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• Former Phones 4u exec launches no frills phone site unshackled.com

  23-05-2016 18:21
  
  UK startup mobile phone etailer unshackled.com has been launched by the same people that brought you Phones 4u, with the stated aim of offering more control to the consumer.
  The CEO of unshackled.com is John Whittle, a veteran of former high street phone retailer Phones 4u, who was Chief Commercial Officer when it collapsed in 2014 following the breakdown of its business relationships with Vodafone and EE. It’s understood that the founder of Phones 4u, John Caudwell, who sold the business
  
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• Manx Telecom and Globalstar team up over combined cellular satellite network

  23-05-2016 17:19
  
  Isle of Man based operator Manx Telecom is teaming up with satellite comms provider Globalstar to develop what it claims will be the world’s first service to switch between multiple cellular and a direct-to-user mobile satellite network.
  Manx already offers a multiple-operator service called Chameleon, a B2B offering designed for professionals has have to ensure they always have a mobile connection such as rural emergency services. This partnership with Globalstar Europe Satellite to devel
  
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• Aligning Business & Operational Transformation: Enabling the Network to Participate in the API Economy

  23-05-2016 16:55
  
  As the digital services economy – also known as the application programming interface (API) economy – gains momentum, companies in every industry are focusing on joining it.
  Leading players want to establish digital platforms, the linchpins and marketplaces for API economy value chains, to rival those of the successful webscale players.
  As key connectors of such value chains, communications service providers (CSPs) have an excellent opportunity to influence the API economy and exploi
  
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• Why security and fraud management teams must cooperate to fight fraud

  23-05-2016 16:19
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Carlos Marques, Head of Product Marketing at WeDo Technologies, discusses the ideal combination of measures and strategies for combatting fraud over mobile networks.
  In today’s digital world, the safety of our data is in sharp focus.  During the past year alone, high profile security breaches at businesses like Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk have dom
  
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• Ericsson developing Emergency Wallet for humanitarian mobile financial services

  23-05-2016 13:02
  
  Swedish networking giant Ericsson has announced the development of a new platform designed to deliver financial services via mobile devices at times of humanitarian crisis.
  The Ericsson Emergency Wallet, which is co-funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was unveiled that the World Humanitarian Summit and will enable the distribution and use of digital funds by relief workers and affected people and hopes to address issues such as safety, expense and traceability that are associated wi
  
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• Google announces smart denim jacket and modular smartphone progress

  23-05-2016 12:13
  
  On the concluding day of its big developer conference Google looked to emerging devices technology in the form of a wearables partnership with Levi’s and its own Project Ara modular smartphone.
  Wearables have been expected to be the next big thing in the devices world for a few years but, as the relatively muted reception received by Apple’s Watch indicates, the mass market has yet to be convince it needs wearables on top of all the other smart devices it already has.
  If they’r
  
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• Satellite Internet one of only seven initial suppliers approved under new “best value” internet subsidy scheme

  23-05-2016 11:16
  
  Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) Broadband Voucher programme targets properties with speeds of less than 2Mbps 23 May 2016. Satellite Internet, a specialist satellite Internet Service Provider (ISP), announced its participation in a new regional Broadband Voucher scheme which offers eligible applicants the option to get connected to a fast and robust internet service delivered over satellite at no set-up cost to the applicant whatsoever. The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme aims
  
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• ASC Meets Evidence-Proof Recording and Archiving Required by MiFID II

  23-05-2016 10:12
  
  neo recording suite provides work council access rights, fail-safe reliability and encryptionHoesbach/Germany, May 23, 2016 – ASC Technologies today announced its neo recording suite will help to meet the needs of global financial institutions participating in EU member states under MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive). A new section of MiFID II requires complete and secure documentation and storage of customer consultations, whether by phone, chat, email or in person.The
  
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• Vimpelcom, Hutch in Italy asset sale talks with Sky, Iliad

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  Companies reportedly seeking to facilitate new mobile player in bid to win EU support for 3 Italia/Wind deal.
  
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• Telefonica brings in banks for Telxius IPO

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  Report claims Spanish incumbent to float infrastructure unit in July in bid to cut debt.
  
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• RCom again extends Aircel deal talks

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  Indian operator talks up substantial progress as deadline is pushed back to 22 June.
  
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• Nigeria set to award spectrum to one bidder

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  Unnamed firm will pay US$96 million for 30 MHz of 2.6-GHz frequencies.
  
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• MTN cagey on Nigeria fine talks

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  Talks between telco and government reportedly stall, pending outcome of investigation.
  
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• Globe Telecom tackles bandwidth constraints with TV white spaces

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  Philippines operator undertakes pilot project in island provinces of Bohol and Cebu, calls for more 700-MHz spectrum to be made available.
  
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