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• T-Mobile US ditches streaming for aggregator TV play

  08-02-2019 17:00
  After T-Mobile acquired Layer123 back in 2017, the US has been holding its breath for another Uncarrier move to disrupt the content world, but its not going to be as glitzy as some would have hoped.
  Speaking on the latest earnings call, the management team indicated there will be a foray into the content world, but it appears to be leaning more onto the idea of aggregation than creation and ownership.
  “It’s subscription palooza out there,” said COO Mike Sievert. “Every si
  
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• AT&T sued by Sprint over 5G BS

  08-02-2019 13:32
  US operator Sprint is so outraged by AT&T’s attempt to rebrand its LTE-A service as 5Ge that it’s taking its competitor to court over it.
  Sprint has filed a suit against AT&T in New York, as first reported by Engadget. You can see the full complaint at the bottom of that report but, as ever, it’s needlessly lengthy and legalese so here’s an attempt to summarise it in words of one syllable.
  AT&T is accused of numerous acts of deliberate deception around its att
  
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• Europe sailing towards conflict over China 5G

  08-02-2019 13:30
  Germany is drafting rules to allow Chinese companies to participate in the 5G bonanza, while the European Commission is thinking of banning them. Something’s got to give.
  In terms of collective political influence and economic power, the European Union could consider itself more or less on par with the US and China. Considering the Union represents the societal, political and economic interests of 28 nations, more than 500 million people and roughly $23 trillion in GDP, it is certainl
  
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• Is telecom losing Europe’s next generation employees?

  08-02-2019 11:46
  Telecoms companies did not feature in the top employers’ lists chosen by the current and potential young employees in a recent multi-country survey.
  The Swedish consulting firm Academic Work recently published the results of a survey on current and future young employees in six European countries, which asked the respondents to choose their most “aspired” employer, hence the title of the survey “Young Professional Aspiration Index (YPAI) 2018”. Among the three
  
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• T-Mobile adds 7m new customers in 2018, as it gears up for Sprint Merger

  08-02-2019 01:00
  US mobile network operator T-Mobile added 7 million new subscribers to its ranks in 2018 and posted record total revenues of $43.3 billion.
  T-Mobile saw a particularly strong Q4 in 2018, which saw it add 2.4 million subscribers in the last three months of 2018…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Swiss telcos spend $379m at 5G auction, as 4th MNO drops out of the running

  08-02-2019 01:00
  Switzerland's big three mobile network operators (MNOs) have secured spectrum for their debut 5G offerings, spending a total of 380 million Swiss Francs ($379m) in the process.
  Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt all acquired the spectrum with which they will launch mobile 5G services later this year. However, London based telecoms firm, Dense Air, dropped out of the bidding process…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint takes AT&T to court over spurious 5G claims

  08-02-2019 01:00
  US carrier Sprint has taken a series swipe at its rival, AT&T, by filing a lawsuit against America's biggest telco over its rebranding of its LTE-Advanced services as '5G Evolution'.
  Sprint's suit claims that customers were being wilfully mislead into believing that they were receiving an early version of true 5G technology…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei launches 5G test bed in Thailand

  08-02-2019 01:00
  Huawei has launched a 5G test bed facility in Thailand, as the Chinese tech giant continues to showcase its 5G prowess, despite challenging conditions in the west over the security of its networks.
  The facility is located in Thailand's $45 billion Eastern Economic Corridor in the city of Chonburi…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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