UK security experts finally admit Huawei is not the only security concern

The risk of focusing too explicitly on one area, vendor or technology is a lack of attention elsewhere, but here, the National Cyber Security Centre seem to have finally admitted it’s not all about Huawei.

US Senator moves to strip social media giants of platform status

The issue of social media censorship has caught the attention of the US Senate, where one member has proposed stripping tech giants of their legal protection as platforms.

KaiOS gains Orange support in African drive

Orange has come out in support of KaiOS Technologies, as the telco contributed to the $50 million raised in total during its Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation.

Nokia Bell Labs helps develop new battery for 5G and renewable energy

Working with other researchers, Nokia Bell Labs has developed a new battery that promises to deliver 2.5 times the longevity of today’s batteries.

House members unveil bill to combat robocalls

The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act would require phone carriers to put call authentication technology in place at no additional charge to consumers.

‘We’re in crazy town right now’ - Boost founder Adderton

To Peter Adderton, the current talks around the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint tie-up are taking the focus off the original intent of the proposed divestiture of…

BT Positions Itself as a Neutral SD-WAN Advisor

BT, a United Kingdom-based telecom operator, says almost all of its current and prospective customers are inquiring about SD-WAN.

Silicon Valley rallies against Washington over China tariffs

‘Make America Great Again’ might be the slogan pinned to anti-China aggression from the White House, but Silicon Valley is creating a tsunami of discontent against the short-sighted policies.

Huawei UK tries to calm fears about Android support

The news that Google may stop supporting Android on Huawei phones has inevitably hit their sales. But in the UK at least Huawei is fighting back.

Verizon's fiber deployments continue at fast clip

While AT&T is throttling back on its fiber build-out starting next month, Verizon looks to accelerate its fiber deployments.

Latest Kubernetes Security Flaw Linked to Incomplete Patch of Past Flaw

Joel Smith, who works with the Kubernetes Product Security Committee, described the latest bug as “high severity."

AT&T, HPE Tackle MEC, 5G, and All the Acronyms

The joint product, which combines AT&T multi-access edge compute services and HPE’s converged edge systems, targets customers in manufacturing, healthcare, and stadiums.

Red Pocket Mobile buys MVNO FreedomPop

The acquisition enables FreedomPop and Unreal Mobile customers to pair almost any phone with the nationwide network of their choice, according to Red Pocket.

Report sizes up trade war, tariffs, Huawei effects

A new report by 650 Group breaks down the impact that the tariffs, trade war and Huawei are having across various vendor market sectors.

Hutchison Drei Austria Taunts Rivals With ‘Real 5G’

The mobile operator is starting its 5G journey in Linz, with official rate plans and commercial services arriving later this year.

Verizon not vulnerable in mid-band spectrum position, CTO says

Verizon technology chief Kyle Malady said Thursday that he doesn’t feel vulnerable at all about the carrier’s current mid-band spectrum position, but…

Sprint Poised for 'Huge Win' as FCC Frees Up 2.5GHz Spectrum

Thanks to its incumbent position in the 2.5GHz band, Sprint – along with marriage partner T-Mobile – could consolidate key mid-band spectrum without paying a king's ransom, BTIG Analyst Walter Piecyk says.

Average 5G Speeds in South Korea Fall Well Behind Maximums, Opensignal Finds

Opensignal says 'real world' average 5G speeds in South Korea reach 118.8 Mbit/s, a far cry from the near-gigabit downstream maximums.

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Opposition Grows

Four more states join the original group of 10 state attorneys general opposing the Sprint and T-Mobile merger. The trial date is set for October 7 and could take two or three weeks.

Crunch Time for the Edge

Edge computing looks to be an essential piece of the 5G puzzle but it's going to take a long time to slot into place, as MobiledgeX is finding out.

Former Verizon Exec Takes Helm of Ericsson's Edge Gravity

Kyle Okamoto starts as Edge Gravity's CEO on June 24, taking over a slot previously held by Marcus Bergström.

WiCipedia: Tinkerbell Effect, Photoshop F-Ups & Discrimination Retribution

This week in our WiC roundup: The women-in-tech dictionary gets a new addition; tactics for discriminatory situations; new uses for Photoshop; and more.

Telecom Italia in Talks with Open Fiber to Create Broadband Giant

Italy's biggest phone company is in talks with a government-backed broadband venture about tie-up options including a possible merger.

