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News & Views Most Popular Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/18/2018 Revelations about a corruption scandal that could land Ericsson with a hefty fine overshadowed the Swedish vendor's return to quarterly net profits for the first time since 2016. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one... Terragraph: A WiMax in Facebook Clothing? By Iain Morris, News Editor, 10/18/2018 Facebook's Terragraph technology may have a hard time against 5G in the markets it hopes to address. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Way to go in hard Iain. But a fair question and useful analysis. Thinking... AirTies Hikes Hardware-Agnostic Path as Whole-Home WiFi Takes Off By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/18/2018 Hooks WiFi mesh software into cable-backed RDK-B open source software stack for gateways and extenders, claims tier-1 operator has given the greenlight. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 Cable modem and broadband networking company has struck deals with customers to absorb most of the current tariffs costs along with plans to shift more production and its supply chain for devices outside of China by the first half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: emily.n In the short term, Arris conceded that it has been forced to implement price... Netflix Tops 130M Paid Subscribers Worldwide By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/16/2018 Internet video provider Netflix is still having troubles forecasting its subscriber growth, but the company doesn't seem to have problems attracting new customers as it adds more exclusive programming and benefits from increased traction outside the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Orange Targets Enterprise With LoRa-Based IoT Offering By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 10/16/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: ARM and Intel kiss and make up; Nokia adds new chipsets to FTTX offerings; Saudi consulate outrage hits SoftBank. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Has TIP Made Networks Sexy to VCs? By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/16/2018 Two and a half years into its mission, the Facebook-led TIP claims to have made networks exciting for the first time in 20 years. But as it enters the procurement phase, its task may get even harder. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: mvissers "With old-time telecom standards, we have a two-year discussion on use cases... Advertisement TIP, ORAN Alliance Poised to Join Forces on Open RAN By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/16/2018 Two of the leading industry groups trying to break the stranglehold of big vendors on the radio access network look set to combine their efforts. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/16/2018 There's friction and a fair amount of hot air in the open source NFV MANO world and it's not doing anyone any favors. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: vances History tells us victory goes to the popular choice. Linux was a technically... Why Vodafone Is Betting on Cloud Video By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Major European provider will lay out the strategy behind its new Vodafone TV streaming service at Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen Europe event in London next month. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Arris Downgraded on Cable Modem Tariff Worries By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/15/2018 Analyst expects that Arris will absorb 'at least a portion' of new US tariffs as operators intend to hold vendor to modem price agreements struck prior to tariff introduction. Post a Comment \| Read (0) US Senators Urge Canada to Ban Huawei – Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/15/2018 Marco Rubio and Mark Warner have written to Canada's prime minister and urged him to stop Huawei from selling 5G products in Canada. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Generally, the going rate which the US legal system will often pay is $300-... Is Open Source the Right Approach for NFV Orchestration? By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 10/15/2018 Open source MANO (management and orchestration) developments are providing network operators with something of a conundrum. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt Ready for Major NFV Push By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/12/2018 After years of developments and incremental advances, Colt is set for a major three-stage telco cloud deployment that will be a big step in its migration from a legacy hardware architecture to virtualized functions. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Why Cable Keeps Feasting on Fiber By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/10/2018 In a new report published in partnership with SCTE/ISBE, Light Reading spells out what cable operators are doing with fiber now and what they plan to do with it in the future. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei Goes All-In on AI but Acknowledges Telco Job Losses By Robert Clark, 10/10/2018 Chinese equipment vendor unveils its first AI chips and warns about the impact of AI on telco jobs. Post a Comment \| Read (0) DoCoMo Capex Down 10% Thanks to NFV, Says Exec By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/10/2018 Japanese telco says investments in NFV have already led to cost reductions and better service reliability as it plots the next phase of investment. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Huawei (Finally!) Gets 5G Invite From India By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 10/10/2018 Chinese vendor is now expected to participate in 5G trials in two cities after it previously missed out on an invitation. Post a Comment \| Read (0) The Telecoms.com Podcast: Cheeky China, Real 5G & Net Neutrality By Light Reading, 10/9/2018 This week: Chinese whispers; 5G flannel; and net neutrality noises off. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ECOC 2018 Optical Workshop Delivers Compelling Vision By Simon Stanley, 10/9/2018 Further innovation is needed if optical transport networks are to support traffic growth and there was plenty of evidence at a recent ECOC workshop that key work is already underway. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 10/16/2018 There's friction and a fair amount of hot air in the open source NFV MANO world and it's not doing anyone any favors. Post a Comment \| Read (3 comments) Latest Comment: vances History tells us victory goes to the popular choice. Linux was a technically... Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/17/2018 Cable modem and broadband networking company has struck deals with customers to absorb most of the current tariffs costs along with plans to shift more production and its supply chain for devices outside of China by the first half of 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: emily.n In the short term, Arris conceded that it has been forced to implement price... Has TIP Made Networks Sexy to VCs? By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/16/2018 Two and a half years into its mission, the Facebook-led TIP claims to have made networks exciting for the first time in 20 years. But as it enters the procurement phase, its task may get even harder. Post a Comment \| Read (2 comments) Latest Comment: mvissers "With old-time telecom standards, we have a two-year discussion on use cases... US Senators Urge Canada to Ban Huawei – Report By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/15/2018 Marco Rubio and Mark Warner have written to Canada's prime minister and urged him to stop Huawei from selling 5G products in Canada. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Clifton K Morris Generally, the going rate which the US legal system will often pay is $300-... Terragraph: A WiMax in Facebook Clothing? By Iain Morris, News Editor, 10/18/2018 Facebook's Terragraph technology may have a hard time against 5G in the markets it hopes to address. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Way to go in hard Iain. But a fair question and useful analysis. Thinking... Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 10/18/2018 Revelations about a corruption scandal that could land Ericsson with a hefty fine overshadowed the Swedish vendor's return to quarterly net profits for the first time since 2016. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one... More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards ChristopherJames, 10/18/2018 11:11:20 PM Nokia, Samsung Are Beating Ericsson in 5G Sales to AT&T, Says Analyst Re: Re: nowhere I imagine the competition is going to be very very tough. Everybody knows the value of good connectivity these days and if you're the one picked to host all of that power, then isn't that a very good place to be? Nokia and... Gabriel Brown, 10/18/2018 11:43:33 AM Ericsson Corruption Scandal Sullies Strong Q3 Re: Ericsson back in profit Ericsson ended the day 5% up, on a down day for the OMX. It's good see one of the systemically important wireless companies operating at a profit. emily.n, 10/18/2018 9:29:34 AM Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs Re: Re: Analyst towncalendars sees some purchases printable calendar being deferred to 2H19 In the short term, Arris conceded that it has been forced to implement price adjustments to offset the increased tariff costs, particularly on lower-margin products. Additionally, Arris said it has "reached agreement with... vances, 10/18/2018 5:08:03 AM Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check Re: Mindshare History tells us victory goes to the popular choice. Linux was a technically poor and incomplete alternative to BSD but that only lasted as long as they enjoyed a lead in the amount of development tme devoted to the project.... Gabriel Brown, 10/18/2018 4:38:04 AM Terragraph: A WiMax in Facebook Clothing? Re: Terragraph & Facebook Way to go in hard Iain. But a fair question and useful analysis. Thinking about Facebook's target of extending broadband to lower income communities, the price of Terragraph nodes is obviously critical. The hope is... PaulChau, 10/18/2018 3:48:19 AM South Korea's 5G Auction Raises $3.3B Re: Re: edu Companies are always finding ways to win favors of their consumers. They need to ensure that their target audience will constantly be rising. Business will only be deemed as feasible if there is obvious response regardless... mariavanquez87@gmail.com, 10/18/2018 2:27:19 AM Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check Re: good stuff well this was something necessary and i am now hopefull a lot for the betterment. Businesses should open some of their techniques for the betterment of the people. They should prvoide something. Business can proper with... Jeff Baumgartner, 10/17/2018 5:14:37 PM Arris: We're Tackling the Tariffs Re: Analyst sees some purchases being deferred to 2H19 With Arris making its new disclosures, Raymond James sent a note out today maintaining the "Outperform" rating on Arris, but moved the target to $34 from $29 on the improved outlook, though it feels "our estimates were conservative." And... wplummer, 10/17/2018 1:04:27 PM Huawei Hasn't Given Up on US Market, Pitches the FCC Re: Re: SSDD v-tight gel Alex: Exactly. That was my point. Huawei's been making variations of the same arguments for almost ten years (before it was 5G, it was 4G). So, again, SSDD. There's nothing novel about the strategy... alexblogsite, 10/17/2018 11:43:54 AM Huawei Hasn't Given Up on US Market, Pitches the FCC Re: Re: SSDD v-tight gel Huawei urged the Commission to consider the substantial costs of the [proposals], in particular its impact on carriers in rural and remote areas, many of whom are attracted to Huawei as a result of Huawei's commitment to... mvissers, 10/16/2018 7:14:35 PM Has TIP Made Networks Sexy to VCs? Re: Open Optical Network "With old-time telecom standards, we have a two-year discussion on use cases and then discussions start about what should be in the standard and then a couple of years later you have the first cut" These times should soon... iainmorris, 10/16/2018 4:46:21 PM Has TIP Made Networks Sexy to VCs? Re: Cisco in The original version of this story mistakenly said Cisco was not a member of TIP. This has now been corrected. Apologies for the error. AHavang, 10/16/2018 9:23:59 AM Open Source MANO Needs a Reality Check Re: A Vendor View Ray, Couple of thoughts. As a VNF vendor, we have to support all cloud platforms and all MANOs that customers support, unless we want to be excluded from their business. That is, a vendor can't rely on one single MANO... Clifton K Morris, 10/15/2018 3:14:40 PM US Senators Urge Canada to Ban Huawei – Report Re: Most likely Huawei doesn’t support Lawful Intercept Generally, the going rate which the US legal system will often pay is $300- $500/ month for lawful intercept technologies built into the network hardware. Additionally, a one-time fee (sometimes US$300 or more) to install... darknight, 10/11/2018 11:27:30 AM Where Is the Elon Musk of Telecom? Re: Telecom's Elon Musk A Canadian.....Samer Bishay, Iristel, Ice Wireless, LEO satellites, pilot, entreprenuer, rides a Harley. 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