Monday, December 31, 2018

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Friday, December 28, 2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

This Olde Website

Fire up the Flux Capacitor! It's time for another jog down Memory Lane of the Web to visit sites from yesteryear and the sepia-tinged digital storefronts of Apple, AOL, Huawei, Netflix, TiVo... and many more.

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Friday, December 21, 2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Farewell, Fierce

At the end of this month I’ll be leaving Fierce. I’m excited about my next gig, but I’m sad to be leaving an extraordinary team.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Verizon breaks Oath

Less than two years after coming up with the name ‘Oath’ to encompass all its media properties, Verizon has sensibly concluded it’s a rubbish name.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Eurobites: €1.75B Plan for IoT, Connected Car R&D Gets EC Green Light

In today's EMEA regional roundup: Euro giants to collaborate on multi-billion euro IoT and connected car chip/sensor developments; TIM and Sony Mobile forge 5G pact; Telefónica Germany and Nokia build their joint 'Early 5G Innovation Cluster' in Berlin; Open Fiber lands another broadband rollout tender; G+D Mobile Security boasts of Orange eSIM engagements; Altice and KKR have a Hivory; and more.

Monday, December 17, 2018

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Eurobites: Telenor Uses Nokia for Cloud-Native Core

In today's regional round-up: Nokia secures core role at Telenor; Elliott Management eyes Telefónica; mobile subscribers in the EU have made the most of the abolition of roaming charges; Tele2 banks a NIM loan; and Synamedia tackles 'credentials sharing.'

Orange Exec Talks Digital Innovation

Orange's VP of Digital Innovation, Patrice Slupowski, talks to Light Reading's Iain Morris on the sidelines of our recent 2020 Vision Executive Summit in Lisbon about the potential for digital services, the use of open source code and the future of telco services.

Friday, December 14, 2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Migration Strategies for 5G Core Networks

Many operators are expected to initially deploy 5G RANs in non-standalone mode on an LTE network, migrating later to standalone mode. But that migration is less than straightforward, and there are multiple options to consider.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

KT Corp. Launches 5G Service with AI Robot in S. Korea

KT Corporation, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, has officially launched its 5G network commercial service through an AI-equipped robot named Lota, marking a new era of innovation in the world’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector.

Telia Carrier's Evangelist on Internet Traffic Trends

On the sidelines of Light Reading's 2020 Vision Executive Summit, Mattias Fridström, chief evangelist at Telia Carrier, discusses the latest shifts in public Internet traffic trends and whether the likes of 4K/8K video, SD-WAN and 5G will impact international traffic patterns.

Ofcom to force feed localised fibre diet

It’s a new week, and therefore time for a new Ofcom consultation. This time the UK watchdog will be trying to understand whether it is feasible to hyper-localise regulations to encourage full-fibre networks.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

GSMA Loses Two Top Execs

Long-time marketing chief Michael O'Hara and the head of LatAm Sebastian Caballo are out the door — GSMA head calls for calm as MWC approaches.

Huawei CFO Posts Bail in Canada

Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou is free on about $7.5 million in bail following a Canadian court ruling on Tuesday. President Trump offers to intervene if China will do a trade deal.

Cisco: 5G Transforms Data Center Networks

Communications networking developments, such as IoT, edge computing and now the introduction of 5G services, has a "profound impact on the data center," says Ishmael Limkakeng, Cisco SVP data center business, who talked with Light Reading's Mitch Wagner.

Podcast: The Heat Is on Huawei

If Huawei catches a 5G cold, how many operators around the world will suddenly feel a little sick and stay in bed? 'Tis the (flu) season for rampant, worldwide speculation on the Light Reading podcast.

Monday, December 10, 2018

More Pain for SeaChange

Deal delays cause the video software company to slash revenue guidance for full-year 2018, and note that Liberty Global divestitures could put a 'dent' on future numbers.

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Friday, December 07, 2018

Thursday, December 06, 2018

Wednesday, December 05, 2018

Bose joins the connected craze

Premium audio brand Bose has become the latest business to attempt to cash in on the promised, but yet to be realised, riches of the augmented and virtual reality world.

Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Monday, December 03, 2018

How BT Delivers Services at Scale

Rich Oliver, BT's head of IT and managed services, talks with Light Reading's Mitch Wagner about delivering services at scale by leveraging repeatable use cases and complete packages, rather than individual technology.

5G: Think Things Over

A well-thought, innovative and collaborative approach can make the 5G journey successful, writes Dr. Konstantinos Stavropoulos, Solution Marketing, EXFO.

We Need to Talk About Prepaid

The emergence of the eSIM will make it easier for customers to change operators and force the industry to have a proper conversation about the largely overlooked prepaid side of the business.

Korea switches on 5G

All three of Korea’s major mobile operators switched on 5G networks simultaneous at midnight on 1 December, offering business FWA based on 3GPP standards.

Sunday, December 02, 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

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