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• TalkTalk chair Dunstone raises stake

  20-09-2019 18:14 via ft.com
  Telecoms group’s share price close to an all-time low
  
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• The impact of replacing Chinese gear in Europe’s networks is overstated – study

  20-09-2019 16:51
  A new report claims the cost of replacing Huawei and ZTE equipment in Europe’s networks is considerably lower than generally assumed.
  Soon to be published by Strand Consult, the report is titled ‘The real cost to rip and replace of Chinese equipment in telecom networks’. It seems to have been written, at least in part, in response to analysis produced by the GSMA, which estimates a ban on Chinese gear would add $62 billion to the cost of European 5G networks and set them back b
  
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• Is the consumer the broadcaster of tomorrow?

  20-09-2019 16:46
  It’s an interesting thought that might force telcos to rethink how networks are built; will the increasingly influential trend of consumer created content demand greater upload speeds?
  Download will of course always be more important than upload, we will always consume more content than we create, but with video messaging, social media and remote working becoming increasingly important aspects of our daily lives it is worth asking whether the upload metric, often ignored by the vast majori
  
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• AT&T takes another step towards the global IOT dream

  20-09-2019 13:45
  AT&T has signed a partnership agreement with Canadian telco Rogers, to extend LTE-M coverage for IoT customers of both companies, throughout Canada and the US.
  Rogers IoT customers will now have the ability to roam on the AT&T LTE-M network, with the same privilege being offered the other direction. With AT&T relying heavily on IOT to drive new engagement with enterprise customers, this is another example of the US telco spreading its wings across the globe.
  “More and more of o
  
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• Who, outside of China, would buy a Huawei smartphone now?

  20-09-2019 13:11
  Huawei recently launched its latest flagship smartphone, which is excellent in every respect bar the absence of Google apps. That alone will be a deal breaker for most.
  While the Mate 30’s spec sheet may only represent an evolution rather than a revolution, the same has been true of all other smartphone launches for some time. On the hardware side Huawei smartphones are as sophisticated as anything Samsung or Apple have to offer, but on the software side it is heavily dependent on Google&r
  
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• Security attitudes are improving but most don’t want to take responsibility

  20-09-2019 12:24
  While there is growing momentum in the cybersecurity world this, ironically, might create a false sense of security and reality-check every now and then is always helpful.
  A survey from Microsoft and insurance broker Marsh has highlighted some progress in the cybersecurity world, however there are still monumental risks which are worth highlighting. This is the encouraging, but humbling point which is being made by the duo here. Perhaps one of the most worrying is the attitude of security is som
  
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• Three gives its 4G networks some TLC as customer data consumption surges past 10Gb per month

  20-09-2019 02:00
  Three has updated its 4G networks in the UK, in a move that could boost LTE speeds by up to 150 per cent.
  The UK’s fourth biggest mobile network operator has upgraded over 6,000 sites across the country…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Meet the finalists: The WCA 2019 Woman in Telecoms award

  20-09-2019 01:51
  Next month the World Communication Awards 2019 will come to London, celebrating innovation and success a ross the length and breadth of the global telecoms sector.In doing so, it will continue to shine a light on workplace diversity, with a number of categories that recognise the companies and individuals who are taking steps to improve levels of equality within the industry.
  This year, the Woman in Telecoms award received more nominations than ever before, giving the judges plenty of food for
  
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• Huawei: Contiguous spectrum allocation is the key to India’s 5G success

  20-09-2019 01:51
  India’s telecoms regulator must ensure that it allocates contiguous blocks of 5G spectrum on a cost-effective basis, or risk stifling 5G rollout for India’s cash strapped operators, according to senior figures at Huawei.
  Speaking to journalists at the Huawei Connect event in Shanghai on Wednesday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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