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• What is China doing to accelerate 5G transport network deployment?

  29-11-2018 19:03
  What is China doing to accelerate 5G transport network deployment?
  Since the 1980s, a new generation of revolutionary mobile communication technologies has emerged every decade. Mobile communication evolved from 1G to 4G, with a focus on people-to-people communication. In the future, 5G will become deeply integrated with technologies such as cloud computing, big data, AI, and VR/AR, shifting communications from people-to-people to people-to-machine and machine-to-machine.
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• Fast Tracking Telcos to Digital Transformation

  29-11-2018 18:36
  As consumers increasingly turn to digital channels, Telcos must re-imagine their business to address their customers’ need for more control and convenience. 451 Research believes that the best way forward is to create a new digital IT stack that will yield fast and meaningful improvements to the customer experience.
  Download this research report to learn:
  – Why fast-track digital transformation models are gaining traction
  – How Telcos are using the MVP methodology to go live wi
  
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• Telcos are missing the AI trick

  29-11-2018 18:20
  We’ve spoken about this before, but our bugbear has been renewed at The Great Telco Debate; telcos have too narrow a view on artificial intelligence (AI).
  AI is the buzzword of 2018, and perhaps this is one which is justified. In years gone we’ve seen the likes of digital transformation and virtualization become so over used they becomes tedious to discuss, but the scale, breadth and depth of AI mean each time it is mentioned it is almost an entirely new conversation.
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• Three completes 5G outdoor trials in Hong Kong

  29-11-2018 16:30
  3HK, the third largest mobile operator in Hong Kong have completed 5G trials on both the 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands.
  The trials have been going on since the operator obtained temporary permits from the government of China’s “special administrative region”, for indoor and outdoor tests on the two frequencies in May and June respectively. The trial on the 26 GHz band used 400 MHz frequency resources and achieved a downlink peak speed of 3.2 Gbps, while the 3.5 GHz trial used 100 MH
  
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• The diversification dilemma; making money and meeting expectations, can it be done?

  29-11-2018 15:50
  Diversification is an accepted truth in the telco industry nowadays, but are the telcos resourceful and adaptable enough to chase after new revenues while also achieving their connectivity responsibilities?
  This was one of the questions facing the panel during the opening session of The Great Telco Debate 2018; should the telcos confine themselves to connectivity or should the aim be to chase new revenues? Of course, the answer to this question is relatively simple, diversifying to build alterna
  
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• Qualcomm pumps $100mn into AI start-up fund

  29-11-2018 13:25
  US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has created a $100 million investment fund to support artificial intelligence (AI) startups in an effort to put mass-market devices, rather than the cloud, at the heart of AI activity.
  The Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund will “focus on startups that share the vision of on-device AI becoming more powerful and widespread, with an emphasis on those developing new technology for autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning platforms,” the company announced.
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• ETSI publishes new spec and reports on 5G tech

  29-11-2018 13:06
  The European Telecommunications Standards Institute, ETSI, has released new specifications on packet formatting and forwarding, as well as two reports on transport and network slicing respectively.
  The new specification, called Flexilink, focusing on packet formats and forwarding mechanisms to allow core and access networks to support the new services proposed for 5G. The objective of the new specification is to achieve efficient deterministic packet forwarding in user plane for next generation
  
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• Home Office Emergency Services Network contract awarded to telent

  29-11-2018 10:35
  The project will oversee the UK’s blue-light radio infrastructure as it’s replaced with a mobile 4G networkWarwick, 29 November. telent Technology Services Ltd (telent) has today announced that it has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to test the Emergency Services Network (ESN) for the Home Office as it transitions to 4G based communications. The win will see telent deliver the ESN Assure service and follows an announcement from the Home Office in September for a...Source:
  
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• TRAI reveals Jio is the only Indian telco in growth

  29-11-2018 09:33
  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its monthly report on the state of play in India, and it’s a pretty gloomy picture for everyone aside from Jio.
  Across the country, the message is relatively positive. Wireless subscriptions have grown once again this time by 2.4 million, not as glorious as previous months but growth is still growth, but to add a slight dampener to proceedings, broadband declined, this time by 70,000 subscriptions. Once again we reiterate the fi
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks, Jubilee Park, E14

  29-11-2018 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This is a pocket park that sits right on top of a tube station, and one that very nearly didn’t exist.
  The station is the cavernous Jubilee line station at Canary Wharf, which was built inside part of the old docks, and the original plan was to create a deep pool above the station to restore the effect of the dock that had been taken over by the tube station.
  As it was, it turned out to be too great an engineering challenge, and it’s the area’s benefit that a park was built ins
  
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• UK and Germany grow wary of Huawei as US turns up pressure

  29-11-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Delegation from Washington warns against using Chinese supplier for 5G networks
  
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• Three completes Hong Kong's first live 5G broadcast

  29-11-2018 01:00
  Three Hong Kong has completed the Chinese province's first 5G broadcast in an outdoor setting. The broadcasts were conducted using spectrum in the 3…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom wants 'competing, nationwide fibre networks', as FTTH investment booms

  29-11-2018 01:00
  The UK requires an open and competitive regulatory environment to facilitate the growth and development of competing full fibre networks, according to senior figures at Ofcom. Speaking exclusively at The Great Telco Debate on Wednesday, Ofcom's director of strategy, Clive Carter, said that the UK's fibre industry was attracting record levels of investment.  "It's a tremendous time to be involved in fibre. There is an enormous appetite for investing in fibre infrastructure right a
  
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• Ericsson signs up Volvo for 5G connected car initiative

  29-11-2018 01:00
  Ericsson and Volvo have signed a 5 year agreement, that will see the pair collaborate on a series of connected vehicle initiatives around the world. Volvo is increasing its focus on connected vehicles and is reportedly keen to explore strategies for fast…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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