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21/03/2018
Focus : Ultimate Guide To Understanding Blockchain And What It Can Do For You - The Telecom TIMES

Here's your ultimate guide on Blockchain and what it can do for you. https://thetelecomtimes.com/blockchain-technology-unlocking-a-world-of-possibilities.html

If not for Bitcoin’s sharp rise and equally sudden fall in prices, Blockchain, the technology on which the cryptocurrency is based, would not have been a household name by now. Even if the buzz around Blockchain technology is lost in the deafening noise around Bitcoin, the world is slowly realizin...

16/03/2018
Guide: : Ready To Step Into The Next Level! - The Telecom TIMES

Which telco rules the South Africa telecom market?
What is the outlook? why is the data tariff high in South Africa? Answers to these and more questions in our country guide on the country... https://thetelecomtimes.com/country-guide-southafrica-telecoms-ready-step-next-level.html

The telecom industry in South Africa is at an inflection point. Though the industry has reached a saturation point in terms of growth in the subscriber base – the country, which has a population of 55 million, already has 92 million mobile phone subscribers1, a 168% pe*******on – new growth area...

15/01/2018
Why Really Does Reliance Jio Plans To Enter Blockchain? All That You Want To Know About Akash Ambani's JioCoin - The Telecom TIMES

Why really does Jio want to enter BlockChain?
What is JioCoin and is Jio the only telco to explore cryptocurrency?
https://thetelecomtimes.com/really-reliance-jio-plans-enter-blockchain-want-know-akash-ambanis-jiocoin.html

Reliance Jio Infocomm has been a menace to many of the telecom service providers of India. Since late 2016, the lucrative offers provided by Reliance Jio have been gaining user attention to the core. After a remarkable success, Reliance Jio is planning to create a cryptocurrency of its own which may...

09/01/2018
Why Are Telcos Losing Subscribers In ; The Rise And Fall Of The Nigerian Telecom Industry - The Telecom TIMES

Why are telcos losing subscriber base in Nigeria?
The rise and fall of Nigeria's telecom industry... https://thetelecomtimes.com/telcos-losing-subscribers-nigeria-rise-fall-nigerian-telecom-industry.html

Nigeria‘s telecommunications industry seems to be still reeling under the impact of economic recession, though the country is slowly emerging from its impact. The most significant impact is the brisk exit of the subscribers because of the poor quality of services. In 2017, the subscriber base came...

08/01/2018
Who Is Best Placed To Roll Out First Commercial 5G Network In The US? Here's All That You Want To Know About US Carrier's Plans - The Telecom TIMES

Click here to know the 5G plans of AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. Who is best placed to roll out first commercial 5G network in the US??
https://thetelecomtimes.com/best-placed-roll-first-commercial-5g-network-us-heres-want-know-us-carriers-5g-plans.html

The US carriers have made a few announcements in the recent weeks about the commercialization of 5G technology. The reason is because of the adoption of 5G New Radio by 3GP in the last month, and they are now focussing on finalizing the same by 2018. Let’s have a look at the top four domestic …

13/09/2017
Why Is mmWave Important For 5G and How Deutsche Telekom & Facebook's Initiative Can Help - The Telecom TIMES

https://thetelecomtimes.com/mmwave-important-5g-deutsche-telekom-facebooks-initiative-can-help.html

Deutsche Telekom, a member of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), has launched three initiatives, which also includes a Millimeter Wave (mmWave) initiative. A new Millimeter Wave Networks Project Group has been set up as part of TIP and will be chaired by both Deutsche and Facebook. The TIP project was...

24/08/2017
Here’s Your Guide To Gigabit LTE And Why It Is On An Upswing…

Gigabit LTE has gained momentum in the last few months with nearly 26 service providers in various stages of trialing or deploying it. AT&T, Megafon, Telstra, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Sprint, EE, NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank, KDDI, SK Telecom and Singtel are some of the service providers who have been focusing on Gigabit LTE as evol Here are some of the recent developments regarding Gigabit LTE: [ 512 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/heres-guide-gigabit-lte-upswing.html

Gigabit LTE has gained momentum in the last few months with nearly 26 service providers in various stages of trialing or deploying it. AT&T, Megafon, Telstra, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Sprint, EE, NTT DoCoMo, SoftBank, KDDI, SK Telecom and Singtel are some of the service providers who have be...

