The 6 most innovative companies making the most of G.fast technology

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G.fast has the green light but are you making the most of it?

In December the International Telecommunications Union ratified G.fast and certification is rumoured to be scheduled for the autumn. But is the telecoms community moving fast enough to take advantage of this technology?
Here are just some of the most innovative companies utilising G.fast technology.

Sckipio Technologies
The Israeli start-up founded to focus on G.fast technology is the current leader in this field. They have been working with many ODMs and service providers to accelerate the growing demand for G.fast technology.
And at International CES 2015, Sckipio demonstrated the first demo of ultra high definition television using G.fast technology over a G.fast broadband network.

ADTRAN
With the launching of its G.fast product by the second quarter of 2015 ADTRAN is taking G.fast from concept to reality. ADTRAN and G.fast are particularly active in Europe due to the difficulty of deploying all-fibre networks in part of Europe and telcos in the region are incredibly eager to utilise the technology and ADTRAN are making the most of the demand.

Broadcom
Broadcom have revealed a G.fast chipset family and G.fast capabilities for its gateway system on a chip. Providing the highest density approach for end-to-end G.fast equipment design.
As one of the first vendors to launch G.fast deployments, Broadcom has already made some vital ground in this relatively unknown market.

Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent’s ultra-broadband G.fast solution is set to become available early this year and will allow operators to provide their subscribers with much faster internet services. This means that operators can get fibre-like speeds over copper and rolled out to as many people as possible.
Alcatel-Lucent continue to push the boundaries further, as their Bell Labs has most recently demonstrated the capabilities of XG-FAST, extending the possibilities of copper even further.

Huawei and BT
One of the biggest waves in G.fast technology came when Huawei and BT trialled G.fast in a UK residential community. Whilst the trial encountered difficulties, there is no doubt that it accelerated the commercialisation of G.fast and brought us to where we are now.

These are just some of the key innovators utilising G.fast technology and these innovations will be discussed at Gigabit Copper conference 25th March, Sheraton Munich Arabellapark, Munich. The place where we can explore a variety of DSL technologies, provide a platform to understand the most appropriate places for roll out and discuss the future business model once G.fast has been deployed.

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7 Most Important Stories from Yesterday at Mobile World Congress #MWC14

The Total Telecom team are still producing our news service from Barcelona. Here's the 7 most important stories from yesterday.

• Strength in numbers as Telecom Italia joins M2M group
• TeliaSonera CEO calls on telcos to fight back
• Ericsson awarded a big chunk of Vodafone's Project Spring
• ZTE replaces Alcatel-Lucent in E-Plus network management deal
• Europe needs risk takers, says NSN
• Facebook's WhatsApp buy is a $19bn way of reconnecting with youth
• SK Telecom eyes 2015 for three-band carrier aggregation launch

Ben Now & Then

As Alcatel-Lucent posts a €1.37 billion net loss in Q4, chief executive Ben Verwaayen steps down (Read the article).


Yet just 9 months ago the industry named him CEO of the Year at the prestigious World Vendor Awards, you can see what he said back then in the video below.



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Profits, People and Patents - another week in #telecom

Here's seven stories from last week that have been popular on www.totaltele.com

RIM renamed as BlackBerry 10 launches
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479126

French govt, private equity firms make offer for Alcatel Lucent patents
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479164

Apple iOS upgrade extends LTE support to 36 more operators
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479086

North America boosts Ericsson sales
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479127

Telenor gives restrictive business mobile contracts the bird
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479048

TeliaSonera CEO quits
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479169

PowerWave prepares to fight for cash in bankruptcy
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479133

For a round-up of the weeks big news, check out the Friday Review: Oh-no, will Sprint be Softbank's Yoko?
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=479172

8 Most Read Stories From Last Week

Here's the most read stories on Total Telecom from a very snowy London...

Facebook quietly rolls out free VoIP
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478858

Alcatel-Lucent gets $1 billion Reliance Communications contract
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478802

Rural UK community has whip-round for BT fibre
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478799

Telecom Italia to adopt single rate for calls to landlines, mobiles
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478805

Facebook's Graph Search is not a Web search engine
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478800

Friday Review: Caught with your pants down
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478859

Orange seeks to broaden its Horizons
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478831

AT&T to record $10 billion pension charge in Q4
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=478850

1 billion reasons why network management matters #TTNMS

US$1 billion, it's a huge amount of money, but that's the value of the contract +Alcatel-Lucent have just signed with Reliance Communications to outsource network management for both its wireless and fixed-line operations - Read the story on Total Telecom

As part of the deal, Alcatel-Lucent become the new employer for 4,000 people as Reliance seek to provide better service to 130 million subscribers by following the path of outsourced network management, also followed by local rivals Bharti Airtel.

