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News & Views Most Popular Axiata Calls On TIP to Fix Telco Cost Problem By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/14/2019 One of the developing world's biggest operators runs up data service losses in Malaysia and is looking to the Facebook-led initiative for help. Post a Comment 5G Industrial Automation Isn't Right Around the Corner By Martha DeGrasse, Contributor, Light Reading, 11/14/2019 With manufacturers like Audi and Bosch testing 5G in an industrial setting, the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) is hoping to supercharge the space. But some are cautioning patience. Post a Comment Frequent Telco Buyer GTT: It's All About Networking, Not Infrastructure By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 11/12/2019 After buying several telcos, GTT looks to offload 'non-strategic' assets as it aims to provide networking services to large and multinational clients. Post a Comment Advertisement Eurobites: Germany's Big 3 Enter Network-Sharing Agreement to Tackle 'Dead Spots' By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson, Swisscom and Qualcomm team up on spectrum sharing; Telkom SA announcement prompts takeover talk; Telecom Italia's edge cloud takes flight. Post a Comment Vodafone Registers Slight Sales Growth as Debts & Losses Pile Up By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2019 Takeover activity, 5G investments and unfriendly Indians are weighing heavily on the UK-based operator's financial performance, but at least revenues inched up. 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 Meet the Execs Tapped to Build & Sell Dish's 5G Network By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/11/2019 Dish Network hired Marc Rouanne (of Nokia) and Stephen Bye (of Sprint) to build and sell its planned 5G network. Here's what they have to say about that. Post a Comment Advertisement 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 Edge Computing Mini Data Centers Are Rolling Out for Real. What's Next? By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/8/2019 Companies including EdgeMicro and Vapor IO have are building real, live, commercial mini data centers for edge computing. But what happens next is anyone's guess. Post a Comment How AI Will Impact Employment By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/7/2019 Should people be worried about the impact that artificial intelligence deployments will have on the jobs market? Tractica Principal Analyst Mark Beccue shares his views. Post a Comment DT Cuts Dividend on Spectrum Splurge but Lifts Outlook By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/7/2019 The German operator recorded sales growth at all its operating units bar the ailing T-Systems business but blamed Germany's spectrum auction for its decision to cut dividends. 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 What Europe's Top Telcos Are Doing with AI By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/6/2019 At the Telco AI Summit Europe event in London, Tractica Principal Analyst Mark Beccue talks about how some of Europe's largest telecom operators, including BT, Orange and Telecom Italia, are using AI tools to optimize network processes – and how it isn't all tied to 5G. Post a Comment Meet SARA, the AI That May Be a Big Deal for Austria's Main Telco By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/6/2019 A1 has developed an AI tool that could reduce the bill for 5G network deployment, ease planning and even lead to commercial opportunities with other service providers. Post a Comment For BT Bosses, AI Brings Good News & Bad By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/5/2019 Artificial intelligence has helped BT to speed up its fiber deployment and spot cyber attacks. Just don't expect too much. Post a Comment After Past Blunders, VEON Bets Big on Network and Digital Reset By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/5/2019 The Frankenstein's monster of the telco world hopes fresh investments and an overhaul of its digitalization strategy will make it more attractive to investors. Post a Comment VMware Unveils 'Project Maestro' to Speed Network Virtualization By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/5/2019 VMware wants to help telcos launch services faster in multi-cloud environments. Post a Comment CenturyLink, West Safety Agree to Pay Up for 911 Outage By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 11/5/2019 The $575,000 in total fees levied for a single August 2018 outage that lasted more than an hour and affected six states is aimed at CenturyLink and a contractor, West Safety Services Post a Comment CenturyLink's McBride on Developing Edge Computing Service Alongside Customers By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 11/4/2019 Kevin McBride explains advancements the service provider has made in its automation, back office and orchestration systems. Post a Comment Startup Volterra Takes On VMware, Red Hat With Its Multi-Cloud Pitch By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 11/4/2019 Volterra has $50 million funding in its pocket and a platform designed to enable operators and enterprises to deploy applications and network services across multi-cloud environments. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Axiata Calls On TIP to Fix Telco Cost Problem By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/14/2019 One of the developing world's biggest operators runs up data service losses in Malaysia and is looking to the Facebook-led initiative for help. Post a Comment Meet the Execs Tapped to Build & Sell Dish's 5G Network By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/11/2019 Dish Network hired Marc Rouanne (of Nokia) and Stephen Bye (of Sprint) to build and sell its planned 5G network. Here's what they have to say about that. Post a Comment Vodafone Registers Slight Sales Growth as Debts & Losses Pile Up By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2019 Takeover activity, 5G investments and unfriendly Indians are weighing heavily on the UK-based operator's financial performance, but at least revenues inched up. Post a Comment Eurobites: Germany's Big 3 Enter Network-Sharing Agreement to Tackle 'Dead Spots' By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/12/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ericsson, Swisscom and Qualcomm team up on spectrum sharing; Telkom SA announcement prompts takeover talk; Telecom Italia's edge cloud takes flight. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors ThousandEyes Measures Performance for Amazon, Microsoft, Alibaba & IBM Clouds Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Juniper's Mist Systems Launches 'AI-Driven Self-Driving Network' Monday, November 11, 2019 Juniper Launches Contrail Insights for Data Center Ops Monday, November 11, 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Debuts With Added Developer Tools, Security & Automation Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Arista Enhances Cloud Networking With CloudEOS Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Arista Warns of 'Sudden Softening' From Major Cloud Customer Thursday, October 31, 2019 Cisco Touts KDDI, Telenor, Telefónica 5G Deployments Monday, October 21, 2019 Colt Brings Virtual Networks to Enterprise Premises Thursday, October 10, 2019 Oracle Adding 2,000 Employees for Cloud Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Deutsche Telekom Picks Netcracker for Next-Gen OSS Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Juniper Survey Finds 96% of Enterprises Moving Toward Network Automation Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Common NFVI Telco Taskforce (CNTT) Boasts Reference Milestone Monday, September 23, 2019 ONF Announces 'Stratum' Switch OS Project Now Available as Open Source Tuesday, September 10, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Problems With EU Payment Security Persist Oliver Schonschek, Security Now News Analyst, 11/14/2019 Proposed new security procedures within the EU have troubled some payment service ... 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11/11/2019

Meet the Execs Tapped to Build & Sell Dish's 5G Network

Dish Network last week announced it hired Marc Rouanne (of Nokia) and Stephen Bye (of Sprint) to build and sell its planned 5G network. Both executives spoke with ...