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• Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges

  26-09-2019 18:33
  The profound impact of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) has started to manifest itself in the telecoms industry, and will become more pronounced as we move rapidly into the 5G era. To garner the values of these new technologies, both telecom operators and their business partners in adjacent industries need to change. This Telecoms.com Intelligence survey report explores the opportunities presented by cloud computing and AI. It also identifies the main challenges those in the tele
  
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• Some telcos just don’t want to change – Hrvatski Telekom

  26-09-2019 17:39
  It is an interesting statement to make at a telecoms conference, but it is one which is pretty evident if you look back through the years.
  Telco executives around the world will disagree with the statement made by Goran Car of Hrvatski Telekom, but we are tempted to side with him.
  “Not everyone wants to change,” Car said at the 5G Core conference in Madrid during his presentation which assessed the challenges of creating a software-defined telco.
  “The question you have to
  
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• Some telcos just don’t want to change – Hrvastski Telekom

  26-09-2019 17:39
  It is an interesting statement to make at a telecoms conference, but it is one which is pretty evident if you look back through the years.
  Telco executives around the world will disagree with the statement made by Goran Car of Hrvastski Telekom, but we are tempted to side with him.
  “Not everyone wants to change,” Car said at the 5G Core conference in Madrid during his presentation which assessed the challenges of creating a software-defined telco.
  “The question you have to ask
  
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• Ericsson braced for 5G blow as it prepares for corruption penalties

  26-09-2019 16:22
  Swedish group books provisions of $1.2bn amid contracts battle with Huawei and Nokia
  
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• Google updates Android for entry-level smartphones to be faster and safer

  26-09-2019 13:59
  Google has announced a new version of Android Go, claiming the updated operating system for entry-level smartphones will run apps faster and support new data encryption technology.
  The update will take the stripped-down OS to Android 10 (Go Edition). The company claimed the new version will load apps 10% faster then the current iteration, Android 9 (Go Edition).
  Android Go was first introduced on top of Android Oreo (Android 8) at the end of 2017. At that time the target was for entry-level Andr
  
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• Tickets Alert: Chance to go inside the King’s Observatory

  26-09-2019 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  The King’s Observatory, a Palladian-style building commissioned by King George III as an observatory for the transit of Venus is going to open its doors for a rare chance to see inside.The Observatory is about a 15 minute walk from Richmond town centre, and sits in the middle of a golf course. After hundreds of years of mixed use and owners, it’s now owned by a Hong Kong based businessman with a passion for heritage, Robbie Brothers who has since lavished a lot of time and money on r
  
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• Tickets Alert: Somerset House to allow ice skating at 3am

  26-09-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If going ice skating at 3am sounds like the sort of crazy idea that appeals, then read on.
  Somerset House, which has an annual outdoor ice rink, is having a one-off 24-hour skating event in its winter skating rink, which coincidentally happens to mark the opening of their new exhibition about the non-stop 24-hour culture.
  The 24-hour skatathon will start at 11pm on Thursday 7th December, and the overnight tickets cost just £5 (compared to £13.95 normally) for a 45 minute session.
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• Ren plays the nice guy with 5G license offer to one lucky US firm

  26-09-2019 12:45
  Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has dangled the opportunity to create a US competitor in-front of the faces of US officials seemingly in an effort to ease tensions.
  At a panel session in the Huawei Shenzhen headquarters, Zhengfei has presented the US with an opportunity to fulfil an ambition it has had for years; to compete toe-to-toe with the network infrastructure vendors around the world. If Huawei was to sell an exclusive license for its 5G smarts to a US company, the competitive landscape could
  
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• Facebook next on the list to face DOJ probe – report

  26-09-2019 12:07
  Facebook is being touted as the latest Silicon Valley resident to face an antitrust investigation from the Department of Justice.
  Alongside the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the House of Representative Judiciary Committee and a coalition of Attorney Generals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will be aiming to keep Facebook lawyers on their toes. From the regulatory and litigious perspective, the social media giant is having a bit of a miserable time.
  Although details of the investigation are re
  
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• Ericsson sets aside $1.2 billion in preparation for corruption fine

  26-09-2019 11:30
  Since 2013, Ericsson has been the focus of two investigations concerning the Swedish vendors compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and now it is preparing for the fine.
  The investigation officially ended in the fourth quarter of 2017, though Ericsson has been in a continued dialogue with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) since. With the team found to have broken the law in six markets, Ericsson is expected the combined fines t
  
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• TfL rail to take over GWR services to Reading from December

  26-09-2019 11:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  This December will see the long arm of Transport for London (TfL) extending out to Reading as it takes over services from GWR between Paddington and Reading.
  This is all part of the ramp-up for the delayed Elizabeth line, and TfL will run four trains per hour under the TfL Rail brand between Reading and Paddington from Sunday 15th December.
  There’s no change to the service frequency though as this is a direct replacement of the existing GWR service with the TfL rail one — albeit with
  
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• ZTE showcases 5G use cases in partnership with Ooredoo Myanmar

  26-09-2019 11:21
  26 September 2019, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has today announced its partnerships with Ooredoo Myanmar to demonstrate multiple real-life 5G experiences for the first time in Myanmar at Myanmar Plaza Yangon.The demonstration showcases a range of 5G use cases, including 5G speed, immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience, as well as an innovativ
  
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• See inside the derelict Royal London Hospital

  26-09-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of East London’s earliest hospitals is currently being gutted, and there’s been a chance to see inside as they work to turn it into Tower Hamlet’s new Town Hall.
  Built in 1757 when Whitechapel was still largely fields and strange left-overs from the English Civil War, the London Hospital has occupied a grand building on the main road ever since.It became the Royal only as recently as 1990, but in 2005, it was decided to build a replacement hospital behind the old building,
  
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• Swiss competition body OKs Sunrise/UPC tie-up

  26-09-2019 02:00
  The Swiss competition commission on Thursday announced that it has approved the merger between Sunrise and UPC.The commission said it had analysed the deal and concluded that it would not create a player with dominant position in any area of the market…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Smartphone market to witness worst ever decline this year

  26-09-2019 02:00
  The global smartphone market will see its worst ever decline in shipments in 2019 as consumers keep their old phones for longer, according to new forecasts from Gartner.Sales of smartphones will drop by 3.2% this year, the analyst firm predicts…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei happy to let US license its 5G tech

  26-09-2019 02:00
  Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has indicated that he will not shy away from allowing US companies to license his firm's 5G technology.Reuters on Thursday quoted Ren as saying that he is not afraid of helping to create a major rival to Huawei by making its technology and expertise available to others…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC dragging its heels over Sprint/T-Mo merger vote

  26-09-2019 02:00
  There will be no imminent announcement from the FCC regarding its formal approval – or otherwise – of the proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile US because commissioners are dragging their heels over submitting their final votes on the tie-up, it emerged this week.The US regulator, whose membership is dominated by Republican commissioners…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson sets aside over €1bn for US corruption probe

  26-09-2019 02:00
  Ericsson estimates the cost of resolving an ongoing US corruption investigation to come in at around 12 billion kronor (€1.1 billion/US$1.2 billion) and has made a provision in that amount that will hit its third quarter results.The Swedish vendor has been under investigation in the US since 2013…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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