Eurobites: BT & Friends Demo Remote Ultrasound Scans Over 5G Network

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange and Cisco combine on SD-LANs; Hungary has no beef with Huawei; Nokia claims battery breakthrough.

5G Could Usher in New Era of Mobile Cloud

Telecom operators need to take control of the customer experience to really benefit from 5G.

Co-Founder and CTO JR Rivers Leaves Cumulus Networks

CEO Josh Leslie confirmed Rivers’ departure: “As a company co-founder, he has been a tremendous asset to Cumulus from the very beginning and has helped the company become the innovative leader it is today.”

Apple considering a Chinese exit amid international tensions

It seems Apple does not consider itself immune from collateral damage, as whispers about a China exit are becoming louder and more plentiful.

Xiaomi is meeting Huawei domestic aggression head on

Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi plans to increase the investment in channel and retail development in the Chinese market by $725 million, to improve its position and to counter the expected aggression from market leader Huawei.

US rumoured to begin posturing at India

The Trump administration is certainly an ‘enthusiastic’ one, and now it appears it might be turning its attention to India.

Cisco issues security warnings for its DNA Center and SD-WAN

On Wednesday, Cisco announced two critical security warnings in regard to issues with its SD-WAN software and DNA Center software.

AT&T + HPE = edgy TLC

AT&T has announced a new partnership with HPE to drive the benefits of edge computing in enterprise services.

Druva Raises $130M Late-Stage Funding, Pushes Valuation Past $1B

The company's software-defined storage platform is built on AWS, and late last year it partnered with the cloud giant to offer Druva Cloud Platform on AWS Snowball Edge.

SD-WAN Products Impress Amid Wide Price Disparity

According to NSS Labs' testing methodology, Silver Peak's SD-WAN product was 1,623% more expensive that Fortinet's platform.

Vodafone pumps Manchester for 5G ecosystem development

In a few weeks’ time, Vodafone will become the second telco in the UK to switch on its ‘5G’ network, but up in Manchester, the team is focusing on ecosystem development. At an event dubbed ‘Go Beyond’, the Vodafone team launched its Digital Innovation Hub in an attempt to help the next-generation. This is perhaps […]

Critics blast FCC’s planned changes to EBS 2.5 GHz band

Non-profit groups and incumbent users voiced criticism Wednesday of the FCC's planned changes to the EBS 2.5 GHz band, citing harm to education and rural…

Wireless data use in US nearly doubled in 2018: report

There were 421.7 million mobile devices connected in 2018, according to CTIA's latest wireless survey.

Nokia seeks rule change for 5G backhaul

Nokia is asking the FCC to change its rules for the E-Band to enable the deployment of smaller, more visually attractive antennas for 5G.

Orange Business Services and Cisco team up on SD-LAN

Building on the work they've done across SD-WAN, Orange Business Services is teaming up with Cisco on software-defined LAN for enterprises.

Cisco and IBM See More Kubernetes as the Answer to App Migration

“Kubernetes is front and center of the partnership as all of these changes are predicated by the massive developer adoption of Kubernetes,” said Cisco's Kaustubh Das.

5G Won’t Affect Weather Forecasting Service, Says GSMA

Industry association seeks to debunk ‘false claims’ that it says threaten the future of 5G.

MobiledgeX launches living edge market model tool

After three years of research, which involved hundreds of interviews across 200 different businesses, MobiledgeX’s new tool is being released to the public.

T-Mobile Eyeing Other Options if $6B Dish Deal Doesn't Materialize – Report

T-Mobile is reportedly examining an auction off Sprint's Boost pre-paid unit if a proposed $6 billion Dish deal doesn't work out.

CableLabs Unleashes Specs for Low-Latency DOCSIS

A component of cable's '10G' initiative, the new spec targets sub-1 millisecond latencies that can be enabled with software upgrades to existing DOCSIS 3.1 equipment and used for online gaming, VR apps.

Locast's Scorecard: 250,000+ People Registered, 0 Lawsuits

Unlike Aereo, Locast has found a way to stream local TV channels without raising the legal hackles of powerful broadcasters. But can it drive enough donation dollars to survive for the long haul?

