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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…
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The future of smartphones is flexible, foldable – and expensive
Cheers were followed by gasps when the Huawei revealed its eye-watering 2,299 euros ($2,600) price tag, although that includes a 5G connection. Read more…
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Apple supplier AAC shares drop on reduced orders
Apple supplier AAC Technologies saw its shares drop 13% after the company said it expected first-quarter profit to fall as much as 75% due to reduced orders. Read more…
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MWC19: Can intelligent connectivity halt telco commoditization?
Telcos CEOs at MWC19 say ‘intelligent connectivity’ powered by 5G, AI and IoT will save themselves from commoditization (and crap customer service). Read more…
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UniSite – a unified solution for all scenarios in the 5G era
ZTE showcases UniSite: a total site solution for all deployment scenarios in the 5G era at Mobile World Congress 2019. Read more…
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Indian Government gets tough on Twitter, Facebook
Twitter has also been asked to engage more with India’s election commission to ensure the election, which is due by May, is held in a free and fair manner. Read more…
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Challenge of China’s technology is bigger than just Huawei
“It’s a first order strategic challenge for us all,” he said. “We have to understand the opportunities and threats from China’s technological offer.” Read more…
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Sony tries to climb smartphone ladder with movie screens
Sony aims to capitalise on its movie pedigree with new devices featuring 21:9 ratio screens, the dimensions used to film blockbusters. Read more…
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USA and China are entering a technological arms race: EIU
The trade war between USA and China just one aspect of a much broader strategic rivalry, which is rapidly evolving into an arms race for technological dominance. Read more…
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Can a telco really build a platform for the future?
It is possible that the telco train might have just arrived. Or arriving. Or least be approaching the station. For as many years as we can remember the typical telco has been all about technology. Read more…
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FIRA WIRE Day 0: MWC19 pre-show vendor blitz!
The big vendors release a blitz of pre-show MWC announcements. We sort through them so you don’t have to. (Spoiler: includes at least one 5G smartphone.) Read more…
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