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• Open 5G: Fast. Smart. Monetize

  01-03-2019 14:50
  The open imperative
  Open, intelligent networks will form the foundation for tomorrow’s digital society.  They will leverage the speed of 5G and high-performance infrastructure to drive hyper-scale transactions and immersive experiences. Edge and cloud connectivity will bring to life rich enterprise services, on demand and scaled for purpose.  Open networks leverage the strength of open-source and open standards, are virtualized running on cloud technologies, and infused with AI f
  
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• UK police are using AI to make precrime a reality

  01-03-2019 13:31
  UK local councils and police forces are using personal data they own and algorithms they bought to pre-empt crimes against children, but there are many things that could go wrong with such a system.
  A new research by Cardiff University and Sky News shows that at least 53 UK local councils and 45 of the country’s police forces are heavily relying on computer algorithms to assess the risk level of crimes against children as well as people cheating on benefits. It has raised many eyebrows on
  
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• Social media censorship continues to escalate

  01-03-2019 13:18
  In recent days another round of restrictions have been imposed across YouTube and Facebook, with social media companies increasingly being used as proxies in a culture war.
  Most recently YouTube announced several new measures related to the safety of minors on YouTube. The main driver seems to be the comments people post on videos, which anyone who uses YouTube knows often range from unsavoury to downright deranged. The specific issue regards those comments on videos that feature minors, so YouT
  
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• Huawei asks people make their own decisions

  01-03-2019 13:11
  In an open letter to US media outlets, Huawei has said it will open-up its doors for any journalist who decides they want to make up their own mind instead of listening to government propaganda.
  Signed by Catherine Chen, Huawei’s board member who is responsible for public and government affairs, the letter invites the US press to visit the firm’s campus’ and speak with employees to get first-hand information. The inference here is relatively simple, you shouldn’t trust th
  
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• Tutankhamun exhibition coming to London

  01-03-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nearly a century after the discovery of his tomb, Tutankhamun is coming to London, for what is billed as the last ever travelling show of the Pharaoh’s treasures.
  Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum will be housing the artifacts in a new gallery that’s under construction, and they are expected to never leave again – so the visit to London is likely to be the last large scale tour of the famous relics.
  The exhibition opening later this year will show off 150 original artefacts f
  
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• Drive.ai is on the road towards acquisition

  01-03-2019 12:24
  One of the more interesting autonomous vehicle start-ups has reportedly hired investment bank Jefferies to search out a potential buyer for the firm recently valued at $200 million.
  According to The Information (subscription required), the Texas-based, 100-person start-up is searching for a buyer, and while it operates in a relatively niche market in the long-run, it’s image recognition software could be a cunning purchase. It does also have the accolade as being one of the only autonomous
  
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• Unlocking value in B2B at MWC

  01-03-2019 11:50
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Anders Lindblad, Communications & Media Industry Lead for Europe at Accenture, looks at unlocking value in B2B connectivity.
  Growth in the communications industry has stalled and competition continues to intensify. CSPs know they must act and rethink their business models, but for too long there has been a lot of debate and very little action. We expect the bu
  
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• Source Photonics enhances production capabilities with the opening of a new laser fab and assembly facility

  01-03-2019 11:30
  West Hills, CA – A focus on meeting growing customer demands in rapidly evolving data center and 5G markets is behind leading global manufacturer Source Photonics’ expansion.Source Photonics, a leader in optical component and transceiver innovation, has confirmed the opening of its new fabrication facility in Jintan, China to support its global growth. This further enhances the company’s advantage in the optical communications industry in which a majority of manufacturers are f
  
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• Source Photonics closes new funding for next-generation technologies

  01-03-2019 11:30
  More than 100 million dollars in equity has been raised from new financial and strategic investors that will be used for growth investmentsWest Hills, CA – Source Photonics, a leading global provider of optical transceivers, has announced it recently closed more than $100M in equity to support its growing data center and 5G business.The funding will be used to further increase the scale of Source Photonics’ operations, as LightCounting reported that the sales of optical...Source: Rea
  
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• Source Photonics Announces a Comprehensive Portfolio of Optical Transceivers to Enable 5G Ramp

  01-03-2019 10:47
  West Hills, CA – March 1, 2019 – Source Photonics, which previously led market introduction of optical transceiver products for 3G and LTE networks, now announces a comprehensive portfolio of 5G products serving front-haul, mid-haul and edge applications. The Source Photonics product portfolio leverages several years of high-speed optical transceiver development and high-volume shipments into wireless, data center and routing applications, resulting in a broad portfolio of 25G, 50G a
  
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• IBM Vodafone partnership wins its first clients

  01-03-2019 09:45
  IBM and Vodafone announced during Mobile World Congress 2019 that their $550 million cloud and AI partnership has signed its first heavy-weight clients.
  SEAT, a Spanish sub-brand of the Volkswagen group, and KONE, a world leading lift and escalator supplier from Finland, have become the first customers of the open cloud and AI technologies offered by the IBM and Vodafone Business partnership.
  SEAT is going to use the cloud, AI, and 5G technologies to facilitate its transformation into a “m
  
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• Huawei’s Meng retreats from public eye in Vancouver

  01-03-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Founder’s daughter is under house arrest awaiting an extradition hearing to the US
  
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• Huawei threat uncovers enemy within UK spy agencies

  01-03-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Debate about approach to the Chinese telecoms group reveals tensions over security roles
  
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• As 5G expands, so does resistance to technology

  01-03-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Many are concerned about the total surveillance potential which comes with upgrades
  
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• Sunrise and Huawei to launch 5G in Switzerland

  01-03-2019 01:00
  Swiss mobile network operator, Sunrise, has confirmed that it will launch commercial 5G services in Switzerland this month, as it looks to become one of the first operators in the world to launch mobile 5G services…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom tells UK ISPs to get real over broadband speed claims

  01-03-2019 01:00
  The UK’s telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has launched a new campaign to clamp down on spurious speed claims, made by internet service providers (ISPs) in the country.Ofcom has launched a new code of practice, which outlines a number of voluntary practices that ISPs should abide by in order to improve consumer trust in the industry…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CityFibre appoints new COO to expedite the UK’s full fibre revolution

  01-03-2019 01:00
  Full fibre network specialist, CityFibre, has appointed a new chief operating officer, to oversee the rollout of some 5 million fibre to the home connections to UK homes and businesses by 2025.
  Simon Holden brings a huge amount of experience to the role, spending 18 years as a partner at international financial giant Goldman Sachs…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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