Nokia Boasts 5 'Live' 5G Networks as Huawei Hits 120K Shipments

Finnish vendor hits back at criticism about the commercial readiness of its 5G technology, while China's Huawei flags three-fold growth in basestation shipments since February.

Tech Specs Groups to US Commerce Dept: 'Give Us Clarity on Huawei'

Twenty-six technical specs and standards bodies, including the Ethernet Alliance and the Broadband Forum, have written to the US Dept. of Commerce seeking clarity on whether they can still engage with Huawei whilst the 'Entity List' ruling is in place.

Eurobites: Ericsson, Vodafone Take a 5G Front Seat With eGO

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Dixons Carphone hit by slump in demand for new handsets; new UK fiber contender; startups have faith in 5G.

How Blockchain Will Be Used in Telecoms

At the TechXLR8 event in London, Heavy Reading senior analyst James Crawshaw talks about how blockchain can be used to make, and save, money in the telecoms sector and identifies some of the innovative startups in the sector.

Nokia CEO Finds Positive Spin in Long 5G Game

Being more like Shane Warne than Ian Botham could serve Rajeev Suri well in the nascent 5G market.

Niantic’s Harry Potter might take AR into the world of reality

Augmented Reality is a technology which has promised a lot but hasn’t delivered to date. Niantic will be hoping the hype converts into gain with the launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

AT&T and HPE join forces to accelerate edge computing

AT&T is driving forward on its multi-access edge compute (MEC) ambitions by working with HPE to deliver services to businesses.

Huawei saga is no good for anyone – Nokia UK CEO

Some might assume the suspicion which is being placed on Huawei might work out well for its competitors, but that is certainly not the case.

SaT5G demos make case for 5G over satellite

SaT5G conducted six demos showcasing 5G use cases over satellite at EuCNC 2019 this week.

EdgeConneX ramps up cloud access in Memphis

Working with Comcast Business and Megaport, EdgeConneX has launched local cloud on-ramp services for enterprises in the Memphis area.

HPE Aruba: Think Bigger Than SD-WAN – It’s SD-Branch

SD-WAN capabilities can address networking and security between the branch and clouds or the data center, but it doesn’t necessarily address IoT devices and connections.

US politicians alarmed by Facebook’s cryptocurrency masterplan

The announcement of a new currency led by Facebook has caught the attention of US law-makers and not in a good way.

Industry says Government should focus on outcomes not specific tech

Being forward looking is an excellent quality to have in a national government, but when objectives are focused on technology not the desired outcome, it is a risky approach.

HMD moves Nokia phone user data storage to Finland

HMD Global, the maker of Nokia-branded smartphones, announced that it is moving the storage of user data to Google Cloud servers located in Finland, to serve its users with faster upgrade rollout and better security.

Dish could pay $6B for T-Mobile/Sprint assets - report

Dish could announce a $6 billion deal as early as this week for wireless prepaid and spectrum assets from T-Mobile and Sprint, according to Bloomberg.

HPE to offer entire portfolio 'as a service' by 2022

HPE is fully embracing the "as a service" model by pledging to deliver its entire portfolio as a service by 2022.

AT&T cuts 1,800 jobs as fiber build-out slows

Ahead of a slowdown on its fiber build outs, AT&T plans to cut 1,800 jobs from its wireline division by August or September.

Dish said to be close to buying Boost from Sprint

The disposal of assets required to sugar the pill of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger looks likely to be completed by US cableco Dish.

HPE Puts AI Into HCI, Expands Composable Cloud

The vendor also introduced a new high-end, mission-critical storage platform called Primera. It comes with a 100% availability guaranteed.

5G Comes to Anchorage Before Many US Mainland Cities

GCI and Ericsson plan to bring 5G service to Alaska in the first half of 2020.

Nokia Appoints Two Execs to Replace One

Musical chairs continue at the Finnish vendor as Maria Varsellona’s role will now be split between two executives.

Apple eyes production options amid U.S.-China trade war

Apple is exploring options to diversify production after deeming its reliance on China as risky.

Microsoft fires up new data center regions in Middle East

Microsoft beat Amazon Web Services and Google to the punch in the Middle East by opening up two data center regions.

Omniverse to Shutter Operations, Cut Ties to HovSat

Omniverse tells court that any infringement was done 'without malice or bad intent,' and was caused or contributed to by third parties such as HovSat.

