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Nokia gets a big piece of China Mobile optical transport gig

The world’s biggest MNO – China Mobile – recently held a central bid to supply equipment for its regional optical transport network, in which it ranked Nokia top.

• 10 Apr 2018

AT&T wrestles with FCC over use of 3.5 GHz spectrum

AT&T has warned the FCC that reducing the license areas in the 3.5 GHz band would negatively impact the industry’s ability to rollout out next-gen networks.

• 09 Apr 2018

RCom gives green light to offload wireless unit

Reliance Communications has been given the go-ahead to sell off its wireless business unit after National Company Appellate Law Tribunal removed an order blocking the sale.

• 06 Apr 2018

Telegram faces ban in Russia

Messaging app Telegram is on the ropes in Russia after the state communications watchdog said it filed a lawsuit to limit access after security services were refused access to users’ secret messages.

• 06 Apr 2018

France wants to reallocate 134 MHz of 2G and 3G spectrum to 4G

Arcep, the French telecoms regulator, has opened a public consultation on the reallocation of a bunch of frequency bands.

• 06 Apr 2018

Verizon targets end-2018 for CBRS deployments

Verizon has teamed up with a host of vendors with the objective of launching services and devices on Citizen Band Radio Spectrum by the end of 2018.

• 06 Apr 2018

Clothes are getting smarter

Imagine if that very smart T-shirt you were wearing was actually really smart. As in connected smart. And imagine if it could read, hold and send data about you and your condition over a mobile network to a doctor or an emergency services team.

• 06 Apr 2018

Research paints gloomy 5G picture for Europe

New findings from research consultancy CCS Insight forecast Europe lagging behind the US and Asia as countries look towards the future 5G world.

• 06 Apr 2018

OpenSignal report reveals relative performance of UK MNOs

The latest State of Mobile Networks: UK report from OpenSignal has EE as the clear leader according to its metrics, with O2 and Three needing to raise their game.

• 05 Apr 2018

SFR gets fined for the print of its fine print

French telco SFR has lost its argument in the Paris Court of Appeal for illegal and abusive clauses, with the ruling also noting font size T&Cs was too small for the consumer to fully appreciate the contract.

• 05 Apr 2018

UK 5G auction: O2 and the state win, Three and consumers lose

The UK auction of 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz spectrum has concluded at a higher cost than expected, with O2 winning the most and Three the least.

• 05 Apr 2018

US unveils China trade tariff list

Last month President Trump signed a memorandum which confirmed the US would be kicking off a trade-war with the Chinese and now the 1300-strong list of products subject to tariffs has been released.

• 04 Apr 2018

UK outlines plan for 5G testbed dream on a budget

The UK Government’s Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has unveiled Urban Connected Communities Project which promises funding to the winning city to drive 5G technology research and deployment.

• 03 Apr 2018

How does the MEA keep pace with transformation?

The mobile industry in 2018 is the increasing acceleration of growth of high speed mobile broadband, driven by the continuing evolution of LTE.

• 03 Apr 2018

Q&A with Sinan Akkaya, Director of RAN Engineering, AT&T

5G and software-defined networks (SDN) naturally go hand in hand. A virtualized and software-defined network lets you develop, deploy and protect new network applications faster than with a hardware-based model.

• 03 Apr 2018

Vodafone India completes €478mn tower sale

Vodafone has announced the completion of the sale of its Indian tower business to American Tower in a move to build the spreadsheets in preparation for the Jio battle.

• 03 Apr 2018

2017 numbers show how much Huawei still owns the telecoms market

Nokia, Ericsson and ZTE spent 2017 clearing the decks in advance of 5G. Meanwhile Huawei made more money than the rest of them added together.

• 03 Apr 2018

5G is a security risk right now – ENISA

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security, ENISA, has released a research papers which highlights the security flaws of yesteryear are still a threat in the 5G world of tomorrow.

• 29 Mar 2018

Q&A with Bernard Bureau, 5G and Wireless CTO at TELUS

Use-cases driving 5G adoption will occur in stages as the technology matures over time. Initially, 5G technology will be applied by the operators for a few use cases.

• 27 Mar 2018

FCC’s Pai suggests new bans on nasty foreigners

New proposals from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to further protect the US people from those nasty foreigners, suggesting a ban on equipment or services from companies that pose a national security threat to the US.

• 27 Mar 2018