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Showing posts with label broadband. Show all posts

ITS Technology Group join Connected Britain

ITS Technology Group are the latest sponsor to join the line up of Connected Britain 2017.

The broadband and connectivity services supplier will field two speakers during the two day conference:
  • Roy Shelton, Group Chief Executive Officer, ITS Technology Group
  • David Cullen, Director - Regulation and Policy, ITS Technology Group
To find out more visit www.totaltele.com/connectedbritain

Other confirmed sponsors for 2017 include: Huber+Suhner, OpticReach, Ordnance Survey, CityFibre and Surf Telecoms.

Connected Britain will be held at the Grange St Pauls, London on the 14-15 June 2017


7 Top stories to start your telecom week

These stories were popular last week, so did you read the?

LTE hits puberty 

Some late bloomers have launched high-speed mobile services in unlikely places, while other markets gear up for 4G growth spurts.

World Communication Awards 2015 shortlist announced

FreedomPop brings free mobile service to UK
U.S.-based MVNO hopes value-added services, participation in market research will make its service pay.

BT to extend ultrafast broadband to 10m premises by 2020
U.K. incumbent's CEO reiterates broadband coverage commitments; Openreach updates charter amid regulatory scrutiny.

UK regulator trebles mobile licence fees to almost £200m
After years of analysis, Ofcom says new figures reflect real market value of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum.

Xiaomi launches Chinese MVNO
Device maker's new Mi Mobile service uses China Telecom, Unicom networks.

Telenor drops Uninor brand in India
Norwegian operator targets India's unconnected population, reaffirming its position as a value player.

COPPERING UP - The G.fast issue...

In the March 2015 issue of Total Telecom+ we talk copper ahead of the Total Telecom Gigabit Copper conference on the 25 March in Munich.

Technology - Operators are keen to get the most out of their copper before investing heavily in FTTH

Business - Fibre uptake is accelerating in Europe but the continent still needs to up its game.

Geography - Italy can it catch up on high-speed broadband?

Event: Come to Gigabit Copper to discover the G.fast opportunity - operators register for limited free places.

Download the new issue as a  PDF version

Or get the tablet edition

Make G.fast a reality with Sckipio, BT and the Broadband Forum

Gigabit Copper Speakers
You’ve read the news of how Sckipio have demonstrated revolutionary speeds over copper, using G.fast. You have seen how BT have shared plans to deploy G.fast technology in trial locations, and you know something about the standards work conducted by the ITU – but you want to know more. 

Total Telecom have brought together the experts from Sckipio, BT, and the ITU, together with the Broadband Forum, Swisscom, ADTRAN, Point Topic and more to deliver Gigabit Copper – an insightful one-day conference examining how you can capitalise on your existing copper infrastructure to deliver superfast broadband in a fast and cost efficient manner. 

Join us in Munich on the 25 March to engage with your peers and explore the options for you to go to market with a compelling proposition. 

Book by Friday 13 February 2015 to benefit from the best price, visit 
http://www.totaltele.com/copper 

Featured speakers
> David Baum: CEO and Co-Founder, Sckipio. Previously co-founder of CopperGate communications 
> Robin Mersh: Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Forum. 18+ years experience including C&W and BT 
>Werner Heinrich: Director Product Management EMEA & APAC at Adtran. Previous experience at Huawei 
> Trevor Linney: Head of Access Network Research at BT 

Improve your knowledge of G.fast and other copper extension technologies by joining expert speakers and your peers at Gigabit Copper http://www.totaltele.com/copper

9 Telecom #News Stories You Should Have Read

Last week on Total Telecom demonstrated clearly just how diverse the telecom landscape has become. On one hand we see NTT DoCoMo announcing a partnership with no fewer than 6 vendors to explore 5G, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Pakistan and Iraq are talking about 3G launches. In Austalia, NBN is talking about rural broadband, whilst UK incumbent BT is tantalising with talk of mobile deals. Check out the nine big stories that made the headlines....

European telcos struggling to do the math(s)  
DoCoMo to start 5G tech trials with six vendors 
BT's sport strategy pays dividends as consumer business booms  
BT mends broken hearts with new security push  
Telenor Pakistan gets new CEO ahead of 3G launch
NBN Co needs another A$1.7bn for rural rollout  
O2 extends network deal with BT  
Etisalat's Maroc Telecom deal to close next week  
Iraq gives telcos go-ahead for 3G
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Innovation and Announcements - Mobile Broadband Stories from the MBB Forum

Total Telecom worked with Huawei Technologies to provide exclusive coverage of the Global Mobile Broadband Forum last week. The video's are now available, including Zain and EE LTE-A annoucements, plus thought leaders from the likes of the BBC, YouTube and GSMA.

