7 Top stories to start your telecom week

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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.

18 Big Mobile Stories plus New opportunities in the mobile market - Total Telecom+

Post MWC, this months Total Telecom+ focuses on the new opportunities for the mobile market. You can download the issue as a PDF and it will shortly be available for your iPad or Android device via the App

In this issue:

> the mobile timeline - 18 big stories in the mobile space
> MVNO's - is it getting tougher to be an MVNO?
> The opportunities of the enterprise small cells market
> China's race for 4G customers

Plus contributed content including:
> SDN Savings - the findings of a survey of Total Telecom readers
> T Phone suggests new path for comms platforms
> Growing your own talent
> Tellabs Insight magazine

Download the PDF edition at http://goo.gl/9D0vNU

Speaking of mobile innovation.....
Find out more about the 2nd annual Total Telecom IPX Summit - visit www.totaltele.com/ipxsummit 

12 Leading Telco CEO's Named #WCA13

The CEO of the Year shortlist has been compiled for this years World Communication Awards and brings together 12 of the most influential names in global telecoms. One of them will be named CEO of the Year at the awards dinner on the 3 December 2013, the winner determined by your votes.

Those making the list have been compiled through nomination from the industry and the careful deliberations of WCA judges and Total Telecom editors, so here's the list and a recent editorial reference:

• AT&T - Randall L. Stephenson. The winner in 2011 leads the worlds largest telco by revenue, amongst the success stories this year we covered the ACQUISITION of Leap Wireless
• EE - Olaf Swantee. The story at EE has been one of the UK's first 4G network, and despite some doubters, it looks like Oalf has lead them to meet or beat target for LTE SUBSCRIBERS.
• Globe Telecom, Inc. - Ernest L. Cu. The Philippines might be a long way from London, but Globe seeks to serve it's customers on a global basis and in July announced the launch of an MVNO
• Gulf Bridge International - Ahmed Mekky. This Middle East companies FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTIVITY is enabling some exciting new partnerships, opening up markets such as Iraq.
• Ooredoo - Dr. Nasser Marafih. This years rebrand no doubt helped the Qatari telco push PROFITS up 44%
• SK Telecom - Sung Min Ha. The South Korean operator has achieved great success with LTE-A and LTE ROLLOUT and told Total Telecom all about their plans and strategy. 
• Smart Communications, Inc. - Napoleon L. Nazareno. More activity from the Philippines, this time with a massive FIBRE ROLLOUT delivered 6-months ahead of schedule.    
• Softbank - Masayoshi Son. Rarely out of the news this year, one of the highlights from Softbank was a doubling of quarterly NET PROFIT
• Telekom Austria - Hannes Ametsreiter. Calls for a truly SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET have abounded this year with Hannes being one of the loudest
• Telenor - Jon Fredrik Baksaas. More strong PROFIT PERFORMANCE with the Norwegian operator seeing strength from the East
• Verizon - Lowell C. McAdam. Verizon outperformed the competition and deliver OUTSTANDING SUBSCRIBER GROWTH of 941,000 postpaid subscribers
• Vodafone - Vittorio Colao. And last but not least, last years winner has delivered another strong performance. We will wait to see what develops after they launch their 4G offering in the UK

12 outstanding CEO's, but only one can be named CEO of the Year - it's in your hands. VOTE NOW

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

Paving the Way #DisruptionEruption

What happens when an OTT player diversifies? Someone goes Over the Top. In this case literally. Much has been made of Google's fibre project in Kansas City, but now one budding entrepreneur is looking to utilise the much vaunted new network to enable embed sensors in pavement slabs to capture data about potentially hazardous roadway conditions, such as cracks, potholes and traffic jams. The WSJ carried the story of  Integrated Roadways LLC.

Also spotted this week (via engadget),  the US MVNO Ting - famed for it's aggressive flexible price plans has done a deal to offer users the Samsung Galaxy SIII. That's sure to give traditional players some-Ting to think about!

These and other disruptive and innovative ideas are just the type of story we want you to hear about at Total Telecom World.

A more balanced view of mobile issues #TTWW12

Total Telecom Wireless World is less than three weeks away and is not to be missed if you want a more balanced view of the key issues that are changing the industry forever. In one corner we bring together the true disrupters, Google leading the pack of OTT players, whilst in the other we have the traditional telcos who are reinventing the way mobile business is done.

Book your seat at Wireless World by the 25 May and save £75 on your ticket.

TEN THINGS YOU WILL LEARN:

1. What did China Telecom learn launching an MVNO 
2. Who is tomorrows consumer - Googles View
3. How does the Internet of Things impact operators
4. How will networks evolve in the future
5. What services will drive the mass market take up of 4G?
6. How can operators capitalise on mobile video
7. Where are the emerging market opportunities
8. How is (BYOD) changing the relationship with the user
9. How can businesses offset increasing complexity in IT
10. Which wireless technologies are going to win

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Available on iPad - but don't tell anyone

You can read the March issue of Total Telecom+ on your iPad other tablet or most #Smartphones, but on second thoughts you'd better not.

Post Barcelona, editor Mary Lennighan examines who is going to pay for the network that supports the latest devices that were the talk of the town at Mobile World Congress.

Elsewhere in this issue we look at the growing market for MVNO's as China Telecom follow the lead of Turkcell, launching an MVNO geared at ex-pats, whilst Alun Lewis looks at how some companies are starting to take the plunge with Cloud based unified communications.

As ever, you can read this months Total Telecom+ for free in multiple formats, including:
> Online digital viewer
> Simple PDF download
> Tablet edition