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News & Views Most Popular Eurobites: Russia's MTS Does TIP Run By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Keymile lands FTTB deal with Wobcom; BT Sport offers OTT monthly pass; KPN sells consulting arm; Deutsche Telekom nurtures 5G startups. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Cultivating Confidence for Speaking Gigs, 2020 Predictions & Too Many Marks By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 12/6/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Harlem Capital raises cash for minority founders; female speakers claim their worth; more women will join tech in the new year; and more. Post a Comment China Mobile to Operate National Blockchain Network By Robert Clark, 12/4/2019 The Chinese operator has teamed up with a credit card firm and other agencies to run a new blockchain network. Post a Comment Advertisement Eurobites: Three Ireland Postpones 5G Launch By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/2/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange Poland goes with Juniper; the incredible shrinking KPN; BT ends performance-related pay for top execs; Ericsson shares on spectrum sharing. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Queen of Code, Leadership Sexism & Unicorns vs. Zebras By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/29/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Barbara Liskov reigns as queen of code; female leaders don't have support, even from women; zebras push unicorns aside; and more. Post a Comment Telefónica's €2B Growth Plan Fails to Excite By Iain Morris, News Editor, 11/28/2019 In its latest round of restructuring, the Spanish operator is setting up a Tech business with ambitious targets. Investors may feel they have been here before. Post a Comment Telefónica Unveils Major New Strategy, Identifies €2B in New Revenues By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/27/2019 Spanish giant has unveiled a new five-point plan that includes spinning off much of its Latin American assets and a go-to-market strategy that the operator believes can generate €2 billion in new revenues by 2022. Post a Comment Advertisement CableLabs Mothballs Its Startup Incubator By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 11/26/2019 After a three-year run, the R&D organization has halted its 'Fiterator' program for startups amid bigger changes underway at CableLabs's UpRamp unit. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Startup School Scholarships, Losing Lena & UK Pay Discrepancies By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/22/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: A new startup school offers scholarships for women; the humble JPEG has a sordid past; UK pay is falling behind for minorities; and more. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telia Norway Brings in New Broom By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/21/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Openet expands; Orange launches own-brand 5G smartphone; BT turns Purple for business WiFi; HERE signs up to 5G industry group. Post a Comment Eurobites: France Flags 5G Auction Delay By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/20/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT disconnects Prince Andrew; Orange gets more network visibility with ThousandEyes; EE brings 5G to 14 more towns and cities. Post a Comment Vodafone Puts Its Faith in Google Cloud for Big Data Analytics By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/20/2019 The web giant's AI, analytics and cloud deal with Vodafone continues a trend of operators turning to the major cloud platform players for scale and flexibility. Post a Comment SoftBank's New $30B Z Holdings Lacks X Factor By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/19/2019 Japan's most famous billionaire is at it again with talk of artificial intelligence and global power, but his latest joint venture is no FAANG, despite what he says. Post a Comment Google Cloud Offers 'Intelligence' for Virtual Networks By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/19/2019 Google rolls out Network Intelligence Center to help operators optimize virtual networks. Post a Comment Ribbon Reels in ECI, Offloads CEO By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/15/2019 No wonder investors have panicked – Ribbon waves goodbye to its CEO as it announces an unexpected merger with transport network equipment specialist ECI Telecom. But why? Post a Comment WiCipedia: AI's Data Mining Bias & Small Conferences Take More Risks By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/15/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Smaller conferences have edge; Hidden Figures ladies formally celebrated; AI is sexist; and more. Post a Comment Podcast: Juniper CEO Rami Rahim on 400G, AI & Being a Market Challenger By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 11/12/2019 Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser interview Juniper CEO Rami Rahim about his thoughts on 400G, where AI will matter in the enterprise and what it will mean for service providers. Post a Comment Democrats Press FCC on Carriers' Sale of User Location Data By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/11/2019 A group of representatives in the House Energy and Commerce Committee reiterate request for a report from the FCC on wireless network operators' sale of customers' location information. Post a Comment WiCipedia: Tech Falls High in Happiness Index & the Blue Collar-AI Struggle By Eryn Leavens, Special Features & Copy Editor, 11/8/2019 This week in our WiC roundup: Techies are pretty dang happy at work; AI's effect on female blue-collar workers; college students are majority female though tech workforce lags; and more. Post a Comment 'Real AI' & Racist Robots Preoccupy Telco Tech Heads By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/6/2019 Operators need to tread carefully amid widespread suspicion and warnings that more advanced AI systems will trigger upheaval. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Eurobites: Russia's MTS Does TIP Run By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 12/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Keymile lands FTTB deal with Wobcom; BT Sport offers OTT monthly pass; KPN sells consulting arm; Deutsche Telekom nurtures 5G startups. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors PlaceIQ, FourthWall Team to Analyze Effectiveness of In-Store TV Ads 1 hour and 24 minutes ago ThousandEyes Measures Performance for Amazon, Microsoft, Alibaba & IBM Clouds Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Debuts With Added Developer Tools, Security & Automation Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Oracle Adding 2,000 Employees for Cloud Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Ciena to Buy Centina for Analytics & Network Management Thursday, October 3, 2019 OpenVault Extends, Expands WOW Deal Tuesday, October 1, 2019 OpenVault Hires CALA Help Wednesday, September 11, 2019 VMware Expands Telco & Edge Cloud Portfolio Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Cisco Makes Acquisition to Boost CEM Monday, August 26, 2019 VMware Reports $2.44B Revenue, Up 12% YoY, Acquiring Pivotal & Carbon Black Thursday, August 22, 2019 Three UK Builds 5G-Ready Cloud Core Network with Nokia Tuesday, July 16, 2019 EXFO Reports Fiscal Q3 Growth Thursday, July 11, 2019 Google to Buy Looker for $2.6B Thursday, June 6, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Hardware Is the New Attack Surface – Forrester 12/12/2019 Attackers have already begun to breach security at the BIOS level, according to a ... 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Rockbot CEO Aims to Shake Up B2B TV

The same market disruption hitting residential pay-TV is providing a ripple effect across the landscape of video services for restaurants, taverns, retail outlets and ...