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Gen Z abandons broadcast TV as streaming dominates

Telecoms Tech News

A recent study by Ofcom has revealed a significant shift in media consumption habits among younger generations, with less than half of 16-24-year-olds now watching broadcast TV in an average week. This marks a historic low and signals a dramatic change in how younger audiences consume content. According to Ofcom’s annual study on the nation’s.

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Why isn’t “Just SIEM” Enough?

GigaOM

There’s a legacy connotation attached to SIEM that has led to vendors advertising themselves as some iteration of a next-generation solution. But is it necessary? I’ve been struggling to find solutions that would be classified as “legacy SIEM”—that is, SIEM without some sort of automation, response, or anomaly detection capabilities or modules.

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5G Advanced Pioneers Program Launches, Reaching Six Consensus with Pioneering Global Operators

telecoms.com

Huawei, in partnership with leading global 5G-A operators, launched its 5G-A Pioneers Program, reaching agreements to pool wisdom and drive the development of the next-generation mobile network.

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Intel's 18,000+ job cuts may leave ailing telco unit high and dry

Light Reading

Cuts announced by Intel's Pat Gelsinger this week will reduce annual costs by $7 billion, or 29%, since 2022, with R&D budgets to suffer.

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5 tools you’ll still need when working from home 5 years from now

Telecoms Tech News

How and where we work has changed over the years. As technology has advanced and shifted in more recent times, it has allowed some workers to stay home while earning a living. These remote workers don’t travel to a physical office to do their jobs, so they need specific tools that they can use at. Read more » The post 5 tools you’ll still need when working from home 5 years from now appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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What Makes Something Edge Native?

GigaOM

In simplistic definitions, the edge is characterized as simply moving workloads closer to end users to reduce network latency associated with clouds. While that is an important component, reducing the network latency is just a third of the process. What makes an edge is reducing compute, network, and storage-related latency. Why is Edge in Demand? Imagine that your cloud location is close to your end users, so the network latency is under 20 milliseconds.

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The Promise and Perils of Building AI Into Your Business Applications

Paloalto Networks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of business innovation. But although AI feels like a relatively new concept, 83% of technology service providers already use generative AI in their businesses. Business use of AI apps spans nearly every type of application, including supply chain optimization, process automation, customer service chatbots, virtual assistants, data analysis, logistics monitoring, fraud detection, competitive intelligence and more.

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Net neutrality rules suspended by federal appeals court

Telecoms Tech News

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt a significant blow to net neutrality advocates by blocking the recently reinstated rules from taking effect. This decision extends an earlier temporary pause, effectively putting net neutrality on hold until further notice. The court granted a stay after reviewing petitions from broadband providers who opposed the rule.

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The best U.S. states to work from home

Ooma

Which state is the best for the “working from home” demographic in terms of taxes, salaries, rent and expenses? Ooma explores the data with a helpful infographic. The post The best U.S. states to work from home appeared first on Ooma.com - Smart solutions for home and business.

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The Procurement and Operational Benefits of a Cybersecurity Platform

Paloalto Networks

The IT landscape is undergoing significant transformation with the expansion of technologies like SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and GenAI, which increase the complexity for organizations. This is exacerbated by the challenges in recruiting and retaining skilled cybersecurity professionals, which remains a critical gap given the need to enhance investigation capabilities.

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The Buildout: New York commits $70M to public broadband

Light Reading

This week in broadband builds: New York awards millions for municipal broadband; Glo Fiber expands in Ohio; Breezeline to connect school districts; Zayo taps Tilson for middle mile build – and more.

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Ofcom tightens rules to combat foreign scam calls

Telecoms Tech News

Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has introduced new measures to protect consumers from scam calls originating overseas. The strengthened industry guidance, announced today, requires phone companies to block calls from abroad that falsely display UK landline numbers. This move aims to tackle a common tactic used by fraudsters who ‘spoof’ trusted phone numbers to deceive.

