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News & Views Most Popular PCCW Global on the Need to Monetize the Edge By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 12/10/2018 On the sidelines of Light Reading's 2020 Vision executive summit in Lisbon, PCCW Global's Shahar Steiff talks about the key challenges facing network operators as they figure out their edge computing strategies. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ADVA Moves In on Small Cell Backhaul By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/5/2018 New tinier gateway is hardened for deployment on street furniture to provide backhaul for small cells, WiFi hotspots that will blossom with 5G densification, smart cities and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Smart Cities Are a Truly Different Kind of Telco Business By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 11/28/2018 Smart cities could be a telco dream come true but for a long-term payoff, they'll need to keep investing in the space and be careful not to overreach. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: MindCommerce This is a great article and very well timed. Carriers are missing a huge opportunity... Advertisement Exponential-e CEO on Cloud, Security & Coffee By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/23/2018 Lee Wade, CEO at UK cloud and data network operator Exponential-e, talks cloud and network evolution, automation, security and why he has two baristas at the company's London HQ. Post a Comment \| Read (0) BT Hopes to Score With 5G Broadcasting Push By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/22/2018 The UK's biggest telco is prioritizing 5G technology as way to film sports content in remote locations. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Swiss Sunrise to Sunset Copper Broadband in Huawei-Led 5G Plan By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/20/2018 Swiss telco led by Olaf Swantee plans to substitute 5G for copper-based broadband services in suburban and rural areas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) MEF SVP Dan Pitt: We're Ready for 5G By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/20/2018 MEF is already at work on 5G transport and its service enablement capabilities will also help in both fixed and mobile environments, says Dan Pitt, MEF senior vice president. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement Telecom Italia Caught in Clash of Clans While Rome Burns By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/19/2018 The Italian incumbent's fifth boss in the past six years will have one of the hardest jobs in the global telecom industry. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can Telecom Business Services Bounce Back? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 There was surprising optimism in the sector at the MEF18 event, but will it be reflected in revenues going forward? Post a Comment \| Read (0) Italy's Struggling Wind Tre Eyes 5G Rollout in Late 2019 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/16/2018 The Italian operator says it is halfway through its network modernization and hopes to bring 5G into parts of the country by late 2019. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Analyst: SD-WAN Not Yet Zero-Touch By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/16/2018 Zero-touch provisioning and plug-and-play are still buzzwords where SD-WAN is concerned, but not reality, says VSG's Erin Dunne. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Can 5G Spur Biz Where Tax Reform Failed? By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/14/2018 Enterprises have more cash but still move cautiously on next-gen services, says Verizon CFO, but 5G holds great promises for businesses. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: DanJones Depends off 5G home takes off for VZ, and they can figure a reliable user self... SES CEO Plugs Satellite's Role in Global Ecosystem By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/14/2018 Satellite access will play a key role going forward in reaching distant locations more quickly than fiber can, providing access and wireless backhaul, enabling disaster recovery and backup and connecting mobile sites including cruise and shipping vessels, airplanes and more, says SES CEO John-Paul Hemingway. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt's Voltolini on Service Automation By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/13/2018 Mirko Voltolini, global head of Network on Demand at Colt, talks about how the operator has automated the service delivery aspect of its Ethernet services but is still working on the significant challenge of automating the service assurance lifecycle. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Eurobites: Nokia Shuffles Its Execs to Sharpen Customer Focus By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 11/13/2018 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: KPN poaches MTN man for new tech role; TIM and Samsung join forces on 5G; Fastweb secures Tiscali's fixed wireless business; Virgin and Versa combine on SD-WAN services. Post a Comment \| Read (0) PCCW Global: Blockchain Can Automate Inter-Carrier Connections By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/13/2018 Service interconnection is changing, requiring automation to handle commercial agreements at scale and blockchain can enable that, says Marc Halbfinger, CEO of PCCW Global. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Colt Exec Bigs Up Blockchain Benefits By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/12/2018 Fahim Sabir, Colt's director of architecture and development for Colt on Demand, explains how the use of blockchain can help to automate specific manual processes and save hundreds of working hours. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Three UK to Go Big on 5G for Home Broadband By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/12/2018 Three UK CEO Dave Dyson aims to hoover up a big chunk of the UK broadband market with his forthcoming 5G service. Post a Comment \| Read (0) BT Needs a Kick in the Ducts By Iain Morris, News Editor, 11/12/2018 The legal separation of BT and Openreach is a farce. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Interesting piece Iain -- I'm not really well enough informed to comment properly.... CenturyLink's Dugan: On-Demand Services Critical to Telco's Future By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 11/9/2018 CenturyLink is moving to 'as-a-service' model to support enterprise use of multiple cloud platforms, says Andrew Dugan, who is now the carrier's CTO. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards MindCommerce, 11/30/2018 12:52:07 PM Smart Cities Are a Truly Different Kind of Telco Business Re: Market Opportunities for Global Wireless Carriers in Smart Cities This is a great article and very well timed. Carriers are missing a huge opportunity by not offering a comprehensive Smart City solution package. We talked about this back in 2015, which was embodied in our Market Opportunities... DanJones, 11/14/2018 5:41:34 PM Can 5G Spur Biz Where Tax Reform Failed? Re: Depends if 5G Home takes off? Depends off 5G home takes off for VZ, and they can figure a reliable user self install for the service too. Gabriel Brown, 11/12/2018 8:54:11 AM BT Needs a Kick in the Ducts Re: A Kick in the Ducts Interesting piece Iain -- I'm not really well enough informed to comment properly. I suspect a decent argument could be made both ways. But I don't think your divorce analogy is all that useful. It's a bit like describing... daveburstein, 11/6/2018 8:58:27 PM CityFibre Model Heading to US, Says CEO Re: Thanks for the info Iain - Very interesting comment from Clayton. I'll pick it up with credit in my next issue. Dave sanusense, 11/6/2018 12:05:45 AM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: 5G launch So glad that they are rolling 5G for real, US operator Verizon is realigning its internal structure to hopefully reflect the new realities of the networking business. wanlord, 11/5/2018 11:30:27 PM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: New Guru? So Guru P. fell off the VZ coverage map and now this is the new Guru G.? open4g, 11/5/2018 2:12:55 PM Verizon Restructures in Bid for 5G Growth Re: 5G crosses the threshold of 'cable replacement' 4G-Advanced and 5G based networks technically can cross the threshold of 'cable replacement' equivalency if built with sufficient depth of bandwidth to the Internet backbone. It can be provided more easily as fixed... iainmorris, 11/1/2018 2:37:04 AM NBN: We're Beating Europe & Not Overcharging Anyone Re: Comment from Laurie Patton Laurie Patton, a journalist and blogger at TheLuckyGeneral.biz, got in touch with the following remark, which we agreed to publish: "Sadly, JB Rousselot is part of the problem rather than part of any solution to Australia's... iainmorris, 11/1/2018 2:34:02 AM NBN: We're Beating Europe & Not Overcharging Anyone Re: Corrections NBN got in touch to point out that fixed wireless and satellite did actually figure in the original plans, so we've tweaked that section. We also mistakenly referred to NBN's CTO as Ray Watson, rather than Ray Owen. This... daveburstein, 10/26/2018 7:23:24 PM Telefónica Deutschland Plots 5G Challenge to Broadband Incumbents Re: TEF is following Verizon's roadmap Thanks Iain for an article very helpful for those of us who weren't there. Verizon is doing 25% of the U.S., just as TEF is doing 25% of Germany. Planned right, the cost is so low Verizon can cut capital spending... edward.cl, 10/26/2018 6:14:36 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: Re: RJio is a true leader clipart 2019 calendar png towncalendars of the Telecom growth vehicle RJio will leverage the network of 27,000 local cable operators (LCOs) associated with DEN and Hathway. That seems like a win-win situation for RJio and the LCOs. While RJio will be able to expand its reach and resolve its... davidanderson, 10/25/2018 11:30:55 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: Re: RJio Snaps Up Broadband Shares of Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd. fell as much as 18 percent, Siti Networks Ltd. declined as much as 6.6 percent, and Den Networks Ltd. 15.3 percent. While India has made strides in mobile broadband and is globally... John Eliter, 10/24/2018 6:24:19 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: Re: RJio is a true leader of the Telecom smart growth time Rjio is doing really great and now they have direct access to readymade 2 crore families with this giant step. jessicajason, 10/23/2018 1:30:34 PM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: RJio Snaps Up Broadband Some industry experts said the deals may attract the attention of the Competition Commission of India. However, the source cited above said getting CCI permission will not be an issue. "There is no or very less overlap... rchakilam, 10/20/2018 4:05:55 AM RJio Snaps Up Broadband Assets in Spending Spree Re: RJio is a true leader of the Telecom growth vehicle RJio can scale new heights in futuristic Telecom space every y-o-y leveraging it's technical talent and financial strengths. Reliance is a boon to India, racing it to top-notch Nations in the world! 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