Market News | Marketing & Telecom Consulting. Verizon has announced it will launch what it claims is the first nationwide commercial 4. G LTE Category M1 network in the US. The new network will span 2. Io. T. Verizon claims he Cat M1 is a new class of LTE chipset that is designed for sensors, requiring less power, while supporting an array of use cases in the burgeoning Io. T segment…Years after many of its competitors had already done so, O2 UK has finally switched on Vo. LTE (naming it 4. ![]() G calling) and wifi calling. The accompanying propaganda is pretty standard: Vo. LTE provides clearer calls and better indoor coverage, while wifi calling provides an alternative source of connectivity in cellular not- spots. Initially, however, both services will only work on eligible i. Phone 7 phones, with other devices following in due course…While the digital economy is driving diversification and fragmentation, traditional broadcasters haven’t got too much to worry about just yet.
That was the view of the panellists at TV Connect, who played down the death of traditional TV. Yes there is a clear and marked transition through to the connected world, where content can be consumed through a variety of different channels and an assortment of scenarios, traditional media is far from dead and buried…NTT Communications is launching a suite of services intended to enhance programmable networking and cloud infrastructure environments. SDx+M (Software Defined Everything and Management) will include components like hybrid cloud, which will allow customers to combine cloud services from multiple providers with their on- premises systems to connect global offices, Internet of Things (Io. T) devices, and smartphones…Swedish equipment vendor Ericsson is facing more challenges. ![]() The company announced today that it will have restructuring charges of between $1. G equipment and increased competition from Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE. CEO Borje Ekholm, who joined the company in January, said that Ericsson had been spreading itself too thinly and will focus on core businesses like the networks, digital services, IT, and the cloud. The company also said it may consider selling its media and cloud infrastructure hardware businesses that have been unprofitable…The European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) changed the name of its Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) Industry Specification Group (ISG) to Multi- access Edge Computing to better reflect the challenges and requirements that non- cellular operators face. The focus of the group is being expanded to deal with multiple MEC hosts being deployed in multiple networks, owned by various operators that are running edge applications collaboratively. This reflects the group’s desire to not limit itself to mobile and to offer support for both wired and wireless technologies…New research from Strategy Analytics estimates the number of cellular Io. T connections will increase to 2. Clockwise from the top: Lahore Fort, Shalimar Gardens, Lahore Museum, Badshahi Mosque, Quaid-e-Azam Library, Minar-e-Pakistan. ![]() The growth itself will primarily be fuelled by the automotive, utilities and security segments, accounting for over 4. Io. T cellular connections by 2. The Automotive segment will not only retain its position at the top of the pile, but will increase its market share throughout the period also…The Dutch Internet connectivity provider A2. B Internet selected Juniper Networks’ v. MX virtual routers as the first virtual network function (VNF) in its network. A2. B Internet provides connectivity to Internet service providers as well as to cloud, hosting, and enterprise customers. Its previous routing solution was no longer able to handle the scale of A2. B Internet’s data connections. And the company also wanted to speed the “convergence time” between a link failure or change and the time it took to recompute its routing tables…UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has found BT guilty of a ‘serious breach’ of its rules regarding compensation payments for late installations to Openreach customers. As a result Ofcom has hit BT with a record £4. BT’s acceptance of full liability and its agreement to make up the difference in compensation owed to those customers, which could amount to £3. BT’s estimates of how the subsequent negotiations will play out…Arris expects to grow by increasing market share, based both on new technology developed in- house and on acquired technologies, the company told investors today. Arris recently said it was buying the Wi- Fi assets of the former Ruckus Wireless, which are now owned by Brocade, as well as the ICX product line of campus switches from Brocade. These assets will be purchased from Broadcom, which is in the process of buying Brocade)…Google’s attempts to contain its You. Tube advertiser crisis seem to be failing with AT& T and Verizon both pulling all their ads from the platform. Recode published statements from both companies. We are deeply concerned that our ads may have appeared alongside You. Tube content promoting terrorism and hate,” said AT& T. Until Google can ensure this won’t happen again, we are removing our ads from Google’s non- search platforms.”“Once we were notified that our ads were appearing on non- sanctioned websites, we took immediate action to suspend this type of ad placement and launched an investigation,” said Verizon. We are working with all of our digital advertising partners to understand the weak links so we can prevent this from happening in the future.”…Nokia has made a jump- start on the low- band 6. MHz spectrum, through completing the first pre- standard 6. MHz LTE call using commercially- available hardware. The 6. 00 MHz is an attractive one to the FCC and operators primarily because of the range which it offers in terms of mobile broadband. When you look at the vast expanse of the US and the number of rural communities which are currently being underserved in an increasingly digital world, the band becomes even more attractive…At a cable event in Denver this week, it looked like cable operators might finally reveal what they’re doing in their networks in terms of virtualization, but alas, that was not to be. Jeff Finkelstein, executive director of advanced access architectures with Cox Communications, could have talked about the company’s virtualization work in his keynote to the audience of cable operators and vendors at Light Readings’ Cable Next- Gen Technologies & Strategies event. But instead, he re- hashed Cox’s technology history…AT& T has taken one of its first significant steps towards the Io. T- centric world, announcing a new tie up with IBM Watson focused around Industry Io. T. The partnership will make use of AT& T’s footprint in the enterprise market and the artificial intelligence platform of IBM Watson, to help customers move towards the much promised and early awaited proactive business model.“We have more than 3. Chris Penrose, President, Io. T Solutions, AT& T. “Businesses are eager for actionable data insights from their connected devices that help improve their processes and take the guesswork out of decision- making. Integrating the IBM Watson Data Platform into our Io. T capabilities will be huge for our enterprise customers.”. Mariner x. Vu™ is pleased to announce that TDC Group, Denmark’s largest telecoms operator, will deploy Mariner’s multi- award- winning x. Vu software as part of its announced strategic initiative to deliver best- in- class customer satisfaction and to enhance the organization’s Service Experience Monitoring (SEM) project. TDC’s SEM team saw value in the x. Vu software’s excellent reputation for delivering end- to- end network and content visibility on a massive scale, while immediately enhancing its ability to respond to in- home problems, where customer issues often start. Mariner x. Vu, a leading global provider of IP video solutions for pay TV, streaming, and broadband/Wi- Fi networks, was chosen for its real- time capabilities, customer care applications, and efficiencies gained through implementation of proven industry best practices. By providing deep and comprehensive analytics across various delivery platforms, the TDC will have a customer view that includes traffic utilization, CPE devices, applications, and services, allowing them to more proactively handle and resolve both network and individual customer issues…. Telco group Altice has entered into an agreement to acquire online video advertising marketplace Teads in a deal worth €2.
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