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• Rural areas given £200m full-fibre broadband pledge

  29-10-2018 19:13
  Funding package intended as stimulus for private sector to invest in networks
  
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• Q&A with Lynda Burton, Director of Wholesale at Three

  29-10-2018 18:19
  With less than ten days until the MVNOs Europe 2018, the MVNOs Series spoke with Lynda Burton. Director of Wholesale at Three, Lynda owns MVNO, white-label partnerships, bulk messaging, carrier services and international roaming functions. In this interview, Lynda shares her predictions for 5G, its benefits to customers and partners, and the most exciting use cases. 
  What are your predictions for 5G and what benefits will it bring to operators’ customers and partners?
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• New York wades in to the T-Mobile/Sprint debate

  29-10-2018 18:16
  New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood could prove to be another hurdle for T-Mobile and Sprint to overcome in their headache-inducing merger.
  The problem for the pair is there seem to be a lot more objections surrounding the tie-up than there has been support. After T-Mobile CEO John Legere seemingly got little response from his appeal to MVNOs to support the transaction, the wild-eyed leader has opened up to opinions from staff; a dangerous move considering some would certainly be under t
  
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• BT Security head Mark Hughes quits after 16 years

  29-10-2018 16:16
  Cyber unit has been a rare bright spot in company’s international division
  
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• Multi-Service and Multi-Tenant: A Typical Application of Access Network NFV

  29-10-2018 15:52
  Multi-Service and Multi-Tenant as a New Requirement for Access Networks
  Of the Optical Access Network (OAN), the Optical Distribution Network (ODN) is a key resource and an important asset for operators. In addition to vigorously deploying home broadband services based on Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) technology, operators also actively develop other services and explore new business models including network leasing/sharing to boost revenue and shorten the investment return cycle.
  In a multi-service
  
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• How will Xiaomi’s launch into Europe impact the smartphone market?

  29-10-2018 15:23
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Steve Pappas, VP, Asset Value Recovery Services at HYLA Mobile, examines the likely effect of Xiaomi entering the European smartphone market.
  The European smartphone ecosystem has welcomed a new player, Xiaomi, who has made an aggressive play for the market. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer has already gained a good portion of market share too thanks to its portfoli
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Broadband, 5G and Q3 numbers

  29-10-2018 15:12
  Now with added video! 
  
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• HYLA Mobile: Mobile device trade-ins returned over $600 million to US consumers in Q3

  29-10-2018 15:00
  While the iPhone 6 remains the top traded device for nine straight quarters, Samsung re-enters the top 5 traded devices29th October 2018—HYLA Mobile, the world’s leading provider of software technology and services for mobile device trade-ins and reuse solutions, today reveals that over $627 million ($627,837,030) was returned to US consumers in Q3 of 2018 thanks to mobile device trade-ins. This is an increase of 51% from Q2 2018, which saw $414 million returned to...Source: RealWire
  
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• Trump set sights on spectrum strategy

  29-10-2018 14:20
  US President Donald Trump has unveiled plans to create a National Spectrum Strategy to prepare the country prepare for the introduction of 5G wireless networks.
  The presidential memorandum, which was signed last week, directs the Secretary of Commerce to work with agencies and policy makers on all levels to develop a National Spectrum Strategy. As part of the strategy, the Secretary of the department will report annually to the President on efforts to repurpose spectrum, while a Spectrum Strateg
  
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• We’ll be ready for 5G by 2020 – Reliance Jio

  29-10-2018 13:30
  Reliance Jio owner Mukesh Ambani has stated India will be fully-4G by 2020, and is setting his eyes on the 5G euphoria already.
  The statement of intent adds to a remarkable couple of years for Reliance Jio and the Indian digital economy on the whole. Starting from nothing in December 2015, Reliance Jio has risen to become arguably the most influential telco in India, dragging the country’s digital economy into the 21st century. A little over two years ago, India was in the digital baron la
  
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• IBM aims to boost its strategic imperatives with $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat

  29-10-2018 13:25
  IBM has announced by far the largest acquisition in its history with the acquisition of cloud and open source software vendor Red Hat.
  $34 billion is several times more than IBM has previously spent on an acquisition, which indicates just how important it thinks this is to its future prosperity. Red Hat has expanded from a developer of Linux-based business software to being involved in most places you might find B2B open source software, including the cloud and telecoms.
  While most venerable tec
  
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• Mobileum Inc. announces the acquisition of Evolved Intelligence

  29-10-2018 13:00
  CUPERTINO, CA – October 29, 2018 – Mobileum Inc. (“Mobileum”), a leading global provider of analytics-based roaming and risk management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Evolved Intelligence Ltd, (“EI”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, EI specializes in cloud-hosted roaming value-added services, as well as analytics-based fraud management and signaling security solutions for mobile telecommunica
  
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• O2 commits to plugging 339 farmer Johns into the digital economy

  29-10-2018 12:05
  O2 has announced it will start pumping enhanced 4G into some of most notorious not-spots throughout the UK, with 339 communities set to receive the connectivity boost.
  While the digital divide is clearly still present across the UK, it does seem O2 is attempting to make use of 4G spectrum acquired in the last auction to counter the imbalance. The last 12 months has certainly seen O2 up its game on the connectivity front, Ofcom confirmed O2 had delivered against its commitment to provide 98% indo
  
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• UN unveils plan for business to help solve crisis

  29-10-2018 10:01
  Global compact to be submitted to General Assembly sees ‘crucial’ private sector role
  
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• Reliance Jio: India will be ready for 5G rollout by 2020

  29-10-2018 01:00
  Reliance Industries' chairman, Mukesh Ambani, has said that he expects India to be ready to rollout full 5G services by the year 2020.
  Ambani told the Economic Times of India that exponential growth in the average data consumption of Indian subscribers was highlighting the need for the country to begin its rollout of next generation networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange launches cyber security centre in Morocco

  29-10-2018 01:00
  Orange Cyberdefense has announced that it will launch a new state-of-the-art security centre in Morocco, expanding the company's presence in North Africa."This new operation center will give us a strong position in the Moroccan market and will make Orange Cyberdefense Morocco the central hub to meet the needs of businesses in French…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• O2 to boost 4G coverage for 250,000 rural subscribers

  29-10-2018 01:00
  UK mobile network operator, O2, has pledged to improve 4G network coverage for 330 rural towns and villages across the UK, as part of a £45 million network expansion project. The project is expected to improve connectivity for up to 250…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• IBM on cloud nine following $34bn Red Hat acquisition

  29-10-2018 01:00
  IBM is to acquire open source cloud software pioneer Red Hat, in a deal worth $34 billion, the biggest acquisition in the US IT giant's history.
  “The acquisition of Red Hat is a game-changer. It changes everything about the cloud market,” said Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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