Verizon Adds LG's V50 to 5G Phone List

Verizon adds a fourth 5G phone to a device lineup it is selling in the carrier's initial two US 5G mobile markets.

Power Shift in Cable Access Network Market Underway

Harmonic riding high on stock upgrade as 'big bet' on the virtual CCAP shows signs of paying off, and as CommScope get downgraded amid tough start for recently acquired Arris.

BT & Vodafone Rally Around Huawei

Two of the UK's big mobile operators urge authorities not to ban Huawei after a government minister said US moves had complicated a final decision about the Chinese vendor's role.

BoJo & Brexit Bother BT's Broadband Boss

UK plans to provide universal fiber coverage by 2025 would be challenging, says Clive Selley, not least because the Brexit decision has made recruitment a lot harder.

Eurobites: Kudelski, Sequans Chip In on IoT Security

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: BT opens SOC in Paris; HMD Global sends user data to Google's cloud; Nokia beefs up leadership team, negotiates eco-loan.

New 5G Network Security Threats

Yasir Liaqatullah, VP of Product at A10 Networks, joins Phil Harvey, Light Reading US Bureau Chief, to discuss the new 5G network security threats facing operators and mobile service providers.

Alaska’s GCI builds a 5G network with help from Ericsson

Starting this summer, the partners will deploy Ericsson’s 3GPP standards-based 5G New Radio (NR) hardware and software to 82 macro cell sites across Anchorage

HPE Partners With Google Cloud, Pledges Entire Portfolio ‘as a Service’ by 2022

HPE’s consumption-based infrastructure and services portfolio, GreenLake, boasts more than $2.8 billion in total contract value and more than 600 customers.

Nokia UK CEO: Where are the bodies to build the networks coming from?

Cormac Whelan, Nokia’s UK CEO raised an interesting point in a recent conversation with Telecoms.com. Where are the employees to implement ambitious rollout plans?

US moves to protect Verizon from Huawei patent claim – report

Apparently Huawei thinks Verizon owes it a billion bucks in unpaid patent licence fees, but a US Senator want to block its ability to sue.

FCC's Pai plans to tee up 2.5 GHz auction for 5G

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday unveiled plans to open up access to unused 2.5 GHz spectrum for 5G via an auction.

Facebook leads corporate cryptocurrency initiative Libra

Social media giant Facebook has announced the launch of Libra, a ‘stablecoin’ apparently designed to revolutionise the digital payments market.

CityFibre puts forward the case against telecoms consolidation

Whenever CityFibre CEO Greg Mesch takes the stage at an industry conference you can expect a combative presentation and once again he delivered.

UK steps up its consumer protection crusade

The UK government has announced it wants to give some regulators the power to fine companies unilaterally without involving the courts.

BT beefs up cyber capabilities across Europe

BT bolstered its cybersecurity operations in Europe with a new security operations center in Paris and upgrades to two of its existing facilities.

SK Telecom taps Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung for 5G/6G R&D

The operator will collaborate with the equipment vendors to draft technical requirements and new business models for 6G.

Aqua Security Boosts Container, Serverless Posture With Latest Update

The latest update comes on the heels of Aqua's rival Twistlock being acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $410 million.

Cloudian Taps Into VMware vCloud Director for S3-Based Object Storage

Cloudian is expanding S3-based object storage for VMware shops that want to offer services for backup, archiving, disaster recovery, big data, containers, and software development.

Cloudian bows new object storage solution for VMware

Cloudian today announced a fully native S3-compatible object storage system for VMware Cloud Providers that's managed from VMware vCloud Director.

SK Telecom talks 6G with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung

South Korean operator SK Telecom is hoping to take the lead in the development of 5G towards 6G in partnership with most of the big kit vendors.

SK Telecom Signs ‘6G’ MoUs with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung

The South Korean operator is looking ahead to further 5G advancements as well as the next “G” in mobile technology development.

Windstream reboots virtual PBX for hospitality industry

Windstream Enterprise is relaunching its Virtual PBX for Hospitality at tomorrow's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition Conference.

NetApp Expands Hybrid Cloud Services, Makes HCI ‘Fourth Cloud’

The vendor also announced it’s moving into consumption-based pricing to further make on-premises infrastructure more cloud like.

Verizon CEO urges FCC to release C-band spectrum

The FCC has been mulling its options for the spectrum, and is still considering the CBA proposal for a private sale.

