Telecom news

• Europe moves to ban any AI tech it doesn’t like the look of

  21-04-2021 19:31
  
  The European Commission is proposing new rules that will allow it to ban any form or implementation of AI it deems too risky.
  Having kept its head down for a bit following the Covid vaccine debacle, the EC is back with a vengeance, vowing to make up for lost time by embarking on a banning spree. At the top of the list is Artificial Intelligence, which it reckons is far too risky not to have the elite of European bureaucrats constantly passing judgment over it.
  “On Artificial Intelligence,
  
  Read more

• Koch Industries invests in supplier touted as alternative to Huawei

  21-04-2021 19:29
  $500m stake in Mavenir comes amid flourishing market for alternatives to vendors deemed high risk by US and UK
  
  Read more

• Verizon: subscriber losses risk 5G spending plans

  21-04-2021 19:23
  Promise of lightning-fast connection fails to stop thousands of lucrative mobile phone customers from hanging up
  
  Read more

• Can the Canadian mobile market resist MVNOs any longer?

  21-04-2021 18:57
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece James Gray, Managing Director, Graystone Strategy shares his further thoughts in the Canadian MVNO market.
  Recently I put the finishing touches to a blog looking at the competitive landscape in the Canadian mobile market, one that’s dominated by the Big 3 – Rogers, Telus and Bell.
  In particular, it looked at why it was so important for the consumer t
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Londoners Get Moving Again with Leading Ride-Hailing App, FREE NOW

  21-04-2021 16:42
  
  Number of rides soar as London comes out of strict lockdown FREE NOW encouraged safe, affordable rides for Londoners in zones 1-6 Rides up 49% week on week when the pubs opened on Monday London, 21 April 2021 - FREE NOW has seen a surge of bookings in the UK as lockdown measures in the country were eased. After months of strict lockdown, which continued through the festive season, the relaxing of lockdown rules on...Source: RealWire
  
  Read more

• Tickets Alert: Doctor Who Dragonfire on the big screen

  21-04-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The episode that introduced Ace as the Doctor’s companion is going to have a special big-screen outing in June.
  In the serial, the criminal Kane (Edward Peel) has been exiled to the planet Svartos, where he remained for three thousand years. He seeks to find the power source for his prison ship, which has since become a trading colony called Iceworld, so he can use it to return to his home planet.
  This closing story from Season 24 saw fans wave farewell to Bonnie Langford as Mel and introd
  
  Read more

• US satellite company Dish taps Amazon for 5G launch

  21-04-2021 15:01
  World’s first public cloud-based 5G network will run on AWS in major test for global telecoms
  
  Read more

• European 5G coverage on the up

  21-04-2021 14:46
  
  Europe may not have been the first region in the world to launch commercial 5G services, but its mobile operators are working hard to roll out the technology.
  Wednesday brought 5G coverage announcements from two major players: Austria’s A1 talked up its domestic progress and expressed some excitement about rolling out the technology elsewhere; while in Spain incumbent Telefonica revealed its 5G service now reaches 80% of the population.
  Of course, we’re not talking about standalone 5
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ericsson heralds strong 5G momentum after another healthy quarter

  21-04-2021 14:15
  
  Swedish kit vendor Ericsson just keeps delivering solid numbers as its investments in 5G R&D seem to be paying off.
  Adjusted for adjustments, sales were up 10% year-on-year, driven largely by Networking sales in North-East Asia excluding China, which means Japan and South Korea. In other words, the 5G rollout in those countries has gained momentum and Ericsson has gained some market share there. Gross margin improved by 2.5 percentage points, resulting in a 39% net income increase.
  “Th
  
  Read more

• UK requires device makers to provide better security info

  21-04-2021 14:09
  
  Proposed new UK legislation will require device makers to provide vital security information to consumers at the point of sale to help protect against cyber-attack.
  The problem is that consumers are buying more and more smart devices – be it smart phones, speakers, doorbells or whatever – but are given little to no information on how secure those devices are. Or, more specifically, for how long the manufacturer will continue to push out security updates.
  The government cited research
  
  Read more

• HomeGrid Forum accelerates Gigabit access network delivery by leveraging existing wire infrastructure and ensuring interoperability through industry collaboration

  21-04-2021 14:02
  
  Beaverton, US, 21 April 2021: To meet the demand for gigabit home networking speeds and enable reliable next-generation networks, HomeGrid Forum today highlighted that technology vendors and service providers must work together to leverage existing wired infrastructure and deliver interoperable standards-based networking solutions. Newly appointed HomeGrid Forum President Livia Rosu joined distinguished speakers from Liberty Global, UPC Schweiz and Adtran on a connectivity panel at the Gigabit A
  
  Read more

• Liverpool Street station platforms upgraded for Crossrail

  21-04-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As part of the Crossrail project, two platforms at Liverpool Street station have been lengthened, and one platform was taken out of action entirely.
  At the moment, the future Elizabeth line trains that run between Liverpool Street and Shenfield are 7-carriages long, but to extend them to the full 9-carriages required two platforms to be lengthened.
  Platform lengthening work (c) BCM
  When the Elizabeth line is fully open, trains will mainly use the new underground platforms, but there will be a fo
  
  Read more

• SCF Unveils Agenda and Speakers for Small Cell World Summit 2021 - the Year's Largest Gathering of the Industry's Small Cell Ecosystem

