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Light Reading delivers news, special features, interviews, blogs, opinion columns & video reports to the global telecom industry.
New York, NY
Joined April 2009
Comcast pledges $1B to help narrow the US digital divide
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'Storm-Ready WiFi,' a premium product from Comcast that residential subs can buy for $7 per month over 36 months, surfaces as network reliability and ARPU become more important to the cable op's broadband story.
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Comcast Full Duplex DOCSIS trial pumps out 4-Gig symmetrical speeds
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AST SpaceMobile completes voice call from Texas to Japan over AT&T spectrum, using AST SpaceMobile's BW3 satellite. The call was made with an unmodified Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. #pressrelease
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AST SpaceMobile completes voice call from Texas to Japan over AT&T spectrum, using AST SpaceMobile's BW3 satellite. The call was made with an unmodified Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. #pressrelease
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'I can carry any cell phone, and it can be connected to the #satellite network? What a terrific opportunity,' said @ATT's Chris Sambar in an @AST_SpaceMobile video, a signal of support for the startup. Read more on Light Reading:
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AST SpaceMobile reported that it was able to connect a 5G call from AT&T's network in Hawaii to Vodafone's network in Spain using its satellite. #pressrelease
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AT&T is looking to give startup AST SpaceMobile a lease to some of its 850MHz A and B Block spectrum as well as some of its lower 700MHz B and C Block spectrum. Read more on Light Reading:
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'It's going to be a year of really extensive testing and really beginning to finalize the commercial model and the go-to-market strategy,' said JR Wilson, an AT&T exec working with AST SpaceMobile. #MWC24. Read more on Light Reading:
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#MWC23 - The mysterious case of the chips inside Huawei's lanyards could be an embarrassment for MWC organizers. Read more on Light Reading:
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Microsoft raises the stakes in telecom fight against AWS and Google
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Congrats to our very own @thebauminator on his induction into the Cable TV pioneers! We are so proud! #CablePioneers
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Huawei: The Goal for Telecom Companies Should Be to Connect Communities
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Nokia Makes 5G Waves with Its ReefShark Chip - An optimized in-house chip has resulted in strong 5G traction with major operators, boasts Nokia's CEO.
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Starlink a mixed blessing for Ukraine. Elon Musk has switched on SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband for Ukraine, but security researchers fear the dishes might help Russia target users.
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AT&T is looking to give startup AST SpaceMobile a lease to some of its 850MHz A and B Block spectrum as well as some of its lower 700MHz B and C Block spectrum.
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Verizon has 150,000 fixed wireless access subs. In its first disclosure of fixed wireless access subscriber figures, Verizon said it added 55,000 FWA subs in Q3 2021, representing about 42% of the 129,000 net broadband subscribers it added in the period.
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Verizon, Amazon to integrate LEO satellites with 5G. A deal between Verizon and Amazon for satellites will first focus on cell site backhaul but could expand internationally with 'joint solutions' for large enterprise customers.
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TSMC massively ups capex on advanced chips. Taiwanese semiconductor firm looks to capture future growth in 5G and high-performance computing with a planned capex splurge of between $40 billion and $44 billion during 2022.
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Nokia's Mine Talks Improving the 'T' in STEM - Hilary Mine, Leader of Network Transformation at Nokia, shares t.
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Juniper Reports Sequential Growth for Q2 2015 - Net revenues were $1.222 million, down 1% year-over-year but up 15. http://t.co/RdaUvNylxg.
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Pivot3 Enhances Cloud Workload Mobility & Disaster Recovery
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AST SpaceMobile reported that it was able to connect a 5G call from AT&T's network in Hawaii to Vodafone's network in Spain using its satellite. #pressrelease
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#5GMan is almighty but he also has a kryptonite. walls. @raylemaistre @futurephil @iainwmorris @scottbicheno @mikeddano #big5gevent #5G
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Qualcomm Q&A: Dr. Max Welling on How AI Will Impact the World
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The moment you have been waiting for is here! The shortlist for the 2019 #LLAwards has been announced, congratulations to our finalists. Find out who made it here: #LeadingLights #Awards
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Qualcomm Unveils New Modules to Power Millimeter Wave 5G for Smartphones
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Comcast debuts Wi-Fi 6E gateway as it preps for faster speeds on HFC. New gateway, which adds support for Wi-Fi's fresh 6GHz band, will initially be offered to broadband subs on Comcast's 1.2-Gig service or its 'xFi Complete' package, which bundles.
