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• BT fuses fixed and mobile connections to boost copper speeds

  24-05-2022 18:15
  
  UK telco group BT says a new technology can double download speeds and make upload speeds ten times faster on average for businesses which are not able to upgrade to fibre broadband.
  BT claims its Hybrid Speed Boost is the first product in the UK to combine a copper broadband line with a 4G network which provides an automatic uplift in speeds, apparently by bonding connections from the broadband and mobile networks together.
  BT says the upscaled connections provide an ‘average download spe
  
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• Ukraine conflict leads to 10% European smartphone shipments fall

  24-05-2022 17:55
  
  The latest European smartphone shipment data from analyst firm Canalys reveals the impact of the Ukrainian conflict.
  In Q1 2022 shipments were down 10% on the same quarter a year ago. It should also be noted that the war in Ukraine only kicked off well into the quarter, so the numbers for the three months to the end of June are likely to be even worse. As you would expect, economic activity in Ukraine has massively dropped off and the extensive sanctions imposed on Russia for its aggression have
  
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• Ukcraine conflict leads to 10% European smartphone shipments fall

  24-05-2022 17:55
  
  The latest European smartphone shipment data from analyst firm Canalys reveals the impact of the Ukrainian conflict.
  In Q1 2022 shipments were down 10% on the same quarter a year ago. It should also be noted that the war in Ukraine only kicked off well into the quarter, so the numbers for the three months to the end of June are likely to be even worse. As you would expect, economic activity in Ukraine has massively dropped off and the extensive sanctions imposed on Russia for its aggression have
  
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• 65,000 people rode the Elizabeth line this morning

  24-05-2022 17:23 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Elizabeth line’s core tunnels through central London opened at 6:30am this morning, and by 10am, some 65,000 had taken a trip on London’s newest railway.
  Yes, the first couple of trains out of Abbey Wood and Paddington were packed with train fans, but they swiftly started exploring the stations, and by 8am, the trains were mostly filled with commuters making use of the new railway to get to work.
  The impact of the core tunnels is even more evident through TfL’s figures for
  
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• Why 50G PON should be your next PON upgrade

  24-05-2022 16:43
  
  As fiber broadband providers weigh their next steps after deploying 10G PON, they should look at upgrading all the way to 50G PON rather than just moving up to 25G PON.
  With customer demand for broadband bandwidth now growing at the astounding rate of 25% a year and doubling every three or four years, service providers should look at how best to future-proof their fiber (FTTH) networks for many years to come.
  This means that providers should take a close look at upgrading their fiber networks fr
  
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• Digicel Deploys Enea AdaptiveMobile Security to Protect Mobile Networks in 26 Caribbean and Central American Markets

  24-05-2022 16:00
  
  Stockholm, Sweden and Dublin, Ireland May 24, 2022 Enea the world leader in mobile network security, today announced that Digicel Group has deployed Enea AdaptiveMobile Security’s comprehensive signaling security solution to protect mobile networks and subscribers in 26 markets across the Caribbean and Central American region. Using the Enea AdaptiveMobile Security SS7 and Diameter signaling security platform, together with unique threat intelligence services, Digicel ensures unrivalled pr
  
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• Charles Dickens’s first novel, The Pickwick Papers, goes on show

  24-05-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Although he was a successful writer already, it was the publication of The Pickwick Papers in 1836 that was to transform Charles Dickens into the publishing legend that we know today, and there’s an exhibition about that first novel at his eponymous museum.
  The novel wasn’t published as a novel, but was serialised over 20 months, as was often the case at the time, and it was the serialisation that made the novel such a success, with people having to wait for a month to get the next s
  
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• 5G is here – what this means for content creation and streaming

  24-05-2022 15:12
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Eric Bolten, VP Business Development at Zixi, looks at the impact the 5G era is having on the digital content sector.
  After several years of false starts owing largely to the global impact of the pandemic, 2022 is set to be the year where the 5G ecosystem really starts to take off. The consumer side is now essentially a given — Apple’s new 2022
  
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• Telefónica’s WEF sustainability grandstanding feels a tad self-serving

  24-05-2022 14:51
  
  Telefónica’s CEO, José María Álvarez-Pallete (pictured) explained to Davos how crucial digitalization is and how telecommunications infrastructure can save the planet.
  He delivered a speech at the Davos World Economic Forum, where he was on a panel called ‘Unlocking Digital Innovation for Net Zero. In It he said that “green and digital transitions go hand-in-hand” and that “without digitalization there is no green transition”.
  The t
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Rakuten Mobile, Big 5G Event and Ericsson

  24-05-2022 14:23
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · Rakuten Mobile, Big 5G Event and Ericsson
  
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• Ericsson, Nokia and Dell help T-Mobile US tap 5G enterprise opportunity