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Cellnex close to Austria deal as organic growth push continues

telecoms.com

Cellnex has received a number of offers for its Austrian business and is in the latter stages of negotiating a deal, it revealed this week alongside its first half results presentation.

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Inno Fire Awards 2024: Pacific Telecommunications Council

PTC

Pacific Telecommunications Council’s 2024 conference was the largest in the organization’s history. By Christina O’Connor – Senior Digital Editor, Pacific Business News Jul 5, 2024 Pacific Telecommunications Council is among this year’s honorees for Pacific Business News’ annual Inno Fire Awards. To view the other winners, click here. The Pacific Telecommunications Council is a global nonprofit membership organization with the goal of advancing digital infrastructure, telecommunicati

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Led by Ericsson, mobile traffic forecasts are looking suspect

Light Reading

Despite making downward revisions to historical exabyte numbers, Ericsson has made no changes to its forecasts. The vendor's data is a 'mess,' says analyst William Webb.

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Top 8 benefits of cloud-native telecom development for service providers

Telecoms Tech News

Technologies in the IT field do not stand still. The pace of improvement in tools that enable developers to create better products is constantly accelerating. At the same time, standards and approaches to work are changing — the time frame for bringing a finished product to market is decreasing, and the quality bar is steadily. Read more » The post Top 8 benefits of cloud-native telecom development for service providers appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Survey claims UK SME’s are confused about BT’s fibre rollout

telecoms.com

A survey by bOnline and TechRound ‘reveals a picture of frustration and utter confusion’ amongst UK SME’s regarding BT’s FTTP roll-out and copper line removal programmes.

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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #31

VoIP Review

Vodafone Launches LTE-M for Cost-Effective IoT Solutions Vodafone has introduced LTE-M, a Low Powered Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology aimed at IoT devices with low data and power needs. LTE-M, also known as CAT-M, provides extended signal range and long battery life, supporting devices for up to 10 years on a single charge. Unlike 4G and 5G, LTE-M and NB-IoT are designed for scenarios requiring lower data throughput and non-time-sensitive applications.

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China's cloud market to triple by 2027, says govt think-tank

Light Reading

China's cloud market will triple by 2027, according to government think tank CAICT, which says IaaS is the biggest segment with PaaS the growth driver.

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Vivo leads, Apple falls: The changing face of China’s smartphone industry

Telecoms Tech News

China’s smartphone market has dramatically transformed, with domestic brands now reigning supreme in the world’s largest mobile market. For the first time in recent times, Apple has been edged out of mainland China’s top five vendors list. According to the latest market research firm Canalys report, local Chinese manufacturers have achieved an unprecedented feat, securing all five.

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Vodafone pitches LTE-M for low power and low data IoT

telecoms.com

Vodafone has started offering Long Term Evolution for Machines services, described as an alternative way of doing IoT for low-powered, low-data use cases.

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Building Tomorrow’s Infrastructure: Trends Shaping the Future of Data Center Construction

Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Robert Bianco, Chief Commercial Officer of HYLAN The data center construction landscape is shifting at an unprecedented pace, driven by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and its profound implications. AI integration is fundamentally reshaping the industry; necessitating expanded infrastructure and advanced design specifications to meet growing computational needs.

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Eurobites: Vodafone brings LTE-M into its IoT mix

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Niel raises bid for Millicom; EU approves HPE's takeover of Juniper; Europe's AI Act comes into force.

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Three’s a Cloud: Dell, Nokia and Red Hat Together

Dell

OTEL validates Dell, Nokia, and Red Hat certified cloud-native 5G solutions on Intel-based PowerEdge 16G servers.

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Australia is having a wobble over its impending 3G shutdown

telecoms.com

The Australian government has asked Telstra and Optus to delay shutting down their 3G networks due to concerns that too many end users will be unable to place emergency calls.

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Networks will shape the future of Artificial Intelligence

Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Brian Lavallée, Sr. Director, Market & Competitive Intelligence at Ciena Although there’s a significant amount of hype related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), there’s no debate that AI is real and is already significantly reshaping a wide range of industries, driving innovation and efficiencies to previously unimaginable levels.

