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• NOS deploys TEOCO's Mentor with CogniSense to improve network performance and data analytics capabilities

  25-02-2019 15:44
  Portuguese operator will use enhanced geolocation to improve customer experience and explore new data analytics use casesFAIRFAX, VA., USA – 25 February 2019 – TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, has today announced that Portuguese operator NOS will deploy Mentor with CogniSense to improve its network’s performance and provide better analytics. TEOCO’s Mentor
  
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• Ancient law requires a bale of straw to hang from the Millennium Bridge

  25-02-2019 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Upholding an ancient law, next month a bale of straw is to be hung from the Millennium Footbridge as a warning to boats on the Thames.
  It’s an ancient bylaw of uncertain heritage that if a bridge arch is open to river traffic, but but with restricted headroom, then a bundle of straw should be hung from the bridge as a warning.
  And, as it happens, next month, contractors working on behalf of the Illuminated River Foundation, who are planning to light up all the bridges, will be conducting w
  
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• Emtelle launches world's first all-in-one internal-to-external pre-connectorised fibre cabling system

  25-02-2019 14:00
  Revolutionary solution has a slideable and adjustable external cable sheath on an internal cableHawick, Scotland, February 25, 2019 – Emtelle, a leading provider of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the FTTX industry, today launched its Emtelle HomeConnect solution – the revolutionary pre-connectorised cabling system that can be installed for internal and external use – allowing one solution to be used for both install scenarios and bringing significant time and cost
  
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• Averon and tyntec Join Forces, Announce Global Launch of Direct Autonomous Authentication®

  25-02-2019 14:00
  Strategic Partnership Provides Seamless, Automated and Real-Time Security Controls for Enterprises in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Beyond MUNICH and SAN FRANCISCO, February 25, 2019 – tyntec, a global cloud communications provider, and Averon, developer of the world’s first fully automated security solution, today announced their strategic technology partnership. Leveraging tyntec’s extensive wireless carrier connectivity, the partnership will drive a global rollout
  
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• A chance to visit 10 Downing Street’s back garden

  25-02-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  As part of the annual Open Garden Squares Weekend that takes place later this year, one rather special garden will be open to the public – the one behind 10 Downing Street.
  The site of the David Cameron/Nick Clegg love-in and where President Obama served burgers is not actually that exceptional a garden, but in terms of “damn difficult places for the public to visit” it is practically at the top of the list.To get access to the garden you have to put your name into a public bal
  
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• Competition is a problem, removing Huawei could be disastrous – Vodafone CEO

  25-02-2019 12:56
  With all eyes in directed towards Mobile World Congress this week, Vodafone CEO Nick Read took the opportunity to vent his frustrations.
  Competition is unhealthy, accusations are factually suspect, protectionism is too aggressive, the trust with customers has been broken, collaboration is almost non-existent. From Read’s perspective, there are plenty of reasons the 5G era will be just of much of a struggle for the telcos as the 4G one.
  And of course, it wouldn’t be a telco press conf
  
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• Huawei needs vigilance in 5G rather than a ban

  25-02-2019 11:00
  Security does not demand the exclusion of the Chinese equipment maker
  
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• Ericsson is buying Kathrein’s antenna business

  25-02-2019 10:02
  Ericsson opened MWC 2019 by announcing the proposed acquisition of a big chunk of the antenna market leader Kathrein.
  Speaking to press and analysts on the first morning of the show, Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm said the acquisition would be incorporated into its networks business and, while it will add around a quarter of a billion euros in revenues, the main point of it seems to be to add another feature set to its networking offering and also grab around 4,000 boffins.
  Kathrein has been aro
  
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• Sterlite Tech becomes O-RAN Alliance Contributor to build Near Real Time Controllers for 5G

  25-02-2019 10:00
  Sterlite Tech will contribute to and leverage open-source software to build near real-time controllers and distributed units, with white box OEMs Pune, India and San Francisco, United States – February 25, 2019: Sterlite Tech [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global data network solutions company, will be contributing to the O-RAN Alliance, a global carrier-led consortium that promotes software-based, extensible Radio Access Network (RAN). Building on a foundation of virtualised network eleme
  
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• BT re-signs five-year contract with Resilient plc

