July, 2024

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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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AI Provides an Rx for Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Paloalto Networks

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider As cyberthreats evolve and proliferate, healthcare organizations are increasingly recognizing the need to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in their cybersecurity efforts. This can be especially difficult due to the inherent challenges of integrating new technologies into their complex and often legacy-laden environments.

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Day Wireless Systems Announces Appointment of Lane Falkner as New CEO

Day Wireless Blog

Milwaukie, OR – Day Wireless Systems, a leading communications and public safety technology integrator in the West, announces the appointment of Lane Falkner as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 18, 2024. Former CEO Mackenzie Day will be a Board Member and take on a special advisory role for the Board of Directors of Day Management Corporation and Cascade Utilities Corporation.

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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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Response of NTCA, CCA and USTelecom to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit USF Contribution Decision

Rural Broadband Association

Response of NTCA, CCA and USTelecom to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit USF Contribution Decision Send to all affiliates Off user_1150556 Wed, 07/24/2024 - 15:27 Associated Date Wed, 07/24/2024 - 12:00 Advanced Content Section Arlington, Va., (July 24, 2024) — In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision in the Consumers’ Research petition on the constitutionality of the mechanism for contributions to the federal Universal Service Fund, NTCA–The Rural Broadb

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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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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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Resilient and Secure Data Protection for VMware Telco Cloud

Dell

PowerProtect Data Management for VMware Telco Cloud ensures data protection in the dynamic landscape of rapidly evolving 5G networks.

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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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Navigating the CrowdStrike Outage: Insights from a Tech Industry Veteran

GigaOM

As a seasoned CIO/CISO and tech industry analyst with 35 years of experience, I’ve seen my fair share of cybersecurity incidents. However, the recent CrowdStrike outage stands out due to its extensive impact across multiple sectors. Here’s a deep dive into what happened, the repercussions, and the lessons we can all learn from this incident. Background and Initial Reaction I started my journey in IT in the late ’80s when I wrote a piece of software called PleadPerfect.

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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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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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Palo Alto Networks a Leader Again in Gartner Single-Vendor SASE Report

Paloalto Networks

Palo Alto Networks® positioned both highest in the Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE. Today, Palo Alto Networks was recognized for the second straight year as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Single-Vendor SASE. We were also positioned both highest in the Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision.

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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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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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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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Achieving Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality through Telco Infrastructure Management

Telecom Ramblings

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Matthias Gromman, Director of Business Line IT & Data Center Solutions at FNT Software Telco companies and mobile network operators are at the forefront of a global movement towards sustainability. Recognizing their significant environmental impact, these organizations have set ambitious targets to reduce their carbon footprint.

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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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Strengthening Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Paloalto Networks

A Collaborative Approach Between Accenture and Palo Alto Networks To improve patient outcomes and experiences, today’s healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting innovative technologies, such as AI, Cloud, and IoT. While beneficial, these technologies increase risk by expanding the attack surface. Protecting the sensitive data at the heart of modern healthcare operations requires a robust cybersecurity strategy.

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Vodafone talks up 5G's cost-saving benefits for public buildings

telecoms.com

Schools, hospitals, leisure centres and even police stations could save hundreds of millions of pounds per year if only they had reliable 5G standalone (SA) coverage.

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Notice of Funding Opportunity Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program

NTIA

Notice of Funding Opportunity Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program Off Do not feature on home page NULL Date Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 12:00 Docket Number NTIA-DECGP-2024 ldelgado Tue, 07/23/2024 - 12:40 DE Competitive NOFO FY 2024 July

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RAN architecture evolution towards the 6G vision

Real Wireless

Julie Bradford , Head of Techno-Economic Analysis, will be attending and chairing the Cambridge Wireless ‘RAN architecture evolution towards the 6G vision’ event on 25 September in Cambridge. This event will explore the ongoing evolution of RAN architectures including the “vision” for 6G architectures, why 6G is required (from an architectural perspective), virtualisation underpinning this future direction and how we get to the 6G vision.

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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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Your Edge Hero: Dell PowerEdge XR8000

Dell

AI-enabled telecom networks demand tech that brings control and simplicity to distributed edge environments.

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Announcing OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise Compliance Integration

Paloalto Networks

AI’s Transformative Impact on Work: The Dawn of a New Era As modern businesses evolve with today’s digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping the way we work and redefining roles across industries. As we stand on the cusp of a new technological revolution, it’s becoming increasingly clear that AI will serve as a catalyst for innovation, efficiency and productivity.