Here you can watch Matthew Postgate of the BBC talk about BBC iPlayer, but you can also view the entire playlist on YouTube


Other videos include:

  • Leveraging MBB for TV experience: Matthew Postgate, Controller, BBC Research & Development
  • EE aims to stay top:  Fotis Karonis, CTO at EE
  • Opening the Way for MBB Success: David Wang, President of Huawei’s Wireless Network Business Unit
  • 5G: A Technology Vision: Tong Wen, Huawei
  • Tele2 Finds the Perfect Match: Tele2 Group CTIO Joachim Horn
  • Opportunity meets preparation: Nizar Zalila, Head of Converged Data, Telefonica
  • Marketing telco services: Mark Kaplan, Founder, White Label Partners
  • Collaboration for better experience: Francisco Varela, Global Director Platform Partnerships, YouTube
  • Zain Kuwait LTE steps up: Almar Al-Omar, CEO of Zain Kuwait
If you want to talk to Total Telecom about covering your event, email sales@totaltele.com 

Headlines: 7 #Telecom Stories You Shouldn't Miss


Here's the headlines popular last week on Total Telecom:

Samsung dominates device space in 2012, ZTE's share slips
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479011&mail=939

Bidding begins in UK LTE auction
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478939

Portuguese telecoms merger gets green light from directors
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478919

Telecoms operators must invest in broadband infrastructure - Kroes
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478938

Nokia swings to profit in Q4, but concerns remain
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478983

Cisco offers $475 million for mobile network manager
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478952

Lenovo eyes possible RIM acquisition
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478994

Total Telecom most read headlines #news


* UK upper house attacks broadband plan, claims government lacks strategy

* Telecom Italia starts to stem decline in Italy

* Huawei responds to US hackers

* Telecom Italia won't lose control of network - CEO

* Everything Everywhere to get MVNOs up and running in 10 minutes


UK upper house attacks broadband plan, claims government lacks strategy
House of Lords calls for nationwide network of open access fibre hubs to narrow digital divide; analysts sceptical.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=475352

Telecom Italia starts to stem decline in Italy
Incumbent operator reports 1.7% increase in group revenue during first half of 2012.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=475426

Huawei responds to US hackers
Chinese firm defends itself against accusations its routers are not secure.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=475369

Telecom Italia won't lose control of network - CEO
Incumbent operator reportedly in talks with state-owned lender over funding for network improvements.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=475416

Everything Everywhere to get MVNOs up and running in 10 minutes
U.K. mobile operator strikes MVNA deal with Viacloud subsidiary Atmovia.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=475398

All-a-Twitter

Milton Keynes Plastic Cows
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It's been a week of Tweets for @totaltelecom with presence at two events that ended up feeding off each other - even though they were for different audiences and in different countries.

We were delighted to work with ETNO (@etnoassociation) to organise our first ever Regulatory Summit in Brussels on the 30 May. We saw a packed conference room listening to some fantastic speakers including Georg Serentschy of BEREC and Anthony Whelan, the Head of Vice-President Kroes Cabinet.

But what was most notable was the twitter activity. We promoted the hashtag #RegSummit and saw a constant stream of tweets throughout the day.

At the same time, in the somewhat less glamorous surroundings of Milton Keynes similarly furious tweeting surrounded #NextGen12. Again a good line up of speakers including Broadband Development UK, a slightly embattled representative of BT and the charismatic Mark Kellett of Magnet.

Although not connected there was a twitter clash around the hot topic of investing in fibre - subject of a keynote at our Brussels event from Gregor Langus of Charles River Associates.

So twitter rules when it comes to regulation. It will be interesting to see if this still holds true when Neelie Kroes joins ETNO next Monday to create a Twitter Storm - follow the hastag or put a question with #ETNOKroes

Missed out on the ETNO / Total Telecom Regulatory Summit? Next event from us will be Wireless World in London on the 12 & 13 June - find out more.

Register for Free: #LTE Breakfast

There are a few places remaining for next week's #LTE Opportunities Breakfast Briefing, hosted by Total Telecom and sponsored by iBasis and UK Broadband. The event is FREE of charge for telecom operators and service providers, who can register online at www.totaltele.com/breakfast

Already attending....
We all ready have a great line-up of speakers and participants, so why not register to attend and join in the discussions around:

  • what is true 4G and how do we get there
  • where do Small Cells fit in the LTE picture
  • spectrum allocations and re-allocations

These events have proved a fantastic forum for focused discussion and networking with peers who share common interests with you. Previous participants have given great feedback, including Colin l’Anson of Hewlett-Packard who said “Good conference, smart format. Well worth the time spent.” So don't take our word for it, register today and come along!

14 March 2012 
8:30 - 11:30am
76 Portland Place, London


Contact: breakfast@totaltele.com

CommunicAsia & ACA 2012

The second annual Asia Communication Awards #ACA2012 will take place in Singapore during CommunicAsia 2012.

Rupert Owen, International Director of CommunicAsia spoke to Brian Dolby about how they see the ACA as adding value the annual telecoms gathering in Singapore, as well as about other development this year, including more national and technology pavilions.



Entries for the 2012 Asia Communication Awards must be received by 16 March 2012. Find out more on the website www.asiacommsawards.com

Top 10 #Telecom Downloads of 2011

We all love rankings, don't we, so it seemed a good idea to end 2011 with another, this time the Top Telecom Downloads of 2011.

