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Role of Intelligent Network Capacity Planning for 5G

July 20, 2020

As 5G gains traction, CSPs will look to unearth its potential benefits. However, what 5G will also bring in is a compound effect of the challenges that CSPs face already.{loadads} The Three Challenges CSPs face The first of these challenges pertains to the increasing CAPEX intensity which is plaguing the telecom industry, which currently stands at 16%, the highest among any other sector in the wor

This Week In Techdirt History: November 1st - 7th

July 20, 2020

Five Years Ago This week in 2015, the UK government released its “Snooper’s Charter” surveillance bill after pretending it had backed down on the worst provisions when in fact the bill mandated backdoors to encryption and aimed to legalize over a decade of illegal mass surveillance. In the US, documents from the DOJ confirmed the extensive powers of Stingray devices, while legislators were movi

Merger Synergies Force T-Mobile To Pay $200 Million Fine For Sprint Falsehoods

July 15, 2020

T-Mobile has been forced to pay $200 million because Sprint took taxpayer money it didn’t deserve to “service” customers that apparently don’t exist. In an announcement this week from the FCC, T-Mobile will pay a $200 million penalty to the U.S. Treasury to resolve an investigation into Sprint, a company T-Mobile acquired (against the recommendations of most antitrust experts) for $26 billion ea

Chorus to push for telcos to disclose wireless broadband performance info

July 14, 2020

Chorus will push the Commerce Commission to make wireless broadband providers disclose performance data for their services, CEO JB Rousselot said today.

Cares Act Broadband Funding Came With Unrealistic Deadlines Ruining Good Intentions

July 12, 2020

As our current Techdirt Greenhouse panel is exploring, COVID-19 has shone a very bright light on the importance of widely available, affordable broadband. Nearly 42 million Americans lack access to any broadband whatsoever–double FCC estimates. 83 million are stuck under a monopoly. Millions can’t afford service thanks to a lack of competition among very powerful, government pampered telecom mono

Calix Honors Conexon With Inaugural Partner of the Year Innovations Award for Dedicated Pursuit of Broadband Business Development

July 9, 2020

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $CALX #Calix–Calix announced rural fiber optic network leader Conexon as the recipient of the 2020 Innovations Award for Partner of the Year

The Enormous Cost Of Digital Inequality

July 6, 2020

Both unintentionally and by design, we have reinforced a digital caste system that continues to divide communities into the haves and have-nots. What still remains unclear is not whether we can reverse engineer the disparate impact, but whether we, as a nation, believe that every resident in every community deserves equal access to a digital society. It is hard to argue with the facts. While rem

Global Silicon Photonics Market Outlook 2019-2020 2027 - Drivers Constraints Opportunities Threats Challenges Investment Opportunities and Recommendations - ResearchAndMarketscom

July 3, 2020

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Silicon Photonics - Global Market Outlook (2019-2027)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global Silicon Photonics Market accounted for $0.8 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $3.77 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 21.4% during the forecast period. Some of the key factors propelling the growth of the market are increasing demand for

Dread and cautious optimism as researchers await election outcome

July 2, 2020

November 4 update: Vote counting continues in the too-close-to-call US election, with president Trump already threatening legal action if the result doesn’t go his way. Below, a reminder of where both candidates stand on science and technology. As the US awaits an outcome to its election, the two candidates’ approaches on science and technology couldn’t be further apart. Former vice president J

Top 3 Evolving Dimensions of Risks in 5G

July 1, 2020

As the world prepares to see the promise of 5G being realized at scale, it also makes sense for risk management professionals to think outside the box. It is not hyperbole to call 5G an inflection point in the history of telecom. With unprecedented technical capabilities, 5G also allows for the realization of very innovative business models.{loadads} But along with these unprecedented capabilities

What The Election Means For Tech

June 30, 2020

If Trump Wins… For Republicans, bashing Big Tech has become as central to the Culture War as bashing the Big Three Networks once was. Demanding neutrality from social media companies has become what net neutrality has been for Democrats: the issue that sucks up all the oxygen in the room except far more politically useful. ISPs arent in the content moderation business, but social media woul

