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News & Views Most Popular Comcast, Charter to Offer 5G Via Verizon MVNO By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/23/2019 Comcast's Xfinity Mobile and Charter's Spectrum Mobile MVNOs will offer Verizon's 5G service to their respective customers at some unspecified point in the future. Post a Comment Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/20/2019 The smallest of the UK's four mobile operators is forging ahead with its rollout of a home broadband service powered by Huawei's 5G equipment, despite government concern about the Chinese vendor. Post a Comment Australian Telcos Demand Cuts in 'Unsustainable' NBN Prices By Robert Clark, 8/19/2019 Australia's state-backed national wholesale network charges too much and provides shoddy service, say critics. Post a Comment Advertisement Automating Telstra Still Performs Like a Knackered Robot By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/15/2019 Australian operator is hacking away at its workforce like a murderous machine, but its 'turnaround' is questionable at this stage. Post a Comment Italy's Mobile Melee Calls for Extreme Measures By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/15/2019 With Fastweb poised to launch a fifth mobile network, Italian operators faced with shrinking sales are taking network sharing to a new level. Post a Comment RJio Vs Vodafone Idea: Who Will Rule India? By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/13/2019 RJio has overtaken Bharti Airtel to become India's second-largest operator. Can it challenge Vodafone Idea for the top spot? Post a Comment Vodafone's German Gigabit Plan Piles Broadband Misery Onto DT By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/12/2019 Germany's telecom incumbent has already witnessed ten years of broadband decline at the hands of cable operators. Are things about to get worse? Post a Comment Advertisement China MVNOs Finally Hit Their Stride By Robert Clark, 8/12/2019 Companies that use the mobile networks of the big three operators are finally becoming important in China. Post a Comment Eurobites: DT Has No Plans to Sell BT Shares By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/9/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MegaFon sales grow; Austrians fret about 5G health effects; Freenet sticks to guidance. Post a Comment DT Still Waiting for Spectrum to Launch 5G By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/8/2019 The soft launch of 5G in early July was even softer than it appeared, but financial results look strong for the second quarter despite the absence of any German 5G activity. Post a Comment Tough Times: SingTel, China Mobile, HKT Issue Weak Results By Robert Clark, 8/8/2019 Some of Asia's biggest telcos have had a difficult start to 2019. Post a Comment Eurobites: Liberty Global Shrivels in Q2 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/8/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Europe's regulators slam network-sharing in 'Czechia'; Nokia heads to New Zealand in latest 5G deal; MTN defies market conditions with strong Q2. Post a Comment Shentel to Get Bigger Using Mix of Fiber, Cable & LTE Fixed Wireless By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/7/2019 Regional operator Shentel says it plans to expand Internet access in part using LTE fixed wireless technology. Post a Comment After Towers Sale, RJio Looks to Fiber Spinoff By Gagandeep Kaur, Contributing Editor, 8/7/2019 India's youngest service provider is turning itself into a more asset-light company. Post a Comment After Dominating Broadband, HKBN Takes On Enterprise By Robert Clark, 8/7/2019 The Hong Kong operator is taking aim at rival HKT as it looks to shake up the enterprise sector. Post a Comment Google Uses Wireless to Expand Fiber in Austin By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/6/2019 Google plans to use both fiber and wireless technologies to deliver Internet services in Austin, a first for the company. Post a Comment Eurobites: Vivendi May Sell 10% Stake in Universal Music to Tencent By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/6/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Arqiva plotting break-up and sale; Ericsson, Elisa test private cellular; Italy's 5-star 5G hotel; Detecon gets new boss; Accenture snaps up Northstream. Post a Comment BoJo's UK Broadband Plan Looks Barmy, but Don't Write It Off By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/5/2019 The UK's new prime minister may be chasing perfection in the hope of catching excellence, but the country's operators are demanding action on numerous fronts. Post a Comment BICS Is Building a Global IoT Business By Robert Clark, 8/5/2019 The international carrier division of Belgium's Proximus is using its roaming network to develop an IoT business. Post a Comment Eurobites: Telia CEO Dennelind to Quit in 2020 By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/5/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ooredoo Algeria gets new boss; Safaricom embarks on fiber expansion; Telecom Italia hiring and firing. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards By Iain Morris, International Editor, 8/20/2019 The smallest of the UK's four mobile operators is forging ahead with its rollout of a home broadband service powered by Huawei's 5G equipment, despite government concern about the Chinese vendor. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Infinera Reports Q2 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Startup UbiquitiLink Raises $5.2M to Connect Regular Cell Phones Directly to Low-Earth-Orbit Nanosatellites Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Verizon to Use Hitachi's ONEx for WAN Optimization Tuesday, July 9, 2019 KPN Sells International Unit to GTT Monday, July 8, 2019 Tomia Intros Cloud-Based Blockchain Settlement Platform Monday, June 24, 2019 Digital Colony Wraps Deal for Cogeco Peer 1 Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Colt Deploys Cisco Gear to Bolster Its 5G Backhaul Offer Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Telia Carrier Test Drives Infinera's AIT Monday, March 4, 2019 Exponential-e Unveils Software Defined Digital Platform Friday, February 8, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Nuclear Plant Security Compromised by Financially Motivated Insiders Larry Loeb, Author, 8/23/2019 Equipment at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was used to mine cryptocurrency. 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Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards

Three UK has just launched a major 5G-led assault on the living room. If all goes to plan, the smallest of the country's four mobile network operators will emerge ...