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    1. CTO, Deutsche Telekom: “There can never be enough innovation”

      Explore Telecoms.com (May 8 2012) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul , Global

      CTO, Deutsche Telekom: “There can never be enough innovation”

      Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, is the CTO of Deutsche Telekom, Germany, one of the largest operators in Europe. Jacobfeuerborn is delivering a keynote on Day One of the LTE World Summit 2012 taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. Ahead of the conference, Jacobfeuerborn presents his take on where the operators stand with regard to LTE.

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      Mentions:   Deutsche Telekom

    2. Congrats Vodafone, but heed Groucho Marx

      Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 23 2012) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , National , Other analysts

      Congrats Vodafone, but heed Groucho Marx

      It’s about time for a shakeup. And for a mere £1 billion (US$1.7 billion) in cash, Vodafone may pull it off. If successful, its bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide creates nothing less than a new top-tier player in the global enterprise telecoms market. Not least, Vodafone’s move underscores a truth that mobile network operators [...]

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      Mentions:   Telefónica   Informa   Deutsche Telekom

    3. Hong Kong Broadband Network: “For us, speed is always the first priority”

      Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 10 2012) Asia , Metro Ethernet , National

      Hong Kong Broadband Network: “For us, speed is always the first priority”

      The Hong Kong Broadband Network is one of the FTTH leaders in Hong Kong and our core technologies are Metro Ethernet and GPON. The HKBN launched a 100Mb service to the general public as far back as 2005 and a 1GB service in 2008. In future, we’ll mainly engage in GPON network for our FTTH service. I think FTTH is the future.

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      Mentions:   Virgin Media

    4. MWC surprises with signs of a positive vibe

      Explore Telecoms.com (Mar 5 2012) Event Related , Middle Mile

      MWC surprises with signs of a positive vibe

      Vendors are broadly agreed that integrated wifi will be an essential element in any small cell strategy, although there is little consensus when it comes to the choice of backhaul technology. Differentiation meanwhile is building around the various deployment strategies, and the management and co-ordination of small cell deployments in the macro network environment. And while the large OEMs are stressing the importance of end-to-end capabilities, opportunities still exist for smaller providers from small cell developers to integrated software, network optimization and backhaul suppliers.

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    5. Differentiating in a dynamic world

      Explore Telecoms.com (Feb 13 2012) Middle Mile

      Differentiating in a dynamic world

      “Technology is one of the drivers of this business model–Ethernet and backhaul is a pre requisite–and the upgrades around 4G are more difficult than operators expect. They may know network deployment but this is not just another network deployment,” Bultema says.

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    6. Network Sharing: Improving the medium so the message is not lost

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 31 2012) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul

      Network Sharing: Improving the medium so the message is not lost

      Way back in 1996, at the dawn of the digital revolution, Microsoft founder Bill Gates declared in an article that “Content is King.” Gates drew a parallel to television, saying that “The television revolution that began half a century ago spawned a number of industries, including the manufacturing of TV sets, but the long-term winners were those who used the medium to deliver information and entertainment.” This statement has proved prophetic.

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    7. Mobile broadband to drive telecoms growth through 2015, predicts Ovum

      Explore Telecoms.com (Oct 11 2011) Ovum

      Mobile broadband to drive telecoms growth through 2015, predicts Ovum There will be $ 213.8bn of new revenues up for grabs in high-potential telecoms segments between 2012 and 2015, according to a report from UK consultancy Ovum this week. Key growth areas are IPTV, which will generate $ 20bn in extra revenues between 2012 and 2015, Carrier Ethernet services ($ 18bn), consumer services such as digital music downloads and subscriptions ($ 11.5bn), and managed and hosed IP voice ($ 9.2bn). (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ofcom

    8. The American LTE dream

      Explore Telecoms.com (Oct 6 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Global

      The American LTE dream As president of the 4G Americas association, Chris Pearson has a unique vantage point of the US LTE industry. Here he discusses whether the industry has moved on from 3G too quickly. (Read Full Article)