Returning to Venues: Technologys Role

June 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had huge impacts on life around the world, and perhaps the largest of these is the loss of confidence among venue operators, venue visitors, workers and other participants in the global economy.{loadads} While businesses of all kinds had to close with devastating effects and most Australians staying home for months in order to stop the spread, what’s clear is that COVID-1

Space X Tempers Expectations As Starlink Better Than Nothing Broadband Beta Starts

June 29, 2020

Space X has begun sending invites out to folks interested in participating in the company’s Starlink low-orbit satellite broadband service. Users took to Reddit to note that Starlink is promising users speeds of 50-100 Mbps downstream for about $100 per month, plus $500 down for a connection terminal and antenna. The company is also promising significantly lower latency (20 to 40ms) than what you'

Election day 2020: Each presidential candidates stance on tech

June 28, 2020

The 2020 presidential election is tomorrow. After over a year of political mudslinging in debates, commercials, and on social media, we’re finally about to find out if President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden will lead the nation for the next four years. Not only does this year’s election have health, political and economical implications, but it also reaches deep into the techno

Time to Treat Broadband Like the Essential Service It Is

June 28, 2020

Lets stop ignoring the obvious: broadband internet access service is a public utility and needs to be regulated as one. American consumers agree. A Consumer Reports survey from earlier this year found that four out of five (80 percent) consumers believe broadband service is as important as water and electricity. Indeed, broadband has become the essential service in the daily lives of 21st centur

Is 5G a Race We Want to Win?

June 26, 2020

There is an interesting article recently published in the English version of a South Korean newspaper, the ChosunILBO, that talks about 5G in China. According to the article, the Chinese 5G rollout is an expensive bust. There are a number of interesting facts disclosed about the Chinese 5G rollout. First, it’s clear that the rollout is using millimeter wave spectrum. The article says that the 5G

BT hands Ericsson major 5G contract as Huawei snub continues

June 23, 2020

Nordic vendor will help manage 50 per cent of 5G traffic going through BT and its EE provider Ericsson has won a huge contract to provide technology for BT's 5G networks in major cities across the UK. The Swedish firm said it would eventually manage 50 per cent of traffic across BT’s network, as well as across its EE brand. 🇬🇧 @Ericsson has been selected as BT’s #5G partner for Lond

GeoLinks Gets Private Equity Injection

June 23, 2020

Camarillo-based wireless internet service provider (WISP) GeoLinks has scored private equity backing, saying on Tuesday that it has received private equity funding from Rock Mountain Capital. Size of the investment was not announced. According to GeoLinks, the funding will go twoards network expansion plans, plus go to strategic acquisition and to streamline internal growth and operations. GeoLink

ICT in Agriculture: A Travel to Australias Outback Queensland

June 23, 2020

The Darling Downs (Photo: Paul Budde) In October 2020, I went on a two-week tour into Queensland’s Outback, traveling through various landscapes from pastoral and agricultural lands to savanna and the desert. Leaving Brisbane, past Toowoomba, you enter the Darling Downs. This is one of the richest agricultural areas in Australia. British Botanist Alan Cunningham first explored it in 1827. H

The Last Smash and Grab at the Federal Communications Commission

June 23, 2020

ATT and Verizon secured arguably one of the biggest regulatory benefits from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the agency ending the last remnants of telecom competition law. In return for this massive gift from the federal government, they will give the public absolutely nothing. A Little Bit of Telecom History When the Department of Justice successfully broke up the ATT monopoly

AI opens new avenues for smart cities

June 22, 2020

Image taken from Science|Business webinar entitled: “How will real-time data reshape our cities?”, showing possible applications of AI for EU’s Green Deal. The pandemic has dealt a body blow to many of the world’s cities. As they seek to recover from the economic and social fall-out from COVID-19, municipalities are stepping up efforts to deploy big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve

Reaching Critical Mass for Gigabit Connections

June 22, 2020

Overall percentage of subscribers provisioned for gigabit speed increased 133% to nearly 5% in the second quarter of 2020. Source: 2Q20 OpenVault Broadband Insights The statistics concerning the number of gigabit fiber customers in the US is eye-opening. OpenVault tracks the percentage of customers provisioned at various broadband speeds. At the end of 2019, the company reported that 2.81% of a