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• The EU needs its own digital security strategy

  31-01-2019 17:58 via ft.com
  Concerns are no excuse for arbitrary protectionism but 5G fears reveal serious risks
  
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• Nokia/Huawei: the ministrations of fear

  31-01-2019 17:54 via ft.com
  The bull case for the Finnish telecoms group merits scepticism
  
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• Ericsson unveils new cunning plan for IoT

  31-01-2019 17:15
  In the hope that IoT is finally set to explode, Ericsson has created some new business units and products to make sure it’s ready.
  Ericsson is dividing cellular IoT into four bits: Massive IoT, Broadband IoT, Critical IoT, and Industrial Automation IoT, but apparently only the broadband and industrial ones are new. The broadband bit supports higher data rates and lower latencies than the massive bit, while the industrial automation bit is pretty self-explanatory.
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• China 5G ambitions might hit a Brussels speed bump

  31-01-2019 16:21
  The boresome bureaucrats of Brussels have finally gotten back from lunch and there might just be a 5G ban for Chinese companies on the menu before too long.
  According to Reuters, the EU officials are considering drawing up new rules which would effectively ban any participation from Chinese companies in the up-coming 5G bonanza. Although there have certainly been some dissenting voices across the bloc over the last couple of months, a bloc-wide ban would be scaling up the anti-China rhetoric mor
  
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• HYLA Mobile: Over $2.2bn returned to US consumers in 2018 through mobile trade-ins

  31-01-2019 15:00
  An additional $110 million returned to US consumers through trade-ins than in 2017, despite consumers holding onto devices for longer31st January 2019 – HYLA Mobile, the world’s leading provider of software technology and services for mobile device trade-in and reuse solutions, today reveals that mobile device trade-in programs successfully returned more than $2.26 billion to US consumers in 2018. With trade-in programs delivering an additional $110 million to consumers than in 2017,
  
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• Full-year global smartphone market declines for the first time

  31-01-2019 13:32
  For five consecutive quarters the global smartphone market has registered year-on-year decline, marking the first time it has shrunk on annual basis since the first iPhone defined the category in 2007.
  The size of the contraction is believed to be around 4-5%, according to some research firms. Among the leading smartphone makers, Huawei was the only one that has bucked the trend by increasing its sales volume and vastly improving its market share. By some estimate it is almost neck and neck
  
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• Nokia reports a solid Q4 but warns Q1 19 might suck

  31-01-2019 13:26
  Telecoms vendor Nokia reported 3% revenue growth in Q4 2018 but it’s not too optimistic about the 5G rollout ramping up anytime soon.
  Nokia matched that revenue growth with a 3% increase in net profit too, and the solid quarter helped it to grow revenues by 1% for the full year after adjusting for adjustments. As ever the networks business was the driver, with its 6% revenue growth offsetting declines in the other reporting segments. On that note Nokia is going to start reporting its softw
  
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• Q4 2018 earnings roundup: Facebook, Qualcomm and Microsoft

  31-01-2019 13:16
  It’s that time of the quarter when all the earnings announcements come at once, so here’s a brief look at three US tech heavy-hitters.
  Facebook is never too far from the headlines, but this is attention investors won’t be too disappointed in receiving. Facebook’s quarterly figures suggest that while the world might disagree with its ethics, morals and basic decency, we just can’t stop telling people about the snow or posting pictures of a deconstructed Shoreditch co
  
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• BT’s bids farewell to Gav on positive note

  31-01-2019 13:06
  BT might have reported a slight fall in earnings, but beating market expectations will have helped departing CEO Gavin Patterson repair his reputation a bit.
  Gavin Patterson’s reign as chief of BT has been somewhat of a chequered tapestry. A bold and suspect venture into the competitive world of content was interspersed with scandals and bad news, though as he hands the keys over to new CEO Philip Jansen, the company is looking in a slightly better position. Whether the former monopoly can
  
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• LS telcom joins the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA)

  31-01-2019 12:49
  Lichtenau/Baden, Germany, 31st January 2019 – LS telcom, an expert in spectrum management and 5G spectrum consulting, was welcomed as a new member by the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) during the plenary meeting on 30th/31st January. 5G-ACIA is a new global initiative with the aim to optimize the applicability of 5G technology and 5G networks in the manufacturing and process industry by addressing, discussing and evaluating relevant technical, regulatory and
  
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• Huawei woes fail to bolster rival Nokia’s outlook

  31-01-2019 12:10 via ft.com
  Finnish telecoms equipment maker warns it is ‘early days’ in race for extra business
  
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• NGMN paves the way for the development of 5G patent licensing practices across industry segments

  31-01-2019 10:00
  Geneva, Switzerland, 31 January 2019 – The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has jointly organised and executed a successful conference on Licensing Practices in 5G Industry Segments with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), bringing various experts from around the world together to discuss licensing practices and challenges of 5G. The conference featured moderators and speakers from some of the biggest names in telecoms, including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, NTT
  
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• BT pledges to forge ahead with 5G launch

  31-01-2019 09:08 via ft.com
  Gavin Patterson hands over to Philip Jansen as chief of telecoms group
  
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• An infinite loop of sunrise and sunset at the Barbican

  31-01-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A huge 24 metre length of slowly moving photographic film is currently turning in an endless loop in the heart of the Barbican.It’s a  large scale installation by the contemporary art group, Troika that transforms the Lightwell of the Barbican into a setting for an artificial infinite loop of sunset and sunrise, or as they put it… “creating rather than recording reality, it blurs the boundaries between experience and physical spheres, natural and man–made spaces.&rd
  
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• Samsung warns of weak earnings after 30% profit dip

  31-01-2019 03:47 via ft.com
  S Korean tech giant blames macro ‘uncertainties’ but hopes for brighter second half
  
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• Mobile 5G subscriptions in the MENA region to hit 15.8m by 2023

  31-01-2019 01:00
  With Middle Eastern telcos set to be amongst the first to launch mobile 5G services later this year, a new industry study has revealed that the region could see as many as 15.8 million mobile 5G connections by 2023…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• France pencils in 5G auction for Autumn 2019

  31-01-2019 01:00
  France's telecoms regulator will auction off 5G spectrum in Autumn 2019, with licences expected to be granted in early 2020, according to the country's junior telecoms minister, Agnes Pannier-Runacher.
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• DT proposes action plan to keep Huawei involved in Germany's 5G rollout

  31-01-2019 01:00
  Deutsche Telekom has suggested a new security certification process for mobile network equipment, which would allow telcos in Germany to continue to use products from Chinese vendors in their 5G rollout plans. The German government has been holding a series of meetings to discuss whether or not to ban Chinese firms…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT's sees strong growth in its consumer division, as it bids farewell to its CEO

  31-01-2019 01:00
  BT's outgoing CEO, Gavin Patterson signed off with a flourish this week, as BT Group beat analysts' predictions to record strong growth in its third quarter adjusted revenues.BT also reported strong figures for its consumer division…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT sees strong growth in its consumer division, as it bids farewell to its CEO

  31-01-2019 01:00
  BT's outgoing CEO, Gavin Patterson signed off with a flourish this week, as BT Group beat analysts' predictions to record strong growth in its third quarter adjusted revenues.BT also reported strong figures for its consumer division…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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