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Mike Dano Joins Light Reading as Editorial Director of 5G & Mobile Strategies
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Nokia Lands 5G Deal at NTT DoCoMo - Japanese operator to integrate Nokia's 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio-based hardware into its network, enabling a smooth evolution from 4G to planned launch of 5G in 2020.
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#5Gman is so desperate to help. but do we really need him? #5G.@raylemaistre @futurephil @dariotalmesio @Dan_LRMobile @scottbicheno
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mmWave 5G is here to stay, Qualcomm exec says. High-capacity millimeter wave spectrum may have range limitations, but it will play an important role in multiband strategies and is poised to support a broad range of use cases, Qualcomm's Don McGuire says.
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The world is moving too fast for businesses to plan for the future, @RedHat CEO @JWhitehurst says in a one-minute video with Light Reading's @MitchWagner. Watch to find out Whitehurst's advice on how businesses can adapt when planning is impossible.
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Verizon plans to test integrated access and backhaul technology from startup Verana Networks, a move that could pave the way for expansion of Verizon's millimeter wave network. Read more on Light Reading:
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Download an exclusive white paper from @tech_mahindra "How Acumos Can Fast Track Your AI Development" #AI #whitepaper
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Eyeing $12B market, Nokia lands Apple deal for new data center switch
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Light Reading Contributing Editor Diana Blass investigates the rise of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications, a potential game-changer for universal connectivity.
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AST SpaceMobile said five 'Bluebird' low-Earth orbit satellites are prepped for an expected September launch window. The satellites will start to underpin the company's plan to deploy a global satellite-to-cell network. Read more on Light Reading:
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With @airwaive_biz's cell site finder, operators like @dish & @GetSpectrum outline locations where they need cell sites and how much they'll pay. The offers are then delivered to property owners, who can decide if they're willing to host the equipment.
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It's the evening the industry has been waiting for, @Light_Reading's Leading Lights Awards are finally here. Stay tuned! #LLAwards #Big5GEvent
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The NTIA is soliciting comments on new guidance clarifying how BEAD funds can be used for 'alternative technologies' – like unlicensed fixed wireless access and low-Earth orbit satellite – in hardest-to-reach locations. Read more on Light Reading:
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Mavenir lands #5G open RAN deal with India's Airtel. The US supplier has been selected to provide technology for up to 10,000 rural sites for one of India's biggest operators. Read more on Light Reading:
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Peter Vetter with @nokia delivers a #6G demo to @KelsKusterer from the Light Reading team. Stay tuned for more #MWC23 updates!
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Ericsson introduces new Cloud RAN solution .@ericsson explains how Cloud RAN solutions will add more flexibility, scalability, & choice to an operator's #5G deployment strategy. @GFoglander #EricssonSpectrumSharing #dynamicspectrumsharing @EricssonNetwork.
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Congratulations to all our winners at last nights #leadinglights2018 Awards which took place on the eve of #BCE2018 Find out which companies won here:
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5G business models are emerging – including some pleasant surprises – even though the technology is still in its infancy. Insights from @Heavy_Reading's Gabriel Brown @gabeuk; @Sprint's @BryanFries_5G; @Boingo CEO @MikeFinley & more. By @mitchwagner .
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2020 Vision is coming to Prague! #ExecutiveManagement #5G #DigitalTransformation #connectedcars #CyberSecurity
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Our editor-in-chief @raylemaistre enjoying the @TCS booth at #BCE2018. Stop by booth B203 to get your own!
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Appointed to the top job at @OrangeBusiness this year, former soccer professional Mousnier-Lompre aims to score big in #cloud, #data and #cybersecurity. Read more on Light Reading:
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Nokia's Fran Heeran hails Red Hat tie-up as a smart, pioneering industry move. Read more on Light Reading:
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Networks bearing up to demand in COVID-19 era, finds Nokia research
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Verizon confirmed that it shut down its 3G network on December 31, 2022. That means all three of the nation's big wireless network operators have now discontinued 3G.
