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• Intellectual property and 5G: 2019’s culture clash

  04-02-2019 16:36
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Pio Suh, Managing Director of IPCom, looks at intellectual property law in the context of the 5G era.
  2018’s Unwired Planet v Huawei Court of Appeal judgment in the UK highlighted the complexity of patent licensing, and demonstrated the need for flexibility, transparency and a level playing field when it comes to negotiating intellectual property (IP) l
  
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• InfiNet Wireless to stage global debut of ground-breaking spectral efficiency solution at Mobile World Congress 2019

  04-02-2019 15:37
  The new 5 GHz point-to-point solution provides service providers with the capabilities to launch innovative IoT and 5G applicationsBarcelona, Spain – February 4, 2019 – InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, will showcase the latest breakthrough in cutting-edge wireless technology at Mobile World Congress 2019, where it will premiere its record-breaking spectral efficiency solution – Quanta 5.Offering significant cost savings when compared
  
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• RCom shares plunge after bankruptcy court move

  04-02-2019 15:17
  Indian group seeks speedier resolution after $7bn debt restructuring plan falters
  
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• Cisco calls for US GDPR rollout

  04-02-2019 14:26
  In a move which might make the networking giant quite unpopular on the US side of the pond, Cisco’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Mark Chandler has called for a US version of GDPR.
  Having been implemented during May 2018, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is starting to make waves in the technology world. The first complaints were filed as the ink was drying on May 25, though with the first rulings started to be announced eight months later, the implications and
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Huawei, Nokia and GDPR

  04-02-2019 13:59
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• Ericsson joins O-RAN alliance after completing MediaKind divestment

  04-02-2019 13:08
  Ericsson has announced a couple of pieces of corporate housekeeping that could symbolise the end of one era and the start of a new one.
  Right at the end of last week the company announced the divestment of 51% of its media solutions business, which is rebranded as MediaKind last summer for reasons best known to those concerned. It turns out you need more than a rebrand to turn a business around and this division remains a lowlight of Ericsson’s earnings, but at least it only needs to accou
  
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• Chance to walk though the Post Office railway tunnels

  04-02-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s an opportunity to have not one, but three visits to walk through the Post Office’s famous railway tunnels over the next five years.As part of the Postal Museum’s fundraising, they are offering an opportunity to sponsor one of their many railway sleepers — and the sponsorship included a visit to the tunnels to see your own personal railway sleeper.
  The headline price is high, but when you count up all the extras you get, it’s actually… almost a bargain
  
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• Jio claims another scalp as RCom is down and out

  04-02-2019 12:54
  Reliance Communications has arguably gotten the sharpest end of the Jio stick over the last couple of years, but it seems the misery is finally over as the firm files for bankruptcy.
  According to The Times of India, Chairman Anil Ambani has approached the National Company Law Tribunal to file for bankruptcy after a torrid couple of months which capped off a horrendous a couple of years. Although the team thought there might be some salvageable assets in a deal with Reliance Jio, this might prove
  
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• Microsoft to make the gaming experience device-agnostic

  04-02-2019 12:11
  Microsoft is about to launch a cross-platform developer kit which will allow the Xbox service, and content on the platform, to be integrated Android, iOS and Switch devices.
  Although the firm has not announced the developer kit just yet, an overview of its keynote session at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next month details the plans. There have been rumours of Microsoft making such a move to broaden and deepen the gaming experience, though this seems to have made the reports of
  
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• AttoCore Announces Availability Of AttoEPC Software Release 3

  04-02-2019 12:10
  Available to all new customers and as an upgrade to customers in supportCambridge, UK, 4th February 2019 – AttoCore, the developer of ultra-mobile core network software technology today announced the latest software release for its flagship AttoEPC product.AttoCore’s AttoEPC is an Enhanced Packet Core (EPC) suitable for deployment in a wide range of specialist 4G applications at the Network Edge. Unlike the legacy EPC products of the major vendors, AttoEPC has been created specifical
  
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• SCF Small Cell Awards Look to Honour 5G Pioneers in 2019

  04-02-2019 11:11
  New categories to shine light on entrants driving developments in technologies crucial to future 5G networks London, UK 4th February 2019 - Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving densification worldwide, today announced that the SCF Small Cell Awards 2019 are now open for entries.The Awards, recognising outstanding achievement within, and contributions to the global small cell industry, take place on 21 May 2019 during the Small Cells World Summit World in London, the...Source
  
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• London’s Alleys: Colonnade, WC1

  04-02-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Colonnade (sometimes Mews) is a narrow length of pleasing road that’s rather well hidden despite being right next to a central London tube station.The area was still fields in the late 18th century and the earliest map to show Colonnade is the Wallis’s Plan Of The Cities Of London And Westminster of 1801. By the early 19th, it was entirely built up by the Foundling Hospital, and Colonnade Mews as its known completed. The mews housed stables for the large town houses on Guilford Stree
  
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• VEON appoints new CSO to oversee digital growth

  04-02-2019 01:00
  International telecoms firm VEON has appointed a new chief strategy officer (CSO) to oversee the company's continued growth.
  Alex Kazbegi will take up the reins as VEON's new CSO on the 18th February 2019 and will also join the company's Executive Committee…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Subsea connectivity could transform economies in Africa and Latin America during 2019

  04-02-2019 01:00
   2019 will be a bumper year for connectivity in the southern hemisphere, with big investment expected in a number of key subsea projects, according to industry experts.
  Angola Cable's chief commercial officer, Artur Mendes, says that 2019 could be a transformative year for a number of underserved countries in the southern hemisphere…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• KDDI and Nokia boost Japanese broadband speeds by 800%

  04-02-2019 01:00
  Japanese telecoms operator KDDI is to boost the speed of its ultrafast broadband services to 830Mbps, by deploying Nokia's G.fast solution.Japanese telcos are aggressively pursuing a fibre first policy, but KDDI has opted to use G.fast services for customers who live in multi…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson to explore AI applications for RAN as it joins O-RAN Alliance

  04-02-2019 01:00
  Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has joined the O-RAN Alliance, an action group focussed on developing radio access network architecture to power next generation networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom pledges 7000 more LTE base stations by 2021

  04-02-2019 01:00
   Deutsche Telekom has pledged to install an additional 7,000 LTE base stations by 2021 as it looks to densify its mobile network coverage across Germany. &nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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