  24-05-2022 13:26
  
  T-Mobile US has launched a raft of new enterprise 5G services in partnership with some big industry names, aiming to capture the much-hyped revenue opportunity in this space.
  The US mobile operator introduced 5G Advanced Network Solutions (ANS), a suite of managed network solutions aimed at enterprises and government organisations. It has signed up Dell, Ericsson and Nokia to help it deliver ANS, and it pitching global sailing league SailGP as its reference customer, although there are apparentl
  
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• Unlocking multi-channel marketing with RCS

  24-05-2022 13:00
  
  Expected to reach 3.8 billion mobile users by 2026 and skyrocket the revenues of mobile operators. A conversational channel leveraging first party data to target customers with undeniable marketing performance for mobile operators, advertisers and brands.
  Enter RCS (Rich Communication Services); a must-have addition to any mobile marketing multi-channel campaign that combines the capabilities of SMS and OTT platforms such as Whatsapp and Viber.
  All you need to know about RCS fitted into one whit
  
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• Camden Highline moves forward with plans to open up a disused railway

  24-05-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Plans to convert a disused railway in North London into an elevated walkway for pedestrians has taken a step forward after the team behind the project filed for formal planning permission for the first of three phases.
  If approved, the Camden Highline will regenerate a disused railway viaduct to create a new elevated park that links Camden Town via Camley Street to just north of Kings Cross. The Camden Highline route will be 1.2km long, running 8m above the ground, with entrances on Camden High
  
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• Nokia expands enterprise offering with new 5G gizmos and digital twin product

  24-05-2022 12:40
  
  The Finnish kit vendor has unveiled a new spread of 5G enabled industrial equipment and an accompanying Nokia Network Digital Twin service to create virtual replicas of workspaces.
  Nokia has partnered with manufacturer partner Savox on some new accessories, which includes  hand-held remote speaker microphones (RSMs), headsets with noise cancellation and helmet compatible headsets, designed to help those is tough or dangerous environments such as first responders or mining engineers. Users w
  
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• A fifth of telco customers are blood-sucking leeches

  24-05-2022 12:34
  
  Operators need to overhaul their customer acquisition and retention strategies to stem a loss of earnings.
  This is according to data analytics firm Sagacity, which on Tuesday published statistics claiming that 20 percent of telco customers are responsible for up to a 40 percent drag on profitability. Meanwhile, the top quartile of customers account for more than 65 percent of profit.
  It suggests that operators are struggling with customer lifetime value (CLV), and are focusing too heavily on win
  
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• Beyond Now’s Digital Business Platform Available on Google Cloud Marketplace

  24-05-2022 11:05
  
  Infonova Digital Business Platform enable customers to adopt new business models using its advanced ecosystem orchestration and monetization capabilities on Google Cloud Dublin, Ireland – May 24th, 2022 – Beyond Now, a fast-growing ecosystem orchestration and digital platform provider, today announced that its Infonova Digital Business Platform is now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace empowering organizations to embrace new business models and grow revenue together with an ec
  
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• Excited crowds cheer the opening of the Elizabeth line

  24-05-2022 10:13 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  To cheers as the doors closed, the very first Elizabeth line train to run through central London departed a packed Abbey Wood station at 6:30 this morning.
  Abbey Wood has probably never seen anything like it. A brand new station, and a queue that snaked around the side streets as huge crowds turned up to be able to say “yes, I was there” on the day that the first train carried paying passengers.As the queue waited to be let in, TfL’s Chief Operating Officer, Andy Lord arrived a
  
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• Russia’s MTS starts discounting smartphones as sanctions sting

  24-05-2022 02:00
  It should go without saying that the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February this year has had severe implications for the Russian telecoms industry.From the enormous international sanctions rapidly applied to the broader Russian economy to the withdrawal of key Western players from the Russian market, the country’s telecoms operators are beginning to feel the strain.The country’s largest mobile operator, MTS is a prime example. Just last week, MTS announced a 76…read mo
  
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• Orange announces new CEOs for B2B and Africa & Middle East operations

  24-05-2022 02:00
  The following changes will be implemented:  Aliette Mousnier-Lompré is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Orange Business ServicesThis appointment follows the departure of Helmut Reisinger in January 2022 and the interim period overseen with considerable commitment by Aliette. She will join the Group’s Executive Committee…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Open RAN players selected for NTIA’s 5G Challenge

  24-05-2022 02:00
  For a number of years now, the US has been a huge proponent of Open RAN technology, arguing that open interfaces and interoperable subsystems will be key features of mobile networks of the future, ensuring greater vendor diversity and increased security.Despite major breakthroughs in the technology in recent years, however, Open RAN remains in its infancy, with much work to be done to see adoption take place on a national or international scale…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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