Telecom news

• Our supply chain won’t tread the ZTE path – Huawei CEO

  20-12-2018 16:30
  One of the biggest stories of the year, and one of the major catalysts of the US/China trade war, was ZTE’s brush with extinction, but Huawei thinks it’s robust enough to withstand the US economic dirty-bomb.
  During the Summer, ZTE was caught violating US trade sanctions with Iran and subsequently was banned from using any US products or IP within its supply chain. The move from the US almost destroyed ZTE, with the company ceasing operations for a couple of weeks, but Huawei’s
  
  Read more

• An Ode to Christmas: The Twelve months of Telco

  20-12-2018 14:08
  It’s not very good, but here’s another attempts at a Telecoms.com poem. This time around we’ve destroyed the much loved ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ and wrestled in some of the stories from the last twelve months.
  Twelve months of Jio mobile subscriptions growing (story here)
  Eleven (.2) billion opportunity for Smart homing (story here)
  Ten versions of the iPhone culting (story here)
  Nine weeks left of pre-MWC eye-rolling
  Eight guests joined Scott and Jamie podding
  Se
  
  Read more

• Telia extends 5G reach to Estonia

  20-12-2018 13:02
  Just a few weeks after lighting up a 5G network in Sweden, Telia has taken the connectivity euphoria across the Baltic Sea to Estonia.
  In partnership with TalTech University, Telia has turned on Estonia’s first 5G network as a test bed for the university, as well as local companies and start-ups. The 5G network is a permanent installation using standardized and commercial 5G products.
  “We hope to see new and exciting future services and business models built upon 5G,” said Kirk
  
  Read more

• Huawei CEO hits back at security claims

  20-12-2018 12:36
  Huawei, and China on the whole for that matter, has become the telco industry’s punching bag over the last couple of months, but Rotating CEO Ken Hu has hit back at the allegations.
  Speaking at Huawei’s new campus in Dongguan, Hu put forward a strong statement of intent, pointing to the commercial success of the business in the 5G world and hitting back at security allegations which have plagued the firm.
  “When it comes to security issues, as an industry, we believe that we nee
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• CityFibre bags £1.1bn for nationwide fibre rollout

  20-12-2018 12:13
  During yesteryear, CityFibre was known for moaning for the sake of moaning, but in securing a debt package of £1.12 billion, the firm’s ambitions are starting to look very real and very interesting.
  Seven banks have financed the transaction, ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Bank plc, Natixis, NatWest, Santander and Société Générale, which will serve as the first installment of CityFibre’s £2.5 billion commitment for a nationwide fibre rollout. C
  
  Read more

• T-Mobile US won’t be rushed on TV proposition

  20-12-2018 10:54
  The T-Mobile US TV launch has been anticipated for some time now, but we’ll have to wait until at least mid-2019 for this dream to become a reality.
  After closing the Layer3 acquisition at the beginning of this year, it was assumed T-Mobile US would sharply enter the TV market with another ‘Uncarrier’ move. These disruptive plays have formed the foundation of T-Mobile US’ rise through the ranks in recent years, luring customers away from the still dominant duo of AT&T
  
  Read more

• Washington DC takes Zuckerberg to court

  20-12-2018 10:28
  The Attorney General for the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against Facebook on the grounds of failing to protect user’s privacy and enabling one of the biggest digital scandals to date.
  It was only going to be a matter of time before one of the Attorney Generals took the opportunity to take Mark Zuckerberg and his cronies to court, the big question which remains is how many of them will do so. The Cambridge Analytica scandal might be old news in the eyes of the consumer nowadays
  
  Read more

• Veea Systems and Angel Trains Work Together to Showcase the Potential of Edge Computing in Rail at HackTrain 5.0

  20-12-2018 10:21
  Development teams built innovative edge computing-based Internet of Things, messaging and entertainment projects at annual rail hackathonBath, UK December 20th 2018 – Today Veea Systems, the company delivering business-ready solutions at the network edge, has detailed its contribution at the HackTrain 5.0 event. Working in partnership with Angel Trains, one of Britain’s leading train leasing companies, Veea Systems demonstrated the potential of innovative edge computing solutions usi
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Southern Cross Cable Networks CEO and President to retire

  20-12-2018 01:00
  Southern Cross Cable Networks (SCCN) has announced that its CEO and president Anthony Briscoe will step down from his role in order to retire. Briscoe will be replaced by Laurie Miller on the 1st March 2019…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• Nokia and Ooredoo launch Myanmar's first 5G tech hub

  20-12-2018 01:00
  Nokia and Ooredoo have joined forces to launch Myanmar's first 5G Telecommunications and Technology Centre in Yangon. The centre will be used by students and research graduates at the Yangon Technological University…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• Gigaclear and Ciena partner up to boost rural connectivity in the UK

  20-12-2018 01:00
  Rural broadband provider, Gigaclear, has deployed a 100G transport network across a number of rural locations in the UK. The network is powered by optical and intelligent software solutions…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

Follow @Telecom_UK_ on Twitter!