Core Network

via Flickr © JeepersMedia (CC BY 2.0)

5G

AT&T on what its 5G is really all about

via flickr © archer10 (Dennis) (CC BY-SA 2.0)

5G

And now Germany joins in

5G

China Unicom and ZTE Complete the World’s First 5G Call with ZTE’s 5G Prototype Smartphone

via Flickr © 401(K) 2012 (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mobile

Europe spent $69.6 billion on telecoms M&A last year, how will 2019 fare?

© Telefonica

Core Network

What's in a word? Telefonica UK goes from NOC to SOC

via Flickr © Dai Lygad (CC BY 2.0)

5G

ZTE offers up its 5G transport network scheme

via Flickr © Janitors (CC BY 2.0)

Security

Huawei's Hu hoisted with his own petard

Smart Homes

Comcast, Intel to redefine home connectivity, new immersive experiences

Core Network

Australia-Japan Cable completes major upgrade to submarine cable system

© 5G-PPP

Core Network

ZTE claims lead on 5G core network maturity

5G

T-Mobile, Ericsson and Intel complete world'€™s first 5G call on 600 MHz

Business Models

Huawei under pressure: here’s how its hierarchy sees things

via Flickr © jepoirrier (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Open Software

ZephyrTel: Out of cowboy country and going hell for leather

5G

3GPP adjusts delivery schedule for 2nd wave of 5G specifications

FTTx

KPN begins pilot for transferring services from copper to fiber optics (FttH)

Ericsson blade system for SGSN–MME © Ericsson

Mobile

Ericsson apologises for software fault that brought down cellular networks

Core Network

Update on software issue impacting certain customers

Telco & CSP

Apology for mobile communication service troubles

via Flickr © Janitors (CC BY 2.0)

5G

Huawei executive arrested for alleged Iran sanctions busting

Source: The Great Telco Debate

Transformation

That the Great Telco Debate is great is beyond debate

5G

Nokia showcases 3GPP-compliant Network Exposure Function for 5G Core at Bengaluru Innovation Day

Source: STL Partners NFV Tracker. Growth in the number of European SDN / NFV deployments per year, 2012 to September 2018

NFV

NFV deployments are still growing but there’s not much depth

© Amazon Web Services

Cloud

CSPs beware: Amazon ramps up its cloud networking capabilities

Research and Trials

Cisco predicts more IP traffic in the next five years than in the history of the internet