24/08/2017
China Unicom Launches Gigabit LTE Network With Ericsson’s Help

China Unicom has launched Gigabit LTE network to enable its subscribers to enjoy services requiring high speed mobile broadband network. The Chinese service provider is working with Ericsson for this initiative. "This remarkable achievement will fulfill our strategy to offer the most advanced services to individuals and enterprises on the China Unicom network. Our launch ceremony today is important, innovative and fun, since we're using Virtual Reality on a high-speed train over a high-speed network to prove the worthiness of this launch," said Hao Liqian, General Manager, Hainan branch, China Unicom, in a press release. [ 236 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/china-unicom-launches-gigabit-lte-network-ericssons-help.html

23/08/2017
Verizon Adds Versa Networks to Its SDN Platform For Enterprises

Verizon expands its Software Defined Networking (SDN) platform by adding Versa Networks Cloud IP Platform into its Software Defined Secure Branch (SD-Branch) managed service. This is in keeping with the market reality of increasing demand for virtualized services in the enterprise segment. "Businesses are adopting digital technologies as mainstream elements of their go to market strategy," said Shawn Hakl, vice president of business networking and security solutions for Verizon. [ 183 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/verizon-adds-versa-networks-sdn-platform-enterprises.html

23/08/2017
Nokia Leads €7.7Mn Project To Drive 5G Deployment In Real-World

Finnish telecom equipment giant, Nokia is spearheading the Euro7.7mn-5G Mobile Network Architecture (MoNArch) research project. Coordinated by Nokia, the project will run for two years and includes prominent vendors and operators like Huawei, Telecom Italia, Samsung Electronics, besides others. The project marks Phase II of the European 5G-PPP initiative. Besides industry participants, the project also includes academic and research institute partners. [ 285 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/nokia-leads-e7-7mn-project-drive-5g-deployment-real-world.html

23/08/2017
Ooredoo Myanmar CEO Rene Meza Quits; Vikram Sinha Takes Over

Ooredoo Myanmar announced the departure of its Chief Executive Officer, Rene Meza yesterday. The company's Chief Operating Officer, Vikram Sinha has taken over from Meza, who helped build Ooredoo Myanmar's presence in the country over the last two years. Prior to his new appointment, Vikram was Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Ooredoo Myanmar, and also, a full member of Ooredoo Myanmar’s Executive Committee. [ 202 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/ooredoo-myanmar-ceo-rene-meza-quits-vikram-sinha-takes.html

Ooredoo Myanmar announced the departure of its Chief Executive Officer, Rene Meza yesterday.  The company’s Chief Operating Officer, Vikram Sinha has taken over from Meza, who helped build Ooredoo Myanmar’s presence in the country over the last two years. Prior to his new appointment, Vikram was Chi...

22/08/2017
Verizon Records 1Gbps Download Speed In A Lab Trial With Ericsson and Qualcomm

Verizon, along with vendors, Ericsson and Qualcomm, claims to have recorded speed of 1.07Gbps download speed during a lab trial. The service provider used the carrier aggregation technology to combine three 20Mhz carriers of FDD spectrum to achieve enhanced spectral efficiency leading to an increase in download speed. The company is in the process of deploying Gigabit LTE with support of License Assisted Access (LAA) technology. [ 324 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/verizon-records-1gbps-download-speed-lab-trial-ericsson-qualcomm.html

22/08/2017
Telia, Telenor Go For Nokia For Managed Services in Denmark

Telenor and Telia have together signed a managed services contract with Finnish equipment vendor, Nokia, to manage their joint mobile radio network in Denmark. The deal will allow them to offer enhanced coverage and better capacity for a superior customer experience. As part of the agreement, Nokia will take over all operational and development tasks of Telia and Telenor's radio access network in October 2017. [ 235 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/telia-telenor-go-nokia-managed-services-denmark.html

Telenor and Telia have together signed a managed services contract with Finnish equipment vendor, Nokia, to manage their joint mobile radio network in Denmark. The deal will allow them to offer enhanced coverage and better capacity for a superior customer experience. As part of the agreement, Nokia…

22/08/2017
Is Untrained Workforce Achilles Heel Of The Indian Telecom Industry?