With these kind of sums at stake, it's no surprise that recent Total Telecom research shows network management is a huge and growing issue for the telecom industry, although interestingly network outsourcing is specifically is viewed with mixed feelings by operators with an almost even split between those who already view it as a major issue, those who think it will be an issue in the future, as illustrated in the accompanying chart.

To find out more insight into Network Management, download our research summary.

Telecom Headlines: Tuesday 11 Sept

> Alcatel-Lucent shakes-up management in bid to play to its strengths
> Nokia in talks for exclusive UK launch partner
> Companies awakening to tax benefit, risk in cloud computing - KPMG
> Ericsson bags backhaul contract from M1
> UK govt to speed NGN rollout by sidestepping planning rules

Paul Tufano - Alc-Lu

Alcatel-Lucent shakes-up management in bid to play to its strengths
Paul Tufano takes on COO role as equipment maker makes changes to enable it to save €1.25 billion by the end of 2013.
http://goo.gl/vnbaz

Nokia in talks for exclusive UK launch partner
Finnish vendor has held discussions with Everything Everywhere, possibly about LTE device launch, FT reports.
http://goo.gl/jgfON

Companies awakening to tax benefit, risk in cloud computing - KPMG
KPMG survey shows tax executives at U.S. companies see impact of cloud on tax bill as biggest challenge.
http://goo.gl/M34zV

Ericsson bags backhaul contract from M1
Swedish vendor to supply optical, microwave transmission equipment to Singaporean telco.
http://goo.gl/6Gnpw

UK govt to speed NGN rollout by sidestepping planning rules
New culture minister accused of 'riding roughshod' over rules protecting residents.
http://goo.gl/qmwx2

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A day of mixed fortunes #WVA2012

It was a day of mixed fortunes for Alcatel-Lucent as shares fell sharply on reports of a wider operating loss but there was brighter news in the evening as UK & Ireland CEO, Lucy Dimes, lifted two trophies at the prestigous World Vendor Awards.

First up came Best Content Solution for their Digital Media Store, to be followed up by one of the highlights of the evening, CEO of the Year for Ben Verwaayen. Ben unfortunately couldn't make it to the dinner (something to do with first quarter results - see above!) but did send an acceptance video which you can watch. You can also read an interview with Ben Verwaayen conducted by ETNODigital on Total Telecom.

Joining Alcatel-Lucent at the World vendor Awards were a raft of other excited winners, including both the biggest in the industry (ZTE, Ericsson, Syniverse etc) and some less well known names such as fonYou, ADTRAN, and Momac. You can discover all the winners by downloading the Magazine of the Night.

Finally, speaking of awards, don't forget that entries are now open for the 2012 World Communication Awards, including the new category of Best Place to Work

World class #vendors to be recognised at #WVA12

Calling all telecom hardware and software companies. Entries for the 2012 World Vendor Awards are now open!

The third annual World Vendor Awards build of the success of 2010 and 2011, recognising excellence and innovation amongst the companies driving forwards the global telecom industry.

For 2012 we have a new look, new venue and most importantly a thoroughly refreshed list of categories, recognising the big issues including cloud, small cells, and revenue assurance.

The World Vendor Awards are a unique proposition, the only awards aimed solely at telecom vendors, recognising their successes and most importantly using the power of Total Telecom to promote this success to a global audience of telecom operators and service providers, the buyers of your equipment and services.

This year we are looking for even more entries, from even more companies, those who think they can do as well or better than Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Comviva, Ciena, and IMIMobile, to name just 5 of last years winners.

Now is the time to get writing, so visit the website www.worldvendorawards.com to view the categories and download the brochure.

And remember, if the successes of telecoms hardware and software companies matter to you, why not talk to us about sponsoring the 2012 awards. You will not only benefit from positioning your company as a leader in the sector, but will benefit from a fantastic marketing campaign that will position your brand to the entire global telecom industry - have a look at last years Winners Brochure to get more of an idea of who has been involved.

Finally, keep up to date with the latest in the vendor community by joining our LinkedIn group, World Class Vendors and if you are Tweeting about the awards, use the hashtag #WVA12