NBA taps Verizon for video fiber-build

Verizon has inked an agreement with the NBA to build out a fiber-based video distribution network that connects all of the NBA's 29 arenas.

Walmart lets postpaid wireless customers upgrade online

Walmart is also expanding on-site wireless experts to 600 additional stores.

With Secure State VMware Dives Deeper Into Multi-Cloud Security

It’s based on technology that VMware acquired when it bought public cloud security startup CloudCoreo last year.

SK Telecom Joins Hands with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung Electronics for Advancement of 5G and Evolution to 6G

SK Telecom signed Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, respectively, for joint research and development in advanced 5G and 6G mobile network technologies.

FCC Closer to Opening Up 2.5GHz Band for 5G

Commission to vote on the plan to open up underused portions of the band at its July 10 meeting.

Still Much Easier to Slice Bread Than 5G Networks

Network slicing was all the rage a couple of years ago, when 5G was just a twinkle in the operator's eye. Now that 5G networks are being deployed, just where is it?

Dish Deal for Sprint/T-Mobile Assets Seems Bit Crazy – Analyst

MoffettNathanson's Craig Moffett says a deal with Dish would erase purported benefits of the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger and makes little sense for either side to make.

Ovum Analyst on AI & Consumer Apps

At the TechXLR8 event in London, Ronan de Renesse, Ovum's Practice Leader for Consumer Technology and Media & Entertainment, talks to Informa Tech Chief Research Officer Clint Wheelock about the impact of AI on consumer applications and services.

Starry Says Spectrum Wins Widen Reach to 40M US Households

With a batch of 24GHz spectrum in hand, Starry is ready to embark on expansion plans in the US while hinting that its spectrum-agnostic approach has global potential.

5G Providers Hope to Solve 6GHz Spectrum-Sharing Concerns

An FCC proceeding looking at the 6GHz band could release a whopping 1200MHz for new commercial operations, including 5G. To push it ahead, some 5G providers are urging the FCC to implement sharing tech in 6GHz.

Brexit-Bound Britain's Broadband Blues

The UK will desperately need better connectivity once it is outside the European Union, say technology leaders. Getting there is another matter.

Eurobites: Altice's Drahi Brings Down Hammer on $3.7B Sotheby's Deal

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Three begins 5G fixed-wireless broadband trials in London; Nordic systems integrators merge; Spyder Facilities snapped up; UK government homes in on service providers' rip-off ruses; and more.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Answers All the Questions

During Cisco's recent corporate trade event, Cisco Live, the company's CEO Chuck Robbins devoted roughly half an hour to a Q&A session with reporters, covering everything from Cisco's position on the world's geopolitical stage to the company's latest networking products.

The smart speaker revolution isn’t quite here yet

A survey on voice assistant use in the US reveals the majority of consumers hardly ever use smart voice assistants and even when they do it’s on a smartphone.

BoJo’s 2025 fibre promise has no basis in reality

Being ambitious is all well and good, but most would hope the ambitious are living in the world of reality. Unfortunately, with Boris Johnson’s Fibre-to-the-Home objectives, he’s operating in dreamland.

Ofcom adds some colour to ‘fairness’ campaign

It might sound like a political punchline, but the ‘Fairness Framework’ from Ofcom is starting to take shape, though whether it forces telco transparency remains to be seen.

Tory leadership favourite makes 2025 FTTH commitment

Former-Foreign Secretary and the favourite to be the UK’s next Prime Minister Boris Johnson has undercut DCMS and Ofcom commitment for full-fibre by eight-years.

Huawei CEO admits growth will decline for at least two years

In one of his now familiar set-piece interview sessions, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei admitted the current situation will cost it at least $30 billion in revenues for 2019 and 2020.

Telco Systems racks up performance milestone for edge computing

Telco Systems announced that it has achieved a performance milestone in the development of a full Open vSwitch data path hardware offload solution.

GBI gets on the SD-WAN scoreboard with Nuage

GBI is using Nuage Networks' SD-WAN technologies to connect branch locations to both public and private clouds in the Middle East and Africa.

Marek’s Take: Boost Mobile’s strange rise from niche MVNO to billion-dollar asset

When it launched 18 years ago Boost operated on Nextel’s iDEN network and was targeted at urban youth.