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Young people don't watch telly – Ofcom

telecoms.com

The younger generation are for the most part eschewing live TV, Ofcom reported on Wednesday, via a new study that essentially adds hard data to what we already knew.

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Peoples Telephone Cooperative

Rural Broadband Association

Peoples Telephone Cooperative Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 07/31/2024 - 01:00 Quitman TX SRC APP Provider Year Mon, 01/01/2024 - 12:00 SRC Showcase Year Tue, 08/06/2024 - 12:00

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FDD Sub-3 GHz 5G Is on the Rise

Dell'oro

This blog explores the evolving dynamics of 5G RAN technologies, highlighting the growth trajectory and the shifting balance between FDD and TDD as they redefine network strategies and deployment approaches. 5G RAN growth is transitioning from TDD to FDD, emphasizing sub-3 GHz spectrum advantages like coverage and spectral efficiency. Innovations in site simplification and carrier aggregation are key to expanding FDD’s role in the 5G landscape.

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T-Mobile posts impressive wireless growth stats in 2Q-2024; fiber optic network acquisition binge to complement its FWA business

IEEE ComSoc

T-Mobile US today reported a 4% year-over-year YoY) increase in service revenues, to about $16.4 billion, for the recent second quarter. Total sales increased 3%, to almost $19.8 billion. The un-carrier’s profitability metrics were even better. Adjusted earnings (before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) rose 9%, to nearly $8.1 billion.

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Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Markup

US Telecom

Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened a full committee Executive Session to consider several pieces of legislation. Bills reported out include the PLAN for Broadband Act, the Rural Broadband Protection Act and the Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act. The following statement can be attributed to Brandon Heiner, USTelecom SVP of Government Affairs: “By increasing agency coordination, the PLAN for Broadband Act will ensure federal broadba

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Webinar: Navigating CTIA Certification OTA Working Groups

Fierce Telecom

Webinar: Navigating CTIA Certification OTA Working Groups Wireless technology requires updates in frequency bands, device types, and use cases. Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) update test specifications to meet these demands. CTIA Certification OTA is crucial to ensure the CTIA Certification Test Plan for wireless device performance is effective. lbarrick Wed, 07/31/2024 - 11:08 Don't miss our on-demand webinar on the CTIA Certification OTA Test Plan - boost your expertise and stay ahe

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VMO2 says rubbish internet is pushing people away from rural areas

telecoms.com

Research from Virgin Media O2 claims unreliable internet in rural areas has prevented many from taking advantage of remote working, and some are likely to consider moving away to a town or city in the next year.

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Workout Agreement: What it is, How it Works

Airtel

In the ever-changing world of finance, workout agreements serve as a crucial tool for borrowers and lenders to navigate challenging financial situations. These agreements offer a structured approach to resolving issues related to loan repayments and financial obligations. In this blog post, we will explore what workout agreements are, how they function, and their significance in the financial landscape.

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Scio Mutual Telephone Association

Rural Broadband Association

Scio Mutual Telephone Association Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/18/2024 - 01:15 Scio OR SRC APP Provider Year Mon, 01/01/2024 - 12:00 SRC Showcase Year Tue, 08/06/2024 - 12:00

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Watch Now: 2024 July VoIP News Update

VoIP Insider

We’re back and we brought some exciting new products with us! Please tune in to our July VoIP News update to get the scoop on the brand-new Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series ! These phones not only look incredible, but they also offer a massive amount of features at every trim level! Whether you need an entry-level phone like the Cisco 9841 or you are looking at the executive-level Cisco 9871 , you’ll find everything you’re looking for!

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How to Effectively Access and Manage Voicemail in VoIP Systems

VoIP MS

Voicemail is integral to any communication system, especially in VoIP setups. Whether you’re a business owner or a residential user, learning to call your voicemail and efficiently manage those messages can enhance your communication experience. If you have a VoIP system, keep reading! We’ll share tips and tricks for effectively accessing and managing voicemail in VoIP systems.

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Transforming telcos with cloud-native OSS

Fierce Telecom

Transforming telcos with cloud-native OSS dwunderlin Tue, 07/30/2024 - 13:17 Thu, 09/12/2024 - 11:00 Resource Type Webinar Mitch Wagner Gabriele Di Piazza Duration 60 Minutes Join our exclusive webinar as we explore the transformative impact of cloud-native OSS on the telecommunications industry. Tailored for IT decision-makers in telco, this session dives into how modern cloud-native OSS platforms are reshaping network management with agility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.