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• When 'smart' apps become smart for real

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How can a smart application recognise and reason about a human's purposeful activities in order to be able to coach in a purposeful way? Click here for more.
  
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• Verizon Settles Dispute with Unions

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A huge strike by Verizon's landline workers has come to a conclusion, with 36,000 staff returning to work later this week. Click here for more.
  
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• UAE to Impose Cap on Mobile Data Charges

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The UAE's telecoms regulator has ordered the country's two mobile networks to impose a cap on mobile data bundles to prevent customers being hit by unexpectedly high bills. Click here for more.
  
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• Tunisie Telecom Offers to Buy Out Minority Shareholders in Maltese Network

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tunisie Telecom is launching an offer to buy the 40% of Malta based Go following an agreement to buy out the main 60% shareholder. Click here for more.
  
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• Telenor Boosts Radio Spectrum Holdings

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Telenor has provisionally won a radio spectrum auction in Pakistan that will let it expand its 3G services. Click here for more.
  
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• Singapore Increases Minimum Coverage Standards for 4G Networks

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Singapore's telecoms regulator has issued new rules covering the minimum coverage allowed for 4G networks. Click here for more.
  
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• San Miguel Sells Telecoms Assets for US$1.5 billion

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Philippines based San Miguel Corp has sold its telecoms assets to the country's two rival operators, Globe Telecom and PLDT for a combined US$1.5 billion. Click here for more.
  
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• PLDT's acquisition of San Miguel's telecoms business is credit negative

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Moody's Investors Service says that Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company's acquisition of San Miguel's telecommunication business is credit negative Click here for more.
  
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• New Challenges as Encryption Eliminates 60% of the Video Optimization Market

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Revelations of Internet spying, and content vendors worried about quality, drive the industry toward end-to-end encryption of data traffic. Click here for more.
  
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• Microsoft Sells Smartphone Patents to China's Xiaomi

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi has signed a deal to put Microsoft software into its handsets. Click here for more.
  
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• Indian Regulator Seeks Addition Powers to Censure Networks

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  India's telecoms regulator is calling for more powers to impose fines on mobile networks who miss its quality of service tests, Click here for more.
  
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• India Tablet Shipments Sluggish In Q1 2016

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Indian tablet market in CY Q1 2016 remained flat over previous quarter with total shipments of 0.86 million units Click here for more.
  
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• In-App Revenues A Quarter Higher than Upfront Payments

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mobile app users spend 24 percent more on in-app transactions than on upfront app payments, according to an online consumer survey by Gartner.Click here for more.
  
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• China Pushes for Phone Registration by Cut-Off Deadline

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chinese authorities have started reminding mobile users that they have to register their phone, or face being disconnected. Click here for more.
  
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• 7 strategies to increase smartphone sales in Africa

  03-06-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Annual smartphone sales in Africa and the Middle East are forecast to grow by a CAGR of 15% to reach 238 million units by 2020. Click here for more.
  
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• ZTE claims NB-IoT and VR firsts

  03-06-2016 17:51
  
  Chinese telco ZTE has laid claim to being the first to demonstrate the verification based on NB-IoT, as well as the first realtime VR service based on pre-5G technology.
  The NB-IoT demo was conducted at the recent global 5G event in China, using China Mobile’s 5G innovation lab in anticipation of both the China Mobile IoT developer conference and an NB-IoT standardization event this month. It used an NFV-based core network and is being positioned as a milestone in the maturation of the sta
  
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• Telstra partners with NAB over Proquo SMB marketplace

  03-06-2016 16:28
  
  National Australia Bank (NAB) and telco firm Telstra have partnered for an SME digital marketplace called Proquo, reports Banking Tech.
  Proquo will offer more than two million Australian small businesses an online platform to network, trade or swap services with each other.
  Leigh O’Neill, NAB executive general manager micro and small business, says: “Small business is the backbone of the Australian economy; around 97% of all Australian businesses are small businesses and they provide
  
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• Warner Bros forms new division to exploit OTT opportunity

  03-06-2016 16:12
  Warner Bros. has created a digital networks division that will house the Hollywood studio’s over-the-top assets and lead a push into OTT services, reports TBI Vision.
  Craig Hunegs will lead Warner Bros. Digital Networks as president, a role he will fulfil alongside his Warner Bros. Television Group president of business and strategy post.
  Warner Bros.’s sister companies HBO and Turner Broadcasting System have already launched SVOD services as part of a Time Warner plan to better mone
  
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• Intel CEO makes 5G leadership claim

  03-06-2016 13:19
  
  Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has laid claim to being leaders in 5G, as the company seeks to make up for missing out on the LTE era.
  At an analyst conference, Krzanich said he thinks Intel is the leader in 5G today, despite the mobile technology’s current lack of existence. He said Intel’s modem technology is world class, and wants to capitalise on that going towards 5G.
  “We believe we’re leaders in 5G right now, both in the base station and in the connectivity porti
  
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• 4G service revenue to overtake 3G in 2016

  03-06-2016 13:17
  
  Revenues generated by 4G subscriptions will surpass those from 3G for the first time this year according to new data from Strategy Analytics.
  SA also forecasts that total wireless service revenues (excluding M2M) will peak in 2019 at US$882 billion and after that start declining. Growth is already pretty flat, with that 2019 number only 3% up on the 2015 level as competitive and regulatory pressures limit growth opportunities.
  The total number of global 4G connections is forecast to rise from 1.
  
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• Indian smartphone giant Micromax set for international expansion

  03-06-2016 12:35
  
  Micromax, the second largest smartphone vendor in India, has announced plans to expand to China and possibly fund its international expansion via an IPO, according to the WSJ.
  While Micromax currently accounts for 16% of the rapidly growing Indian smartphone market, according to Counterpoint Research, it’s currently losing share to domestic competitors like Intex and Lava, as well as Chinese entrants Lenovo and Xiaomi. Micromax seems to have decided to adopt a similar strategy to those Chi
  
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• Orange gives up on European consolidation for now

  03-06-2016 12:00
  After some high-profile regulatory decisions blocking telco mergers, Orange has reportedly called off consolidation attempts for up to two years.
  The FT reported Deputy CEO of Orange, Gervais Pellissier, as saying decision makers in Brussels have set a precedent which will deter European operators from attempting consolidation through M&A. In response to recent rulings, Pellissier infers there is little point in proposing further deals which will likely face intense and sceptical r
  
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• Vivendi 'happy' with status quo in Italy

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  Vincent Bolloré says his company is not looking to 'manage' Telecom Italia, nor is it keen to cash out in the event of a takeover.
  
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• Spark NZ closes international voice unit sale

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  New Zealand operator secures U.S. government approval for transaction with Australia's MNF.
  
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• O2 Czech parent mulls sale

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  PPF reportedly considering plan to sell whole or part of its 84% stake.
  
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• LTE networks exceed 500 worldwide

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  Number of 4G networks will reach 550-plus by the end of 2016, according to GSA predictions.
  
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• Huawei subpoenaed over possible US export control violations

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  Chinese vendor insists it has strict code of conduct when it comes to compliance with export controls.
  
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• Foreign telcos again linked with Mobifone

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  Telstra, Telenor, Comvik International reportedly show renewed interest in Vietnamese operator.
  
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• 4G subs to reach 2bn globally this year

  03-06-2016 02:00
  
  LTE to become largest contributor to global revenues this year, analyst firm says; China is 'envy of other developing markets.'
  
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