What does the future hold for NG-PON?
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Author: Harry Baldock
Russia’s first 5G licence goes to MTS
After scrapping the auction process earlier this year, MTS is the first Russian telco to get its hands on a mmWave licence
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Co-operation will be the key to delivering on 5G’s economic promise
‘Recalibrating regulation’ will make 5G ‘a backbone of economic recovery’ post-COVID-19, says the GSMA
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ITU: Harmonised mobile standards are integral telecoms development post-COVID-19
As the world reels from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) insists that harmonious global standards will be vital for the continuous development of mobile technology
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Bidding heating up over Brazil’s Oi
Whoever wins acquisition of Oi’s mobile unit will have a strong foothold in Latin America’s biggest mobile market
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Deutsche Telekom celebrates reaching 50% of Germans with 5G
The operator said that over 3,000 towns and municipalities now have access to 5G, bringing the new tech to around 40 million people
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Improve or face closure, Duterte tells Filipino telcos
The President of the Philippines did not hold back in his fifth State of the Nation Address, telling major telcos Globe Telecom and Smart Communications that services must improve or they will face closure
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Almost half of EU states are yet to screen high-risk vendors
Despite an attempt by the European Commission to created a unified approach to 5G network security, 13 nations are still yet to announce official vendor screening measures
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Amdocs picks up Openet for $180m
After spending the majority of the 2010s embroiled in a patent squabble, the acquisition seems a surprising yet fitting conclusion to pairs’ story
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Sharing is caring: How collaboration is key to building smart cities
Total Telecom spoke with Nathan Pierce, programme director for Sharing Cities, to explore how smart cities can help create a greener world
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5G arrives in Slovenia courtesy of Telekom Slovenije
The operator is the first in the country to launch the next generation mobile technology nationally
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France may bid adieu to Huawei by 2028
Despite the French director general saying there would not be a “total ban” on Huawei earlier this month, reports now suggest that the country will pursue a de facto phase out nonetheless
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BT & Ericsson launch UK’s first 5G smart factory
The new technology has increased productivity in the Worcester Bosch factory by 2%
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Polynesia’s Manatua subsea cable ready for action
The cable, being built by a consortium of local operators, will link the South Pacific island nations of Samoa and Tahiti, with landing stations in Niuie, the Cook Islands and Bora Bora
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ComReg could put a dampener on Eir’s profits from the National Broadband Plan
Cuts to wholesale rates by the regulator could see Eir lose “at least €125 million” from the ongoing national broadband scheme
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Did UK telcos collude to sink Phones 4u?
The ex-mobile retailer claims that a number of telcos colluded to sink the business back in 2014
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Dutch 5G spectrum auction completes, raises €1.23bn
The auction raised €1.23 billion, with each of the three major mobile operators, KPN, VodafoneZiggo, and T-Mobile, all taking part
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Tata Communications awarded Saudi Arabian telecoms licence
The Type B licence will allow Tata to become an ISP in the country, as well as offering other telecom-related services to enterprises
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Indian Supreme Court rejects calls for AGR payment recalculation
Beleaguered telcos Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel also sought an timeline of 15 years to pay their adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related fees, but the Supreme Court would not budge
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Vodafone’s European networks will be entirely green by 2021
The operator said that its Green Gigabit Net will be powered by renewable energy in the 11 European markets in which it operates
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