    9. Incumbent Thinking: BT, Broadband and Ethernet

      Explore Telecoms.com (Sep 16 2011) Access , National

      Incumbent Thinking: BT, Broadband and Ethernet Sean Williams, group strategy director at BT Group, and keynote speaker at the Broadband World Forum in September, gives Telecoms.com an overview of the UK incumbent’s comprehensive broadband deployments strategy. (Read Full Article)

    10. euNetworks announces fibre-optic deal with Vodafone

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 26 2011) Middle Mile

      euNetworks announces fibre-optic deal with Vodafone euNetworks, a fibre-optic infrastructure provider has announced a network supply deal with Vodafone Germany. As part of the agreement, euNetworks will deliver fibre services to the operator in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich. The deal will enable Vodafone Germany to enhance its backhaul for its LTE network, which it is continuing to roll-out since in launch in December 2010 and now reaches more than four million homes. euNetworks owns 13 fibre-based metropolitan networks across Europe and according to a statement the deal will, “enable Vodafone to benefit from euNetworks extended footprint”. (Read Full Article)

    11. IPv6 transition stalled by lack of motivation

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 13 2011) Other , Ovum

      IPv6 transition stalled by lack of motivation The telecom industry’s call to action over the adoption of IPv6 is falling on deaf ears in the enterprise space, according to analyst research released on Wednesday. Analyst house Ovum has identified a ‘head in the sand’ attitude prevalent among corporations with regards to the deployment of IPv6, a new addressing standard essential to future growth of the internet. (Read Full Article)

    12. Ofcom launches interactive map of UK’s fixed broadband infrastructure

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 7 2011) Europe

      Ofcom launches interactive map of UK’s fixed broadband infrastructure UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched an interactive map of the country's fixed broadband landscape, using data provided by communications providers and giving a range of information including the availability of superfast broadband and average broadband take-up. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ofcom

    13. The Fiber of Society

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jun 15 2011) Access , Mobile Backhaul

      The Fiber of Society Hunter Newby argues that his dark fibre project is the key to making LTE work and explains why the Pixar movie Cars is a prophetic warning about what could happen to those places that miss the boat on fibre. (Read Full Article)

    14. Fixing LTE’s future

      Explore Telecoms.com (May 12 2011) Middle Mile

      Fixing LTE’s future Cameron Rejali, BT Wholesale’s MD for Products will be speaking at the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam from 17-18th May this year. Telecoms.com spoke to him about whether the future is fixed, network sharing, the practicalities of Wifi offload and taking a heterogeneous network approach. The lab creates an LTE environment to ensure we understand the impact LTE will have on areas such as transport networks and how synchronisation over Ethernet should be delivered to thousands of radio/cell sites to help us gain a better understanding of the new interfaces and standards LTE technology ultimately requires. (Read Full Article)

    15. Sharpening the edges with Carrier Ethernet

      Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 7 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul

      Sharpening the edges with Carrier Ethernet Make no mistake that the prefix ‘carrier grade’ is also of the utmost importance. As Kelly says, “this is where we’ve added carrier grade attributes to Ethernet—all sorts of features to make it service- centric and manageable. We’re moving from SDH, which was deployed many years ago, to packet optical and WDM, as well as from 10Gb to 40Gb and 100Gb, all of which is a mostly carrier Ethernet-based transition.” (Read Full Article)

    16. Connected Verticals: Enterprise or Wholesale Turf?

      Explore Telecoms.com (Mar 25 2011) Metro Ethernet , Wholesale / Exchange

      Connected Verticals: Enterprise or Wholesale Turf? Working in the telecom industry is a tricky business. Restructuring is a way of life, market consolidation is urgently needed, and margin defense - let alone growth - is a consuming pre-occupation. Then there’s the internal issue of turf: Who owns which customer? For builders and operators of telecom infrastructure, that’s a critical issue to address - right now. (Read Full Article)

    17. Colt trials 100 Gigabit Carrier Ethernet

      Explore Telecoms.com (Sep 17 2010) Metro Ethernet

      Colt trials 100 Gigabit Carrier Ethernet Colt has successfully completed its first European field trial of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) over a live network, using kit from Infinera.The trial consisted of a 100Gbps transmission over the 861km route on Colt’s low latency fibre network between London and Frankfurt using Infinera’s DTN optical platform. A single trip latency of 4.23ms was measured across the 100Gbps circuit. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ofcom