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• Italy’s Wind Tre strikes 5G tie-up with Fastweb

  26-06-2019 18:30
  Deal is latest sign of mobile operators battling with internet upgrade costs
  
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• Monetising 5G is all about planning for the unexpected

  26-06-2019 18:12
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this article, Niall Norton, CEO at Openet, explains why question marks over the operator business case for 5G should be a cause for excitement, rather than concern.
  5G is now a commercial reality. South Korea and North America are leading the world in bringing this new technology to market, despite ongoing industry cynicism on the lack of obvious monetizable use cases or supporti
  
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• O2 UK first to exploit fairness initiative with Overpayment Estimator

  26-06-2019 17:32
  Ofcom has been pressuring UK MNOs to stop ripping off their customers at the end of their contracts and O2 has been the first to act.
  One of the secrets of success if you work in a regulated industry is turning new regulations to your advantage. When they can get away with it all operators rip off their customers whenever they can, whether it’s exorbitant roaming fees, punitive charges for going over your allowance or failing to let you know when you’ve paid off your handset.
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• Europe casts the shadow of antitrust over US chipmakers

  26-06-2019 17:29
  The European Commission likes to poke and prod US chipmakers, and now it is the turn of Broadcom to join Qualcomm in the spotlight.
  Starting with Broadcom, the European Commission has now formerly opened an investigation to understand whether the firm is restricting competition through exclusivity practices, in breach of EU rules. Broadcom will face interim measures during the investigation into TV and modem chipsets markets.
  “TV set-top boxes and modems are part of our daily lives, for bo
  
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• London Underground unveils a Johnston font memorial

  26-06-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A memorial to the genius who designed London Underground’s famous font just over a century ago has been unveiled.Edward Johnston, CBE (11 February 1872 – 26 November 1944) was a British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the father of modern calligraphy, in the particular form of the broad edged pen as a writing tool. He is most famous for designing the sans-serif Johnston typeface that was used throughout the London Underground system until it was redesigned in the 1980
  
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• Intelligent Transport Networks for the 5G and Cloud Era Catalyzes 5G Business Success

  26-06-2019 15:12
  At the Huawei User Group Meeting 2019, Mr. Tang Hong, Director of Data Communication Research Institute, Intelligent Network & Devices Research Institute, China Telecom, delivered a keynote speech entitled “Intelligent Transport Networks in the 5G and Cloud Era.”In his insightful speech, Mr. Tang Hong highlighted the unprecedented transport network challenges arising from the rapid development of emerging services, including 5G, cloud VR/AR, and site-to-cloud private lines for en
  
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• US tech companies reportedly exploit loopholes to work with Huawei

  26-06-2019 14:14
  The US government seems to be losing its battle to suffocate Huawei as its own companies look for ways to keep doing business with it.
  This is according to the New York Times, which has spoken to no less than four people who reckon they know what they’re talking about on this matter. They say US companies including Intel and Micron have started selling stuff to Huawei again on the grounds that the products weren’t manufactured in the US.
  This is just the latest example of the confusi
  
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• T-Mobile US finally joins the 5G party

  26-06-2019 14:10
  After months of bashing and undermining the AT&T and Verizon approach to 5G using mmWave, T-Mobile US has announced its own launch using… mmWave.
  T-Mobile US is in a strong position to capitalise on the up-coming 5G euphoria. Not only has it promised to base its proposition on its nationwide 600 MHz spectrum assets, but it is carrying considerable momentum from the last 18-24 months. The Uncarrier marketing strategy has been a welcome disruption in the US and the team is hoovering up
  
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• Inside the building site that’s the Geffrye Museum

  26-06-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Famous for its 18th century alms house buildings, the Geffrye Museum is currently being gutted and turned into something rather interesting.The almshouses were built for poor ironmongers following a bequest from Sir Robert Geffrye, a former Lord Mayor of London and Master of the Ironmongers’ Company. In 1914 the occupants moved out, and the Museum of the Home moved in, and pretty much gutted the interior space to turn it into a museum. Later on the current museum design was created, with a
  
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• Ericsson bigs up its first fully-automated smart factory

  26-06-2019 12:57
  Kit vendor Ericsson has announced it’s going to build a smart factory in the US to make some of its 5G gear.
  This will apparently be Ericsson’s first fully-automated smart factory and is expected to be up and running in early 2020. Since we’re only at the stage of announcing plans half way through 2019, Ericsson might want to get a shift on if it’s going to hit its deadline. This initiative is being positioned as part of a broader US investment strategy announced last yea
  
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• Speed more than security is key for eCommerce success

  26-06-2019 12:52
  New research from GoCardless has suggested extended authentication processes is costing online retailers sales as a notable chunk of consumers favour convenience over security.
  Security is an on-going issue in the technology industry and while it should have been addressed years ago, it wasn’t. What we are now seeing it a desperate attempt to catch-up and put in place the technologies, processes and regulations to create what would be deemed an acceptable level of security. The result is a
  
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• SE Group chooses Cerillion for digital BSS platform

  26-06-2019 10:01
  London, 26th June 2019 – Cerillion (AIM: CER), an innovator in digital monetisation and customer management solutions, today announced a new contract with SE Group, Denmark’s second largest provider of broadband and television services, to transform its business support systems with a state-of-the-art platform that will deliver a fully digitised customer experience and support the company’s future growth. Cerillion is implementing a complete solution based on its Enterprise BSS
  
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• Whatever happened to the traditional shop awning?

  26-06-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s early morning and shopkeepers should be preparing the day by unfurling a large canvas awning over their shop front. But they don’t.
  A common sight once, today the Victorian shop canopy has almost vanished from the high streets.
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  Now, if they exist at all, it’s often as shelter for outdoor cafes, or as a signal that an upmarket retailer is trying to look a bit posh.
  Yet the traditional Victorian style awning, which is such an iconic image of the Victorian and E
  
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• SK Telecom and LG sign MoU to develop 5G cloud robots

  26-06-2019 02:00
  South Korean telco, SK Telecom, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LG electronics, to develop and commercialise a series of 5G cloud based robots.Under the terms of the MoU…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei kicks off MWC Shanghai by announcing its 50th 5G launch deal

  26-06-2019 02:00
  Huawei has kicked off Mobile World Congress in Shanghai by notching its 50th 5G launch deal.The Chinese tech giant’s director of the board and president of its carrier’s business group…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson cosies up to China’s lucrative 5G market

  26-06-2019 02:00
  Ericsson’s president and CEO, Borje Ekholm has said that China remains a key market for the Swedish tech giant, and that “time had proven Ericsson to be a trusted partner in China”.Speaking at the opening of Mobile World Congress Shanghai on Wednesday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bulk Infrastructure unveils Nordic Gateway

  26-06-2019 02:00
  Bulk Infrastructure has announced the Nordic Gateway, the on-ramp solution for the forthcoming Havfrue Cable System.
  Havfrue will stretch 7,200 kilometres from New Jersey on the US&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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