Aaand they’re back in the room. Four months and 15 pods since the last one, the team are finally reunited in the studio. They start by exploring claims about how much it costs to swap out telecoms equipment, move on to the latest deployments around the Open RAN movement and conclude with a review of Softbank’s performance as a venture capitalist.
Various groups involving advanced Western economies are thinking of trying to develop alternatives to Huawei technology, but the UK is only allowed to take part if it does what it’s told.
Although regulatory opposition has delayed the transaction, Vodafone Australia and TPG are now officially a single entity, operating under the name TPG Telecom.
It might be a case of preparing so much for tomorrow that the challenges of today are overlooked, at least that is the opinion of BT and Vodafone.
Italian operator TIM has invited nearly everyone except Huawei do bid for work on its 5G core networks according to a report.
In evidence presented to the UK Science and Technology Committee, BT and Vodafone execs said completely removing Huawei by 2023 would cause major disruptions, even digital blackouts.
The German press and politicians are up in arms over Deutsche Telekom’s relationship with Huawei, but the telecoms group is attempting to ease tensions and add distance from the vendor.
The coronavirus pandemic forced the world into some very dramatic changes, with connectivity critical for continuity; but what are the trends worth keeping an eye on now?
What’s the only thing better than the Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform? The Snapdragon 865 5G Plus Mobile Platform, of course.
With Huawei’s fate looking increasingly fragile as the US attempts to chop and chip at its supply chain, the vendor has stated it has the stockpile and capacity to meet all existing commercial contracts.
Only a matter of days after Sky Italia expanded its offering, Iliad has inked a broadband wholesale agreement with Open Fiber to drive towards the convergence dream.
While it might seem unusual for one of the traditional Radio Access Network (RAN) vendors to be hyping OpenRAN, this appears to be incremental evolution to make Nokia more competitive.
The Huawei question has once again been raised, and it does appear its future looks bleak in the UK, but what considerations need to be addressed before any decision is made?
In an interview with local press, the Director General of the national security agency has said there would not be an outright ban for Chinese telecoms equipment vendor Huawei.
The latest freeze of the 5G standard was delayed by a quarter coz of coronavirus and there are likely to be knock-on effects.
Departing from how previous generations of connectivity were measured, with 5G, quality will be defined by the customer’s business requirements, not the network’s capabilities (or limitations).
On what may be the final remote-recorded podcast, the team decided to get the inevitable Huawei segment out of the way first this week, with a look at its dwindling prospects in the UK. They move on to review recent moves around broadband and fibre investment and conclude with a look at the growing trend towards corporate activism as expressed through a Facebook advertising boycott.
The UK’s Business Secretary Alok Sharma has confirmed a Government lifeline of $500 million for OneWeb, the ambitious satellite firm which recently filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
The rationale for US aggression against China has never been fully validated, but that is seemingly irrelevant as its sanctions increasingly push the UK to make an uncomfortable choice.
Being first doesn’t necessarily give too much away about the winner, but it is an indicator of progress.
Nokia share price jumps 13% on improved 5G prospects https://t.co/3ZvUqIiZRP #Corporate #5G
31 July 2020 @ 09:42:02 UTC
Telegram adds another antitrust complaint for Apple to ponder https://t.co/1VqReJIgxn #CloudApps #ContentApplications
30 July 2020 @ 15:49:02 UTC
Huawei saga enters Brazil as US starts posturing https://t.co/tmZk7h3VC8 #5G #Brazil
30 July 2020 @ 14:57:32 UTC
Loading ...