Telecoms.com Weekly #26
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The Telecoms.com Podcast: 6G, investment and RAN
The pod is delighted to welcome back former Chief Network Architect at BT Neil McRae, who starts by telling us about his new job. They move on to talk about 6G, with Scott and Iain having recently attended a conference on the matter, then get a report from Neil on a UK telecoms investment initiative he is part of, and conclude by trying to unravel the intricacies of the latest innovations in the Radio Access Network and why, if at all, we should care.
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Della Valle becomes Vodafone CEO ahead of likely M&A spree
UK-based operator group Vodafone has appointed Margherita Della Valle (pictured) as its new permanent CEO, some five months after she took on the role on an interim basis.
The telecoms industry needs to break out of the rut set by 3G hype
At a recent 6G conference, the need to even have another specified generation of mobile technology was called into question.
The event was run by telecoms news site 6G World and hosted by the University of Surrey, at its 6G Innovation Centre, with the theme being ‘beyond the hype’. While it’s a tad premature to talk of 6G hype at this early stage in the cycle, when 5G is still struggling to find its feet, it was a laudable aim, especially for an organisation that has hitched its wagon to the 6G train.
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Ericsson combats silicon lock-in with AMD deal
Swedish kit maker Ericsson will develop Open RAN solutions that run on AMD processors as well as Intel ones.
With the telecoms industry pursuing software-based, vendor-agnostic network architecture, more attention than ever is being paid to the underlying silicon – not only its performance, but who makes it.?
UK tackles big tech with digital markets bill
The UK government on Tuesday introduced its digital markets bill, a move designed to improve competition and protect consumers.
Essentially, the bill constitutes Westminster’s latest attempt to crack down on the big technology companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook and so forth – and give a leg up to smaller potential competitors. As well as helping to address market dominance, it seeks to tackle fraud and subscription traps.
TAWAL pays €1.2 billion to break into European tower space
United Group has brokered a €1.2 billion deal to sell a portfolio of telecoms towers across Eastern Europe to Saudi Arabia’s TAWAL.