Industry quietly lobbies against Trump’s anti-globalisation agenda

Slowing down the progress made by Huawei on the global stage might be a win for the White House, but US firms are not seeing the benefits as some are reportedly lobbying against the infamous ban.

Huawei Predicts $30 Billion Slide From US-Led Ban

Huawei has for the first time quantified how much the United States-led campaign against the company will impact its financial results.

Ericsson soups up its 5G software

Kit vendor Ericsson has released some new software designed to help operators with their move so standalone 5G NR when they eventually get around to it.

Fortinet Walls SD-WAN, Security Products for an SD-Branch Focus

The SD-Branch platform uses its FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, FortiNAC Network Access Control, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP Access Points.

Ericsson rolls out standalone 5G NR software

The standalone 5G NR software can be deployed on existing Ericsson radio system hardware.

Huawei CEO: U.S. ban chews into company's revenues

For the first time, Huawei has put some numbers behind the impact that the U.S. ban is having on its bottom line.

Dish may be a deciding factor in the Sprint, T-Mobile decision

Dish could emerge as the fourth carrier the DOJ wants before approving the $26.5 billion merger.

Industry Voices—Walker: Huawei chaos will define the rest of 2019

Faced with lawsuits and restrictions from the U.S. and other countries, Huawei's troubles are rippling across the company's product portfolio.

Ericsson Readies Standalone 5G NR Software

The standalone 5G New Radio (NR) software gives network operators the ability to deploy a pure 5G network on Ericsson equipment for the first time.

Habana Labs Takes On Nvidia With AI Chip Gaudi

The startup’s earlier AI chip is called Goya, and Facebook uses this inference processor for its Glow machine learning compiler.

pdvWireless rebrands as ‘Anterix’ amid 900 MHz LTE push

The company is urging the FCC to realign the 900 MHz band to support broadband.

Fractal antenna design offers alternative to the Yagi-Uda

Fractal Antenna Systems targets 5G and densification with fractal antenna designs.

A glimpse into the future? Report predicts 6G features

Virginia Tech researchers sees a future of autonomous networks, connectivity in 3D space, and aerial drones.

Apple Could Ship a 5G iPhone by 2020 – Report

Apple will use Qualcomm modems for 5G initially, but it is expected to deliver its own 5G modem by 2022 or 2023, according to a financial analyst watching the space.

Dish Takes Another Swing at the Smart Home

New unit, branded as OnTech Smart Services, provides pro installs for range of connected retail products and debuts about three years after its EchoStar division shut down a DIY smart home and security service.

Comcast Brings Eye Control to X1

Expanding on its accessibility capabilities, Comcast has added a feature to its X1 video service that enables people with physical disabilities to navigate the service with only their eyes.

Huawei Cuts Sales Forecast as US Blacklist Bites

Huawei's founder says revenues will be lower than previously expected in the short term, due to pressure exerted by the US, but that it will be ready to grow again from 2021.

Future Networking Survey Highlights Challenges & Opportunities for CSP Industry

What role will CSPs play as the Internet evolves to support new consumer applications?

Cisco's SP Chief Eyes the 5G Opportunity

Cisco's Jonathan Davidson is the chief executive of the company's service provider business. During the company's Cisco Live event, he offered some commentary on how Cisco is looking at the nascent but potentially explosive 5G opportunity, and how that might play into Cisco's business, including its SD-WAN activities.

Eurobites: Ericsson Intros Standalone NR Software & More in 5G Fusillade

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Airtel Africa sets price for London IPO; Truespeed plans residential Ethernet 10Gbit/s service; Prysmian lands UK deal with CityFibre.

5G's Future Could Literally Be Full of Hot Air... And Drones

Sure you could deliver 5G using regular stuff like macro cell towers and small cells. But if you're really cool, you'd use balloons, blimps or drones.

The Evolution of AI for Telecoms

At the AI Summit in London, Tractica Principal Analyst Mark Beccue says the telecom vendor community is getting its story together on the use of artificial intelligence tools and the link to 5G network slicing.

China Mobile Hands 5G Work to Ericsson, Nokia Amid Trade War Fears

Nordic vendors scoop up a decent share of core network expansion in the first set of 5G-related core contracts awarded by China Mobile, with Huawei predictably emerging as the big winner from this round.