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Microsoft to acquire Metaswitch Networks, bolstering Azure telecommunications efforts

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Microsoft inked a 5G partnership with AT&T last year and made a similar acquisition earlier this year, acquiring Affirmed Networks , a Boston-area startup that sells virtualized network software to mobile operators.

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Top tips to improve your virtual meetings

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Poor audio quality can be a large inconvenience during virtual meetings, especially when everyone is remote working. Pixelated screens, latency, and choppy audio that come with low bandwidth are some potential dangers in virtual meetings. Connectivity and audio quality are monitored on fixed-line, SIP, or mobile networks, globally.

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T-Mobile Just Made Some Big 5G Promises

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T-Mobile laid out some bold plans regarding the expansion of its 5G network during a virtual event with analysts today. Read more.

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How opportunities are unfolding for telcos in the healthcare space

TM Forum

During the initial 5G hype we heard many examples of the potential opportunity for telecommunications providers in the healthcare space. This was the aim of the Mobile Europe virtual conference, 5G Healthcare Panel, hosted by Darius Singh, STL Partners. Connectivity Solution. However, they do not have exclusivity here.

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HP Launches OpenNFV to Speed Deployment of New Services

Data Center Knowledge

At the Mobile World Congress event underway this week in Barcelona, HP (HPQ) introduced OpenNFV, a telecom-focused Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) program to help launch new services faster, easier and with less expense through the virtualization of telecommunications core networks and.

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Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more

GeekWire

. — Wireless charging technology company Ossia announced that former T-Mobile executive Michael Morgan and former Ossia Chief Strategy Officer Preston Woo will join the startup’s board effective this month. He also led T-Mobile’s financial services subsidiaries. He was most recently SVP and chief accounting officer.

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T-Mobile Lied to Get Its Sprint Merger Approved, California Overseer Says

Gizmodo

T-Mobile lied, at the expense of low-income prepaid phone subscribers, in order to get its $26.5 Last Friday, in a ruling reported by Ars Technica, the CPUC ruled that T-Mobile may face sanctions for misleadingly… Read more. billion acquisition of Sprint approved, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has alleged.

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