The Indian telecom sector will likely to generate 30 lakh jobs by 2018, a joint study by Assocham-KPMG said. New technologies like the rollout of 4G technology, the introduction of digital wallets and emerging technologies like 5G, machine-to-machine and Internet of Things (IoT) are likely to create 8,70,000 jobs by 2021, says the same study. Indian telecom and Information technology sector is facing a huge issue of unemployment. [ 372 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/untrained-workforce-achilles-heel-indian-telecom-industry.html

21/08/2017
Verizon’s McAdam Investigates Presence Of A Man Wearing `Company Gear’ At Charlottesville Rally

Verizon has launched an internal investigation to find out the truth about a participant, wearing the company gear, in last weekend's supremacist rally in Charlottesville. The investigations are being led by the company CEO, Lowell McAdam. In an email to the employees, he wrote: “Over the weekend, like many of you, I was shaken by the murderous violence and hate-filled rhetoric spewing from white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia,” McAdam wrote in the email, which was initially published by HuffPost. [ 136 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/verizons-mcadam-investigates-presence-man-wearing-company-gear-charlottesville-rally.html

21/08/2017
New Zealand’s Spark Revenue Grows By 17%; To Focus On Digitization

New Zealand's Spark reported an increase of 13% in net profit for the financial year ending June 2017. The net profit touched $305.7 million with revenue increasing by 3.3%. Mobile revenue grew 5.6% because of 4.1% rise in service revenue and 4.3% increase in the number of connections. The company also witnessed an increase of its mobile broadband subscribers by 17% to reach 84,000 while the fiber broadband subscriber base increased by 74% to touch 172,000. [ 321 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/new-zealands-spark-revenue-grows-17-focus-digitization.html

New Zealand’s Spark reported an increase of 13% in net profit for the financial year ending June 2017. The net profit touched $305.7 million with revenue increasing by 3.3%. Mobile revenue grew 5.6% because of 4.1% rise in service revenue and 4.3% increase in the number of connections. The company a...

19/08/2017
Intel CEO Exits Trump’s Advisory Board

Information Technology bellwether, Intel's Chief Executive Officer, Brian Krzanich has decided to step down from American Manufacturing Council advisory board in response to President Donald Trump's slow response in denouncing the Charlottesville, NC incident about white nationalist. Krzanich's exit follows the departure of other prominent company heads. Chief executives of Merck & Co and Under Armour have already resigned in protest. [ 305 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/intel-ceo-exits-trumps-advisory-board.html

19/08/2017
CenturyLink Trials Adtran’s Virtualized OTL-10G-PON Solution

Adtran announced that CenturyLink, Inc. deployed a field trial of Adtran's virtualized OTL 10G-PON solution. This marks the first US deployment for Adtran of a disaggregated software-defined access (SD-Access) solution to help CenturyLink to create a more flexible, scalable and manageable access infrastructure. ADTRAN’s open architecture approach is instrumental in enabling its customers to create a simplified service delivery platform that can leverage a wide range of next-generation access technologies for fixed or mobile connectivity, accelerating the path to SD-Access. [ 215 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/centurylink-trials-adtrans-virtualized-otl-10g-pon-solution.html

18/08/2017
Justine Smyth To Take Over Chairman of New Zealand’s Spark

New Zealand's Spark Chairman, Mark Verbiest will step down later this year and will be succeeded by Justine Smyth, currently Director in the company. Smyth will take over as Chair in November this year. “With best practice governance succession planning in mind, I have decided I will retire from the Board of Directors of Spark New Zealand at the end of the Annual Meeting of shareholders in November this year," said Verbiest in a press note issued by the company. [ 355 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/justine-smyth-take-chairman-new-zealands-spark.html

17/08/2017
Ericsson May Bring Down Its WorkForce By 25,000: Report

Telecom equipment bellwether, Ericsson, is planning to reduce its workforce by as much as 25,000 staff, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. At the end of June 2017, the vendor had 109,127 people on its rolls. The company has been struggling with reducing profitability and it recently announced plan to reduce its annual operating cost by 10 billion Swedish Kronor by mid-2018. [ 182 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/ericsson-may-bring-workforce-25000-report.html

Telecom equipment bellwether, Ericsson, is planning to reduce its workforce by as much as 25,000 staff, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. At the end of June 2017, the vendor had 109,127 people on its rolls. The company has been struggling with reducing profitability and it recently a...

17/08/2017
CITIC Telecom CPC Subsidiary Starts Cloud Data Center in China To Capture Cloud Era Business Opportunities

CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited announced that its subsidiary, China Enterprise ICT Solutions Limited, has launched a new cloud data center in Ke Chuang, Beijing. The new data center will enhance CITIC Telecom CPC's capabilities to provide cloud services to enterprise customers. Covering a total area of 14,000 square meters, the new cloud data center is specifically designed to address modern enterprise requirements for cloud data center stability, [ 342 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/citic-telecom-cpc-subsidiary-starts-cloud-data-center-china-capture-cloud-era-business-opportunities.html