Downloads with Total Telecom mean white papers and other special reports and documents that we've hosted for you to download from our website, providing a wealth of valuable information, so there are bound to be some here that you would benefit from. The list below are the Top 10 most popular downloads of 2011:


  1. Global 100 Operators 2011 (annual report from Total Telecom)
  2. Global 100 Operators 2010 (annual report from Total Telecom)
  3. Beyond MPLS: Enabling Cloud-Ready Networks (White Paper from Ipanema Technologies)
  4. Carrier Ethernet Basics (White Paper from EXFO)
  5. Telecoms Reinvention: Death Of The Traditional Telco (White Paper from ATG)
  6. Smart Mobile Networks, Not Dumb Pipes (Customer Magazine from Tellabs)
  7. Five myths of cloud computing (White Paper from HP)
  8. Seizing The Opportunity In Mobile Broadband (White Paper from Acision)
  9. Next-Gen PON: Sardana merges metro & access networks (Customer Magazine from Tellabs)
  10. Best Practice to Stay Ahead of Communication Industry Standards (White Paper from Progress Software)

This list has been compiled based on the data captured by our Nielsen NetRatings online measurement tool, a fantastic analytical tool, that not only tells us who read what, but is also audited by the BPA, meaning you don't have to take our word for it (we're the only website in the telco sector to do this).

So does the list throw up any surprises? Probably not. Any cheating? No, not unless you count the omission of our media pack from the list - wow a lot of people like reading what we're planning!

Why not check out other White Papers yourself by visiting http://www.totaltele.com/whitepapers or speak to us about hosting your own.



#Ofcom has it covered

This weeks inaugural Total #Telecom World conference has clearly demonstrated an industry need for a conference dedicated to the future of the telecom industry.

No where is this clearer than by looking at the amount of press coverage generated by Ofcom's Ed Richards. The keynote on Day 2 left rather hastily having slipped Total Telecom World into a crammed diary but has been widely quoted in the tech press, including the esteemed publications listed below. If you've spotted more coverage of Total Telecom World, do let us know...


  • ZDNet - Ofcom: Level playing field needed for rural broadband
  • The Register - Ofcom boss warns of low interest in 'superfast' broadband
  • eWeek europe - Ofcom Boss Queries Need For Superfast Broadband
  • think broadband - Ofcom boss shares UK regulators approach with telecom industries 
  • BroadbandExpert - Ofcom Chief Talks Broadband at Total Telecom World
  • ISPreview - Ofcom UK Warns of Competition Concerns with Low Superfast Broadband Uptake
  • HARDWARE (The register) - Ofcom boss warns of low interest in 'superfast' broadband
  • ИКС (Russia) - Ofcom chief backs WDM as future of fibre competition
  • ITProPortal - Ofcom: Equal Participation by Telecom Operators in Rural Broadband Needed
  • uSwitch.com - teenagers driving superfast broadband take-up
  • PCPro - Ofcom chief: only families with teenagers want fibre

It's a wrap! Awards and Conference complete



The 13th annual World Communication Awards and first ever Total Telecom World conference are over for another year, so time to take a deep breath and relax. No chance, it's time to start working on Total Telecom Wireless World for June 2012!


Eighteen categories were awarded, with the highlights being the emergence of UPC Austria as the winner in two categories, Team of the Year and Best Customer Care, and the naming of Randall L. Stephenson of AT&T as CEO of the Year. Randall unfortunately was unable to make the awards, but did send us personal video message.

There is great press coverage of the awards this year, in particular the BBC were very quick off the mark to cover BT's win of Project of the Year for Superfast Cornwall.




Almost 500 people attended this years awards dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane where Andrew Neil demonstrated just what makes him such a popular commentator and presenter with his unique blend of topical, humourous, and the slightly cutting - especially if you happen to work for Orange.  You can view all the winners and highly commended companies on the website at www.worldcommsawards.com 


Many of those who attended the awards also participated in the inaugural Total Telecom World conference where they were moved and inspired by Karim Khoja's story of telecoms in Afghanistan, as well as getting great insight from Ed Richards, CEO of Ofcom and the opportunity to hear first hand from Nigel Stagg, the new CEO of BT Wholesale in his first conference presentation.


Panel discussions in particular were lively with candid views expressed by the likes of Jeremy Boardman of Rothschild (Any new UK fibre investors would be 'certifiable'), whilst David Haigh of Brand Finance was described by one participant as making the other panellists 'squirm'!


An eventful two days, when all's said and done...

The World According to Ed: #Ofcom CEO Speaks

In an increasingly complex telecom landscape, regulators are becoming ever more powerful. So we are delighted to have Ed Richards, the CEO of Ofcom, as a keynote speaker at next weeks Total Telecom World conference in London.

This is a rare opportunity to hear Ofcom's view on:

  • Their long-term vision for competition and investment?
  • What do the models of competition and investment look like in the superfast broadband world?
  • Recent developments and the challenges for industry and the regulator in next generation access
Coinciding with the 13th annual World Communication Awards, Total Telecom World is a fantastic opportunity to understand the future direction for the global communications industry and your role in it's development. To make sure you don't miss out, register today at www.totaltele.com/world