Kirin 980 chipset at the IFA event in Berlin, later this month.  Huawei's rotating chairman, Richard Yu…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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