16/08/2017
Apple Looks At India To Revive Its Fortunes

Devices bellwether Apple is now seriously looking at Indian market to fill the huge revenue gap, which has resulted because of decline in the Chinese market. Last 18 months saw Apple's sales in China drop by as much as $10 billion, from $8 billion in Q2 2017 to $18.4 billion in Q4 2015. China has lost its position as Apple’s second largest market in calendar Q3 2016. [ 406 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/apple-looks-india-revive-fortunes.html

Devices bellwether Apple is now seriously looking at Indian market to fill the huge revenue gap, which has resulted because of decline in the Chinese market. Last 18 months saw Apple’s sales in China drop by as much as $10 billion, from $8 billion in Q2 2017 to $18.4 billion in Q4 2015. China has …

13/08/2017
China Mobile Continues Its 4G March; Lists Out Four Growth Areas

China Mobile continued its 4G growth in the first half of 2017 by taking the total number of 4G base stations to 1.65 million, making it the world's largest TD-LTE network in the world. The service provider added 58.6 million 4G subscribers in the six months period with a total number of subscribers touching 594 million. "We are proud to say that, in every three 4G users in the world, there is one China Mobile customer. [ 432 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/china-mobile-continues-4g-march-lists-four-growth-areas.html

12/08/2017
Qualcomm Collaborates With Taiwan’s ITRI For 5G NR Small Sells

Chipmaker Qualcomm is believed to be working on 5G New Radio small cells. The company will collaborate with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a non-profit organization in applied research and technical services. Taiwanese companies have played a key role in the development of small cell ecosystem and have worked with Qualcomm in the past on 3G and 4G small cell products. [ 390 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/qualcomm-collaborates-taiwans-itri-5g-nr-small-sells.html

Chipmaker Qualcomm is believed to be working on 5G New Radio small cells. The company will collaborate with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a non-profit organization in applied research and technical services. Taiwanese companies have played a key role in the development of...

11/08/2017
Singtel To Deploy Massive MIMO To Address Mobile Broadband Challenges At Mass Events

Singapore's Singtel plans to deploy Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology on its LTE-Advanced network to provide superior mobile data speed experience to its subscribers. MIMO is an important part of upcoming 5G technology. MIMO technology is used to enhance network capacity in a highly dense environment. Singtel is working with Ericsson, Huawei and ZTE to deploy MIMO technology at one of the most crowded areas in the country at Marina Bay area. [ 220 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/singtel-deploy-massive-mimo-address-mobile-broadband-challenges-mass-events.html

11/08/2017
Korea’s SK Telecom Touts New 5G Repeater

Korea's SK Telecom is taking a number of steps to take a lead in 5G ecosystem. The service provider announced that it has developed a 5G repeater and used it as part of trial near Gangnam Station in Seoul, Korea. Gangnam station is one of the most densely populated areas in the city and as such is most data traffic concentrated areas in the country. [ 198 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/sk_telecom_develops_new_5g_repeater_6169.html

Korea’s SK Telecom is taking a number of steps to take a lead in 5G ecosystem. The service provider announced that it has developed a 5G repeater and used it as part of trial near Gangnam Station in Seoul, Korea. Gangnam station is one of the most densely populated areas in the city and as such is …

09/08/2017
SoftBank’s Believes Vision Fund To Its Future Growth

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son recently said that the company's Vision Fund investments is going to be key in laying the foundation for the company's future. He was speaking to the investors at Softbank's earnings call for this fiscal's Q1. He also confirmed SoftBank's interest in trying to get a stake in Uber or Lyft. Softbank already owns a share in Chinese ride sharing app called Didi. [ 167 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/softbanks-believes-vision-fund-future-growth.html

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son recently said that the company’s Vision Fund investments is going to be key in laying the foundation for the company’s future. He was speaking to the investors at Softbank’s earnings call for this fiscal’s Q1. He also confirmed SoftBank’s interest in trying to get a stake…

08/08/2017
Brocade Spins Off SDN Controller Product Family Into Lumina Networks

Lumina Networks launched itself in the Software Defined Networking marketing by acquiring the SDN Controller product family from Brocade Communications. The new entity boasts of bringing a team of network software engineers as well as existing customer engagement with many of the world's largest service providers. Offering the Lumina SDN Controller, applications and Network Development (NetDev) Services, Lumina is the catalyst that brings open software networking out of the lab and into production networks. [ 332 more words ]

https://thetelecomtimes.com/brocade-spins-off-sdn-controller-product-family-lumina-networks.html

Lumina Networks launched itself in the Software Defined Networking marketing by acquiring the SDN Controller product family from Brocade Communications. The new entity boasts of bringing a team of network software engineers as well as existing customer engagement with many of the world’s largest ser...

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