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• The business case for network automation

  19-05-2016 18:23
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Colin Evans, Senior Director EMEA Centre-of-Excellence, Juniper Networks looks at the definition, implications and best practice of digital transformation.
  I’m often asked about digital transformation and what it means. While there are many ways to define it, there is one universal truth – that many organisations are having to react to change and inn
  
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• ARM acquires video processor company Apical, announces 10nm breakthrough

  19-05-2016 17:50
  
  UK mobile chip designer ARM has acquired Apical, another UK company that specialises in designing embedded video processors, to enhance its image processing capability.
  The $350 million acquisition is being positioned by ARM as a boost to its ecosystem’s growth into new markets such as connected vehicles, robotics, smart cities, security systems, industrial/retail applications and IoT in general.
  “Computer vision is in the early stages of development and the world of devices powered
  
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• Post Office pulls plug on MVNO after a year

  19-05-2016 17:25
  
  The Post Office has swiftly called time on its MVNO ambitions in the UK, claiming mobile didn’t possess enough commercial potential to be sustainable going forward.
  Post Office Mobile will be closing after a trial involving distribution of SIM cards via its website and in just 263 of its 11,600 stores nationwide. According to a statement from the Post Office, it will stop selling to new mobile customers with immediate effect and is contacting existing customer
  
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• New tyntec-Ovum Customer Engagement Survey Finds Brands Are Failing to Meet Mobile Communication Expectations

  19-05-2016 16:24
  
  Consumer Demand for Quick Resolution Presents New Use Cases for SMS and OTT Chat Apps; 45% of Consumers Identify E-Commerce Service Providers as Most Effective Vertical at MobileMUNICH, SAN FRANCISCO – MAY 19, 2016 – tyntec, a telecom-web convergence company, today issued the results of its survey conducted in partnership with Ovum, which uncovers new trends in how consumers utilize various communication channels to interact with customer service agents and opportunities for enterpri
  
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• GfK says global smartphone market is still growing

  19-05-2016 13:17
  
  Market tracker GfK, which derives its data from point-of-sale terminals, reckons the smartphone market grew by 6% in Q1 2016.
  This conclusion is in stark contrast to analyst firm Strategy Analytics, which derives its data from vendor shipment numbers, and which concluded the market declined by three percent annually in the first quarter of this year. According to GfK many regions did decline, but growth was maintained largely by China, which sold 19% more smartphones in Q1 2016 than in the year-
  
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• SpeedCast wins new contract in the Middle East from major oilfield service provider

  19-05-2016 12:45
  
  SpeedCast expands oilfield service provider network connections to multiple sites in UAE and Oman Dubai, UAE, 19th May 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide one of the most prestigious global oilfield service companies in the world (‘Customer’) with a fully managed network service for ten sites in the UAE and Oman, as an expansion...Sourc
  
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• Google takes aim at other tech giants with multiple product launches

  19-05-2016 12:38
  
  Google I/O, the internet giant’s annual developer conference, commenced with several announcements that appeared designed to take on major competitors at their own game.
  There was no single highlight but the underlying theme was diversification, as Google rolled the dice in several areas in which competing tech juggernauts currently have a superior presence.
  The launch with arguably the greatest long-term significance was Google Assistant, a voice-driven platform for interacting with searc
  
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• Orange backs LoRa for IoT by joining Alliance board

  19-05-2016 11:29
  
  Orange has officially joined the LoRa alliance in a bid to drive the growth of the low power WAN protocol.
  Having previously selected LoRa as its platform for a nationwide IoT roll out, Orange has committed to the organisation’s community by joining as a board member. Fellow French operator Bouygues is also an active participant on the board, as are IBM, Cisco and Bosch, as some of the most notable participants.
  A number of global operators are adopting LoRa as its default low power WAN ch
  
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• Reliance Jio on cusp of long-term iPhone deal

  19-05-2016 02:00
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly gives the nod to supplying smartphones to Indian operator.
  
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• Post Office Mobile to close on lack of funding

  19-05-2016 02:00
  
  U.K. MVNO will cease operating in August, just over a year after it launched.
  
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• Orange joins LoRa Alliance

  19-05-2016 02:00
  
  French incumbent becomes latest telco to back open IoT standard.
  
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• Google wants to answer back to that voice inside your head

  19-05-2016 02:00
  
  Search giant wants to make its new 'conversational' digital assistant as pervasive as possible.
  
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• Cyta dismisses rumours of Greek sale

  19-05-2016 02:00
  
  Cyprus incumbent says it is committed to Cyta Hellas, plans launch of new products and services.
  
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• Charter mega-deal closes, rebranding on the cards

  19-05-2016 02:00
  
  Merged entity serves 25 million customers in 41 U.S. states.
  
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