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• Altice closes Cablevision deal, eyes up future acquisitions

  22-06-2016 16:00
  
  Altice has announced the$17.7 billion capture of Cablevision has been completed, and the subsequent creation of Altice USA.
  As reported yesterday, Altice USA will be headed up by Dexter Goei, whose role rotates slightly from being Altice group CEO to Chairman and CEO of Altice USA as well as President of Altice group. Michel Combes will become the group CEO following Goei’s move.
  Back in December last year, the $9 billion acquisition of Suddenlink was also completed, with the combined enti
  
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• Skyworth Digital establishes Latin America HQ and factory

  22-06-2016 15:00
  
  New jobs will be created as company makes plans to ship 70,000 set-top boxes (STBs) per monthShenzhen, China, 22 June 2016 – Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co. LTD. (000810.SZ), a leading STB and smart home solution provider, today announced a major investment in the Latin America region, with the opening of a new headquarters and factory in Mexico. Boosting employment in the region, the manufacturing facility in Guadalajara will produce both Direct-to-Home (DTH) and cable...Source:
  
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• Redefining infrastructure with software virtualisation

  22-06-2016 13:04
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Joe Marsella, CTO of Europe and EMEA at Ciena looks at how network virtualisation initiatives such as SDN and NFV are helping operators redefine how they do business.
  Together, software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) have become the most highly-anticipated developments in network infrastructure in over a decade. A so
  
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• Apple said to be dropping headphone jack from iPhone

  22-06-2016 12:00
  
  Mobile device giant Apple will no longer be including the standard 3.5 mm headphone jack in future iterations of the iPhone, according to sources of the WSJ.
  This doesn’t mean a move exclusively to Bluetooth headphones, however, as the rumour is that iPhone users will instead use the same Lightning port that they currently for charging and data transfer. However, some in the gadget media are less than keen.
  An opinion piece written by the Editor in Chief of tech site The Verge, which has h
  
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• Huawei and Telefónica begin work on “no cell” 5G RAN

  22-06-2016 11:04
  Huawei and Telefónica have announced a joint effort to explore the requirements and potential solutions for the 5G RAN, including a “no cell” approach.
  Focussing on 5G and the next generation radio access network (NG-RAN), the agreement will look to create new solutions to manage the bandwidth requirements of data heavy mobile applications, internet and IoT services. According to Huawei, the ultra-high throughput, low latency and massive number of connections 5G will need to d
  
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• Cloud & DevOps World – Day 1 round up

  22-06-2016 10:53
  
  The newly branded Cloud & DevOps World kicked off yesterday with one theme prominent throughout the various theatres; cloud is no longer a disruption, but what can be achieved through the cloud is still puzzling decision makers.
  One word which was heard more than any other was maturity, as there would appear to be a general consensus that cloud computing had matured as a concept, process and business model. Although finding the greatest value from the cloud is still a challenge, there is a g
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER publishes new catalogue for wireless infrastructure and Small Cell Applications

  22-06-2016 10:00
  
  Catalogue features brand new MASTERLINE Ultimate Small Cell technologyGlobal connectivity solutions provider, HUBER+SUHNER, has published a new catalogue for wireless infrastructure for Small Cell applications, including both fiber optic and radio frequency (RF) products. The catalogue was developed to showcase a product portfolio that specifically addresses the needs of indoor and outdoor Small Cell deployments, comprising distributed antenna systems (DAS) as well as an entire family of robust
  
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• Verizon buys fleet management firm Telogis

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  Acquisition aimed at strengthening U.S. telco's connected car business.
  
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• Softbank names Arora replacement

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  Head of domestic business Ken Miyauchi to become COO and president of international business.
  
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• Nikesh Arora quits Softbank

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  CEO-in-waiting steps down after current chief Masayoshi Son signals intention to stay on for up to another 10 years.
  
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• Globe, PLDT reach out to Philippine watchdog

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  Telcos warns investigation into San Miguel deal is creating 'atmosphere of uncertainty'.
  
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• FCC chief proposes 200-MHz blocks of high-band spectrum for 5G

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  Commissioners to vote on high-band spectrum proposal in July; Wheeler says U.S. will not wait for standards.
  
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• BSNL added over 1m mobile customers in April

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  India is home to 1.03 billion mobile subscriptions, according to latest regulator numbers, but some operators are performing significantly better than others.
  
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• Altice becomes fourth largest cableco in US as Cablevision deal closes

  22-06-2016 02:00
  
  Altice USA serves 4.6 million customers across 20 states, cable group says, as it completes $17.7 billion deal.
  
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