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• Qualcomm goes one better with the Snapdragon 821

  11-07-2016 18:08
  
  US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone SoC – the Snapdragon 821 – which promises to be a bit better than the popular 820.
  As the model number implies this looks like more of a tweak than a major redesign, which is fair enough since Qualcomm will be disinclined to stray too far from the 820, especially considering some of the missteps it made prior to getting it right.
  The Snapdragon 821 features a quad-core Kryo CPU that clocks up to 2.4 GHz to deli
  
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• Pokémon GO AR mobile game takes the US by storm

  11-07-2016 14:14
  
  The launch of Nintendo’s Pokémon GO augmented reality mobile game in the US has surpassed all expectations with downloads and engagement at unprecedented levels.
  According to SimilarWeb the app was already installed on 5% of Android devices just two days after its launch last Friday. To put that into context that’s twice the install level of popular dating app Tinder and it looks bound to go a lot higher than that. In addition the app engagement level is very high, already thr
  
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• Solgari launches Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online integration

  11-07-2016 14:00
  
  New service helps sales and marketing harness the power of cloud voice and video communications softwareWPC Toronto, 11 July 2016 – Solgari today announced the launch of its integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a cloud-based business communications platform designed to reduce customer communications costs, meet compliance requirements where relevant and enhance the front-end user experience. Unveiled at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto and available to Microsof
  
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• BT and EE make first combined move with sport app promotion

  11-07-2016 13:14
  
  One of the first fruits of the BTEE mega-merger has been borne with mobile operator EE offering six months free access to the BT Sport app to all its pay-monthly customers.
  In the initial aftermath of the merger, BT opted to keep the operations and brands separate, even going so far as to refresh its own MVNO offering despite now being the largest mobile operator via EE. The thinking was that EE is the stronger mobile brand and if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
  However it was inevitabl
  
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• Strategy And Innovation The Key Themes Of October’s Total Telecom Congress

  11-07-2016 12:40
  
  120 speakers confirmed for London event dedicated to the telco debate from 5G to Connected CarsStrategy and innovation across an industry experiencing dynamic change is a constant theme running through two days of discussion and networking at this year’s Total Telecom Congress at the Hilton Canary Wharf in London in October (4-5th).Keynotes already confirmed for the Congress include Eelco Blok, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO, KPN; Yogesh Malik, Group Chief Technology Officer,.
  
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• The Telecoms.com podcast – corporate shenanigans

  11-07-2016 12:00
  
  Download now or subscribe on iTunes here for the latest podcast every week: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-week-in-wireless-podcast/id1124414975?mt=2
  
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• 5G World – Rohde & Schwarz’s Alex Mueller

  11-07-2016 11:43
  
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• 5G World – Netscout’s Petrit Nahi

  11-07-2016 11:39
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• Prysmian Ready To Offer The Widest Range Of Cables Compliant With The New European Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

  11-07-2016 11:32
  
  High Quality, Safety, Sustainability To Distinguish The New Range Of Products CEO Valerio Battista: CPR Is A Unique Turning Point To Enhance The Level Of Quality In The European Market, And We Are Ready To Lead The Industry ChangeMilan, 11 July 2016 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, is ready to offer the market the widest range of energy and telecommunications cables compliant with the European Construction Products...Source: RealWire
  
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• 5G World – Deutsche Telekom’s Franz Seiser

  11-07-2016 11:01
  
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• 5G World – Reliance Jio’s Rahul Joshi

  11-07-2016 11:00
  
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• 5G World – TIM’s Graziano Bini

  11-07-2016 10:53
  
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• 5G World – Telefónica’s Mike Short

  11-07-2016 10:53
  
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• Telefonica raises €322m from China Unicom stake sale

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  Spanish incumbent cuts shareholding by 1.5% as part of its debt-reduction plan.
  
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• Facebook unveils open-source mobile tech

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  OpenCellular access platform designed to lower the cost of network deployment.
  
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• EE offers six months of free BT Sport

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  Sign of things to come as mobile operator taps new parent's content assets.
  
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• Brussels to OK Italy mobile merger

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  Sources say European competition authorities are happy with asset sale concessions made by Hutchison and VimpelCom.
  
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• Bouygues Telecom in €80m towers sale

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  French operator likely to increase number of towers sold in second phase of deal with infrastructure specialist Cellnex.
  
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• Bharti closes Aircel spectrum deal in six circles

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  India's largest mobile operator says it has secured relevant approvals for spectrum deal, final two circles to close at a later date.
  
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• 3UK steps up calls for spectrum rebalance

  11-07-2016 02:00
  
  Country's smallest mobile operator says Ofcom should prevent any player owning more than 30% of available spectrum.
  
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