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Rakuten shows MWC how to build a 5G network, you’re welcome
Rakuten’s MWC keynote was a masterclass in how to build a cheap cloud-native 5G network that incumbent cellcos aspire to become one day. Read more…
Month: February 2019
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Operators not ready for 5G billing, or partners, or revenue: survey
Billing is always the thorn in the sides of operators, always the last thing to be given green light from above. The same is true in 5G. Read more…
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FIRA WIRE DAY 3: China Mobile, Saudi Telecom, SK Telecom, Huawei
MWC 2019, Day Three: Small Cell Forum; APIs for open RAN; China Mobile drives 5G interoperability; Saudi tags Nokia; Huawei and two MoUs; SK Telecom wins GLOMO. Read more…
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Spotify tries its hand in price conscious India
Spotify, the world’s most popular paid music streaming service, has launched in India, stepping into a price-sensitive market. Read more…
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Go-Jek accelerates in Thailand, eyes Philippines
Go-Jek, a play on the Indonesian word for motorbike taxis, launched in Thailand under the brand GET and is building presence in the Philippines Read more…
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Turkey to protect local businesses from e-commerce giants
Turkey will take steps against international digital commerce packages that avoid taxes, in a move to support local manufacturers. Read more…
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MWC19: Huawei comes out swinging with no-backdoor pledge
Huawei’s Guo Ping counters US accusations that its 5G gear is riddled with secret backdoors. Vodafone’s CEO and an EU commissioner quietly lend support. Read more…
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Is the IoT being buoyed upwards by, well, everything else?
Vodafone IoT report says that 34% of companies are now using IoT and 76% of those companies believe it to be mission critical. Read more…
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FIRA WIRE DAY 1 & 2: Microsoft, Jio, Ooredoo, Openwave
News from MWC 2019, Day Two: Microsoft goes mixed reality; Jio future-proofs network; Ooredoo tags Ericsson for 5G and Openwave reduces RAN congestion. Read more…
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Telecoms industry needs to ensure all networks are safe: GSMA
GSMA has pushed back against U.S. calls on its European allies to bar Huawei Technologies over concerns the firm is too close to the Chinese state. Read more…