All articles by Ken Wieland – Page 5
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PremiumTMUS Execs drool over 5G FWA business model
‘Excess capacity’ approach, claim Ray and Osvaldik, means highly profitable 5G FWA customers can be brought on board at low marginal cost.
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PremiumBT eyes 400ZR+ pluggable optics for IP‑over‑DWDM
IP‑over‑DWDM, using pluggable 400G coherent optics, slated for BT’s network in 2023.
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PremiumMovistar exec calls for policy review on network sharing
Ana de Saracho O’Brien wants regulators to make it easier for operators to share active equipment.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Ireland goes into semi-austerity mode
Operator said to be cutting back on new hires, events, and staff travel.
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Financial & PerformanceSafaricom top brass lavish praise on President Ruto
Chairman Ngumi encouraged by “great support” from new government for its 5G operations in Kenya and Ethiopian investment.
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Network & InfraVodacom–CIVH fibre JV gets ICASA thumbs-up
South African regulator views proposed fibre consolidation “as unlikely to negatively impact the market”.
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Network & InfraVi looks beyond Indus Towers for site tenancies
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners reveals its India tower business has sealed a “commercial deal” with Vi.
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M&AINWIT boss: time not right for M&A
High cost of borrowing means new management taking “cautious approach” to consolidation.
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EventwatchFÿuz 2022: TIP parades rise of neutral host provider
Fÿuz panel highlights significant growth in neutral host NaaS deployments worldwide.
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PremiumVM O2 Business taps Netcracker for BSS unification
JV chooses NEC subsidiary to bring all revenue management functions onto one platform.
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PremiumO2 Germany picks Ericsson for 5G microwave testing
Ericsson flags demo of 5G wireless backhaul for long distance 10Gbps speeds.
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M&ATop EU lawyer casts shadow over telco M&A
ECJ Attorney-General says General Court wrong to rule against EC’s blocking of proposed O2–Three UK merger back in 2016.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVodafone goes French for German FibreCo deal
Read goes off-balance sheet with French telecoms group to build FTTP network passing seven million homes.
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PremiumAT&T CEO rains on TMUS’s satellite smartphone parade
Stankey claims 18‑month lead in providing cellular smartphone connections via satellite.
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Network & InfraBNetzA ‘concerned’ on 4G rollout pace
BNetzA finds Germany’s MNOs woefully short on fulfilling obligations to close down ‘white spots’.
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OperationsNew-look INWIT board appoints Chairman, General Manager
INWIT Director Oscar Cicchetti gets Chairman gig.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom “extremely proactive” on blockchain compared with other telcos
Nese Ozler outlines strategy of getting involved in “early phases” of different blockchain ecosystems.
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Network & InfraModi hears 5G plans from Airtel, Jio but nothing from Vi
Vi keeps quiet on 5G intentions at India Mobile Congress, inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Modi.
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PremiumOpenreach plans faster FTTP speeds, new ONT
Upcoming trials of download speeds in excess of 1Gbps reportedly planned.
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Public AffairsFormer BT Group chair bashes UK fiscal plan
Sir Michael Rake fears UK economy in “danger”, as pound slumps and UK bond yields shoot up following “unfunded” tax cuts.