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• 5G becomes real as Verizon launches FWA offering in four cities

  01-10-2018 18:23
  It might not have been the blockbuster moment the industry has been building towards, but the dawn has broken on the 5G era.
  Just to put that statement into perspective, this is a small launch, a handful of pockets in four US cities, and only available as a wireless broadband offering for the home right now. If you happen to be one of the few Americans living in the right area and fancy cutting the cord on your broadband connectivity, Verizon is up your street promising ‘typical speeds&rsq
  
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• Telia pays the most in Finnish 5G auction

  01-10-2018 18:06
  Finland offered up nearly 400 MHz of mid frequency 5G spectrum to its MNOs and Telia bought the most expensive block.
  The whole of the 3410-3800 MHz frequency range, split into three blocks of 130 MHz each. After just a few days of bidding Finland’s three MNOs concluded their business as follows:
  Frequency band 3410–3540 MHz (A)
  Telia Finland
  €30,258,000
  Frequency band 3540–3670 MHz (B)
  Elisa
  €26,347,000
  Frequency band 3670–3800 MHz (C)
  DNA
  €21,000,000
  The
  
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• Smart speakers starting to drive next era of digital

  01-10-2018 18:00
  Years usually pass before the world realises a technology breakthrough actually happened and it catches on; the voice user interface might just have arrived at that watershed moment.
  The fantastic breakthrough of touchscreen mobile phones is often attributed to Apple, though if you go back to 1992 IBM unveiled a phone called Simon which featured the first touchscreen. Apple didn’t invent the concept of touch screens, it simply innovated, making the iPhone a genuine smartphone as oppos
  
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• Huawei Helps Monaco Telecom Open 5G in Monaco

  01-10-2018 16:46
  MONACO — Only three weeks after the partnership with Huawei, Monaco Telecom unveiled its nationwide 5G mobile network at the Monaco Yacht Show. Monaco Telecom and Huawei finalized the agreement early September, in Beijing, in the framework of the State visit of H.S.H. Prince Albert II to China.
  On September 27th, A 5G-connected UAV(Unmanned aerial vehicle) flying over the world’s first yachting market broadcasted live 360° High Definition footage to a virtual reality headset. The
  
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• LTE data scores big at this year’s World Cup

  01-10-2018 15:29
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece John Wick, SVP and GM of Connectivity and Mobility Services at Syniverse shares some of his company’s recent research into LTE roaming.
  LTE is growing globally, and growing fast, and one area in particular that it’s been taking off in is roaming. To better understand this growth, Syniverse has been examining this through a series of studies base
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Vodafone, NB-IoT and so much more

  01-10-2018 15:27
  Now with added video!
  
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• FCC lays out the FAST track to 5G

  01-10-2018 14:30
  The FCC has unveiled the grand plan for 5G, outlining the strategy it will put in place to place the US at the top of the technology league table.
  Facilitate America’s Superiority in 5G Technology (the 5G FAST plan) strategy takes into account three areas; spectrum, infrastructure policy and modernising outdated regulations. The objective is a simple one to envisage, but more sticky to complete; how can the US ensure it does not lose its leadership position in the technology world to China
  
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• In-house lawyers negotiate ‘best in class’ deal terms

  01-10-2018 13:45
  General counsel who can make their companies more efficient and competitive are highly prized
  
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• State versus federal battle looms as California signs net neutrality into law

  01-10-2018 13:35
  California Governor Jerry Brown has been busy; 31 state bills vetoed and 34 signed into law, including the controversial net neutrality rulings, kicking off another state versus federal battle.
  State Bill 822, claimed to be the strongest net neutrality laws in the country, has officially been signed into law in the State of California, but it only took the US Department of Justice a few minutes to throw a wobbly. Before the army of busybodies and privacy advocates could even get their own press
  
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• Intel triggered into joining Qualcomm Apple spat

