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• T-Mobile/Sprint merger finds a new enemy in mysterious lobby group

  05-11-2018 18:31
  A new non-profit organization called ‘Protect America’s Wireless’ has emerged, seemingly with the sole objective of hurling spanners at the T-Mobile US and Sprint merger.
  Details on the group are relatively thin at the moment, it was only founded last month, though a press call introducing the group and its mission statement on the website both seem to give the same message; the T-Mobile US and Sprint merger will be bad for the national security of the US.
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• Verizon reworks the corporate jigsaw puzzle in the name of 5G

  05-11-2018 17:07
  Verizon has unveiled a new corporate structure in an attempt to make a lean, mean, money-making machine at the dawn of the 5G era.
  While many of these announcements are usually coupled with some form of job cuts, there doesn’t seem to be one in this case. We’ve been unable to locate the relevant forms on the Securities and Exchanges Commission website, though considering there have been numerous ‘streamlining’ initiatives already announced, it might be a case of fitting t
  
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• Cambium Networks Announces cnMatrix Enterprise Switches to Provide a Cloud-Managed Intelligent Edge Unified Wired/Wireless Network

  05-11-2018 16:00
  Enterprise grade switches improve network performance and make management easyROLLING MEADOWS, IL, November 5, 2018 — Cambium Networks, a leading global provider of wireless networking solutions, today announced the availability of cnMatrix™ Enterprise Switches. “Enterprise IT managers, Managed Service Providers (MSP) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) need affordable enterprise grade solutions that satisfy end users,” said Atul Bhatnagar, President and CEO of Cambium N
  
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• Ofcom’s competitiveness quest continues with another ducts and poles assault

  05-11-2018 14:32
  Ofcom has unveiled its latest edition of its business connectivity market review with an all too familiar feel; how can it force Openreach and BT to play nicer with competitors.
  As with any former state-owned monopoly, BT/Openreach is in the enviable position of having the groundwork already laid for future-proof infrastructure. Of course it has not done enough across the years to meet the demands of tomorrow’s fibre-based diet, though one factor behind this is a lack of external pressure
  
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• Softbank is now more of a VC than a telco group

  05-11-2018 13:53
  Back in 2016 when Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son announced plans for the $100 billion Vision Fund it looks like a ludicrous plan, but with such incredible growth perhaps we should ask whether Son has been missing his calling for decades.
  Looking at the financials for the first half of 2018, the most interesting story aspect is linked back to the Softbank Vision Fund (SVF) and Delta Fund (DF) investment bodies. Over the first six months, net sales for the Softbank Group came in at roughly $41 billion
  
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• What does cloud-native really mean for operators?

  05-11-2018 13:51
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Dominik Pacewicz, Chief Product Manager for BSS at Comarch examines the term ‘cloud-native’ and asks what it signifies.
  Cloud-native services are disrupting many industries. The telecoms industry however has long been outstripped by other sectors in the adoption of new technology. At the same time, service providers see a great opportunity to catapult thems
  
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• 5G – more than just a RAN on steroids

  05-11-2018 13:21
  The metamorphosis currently underway in the communications networking industry is unprecedented, and while for some the evolution to a 5G world is akin to a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly, others are worried it will turn a functioning (but flawed) industry into something more frightening.
  Of course, we don’t know how 5G is going to turn out. What we do know, though, is that it’s about much more than some souped-up new devices and a radio access network (RAN) on steroids. A
  
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• Apple reportedly plans to use Intel 5G modem in 2020, but will it be any good?

  05-11-2018 12:32
  Apple has boxed itself into a corner by going to war with Qualcomm, so a lot rides on the competitiveness of Intel’s 5G modem.
  Fast Company has reported that Apple intends to use the Intel 8161 5G modem in its 2020 iPhones as part of its already-known strategy of switching to Intel as its sole provider of modems. This move seems to be largely driven by Apple’s dispute with Qualcomm over how much it charges for its chips.
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• Iliad threatens Italy with legal action over 5G spectrum extensions

  05-11-2018 11:34
  Iliad is reportedly on the verge of taking Italian watchdog Agcom to court over licence extensions in the valuable 3.5 GHz band which were offered to various WiMAX operators back in 2008.
  After having to defend the almost laughable prices operators will be having to fork out for 5G spectrum, Agcom is now under-fire for considering cut-price extensions for four companies in the 3.5 GHz range. With Iliad Italia forking out €1.2 billion 20 MHz of 3.7 GHz and 10 MHz in the 700 MHz band, you can
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to launch phase-stable cables for critical applications at Electronica 2018

  05-11-2018 10:00
  The new Consistent over Temperature (CT) assemblies can be used across changing temperatures and feature improved reliability, stability and accuracyHerisau, 5 November - Leading international manufacturer of components and system solutions for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, is set to debut its newest cable assemblies which push the boundaries for stability and reliability in harsh environments at Electronica, November 13-16, 2018 in Munich. The global Swiss-based company wil
  
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• For one week only – see 10,000 flames surround the Tower of London

  05-11-2018 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the remainder of this week, every evening, 10,000 individual flames will be lit within the moat of the Tower of London.This is “Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers”, a sound and visual experience that marks the centenary of the end of the First World War.
  It’s not explicitly an act of remembrance, although it can be expected that many will see it as such, but we’re asked to take whatever meaning we want from the display, with its haunting choral work, wit
  
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• London’s Alleys: Blue Boar Alley, E1

  05-11-2018 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This is a relatively new addition to the streets of London, being a result of post-war clearance, and some recent upgrades.
  In fact, it’s name is also new, as it never had one, being simply the “St Botolph Street pedestrian thoroughfare”The alley runs between Aldgate tube station and an early 1970s office block by Fitzroy Robinson & Partners Architects called Aldgate House. It occupies land that was a cluster of small shops, offices and warehouses but were cleared when the
  
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• Orange battles for control of Iraqi telecoms group

  05-11-2018 05:00
  Dispute involving French company and Kuwait’s Agility highlight pitfalls of investing in Iraq
  
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• Telenor appoints new Digital Officer as Achakzai resigns

  05-11-2018 01:00
  Telenor has appointed Sardar Abubakr as its Chief Digital and Strategy Officer, with effect from the 1st December 2018.The move follows the resignation of Durdana Achakzai…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Tele2 completes Com Hem merger

  05-11-2018 01:00
  The merger between Scandinavian telecoms giant Tele2 and broadband and pay-TV specialists Com Hem has been formally completed in Sweden, according to company executives.
  Anders Nilsen has been appointed as president and CEO following the departure of Tele2's long serving CEO Alison Kirkby…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Singtel, Telstra and partners land Indigo Cable in Sydney

  05-11-2018 01:00
  The Indigo Consortium has confirmed that it has landed the Indigo Cable System, which will link Australia's East and West coasts, in Coogoo Beach, Sydney.  In September, operators launched the Indigo Cable System from Floreat Beach in Perth…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liquid Telecom signs agreement to bolster connectivity in East Africa

  05-11-2018 01:00
  Pan African telco, Liquid Telecom, has signed an agreement with the Kenyan Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) to provide affordable, full fibre internet services to customers in East Africa.  The agreement will see the pair extend services in Somalia…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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