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Selling geolocation data is risky business for telcos
Telcos are monetizing location-based services partly by selling geolocation data to third parties. But are they doing enough to prevent it from being misused? Read more…
Articles by John C. Tanner
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Verizon outsources 5G apps, claims to know what real 5G is
Verizon offers $1 million to anyone who can think up something to do with 5G besides home broadband. Also claims home broadband is “real” 5G. Read more…
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US memo claims China could use 5G to kill people, maybe
A former Trump administration official is circulating a memo claiming China could weaponize 5G if its market dominance isn’t checked. Well of course it could. Read more…
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Who needs govt web censorship when you have Tumblr?
ITEM: Microblogging site Tumblr banned “adult” content from its site as of December 17th. And the reasons behind it highlight the amount of control that web giants have over what people can and can’t see online. Read more…
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Q&A: Telcos love open source, but still dither about ROI
Telcos have a reputation for being resistant to open-source technologies – or at least being unable to fully understand how they can leverage it. The reality is a little more complicated. In this interview, Peter Read more…
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White-box 100GE revenues slip as market shifts to Tier 2s
White box vendors have been losing market share in 100GE data center switching market during the past year to the big brands in terms of revenue. The good news (for them) is that’s not a Read more…
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Partnerships key to capitalizing on cloud credibility
Megaport CEO Vincent English talks to Disruptive.Asia editor-in-chief John C Tanner about how (and why) enterprises are learning to love the cloud, and the importance of local partnerships. Disruptive.Asia: When I interviewed your predecessor Denver Read more…
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StarHub makes telco-hate a selling point for new data plans
StarHub’s new marketing campaign acknowledges that customers hate them, and vows to fix that, starting with simplified mobile data plans. It just might work. There are many ways to pitch a new mobile data pricing Read more…
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Q: Is private 5G the new enterprise Wi-Fi? A: Don’t be silly
Manufacturers are reportedly keen to dump Wi-Fi in favor of private 5G networks, but that doesn’t mean Wi-Fi’s days are numbered. ITEM: 5G in 2019 could be good for something else besides home broadband – Read more…
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Pay-TV players are bamboozled by your so-called 5G
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of chairing a 5G seminar on the sidelines of the AVIA Video Summit in Hong Kong. (Gentle reminder: AVIA is the pay-TV/satellite industry organization formerly known as CASBAA.) Read more…