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Maverick Capitulation: Why TMobile and Southwest Airlines Abandoned Their Core Values

Telefrieden

Once upon a time, TMobile prided itself as the “uncarrier” wireless company. After acquiring Sprint, it quickly abandoned a strong commitment to innovate and enhance its value proposition. See [link] [link] TMobile quickly realized that it did not have to spend sleepless afternoons competing with AT&T and Verizon. The market had become so concentrated that TMobile could increase their profit margin through what antitrust experts call conscious parallelism: a go along, get along, strategy tha

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FACT SHEET: NTIA AI Report Calls for Monitoring, But Not Mandating Restrictions of Open AI Models

NTIA

FACT SHEET: NTIA AI Report Calls for Monitoring, But Not Mandating Restrictions of Open AI Models Off Date Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 12:00 ldelgado Mon, 07/29/2024 - 14:27 Do not feature on home page NULL July

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Sixth circuit stays net neutrality as FCC chair vows to 'not give up'

Light Reading

The FCC's net neutrality order was officially stayed by the sixth circuit court. A ruling on the merits will follow later this fall and ISP groups challenging the order are expected to win.

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Connected Britain 2024

Real Wireless

John Okas , CCO, and Costa Tsourkas , Managing Consultant, will be attending this year’s Connected Britain in London between 11 – 12 September. This year’s Connected Britain 2024 will explore how the UK can capitalise on the opportunities that digital infrastructure and emerging technologies bring and will showcase the leaders who are making innovation happen.

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Massive layoffs and cost cutting will decimate Intel’s already tiny 5G network business

IEEE ComSoc

Huge Loss & Restructuring: In its August 1st press release detailing a $1.6 billion 2Q-2024 loss (mainly from it’s foundry business) [1.] Intel announced it was cutting more than 15% of its workforce by 2025 with most of those coming by year end. The company is also suspending its dividend starting in the fourth quarter of 2024. Note 1. Intel Foundr y, which reported a $2.5bn operating loss during the first quarter of 2024, lost an additional $2.8bn in Q2-2024.

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Improving 9-1-1 Operations with Artificial Intelligence

NTIA

Improving 9-1-1 Operations with Artificial Intelligence Off Date Friday, August 2, 2024 - 12:00 ldelgado Thu, 08/01/2024 - 17:19 Do not feature on home page NULL August

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Cable One's earnings miss: That's ARPU, folks!

Light Reading

Competitive pressures, ACP's end, no wireless business – there are many reasons why Cable One's earnings didn't meet Wall Street expectations. But its focus on ARPU may need to shift as it gets aggressive with broadband expansion.

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Taylor Swift, mobile data records and the role of Real Wireless

Real Wireless

Even if you don’t own or have never listened to her musical output, you are probably aware that Taylor Swift’s world tour is doing fairly well. That’s a major understatement. The Eras Tour, as it is called, is the world’s first billion-dollar tour, the highest-grossing concert of all time, and has smashed at least eight venue attendance records.

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Beyond Premium Discounts: Navigating Rewards in Insurance

CompereMedia

Loyalty rewards programs play a pivotal role in enhancing customer retention in the insurance space. While premium discounts remain a staple, a growing number of insurance providers are diversifying their approach by introducing supplementary incentives. These evolving rewards can significantly contribute to policyholder retention and attract new clientele, highlighting the necessity for companies to adjust their strategies to remain competitive.

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CSP Cloud Transformation: A Collaboration between Dell and Rakuten

Dell

Dell Technologies and Rakuten lead telecom cloud transformation with the Telecom Blueprint for Rakuten Cloud.

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Telco leaders may be ill-prepared for changes coming down the road, says report

telecoms.com

A survey claims telco top brass are focussed on ‘traditional activities’ despite expecting drastic changes to the industry within the next five years.

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