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• Intel unveils global 5G modem at CES

  04-01-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Intel has announced at CES its first 5G modem, which is expected to begin sampling with customers in the second half of this year. The modem's baseband chip pairs with a new 5G transceiver that enables both sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum band capabilities. This combination incorporates so-called 5G New Radio characteristics which are expected to form part of 3GPP's next release on 5G standards, such as low latency frame structures, advanced channel coding and massive MIMO. In addit
  
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• AT&T to launch gigabit LTE, more fixed wireless in 2017

  04-01-2017 16:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) AT&T has outlined at CES plans for further upgrades to its mobile and fixed networks to meet growing bandwidth demand. The next LTE-Advanced upgrades will bring speak theoretical speeds of 1 Gbps to some cell sites in 2017, while the US operator also continues to densify 4G coverage. It's rolling out tri-carrier aggregation already in some areas and will deploy four-carrier aggregation and LTE-License Assisted Access (LAA) this year as well. AT&T is also looking more at us
  
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• Shakib named Microsoft’s IoT GM

  04-01-2017 13:00
  Microsoft has snapped up Tony Shakib, Cisco's former vice president of its Internet of Things (IoT) vertical business
  
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• Gartner forecasts flat global device market in 2017

  04-01-2017 12:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Worldwide combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are projected to remain flat in 2017, as modest growth in the smartphone market is offset by continued weakness in PCs and tablets, according to Gartner. Worldwide shipments for these devices are projected to total 2.324 billion in 2017, the same as 2016 estimates, and grow slightly to 2.357 billion in 2018 and 2.380 billion in 2019. The market researcher expects the PC market is only now reaching bottom,
  
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• FTTH Council Asia-Pacific focuses on smart cities as it reveals 2017 conference location

  04-01-2017 11:09
  
  Twelfth annual event will be held in India for the second timeNew Delhi, India. January 4, 2017 – Smart cities and the building of digital economies will become new areas of focus for the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific, as it today announced details of its next Annual Conference and new board of directors which will take the council’s successful fiber roll-out program to the next level. The announcement follows the success of the 2016 Annual Conference,...Source: RealWire
  
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• Telefonica fined EUR 5 mln over 'false alerts' in ULL market

  04-01-2017 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has received another major regulatory fine in Spain, of EUR 5 million for what the regulator CNMC called "serious infringements" in the local loop market. In the period 01 January 2014 to 31 October 2015, the CNMC found that Telefonica was incorrectly labeling technical complaints from alternative operators using its local loop network as 'false alerts' and subsequently applying penalties to the operators. However, Telefonica did not sufficiently investigate the complai
  
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• Wick Hill Feature: Delivering Secure Wi-Fi

  04-01-2017 10:30
  
  Tony Evans from Wick Hill (part of the Nuvias Group) highlights the risks of Wi-Fi and provides some advice for delivering a secure hotspotThe fact that Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity hints at how long Wi-Fi has been around, but it was only in 1999 that the Wi-Fi Alliance formed as a trade association to hold the Wi-Fi trademark, under which most products are sold. Today, Wi-Fi is on the top of the list of...Source: RealWire
  
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• Interoute crowned Anglian Water’s champion supplier for customer service improvement initiatives

  04-01-2017 10:30
  
  Company awarded for driving improvements in Anglian Water’s customer relations via its innovative communications software solution London, January 4th, 2017 - Interoute, owner-operator of one of Europe's largest, most advanced networks and global cloud services platforms, has been awarded for its contribution to Anglian Water’s Service Incentive Mechanism (SIM) programme in this year’s Anglian Water Supplier Awards. The SIM, set by industry regulator Ofwat, measures the quality
  
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• Quortus enables Telecom26's Global Mobile Services Platform

  04-01-2017 10:00
  
  Integrated roaming, security and enhanced data servicesCamberley, UK, and Zug, Switzerland – 4th January 2017 – Quortus today announced that its EdgeCentrix (ECX) technology is deployed at a global scale to enable the Global Mobile Services Platform of Swiss mobile service provider Telecom26 AG. Telecom26 provides customers with “anywhere-you-go” access to over 700 global networks with no need to swap SIM cards and near real-time reporting and control of mobile services.T
  
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• Dish unites streaming, OTA TV on new AirTV Android box

  04-01-2017 09:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US pay-TV provider Dish Network has unveiled a new TV box called AirTV that combines free-to-air channels with streaming content. Building on its Sling TV service, which offers a bundle of cable channels over the internet, the Android-based AirTV also incorporates access to Netflix, YouTube and a range of other apps on the Google Play store. In addition, customers can add a TV adapter with antenna that gives them access to local free-to-air channels, for sports and news. The main
  
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