  25-02-2019 10:00
  London, 25 February 2019 – Resilient plc today announced that it has extended its smartnumbers reseller agreement with BT for a further five years. The multi-million pound contract will see BT continue to offer customers the BT smartnumbers suite of services aimed at solving their strategic business continuity and security challenges.BT uses Resilient’s patented technology to power the smartnumbers cloud that delivers safer business communications to customers with demanding requirem
  
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• Openwave Mobility Unveils Machine Learning Technology to Predict RAN Congestion and Reduce it by 20%

  25-02-2019 09:52
  Machine Learning technology dynamically predicts localized congestion in the RAN, enabling operators to take selective policy action, with no RAN integration requiredREDWOOD CITY, California – February 25th 2019 – Openwave Mobility, the market leader in mobile data traffic management solutions, today launched the Radio Access Network - Congestion Manager (RCM) for mobile operators to cut the number of congested cells by 20% and deliver outstanding video Quality of Experience (QoE) fo
  
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• Openet and Samsung Sign 5G Partnership

  25-02-2019 09:00
  Openet’s 5G Policy and Charging Platform as part of 5G Ecosystem Solutions with Samsung’s Packet Core Software ProductsMWC, Barcelona, 25th February 2019 – Openet today announced that it has formed a partnership with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to provide 5G core network solutions. Under this partnership, Samsung and Openet will cooperate to provide 5G network functions (NFs) in the packet core software solutions.The joint solution will consist of Openet’s 5G platform, i
  
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• HYLA Mobile Provides New Smartphone Trade-In Program Teams with U.S. Cellular

  25-02-2019 09:00
  Program will put millions of dollars back into the pockets of U.S. Cellular’s customers annuallyTEXAS, February 25, 2019 – HYLA Mobile, the world’s leading provider of software technology and services for mobile device trade-in and reuse solutions, today announced they are launching a new trade-in program in all of U.S. Cellular’s stores. HYLA will run the program end-to-end on behalf of the fifth largest carrier in the U.S. The program will use HYLA’s technology, a
  
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• London’s Alleys: Maggie Blake’s Cause, SE1

  25-02-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This short alley near Tower Bridge is a delightful passage to the Thames, but was very nearly sealed off.This little alley can be found at the end of the row of mighty Victorian era warehouses that are today packed full of the rich, but were once the “larder of London” until the docks closed in the 1970s.
  In 1981, Sir Terence Conran, his business partners and his architectural practice Conran Roche put forward a bid for mixed use redevelopment which won approval from the London Dockl
  
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• Telefonica CEO calls for better regulation for Europe’s 5G rollout

  25-02-2019 01:00
  European telecoms regulators must take a more measured approach to market consolidation to help telcos bare the cost of 5G rollout, according to Telefonica’s chief executive officer.  During his opening address at MWC 2019 in Barcelona this morning…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Just how secure is 5G?

  25-02-2019 01:00
  With the 3GPP’s release 15 freshly ratified, mobile network operators around the world are now free to begin launching their non stand alone 5G offerings to consumers. Over the last few months, the US has stepped up the rhetoric in its war of words against Chinese network equipment provider…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei and Vodafone complete worlds first 5G call on 3GPP release 15 at MWC 2019

  25-02-2019 01:00
  Huawei and Vodafone Spain kicked off MWC 2019 with a bang on Sunday, as the pair showcased the world’s first 5G call over a 3GPP release 15 compliant network, using Huawei’s brand new 5G ready smartphone…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson: 2019 is the year that we switch on 5G

  25-02-2019 01:00
  Ericsson began MWC 2019 in buoyant mood, claiming that 2019 would be the year in which the Swedish tech giant kicked off 5G rollouts around the world. “We are truly switching on 5G around the world in 2019,” the company’s CEO, Börje Ekholm, told journalists at Ericsson’s welcoming address in Barcelona. “Consumers and enterprises are waiting for 5G,” Ekholm said. “According to Ericsson ConsumerLab research, one-third of smartphone users gl
  
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• 5G Fanfare – MWC 2019 day one round-up

  25-02-2019 01:00
  The CEO’s of Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei were in a bullish mood, as MWC 2019 ushered in the beginning of the 5G era.  So, there are no prizes for guessing that 5G would be the star of this year’s show, with network equipment providers clamouring to flog their wares as the world prepares for the first 5G rollouts later this year. First up was Nokia&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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