  21-04-2021 11:30
  
  Event will bring together thought-leaders, service providers, equipment vendors and enterprise communities – offering in-depth discussion and excellent networking opportunities London, UK 21st April 2021 - Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization making mobile infrastructure solutions available to all, has announced details of the forthcoming Small Cells World Summit 2021 (SCWS), to be held virtually between 11-13 May. SCWS will be the biggest online global gathering of the small
  
  Read more

• Developing Markets Suffer Mobile Malware Pandemic with 1 In 6 Android Phones Now Infected

  21-04-2021 11:10
  
  Threat actors move from Google Play - 71% of malware-infected apps now on 3rd party stores London, Apr 21st 2021 – Mobile users already disadvantaged by an economic and digital divide have suffered the most from digital fraud throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In emerging markets such as Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa and Thailand, 16 percent of mobile devices that processed a transaction were found to be infected with malware. That’s according to data from mobile...Source: RealWire
  
  Read more

• Spectralink’s Versity 92 Wi-Fi smartphones wins two Red Dot awards for high design quality

  21-04-2021 10:58
  
  Horsens, Denmark. April 21, 2021. Spectralink has been successful in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. The international jury has awarded the Versity 92 Series the distinction “Red Dot”, which stands for high design quality. Versity 92 has won two Red Dot awards in the category of “Mobile Phones, Tablets and Wearables” for both its scanner and non-scanner designs. As one of the world’s largest design competitions, the sought-after distinction “Red Dot&rd
  
  Read more

• Vodafone puts its money where its mouth is with new OpenRAN lab

  21-04-2021 10:00
  
  UK telco Vodafone has been banging on about OpenRAN for a while and is its biggest domestic cheerleader, so it’s good to see it lead from the front by investing in its development.
  The latest investment takes the form of an OpenRAN Test and Integration Lab at its Newbury technology campus, which it announced today. The lab isn’t open yet but when it is it will employ 30 boffins with the aim of giving OpenRAN vendors a better idea of the sort of kit, interoperability and outcomes Voda
  
  Read more

• Cerillion gives CSPs a B2B boost with new product launch

  21-04-2021 09:45
  London, 21st April 2021 – Cerillion (AIM: CER) today announced the general availability of Cerillion 21.1, a major new release of its pre-integrated BSS/OSS suite, designed to help Communications Services Providers (CSPs) maximise their potential in the burgeoning B2B market. Building on more than two decades of experience supporting the full range of consumer and business communications services, Cerillion 21.1 brings together the best of both worlds with digital first service management,
  
  Read more

• The Tudor style building in central London

  21-04-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you wander around Mayfair, you might come across an old Tudor building that’s now flats, except it’s not at all old.This is 6-10 Mount Row, and it was built in 1929-31 to a design by the architect, Frederick Etchells in a deliberate Tudor style. This was a dramatic change as he was better known as a modernist at the time, but flipped to the conservation side, and later was to be church architect as well as a long-standing member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildin
  
  Read more

• "We are at the cusp of building a new 5G ecosystem that is embracing all sectors of the economy"

  21-04-2021 02:00
   We recently caught up with Orange's Arnaud Vamparys to discuss the opportunities the ongoing 5G rollout offers network operators, ahead of our upcoming virtual event 5GLIVE. 1. What has been the biggest success of 5G rollout so far? Despite the disruptions brought about by the covid pandemic across economies and societies, we have been able to continue to launch 5G in five of our European countries. This has proved particularly important at a time when connectivity is proving in
  
  Read more

• VodafoneZiggo achieves 10 Gbps download speeds on fixed network

  21-04-2021 02:00
  VodafoneZiggo has announced that it has achieved a download speed of 10 gigabit per second in a test on its existing fixed network. The tests took place at VodafoneZiggo’s TEC Campus in Amsterdam…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• Vodafone building a UK OpenRAN lab

  21-04-2021 02:00
  Throughout last year, the concept of OpenRAN — modular, interoperable hardware and software from various vendors that can work in tandem — has been gaining momentum. In light of the geopolitical dimension surrounding 5G networks and their security, the idea of using multiple suppliers has become increasingly appealing for operators and governments alike, but the technology nonetheless remains in its infancy…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• "Virtualization is driving user experiences to new heights"

  21-04-2021 02:00
  We recently had the pleasure of catching up with AT&T's Jason Inskeep to discuss the opportunities the ongoing 5G rollout offers telcos ahead of our upcoming virtual event 5GLIVE.What have been the biggest successes of the 5G rollout so far?The biggest success for me has been the emergence of virtualization in the cellular world…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• MTS launches new streaming service KION

  21-04-2021 02:00
  Russia’s largest operator, Mobile TeleSystems, has entered the video streaming market with the launch of their OTT platform called KION. The app will feature thousands of films and hundreds of channels, as well as a range of exclusive content branded as ‘KION Originals’. The content library will also be bolstered as a result of the operator&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

• How much extra are Brits willing to pay for a full fibre home?

  21-04-2021 02:00
  According to a new survey, Brit’s are becoming increasingly aware of the value of quality broadband connectivity and are willing to pay accordingly for its availability when buying a new home. The survey, conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Zen Internet, questioned 2,026 UK adults about the importance of quality broadband when considering purchasing a new home…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
  Read more

Follow @Telecom_UK_ on Twitter!