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[Webinar} Starting soon. still time to register. Join Omdia's James Crawshaw as he moderates this #sponsored symposium with Huawei : Tech for a Better Planet. August 5 @10 AM SGT.
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2 hot topics in the industry right now are around #cloudnative and #5GCore. @EricssonDigital shares some experiences from CSPs globally on their deployment strategies. Learn what they think should be front and center as we near 2021.
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IBM buys consulting firm as it chases telco systems integrator biz. IBM acquired Sentaca, which provides telecom consulting services and solutions. The company hopes to benefit from the relationships Sentaca has developed with service providers.
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Telefonica plans 'thousands' of O-RAN nodes in core markets
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EANTC Tests Nokia IP Routing & Mobile Gateway VNFs for Real World Deployment
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Xilinx and Mavenir hail massive MIMO breakthrough for open RAN
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Orange tops VSG's Global SD-WAN Leaderboard. Orange Business Services ranks first in Vertical Systems Group's SD-WAN Global Leaderboard, followed by AT&T, Verizon and NTT.
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Samer Bishay founded @iristel in Canada and also owns a stake in @icewireless. Now he's pursuing the decentralized wireless market with his new startup, @karrier_one. Read more on Light Reading:
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Communication Service Providers play a key role in delivering mission-critical mobile broadband services. .@ericsson explains how 3GPP #missioncritical solutions support public safety organizations to work more effectively to protect people & society. #5G.
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Nokia targets #5G market share gains after ending 2022 on a high. The Finnish equipment maker reports sales growth and profitability at all its major business units and now aims to build on a 5G turnaround. Read more on Light Reading:
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Akamai outage is latest warning about Internet dependency
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Here's why the telecom industry is taking aim at Big Tech. For the first time ever, the six biggest Internet companies in the world accounted for more traffic in 2021 than all other Internet companies combined, according to Sandvine.
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T-Mobile appears to be the most likely bidder for UScellular, which is now up for sale. But it's not clear how any buyer would handle UScellular's various spectrum and tower assets. Read more on Light Reading:
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Will Dish move into 'phase 2' of its 5G buildout? Dish Network is estimated to have around 1,000 cell towers up and running today. That figure could increase to around 15,000 by this summer. It would need to reach at least 40,000 for nationwide coverage.
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Etisalat will take 5G core network applications from Microsoft and host them on the software giant's Nexus platform in a ground-breaking, non-US deal. Read more on Light Reading:
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The time I visited a Dish 5G cell site. On Wednesday morning I got a surprise call from a Dish representative: Did I want to take a tour of a Dish 5G cell site in the next 15 minutes? I dropped everything and did. Here's what I learned.
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Michael Murphy, CTO of North America at @ericsson, is currently talking to a packed keynote audience at The #Big5GEvent about designing a network that delivers on the #5G promise
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Open Source CloudRouter Goes to Production - Designed for carrier-grade stability and security, for network operat. http://t.co/sv594pKJ8C.
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Verizon initially said it would launch standalone 5G in 2020. Some in the industry thought it did so in 2022. But the company said the technology 'is in testing now' and is still not available commercially. Read more on Light Reading:
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Verizon said it will offer phone-to-satellite services via a new $100 million deal with AST SpaceMobile. That's the same company AT&T has been working with for years now. Read more on Light Reading:
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Ericsson CTO Talks 5G, Edge Computing & Machine Learning
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@Light_Reading announces the finalists for this year's Leading Lights Awards: For more info about the awards:
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Mohamed Madkour (VP of Global Carrier Network Solutions and Marketing at @Huawei) visited our Light Reading Studio at The #Big5GEvent today and had a conversation with Light Reading's Fiona Graham. Keep your eye on Light Reading for the final video.
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Light Reading is delighted to announce the dozens of finalists in the 22 categories of this year's Leading Lights Awards program. #LL23. Read more on Light Reading:
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Register for our webinar with @TCS "Catalog-Driven Approach to Transform Your Digital Core in the Business 4.0 Era" on September 5 at 10 AM ET. Learn more today
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Cisco's Security GM: Managed Security Services Are a Big Telco Opportunity
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. @Broadcom, @DriveNets, @Cisco, @Nokia and others are among the vendors supporting @ATT's move toward a new switching and routing platform that's now carrying a majority of the operator's production traffic. Read more on Light Reading:
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