  01-10-2018 13:33
  Qualcomm has accused Intel of cheating at modems with Apple’s help, but Intel’s weak public riposte is unlikely to sway much opinion in its favour.
  Judging by the general quality of their press releases all three of the companies involved in this spat refuse to issue a single public utterance until every syllable has been pored over by battalions of lawyers. As a consequence, when they decide to slag each other off via the media the result falls pretty far short of Wildean in its wit
  
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• 50 million accounts breached at Facebook, but Europe needs to find the bad guy

  01-10-2018 12:32
  Details of 50 million accounts have been lost to unknown nefarious individuals, but Facebook might get away with just a heavy hand-slapping from European watchdogs until the full consequences have been identified.
  Last week, data from 50 million Facebook accounts was lost due to a vulnerability in the ‘View As’ feature, though as the incident was reported in the 72-hour window set forward by the European Commission, the social media giant might avoid serious penalties under GDPR. The
  
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• Iskratel announces world's first "amphibian" GPON OLT

  01-10-2018 11:00
  Kranj, Slovenia, 1 October 2018 – Operators looking to seamlessly upgrade their networks to virtualised, cloud-based infrastructures finally have the right tools at their disposal, as Iskratel today announced two new edge-computing solutions – including a one-of-a-kind “amphibian” GPON OLT.Building on its SI3000 Lumia G16 compact GPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT), Iskratel’s new dual-nature OLT can operate as a traditional integrated OLT but also provides a disaggreg
  
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• ECOC Exhibition ignites Rome with sell-out fibre optics event

  01-10-2018 10:43
  Global tech leaders use platform to reveal exclusive insight into trends and predictions Rome, Italy, October 1, 2018: The European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) Exhibition, has cemented its position as the leading event for the fibre optic industry, with more than 6,500 visitors passing through its doors this year. Taking place in Rome, Italy, the 23rd annual ECOC Exhibition – organised by Nexus Media Events Ltd – saw 329 exhibitors and 30 Market Focus...Source: RealWi
  
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• LS telcom announces delivery of C-Band/5G Spectrum Compatibility Study to Intelsat and SES

  01-10-2018 10:30
  Bowie, Maryland, Lichtenau/Baden, Germany, 1st October 2018 – LS telcom Inc., a worldwide leader in spectrum management and monitoring solutions, today announced that it has delivered a comprehensive study of 5G spectrum compatibility to Intelsat and SES, leading providers of C-Band satellite services in the United States. The objective of this spectrum study was to analyze the characteristics and impact of signal interference as well as potential mitigation measures as a result of introdu
  
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• AdaptiveMobile Security Launches Commercial Traffic Management

  01-10-2018 09:00
  New proposition enables operators and aggregators to analyse and manage commercial messages, opening new revenue streams within a billion-dollar market DUBLIN and DALLAS, 1 October 2018 – AdaptiveMobile Security, the world leader in mobile network security, today launched ‘Commercial Traffic Management’ (CTM) controls for all forms of mobile messaging. This new proposition enables operators and aggregators to capitalise on Application-to-Person (A2P) traffic running through the
  
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• India: The creation of a mobile phone juggernaut 

  01-10-2018 06:00
  Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio is helping transform the country but some worry regulatory decisions have favoured his company
  
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• Verizon switches on 5G in the US

  01-10-2018 02:00
  US telco, Verizon, has switched on its 5G Home network, providing gigabit broadband speeds to customers in four US cities. Customers in Houston…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange appoints new CTO in Romania

  01-10-2018 02:00
  Orange Romania has appointed Emmanuel Chautard to the role of chief technology officer. Chautard will take up the reins in Romania with effect from the 1st November 2018…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT transfers 31,000 staff to begin a new chapter in Openreach's history

  01-10-2018 02:00
  BT has completed the transfer of 31,000 members of staff to its network subsidiary Openreach, marking a major milestone in the companies' bid to separate themselves. The UK's telecoms regulator…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT completes Ofcom-mandated staff transfer to Openreach

  01-10-2018 01:01
  Move of 31,000 workers marks final stage in splitting off the network business
  
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