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• Q&A with Anuradha Udunuwara

  14-09-2018 17:23
  With the Network Virtualization & SDN Asia event coming up very soon, the team at NV&SDN Asia got in touch with one of this year’s speaker Anuradha Udunuwara. Anuradha is an expert in the field of Telecom & Technology with over 15 years industry experience in Strategy, Architecture, Engineering, Design, Plan, Implementation, and Maintenance of Communications Service Provider Networks and asked him to tell us more about his journey in becoming one of the first Sri Lankan to gain
  
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• The New Generation of Smart Home Owners

  14-09-2018 15:00
  The smart home concept started out as a dream, but it turned into a mess. IoT enthusiasts were so excited that they would be able to connect every possible item to the Internet, that they forgot to ask if they should. Today we are getting closer to Gartner’s prediction of 20.4 billion connected devices, but a truly smart experience seems to be light years away.
  Currently, homeowners have multiple connected gadgets without a clear overview of the network. These devices are not secure by des
  
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• IBC 2018: The smart home is a myth – don’t believe the hype

  14-09-2018 13:58
  The vision of the smart home is powerful for the digital economy but don’t believe the hype, right now it’s a fragmented minefield of complication and frustration.
  Advertisements on consumer channels and marketing collateral at industry conferences point towards the smart home as the realization of the future. Data is the fuel of this money making machine, with the promise of a space-age, free-flowing digitally enabled environment made popular by the entertainment industry. This worl
  
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• The FDA certified Apple Watch is still not a medical device

  14-09-2018 13:50
  The new Apple Watch has been cleared by the FDA to sell as a low-grade health tracking device but is not producing medical grade data.
  At the event where the new iPhones were launched, Apple also launched the 4th iteration Apple Watch. Though it was not the focus of the event, Apple deservedly prided itself for being the first smart watch to pass FDA test. One feature highlighted at the presentation is, by combining the readings from the gyroscope and the accelerometer the Watch can te
  
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• The elite of global telecoms is finally revealed

  14-09-2018 13:43
  The shortlist for the Global Telecoms Awards 2018 has been unveiled, identifying the companies, products and initiatives that have defined the industry over the past year.
  68 operators, vendors, service providers and consultancies will now be put in from of the panel of independent judges, which will have the agonizing task of picking 14 winners from this exceptional group. The award categories span the full range of all the topics that matter in global telecoms, from 5G to IoT to security. A ve
  
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• IBC 2018: New content, new markets, new partners – the Netflix growth plan

  14-09-2018 13:41
  Netflix is one of the largest technology companies on the planet, but there is still mountains of room for growth over the next few years.
  Speaking at IBC 2018 in Amsterdam, Maria Ferreras, VP of EMEA Business Development at Netflix pointed towards some quite remarkable figures. In the 11 years since Netflix starting its streaming business the platform has amassed 130 million subscribers. While this is of course an astronomical figure, some might have assumed it would be higher. With profit
  
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• Is South Korea the next country to snub Huawei?

  14-09-2018 12:44
  SK Telecom is apparently not using Huawei at all for its 5G roll out and this could be indicative of a broader shift in sentiment in the country.
  The story comes courtesy of ZDNet, which seems to have received an announcement from SK Telecom that it’s going with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung as ‘preferred bidders’ for 5G work. This is consistent with announcements from US operators, which are effectively barred from working with Huawei, and begs the question of whether geopolitic
  
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• SatADSL and Marlink partner to expand worldwide coverage

  14-09-2018 11:23
  Agreement will enable SatADSL to deliver its services globally while its Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP) will expand Marlink’s offeringsBrussels, Belgium, and Paris, France, September 14, 2018 – SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, and Marlink Group (Marlink) today announced a new partnership which will grow both companies’ offerings worldwide. Under the agreement, SatADSL will be able to link directly to Marlink’s Newtec Dialog&r
  
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• Orange to invest in West African subsea initiative

  14-09-2018 02:00
  Orange is set to significantly boost connectivity in Western Africa by investing in the MainOne subsea cable system. Originally laid in 2010, the 7,000km cable currently links the West African nations of Nigeria and Ghana with Europe, via a landing station in Portugal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom receives lukewarm response to USO call

  14-09-2018 02:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has received a lukewarm response to its call for suppliers for its proposed Universal Service Obligation(USO). Only five internet service providers (ISPs) registered their interest to deliver the USO service…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mind the gap – new study reveals widening digital divide between men and women

  14-09-2018 02:00
  This week, a new industry report has highlighted a widening gender divide when it comes to access to broadband internet services.
  The State of Broadband report, published by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, shows that women are on average 26 per cent less likely to use mobile internet than men.
  According to data published by the GSMA, over 1.2 billion women in low and middle…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Italy's big three operators spend big on 5G spectrum

  14-09-2018 02:00
  Telecom Italia (TIM), Iliad and Vodafone spent a combined €2.8 billion on spectrum that is expected to be used in the launch of 5G across the country. Telecom Italia (TIM) secured 10MHz of 5G spectrum…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India excludes Huawei and ZTE from 5G trials

  14-09-2018 02:00
  India is pressing ahead with plans to speed up trials of 5G technology, but has excluded Huawei and ZTE from taking part, according to reports in the Indian press.
  A report in the Economic Times of India, India's departmet of Telecoms has writtento Cisco…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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