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• TIM shows off 5G capabilities at Rally Legend

  11-10-2018 18:07
  Telecom Italia has taken to the sixteenth edition of Rally Legend to show off its 5G smarts in the test bed of San Marino.
  The microstate, which is currently serving as the Telecom Italia 5G living lab, is the first state in Europe to experience the 5G euphoria, with the Rally Legend event, a car racing bonanza, the latest experiment.
  “We are particularly delighted to be able to work alongside Rally Legend to demonstrate how new technologies can support sports events at an international le
  
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• Vancouver Conference to Deliver Global Perspective on the Future of the 5G Ecosystem

  11-10-2018 17:35
  Frankfurt, GERMANY, October 11, 2018 – The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance - which drives and guides the development of all future mobile broadband technology with a focus on 5G – is bringing together the mobile industry to discuss the future of this emerging ecosystem to a global audience at its 7th Industry Conference & Exhibition 2018.Taking place at the JW Marriott Parq in Vancouver, Canada from November 6 – 8, the conference, supported...Source: RealWir
  
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• DT writes €20bn cheque to target 99% 5G coverage by 2021

  11-10-2018 17:04
  Deutsche Telekom has unveiled a ‘plan’ to make 5G a reality, including a commitment to spend €20 billion by the end of 2021 to roll it out.
  Should the plan prove to be a success, DT plans to have 5G to 99% of the population by 2025, while geographical coverage would be 90%. The team believe these coverage ambitions are achievable for 4G by 2021.
  “The digitalization of Germany is a challenge for our society as a whole,” said CEO Tim Höttges. “Our part is th
  
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• Veon backs out of GTH acquisition

  11-10-2018 14:20
  Veon has announced it has backed out of plans to acquire GTH assets in Pakistan and Bangladesh due to the falling Pakistani Rupee and the reaction from GTH shareholders.
  The acquisition was initially announced back in July to improve Veon’s footprint in emerging markets. The purchase was supposed to be funded through the €2.3 billion sale of Veon’s stake in Wind Tre to CK Hutchison, though the stars don’t seemed to have aligned for this bit of business.
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• EE holds onto Opensignal MNO crown

  11-10-2018 13:23
  EE has held onto its position as the best performing UK MNO according to the latest figures from Opensignal.
  For 4G download performance, EE maintained its leadership position with average download speeds of 29 Mbps between June and August, while it also led in upload speed, latency and availability. This is not to say there weren’t improvements elsewhere, Vodafone grew its average 4G download to 21.9 Mbps, though Three’s dropped with the telco slipping down to third place in the per
  
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• Bill presentation is an untapped opportunity for telcos – survey

  11-10-2018 13:22
  A survey of telecoms professional commissioned by BriteBill has found they reckon they could be making much better use of bills to improve the customer relationship.
  Now we know what you’re thinking: a company that specialises in optimising phone bills has commissioned a study that concluded we need to optimise phone bills. That’s what we thought too so we spoke to Becky Byrne of BriteBill and Teresa Cottam of Omnisperience, who conducted the survey.
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• AT&T will launch Netflix competitor next year

  11-10-2018 12:11
  In an SEC filing, AT&T has confirmed it will launch a new streaming service focused around HBO content to challenge the dominance of Netflix and Amazon Prime.
  While details are relatively thin for the moment, though AT&T Entertainment boss John Stankey formally announced the new offering at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in Los Angeles confirming the Time Warner assets would form the foundation of the streaming platform, with some third-party content building out the breadth an
  
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• Nuvias brings Dolby’s high-end, intelligent conferencing to the modern business world

  11-10-2018 10:51
  A new pan-EMEA distribution agreement between Dolby and Nuvias will extend availability for high-end video and audio conferencing solutions across EMEA11 October, 2018 - Nuvias has signed a pan-EMEA distribution agreement with Dolby Laboratories to accelerate the adoption of Dolby Voice® Conference Phone and Dolby Voice Room® hardware and conferencing solutions. These breakthrough products create exceptional experiences by setting new standards for quality that users overwhelmingly prefe
  
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• Small Cell Forum to Accelerate Densification with New Work Program Focused on Siting Policy, Enterprise Engagement and Technologies for the 5G Era

  11-10-2018 10:10
  Requirement gathering events shine light on urgent need for densification and a unified platformLondon, UK – 11th October 2018 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving densification worldwide, has outlined its work program for 2018-19, following the conclusion of its European plenary. The wide-ranging brief covers every aspect of densification, including policy improvements for siting and spectrum, 5G-enabling technologies and the next iteration of its enterprise a
  
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• FWA success is about deployment without engineers – Nokia

  11-10-2018 09:01
  The 5G euphoria might have reignited excitement for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) but Nokia doesn’t think we need to wait that long.
  The FWA portfolio from Nokia isn’t new, here we’re talking about enhancements to products and solutions which are designed for 4G connectivity. What is worth bragging about is the simplicity of the portfolio, something which Nokia’s Head of Fixed Networks Marketing Stefaan Vanhastel thinks is critical for adoption.
  “Fixed wireless access
  
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• The UK's best performing MNO is…

  11-10-2018 02:00
  EE has been named as the UK's best performing mobile network, winning 5 of the 7 performance categories upon which all 4 UK mobile network operators were rated.
  The latest edition of OpenSignal's UK Mobile Network Report revealed that EE was streets ahead of the competition for 4G download speed, clocking an average speed of 28…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• The race for 5G is on – Literally!

  11-10-2018 02:00
  Finnish tech giants, Nokia have teamed up with Telecom Italia (TIM) to demonstrate some of the main use cases for 5G, in the tiny European micro-state of San Marino.
  The pair are making strides towards the goal of making San Marino the first 5G nation in Europe…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nearly half of businesses struggle to recruit cyber security experts

  11-10-2018 02:00
  As many as 45 per cent of businesses in Europe experience difficulty in recruiting cyber security experts, according to industry experts. A new study by Gartner suggests that companies in the European telecoms sector are having difficulties in sourcing adequate numbers of cyber security experts with the requisite skills package…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom promises 99% 5G coverage by 2025

  11-10-2018 02:00
  Germany's biggest mobile network operator, Deutsche Telekom, has set out its plans for the future, promising to provide 5G coverage to 99 per cent of the German population by 2025.In an 8 point pledge for the future of Germany's connectivity landscape…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• 5G use cases highlight growing need for razor sharp edge capabilities

  11-10-2018 02:00
  Network operators must prepare for a surge in demand for edge-based applications, as the global telecoms sector looks ahead to the rollout of 5G services in the coming years.
  Speaking exclusively to Total Telecom…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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