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• New Business Model for Multi-Service 5G Transport Networks

  15-11-2018 17:14
  GSMA forecasts that, by 2025, the number of global 5G connections will reach 1.1 billion, with one third of the world’s population connected to 5G networks. As the 5G industry matures, 5G will enable the connectivity and digitalization of everything. As a result, the operator market will also extend from individuals and homes to industries, an area that will integrate further with ICT.
  5G Will Bring About Deeper Connections, Extending the Operators’ Value Chain and Forming a New Busi
  
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• ZTE 4MIX Distributed Cloud Solution Builds 5G-Ready Cloud Infrastructure

  15-11-2018 17:06
  Cloudified reconstruction of telecommunications networks is already the consensus of global operators. Virtualization technology brings many advantages such as cost reduction, flexible scale-in/out. However, with the advent of 5G, new challenges and problems are constantly emerging.
  5G has three major application scenarios: enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), focusing on 4K/8K HD video, VR/AR and other high-bandwidth services, requiring a transmission rate 10 times faster than 4G; High Reliability
  
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• ‘Best effort’ should be considered as critical for the telco of tomorrow

  15-11-2018 14:38
  Many in the industry shudder at the concept of ‘best effort’, but this should change in future when latency can be billed as a business case.
  The concept of ‘best effort’ is perceived in different ways partly reliant on whether you consider the glass to be half-full or half-empty. Those of a pessimistic nature will hear the term ‘best effort’ and decide those sitting on the other side of the table are unreliable. The more positive side of the population will c
  
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• Germany frees up the whole of C-Band for 5G and the GSMA approves, sort of

  15-11-2018 14:31
  The German government has decided to make the entire 3.4-3.8 GHz band available for 5G use, which is a good idea.
  For 5G to do its thing, it needs big chunks of continuous spectrum to ‘fatten the pipe’. Piecemeal auctions of 3.4-3.8 GHz spectrum (otherwise known as C-Band) such as we had in the UK earlier this year, are not as useful as offering up the whole lot in one go. The eventual outcome may end up being the same, but the whole process is a lot more complicated.
  This decision h
  
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• IoT Survey Report: An Industry Pulse Checker and Prognosis

  15-11-2018 12:05
  While it is broadly recognised that as a technology IoT is instrumental in connecting things as well as connecting people to things, and that as a business IoT will be a massive market, many companies are still struggling with their own IoT strategies. This survey report provides first-hand insight from industry professionals into the current status, the opportunities, the challenges, and the future trends of the IoT industry.
  Some of the key findings in this survey report include:Three-quarters
  
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• New partnership helps Japanese mobile operators efficiently plan 4G (LTE) and 5G networks for in-building and outdoor dense urban environments

  15-11-2018 11:19
  Ranplan Wireless announces reseller agreement with Marubun of Japan15 November 2018: Ranplan Wireless has today announced a new partnership with Marubun [Tokyo, Japan], to distribute the recently launched Ranplan Professional 5.2, a combined in-building and outdoor network planning tool for dense urban environments. The partnership will enable Japanese industry to plan and deploy 5G New Radio (NR) networks that can cope with the expected demand for data consumption and capacity. Japan is poised
  
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• Telcos crave innovation, but start-ups find the maze impossible to navigate

  15-11-2018 11:09
  If anything sums up the telco industry, it is the pursuit of innovation coupled with the failure to be a leader in emerging segments. The solution might well be working with more start-ups, but are they accessible enough?
  To be fair to the telcos, this gripe is not solely one for the telecommunications industry. Navigating through the red-tape maze to engage any large, traditional business with a new idea or technology is a tricky task. But it is an issue none-the-less; it is incredibly difficul
  
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• Biometric adoption needs to speed up to exploit the digital bonanza

  15-11-2018 11:05
  The idea of biometric identification is not new, though to realise the full benefits of the digital economy, adoption needs to increase and move away from hardware.
  Speaking at AfricaCom, Barbara Iyayi, Chief Growth Officer for Element, didn’t so much attempt to justify biometric identification and authentication, but pushed for wider and more rapid adoption. As a disclaimer, it should be worth noting that Iyayi is pitching the case for her business to make more money, but there were a few
  
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• Telecom Italia: Up in the air, a coup on the ground

  15-11-2018 06:02
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• Vodafone Idea plans $3.5bn capital injection following $690m quarterly loss

  15-11-2018 01:00
  Vodafone Idea has posted a net loss of $690 million (49.7 billion rupees) in its first set of quarterly financial results, since its creation in August.The merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular earlier this year created India's biggest telco, with the newly merged entity confirming it has 422 million subscribers across the country…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM commences 5G drone trials in Turin

  15-11-2018 01:00
  Telecom Italia (TIM) has kicked off a 5G trial in the city of Turin, using drones to measure the maximum operating height for its 5G mobile networks.
  The trial is part of an initiative spearheaded by TIM…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ice Group set for $350m IPO in Norway

  15-11-2018 01:00
  Scandinavian telco, Ice Group, has announced plans to pursue an Initial public offering (IPO) on the Oslo stock exchange, in a move that could raise $350m (3 billion kroner).
  Ice Group provides low cost mobile and fixed line broadband and telecoms services across Norway and Scandinavia…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Germany releases crucial spectrum band for 5G

  15-11-2018 01:00
  The German government has revealed that it will release the entire suite of C-band spectrum (3.4 – 3.8GHz) for use by mobile network operators to rollout 5G services in the country.
  C-band spectrum will be crucial to smooth, successful deployment of a comprehensive range of 5G services…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC puts high band 5G spectrum up for auction in the US

  15-11-2018 01:00
  America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched the country's first high band 5G spectrum auction.
  The FCC will be auctioning 1.55 gigahertz of spectrum in the 24GHz band, with further auctions for spectrum in the 37…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC puts high band 5G spectrum up for auction

  15-11-2018 01:00
  America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched the country's first high band 5G spectrum auction.
  The FCC will be auctioning 1.55 gigahertz of spectrum in the 24GHz band, with further auctions for spectrum in the 37…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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