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• EE shows off 3x carrier aggregation with 360° YouTube live stream

  21-07-2016 18:20
  
  UK operator EE used the opportunity presented by its sponsorship of the Latitude music festival to demonstrate of the potential of 3x carrier aggregation 4G.
  As the new official technology partner of the festival EE was able to film unsigned Glasgow band White using a 360° camera and stream the footage live to YouTube. The purpose of the exercise was to showcase its 4G network as 360° video requires an order of magnitude more data than regular video. You can see a recording of the stream
  
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• Apple Watch shipment falls sends entire smart watch sector into decline

  21-07-2016 18:07
  
  Research firm IDC says shipments of the Apple Watch have dropped by 55% resulting in the first year-on-year quarterly shipment decline for the smart watch sector.
  Preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker estimates vendors shipped 3.5 million units, down from 5.1 million in the same period 2015. Apple, which dominates the smart watch market share, saw its shipments decrease from 3.6 million in Q2 2015 to 1.6 million this year. While it is a substantial drop, i
  
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• Qualcomm thanks China for strong Q2, eyes 2018 for 5G

  21-07-2016 13:12
  
  US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has announced quarterly numbers that were at the upper end of its guidance thanks to strong revenues from China in both chips and licensing.
  Qualcomm was investigated and fined by Chinese antitrust authorities in early 2015, but one consequence of the settlement was that it was given greater power to pursue licensing fees from Chinese companies. Qualcomm recently took action against Chinese smartphone maker Meizu for alleged patent infringements and it looks like pl
  
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• Telenor selects Ranplan for outdoor/indoor Small Cell and HetNet planning and optimization

  21-07-2016 12:57
  
  Growing demand for bandwidth and QoS drives need for new generation of design and optimizations tools July 21, 2016: Telenor has completed a Supplier Agreement with Ranplan, an innovative and fast growing company that has developed a powerful range of tools for efficient and accurate in-building and outdoor/indoor wireless network planning and deployment. Ranplan has worked closely with the Telenor wireless network team based in Belgrade to ensure its iBuildNet® suite provides the advanced f
  
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• Android dominates Apple for global mobile gaming downloads

  21-07-2016 12:45
  
  Gaming platform Unity has unveiled stats confirming Android dominates the mobile gaming sector in the majority of global markets.
  Unity’s Games by the Numbers report detailed uptake of mobile gaming applications across all markets, tracking the number of downloads of games powered by the Unity 3D platform.  Its analysis consisted of more than 4.4 billion installs over 1.7 billion unique devices worldwide in Q2 2016, providing a comprehensive view of global gaming trends.
  According to
  
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• Data centres fuel Intel growth despite PC decline

  21-07-2016 12:31
  
  Intel has reported 3% growth, including a 5% boost in its data centre business, though the client computing unit continues its slow decline.
  The company’s efforts to redefine itself are seemingly beginning to pay dividends as a 3% year-on-year decline to $7.3 billion in the client computing business unit was offset by healthy performances elsewhere in the organization. The data centre unit brought in $4 billion in revenues, up 5%, whereas IoT accounted for $572 million, an increase in 2%,
  
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• SpeedCast Awarded Satellite Provider of the Year

  21-07-2016 11:24
  
  Sydney, Australia, July 21, 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced that it has been awarded the Communications Alliance and CommsDay (ACOMM) Award for ‘Satellite Provider of the Year.’ The accolade recognises excellence in the provision of satellite communications or satellite-related products and services in Australia.SpeedCast has been instrumental in supporting the transmission of v
  
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• One in Four Consumers Adopts Wireless Charging on Mobile Devices

  21-07-2016 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  More importantly, those who have used the technology had an overwhelmingly positive reaction: over 98 percent would choose the feature again. Click here for more.
  
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• Latest Apple, Huawei, LG, Samsung, and Xiaomi Smartphone Market Data

  21-07-2016 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the three months ending May 2016, Samsung accounted for 37% and Apple 29% of smartphone sales in the USA,Click here for more.
  
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• Unused Data Rollover, Free Access to Premium Wi-Fi Hotspots, and Loyalty Reward Programs Are Important to Likely Mobile Service Switchers

  21-07-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A report also reveals that 60% of those potential switchers rate a rewards program for being a loyal customer as very important when considering a service provider. Click here for more.
  
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• MagtiCom Secures $100 Million Loan from European Bank

  21-07-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting Georgia's MagtiCom with a $100 million loan to improve and expand its broadband penetration in the regions of Georgia. Click here for more.
  
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• Defectors Urge Hi-Tech Information Campaign to Open North Korea

  21-07-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  North Korean defectors and Korea experts told a Congressional briefing that information technology was the key to change in North Korea. Click here for more.
  
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• Apple versus Samsung is so over

  21-07-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Huawei and India loom as the next great challenges for the world's largest smartphone vendors Click here for more.
  
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• Android Share Tops 75% in Europe's Largest Markets

  21-07-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The latest smartphone OS data shows that Android accounted for 76.5% of smartphones sold in EU5 during the three months ending May 2016, Click here for more.
  
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• 7.5 million cellular smart watches will ship in 2016

  21-07-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  7.5 million smart watches with cellular connectivity will ship in 2016, rising to 53.6 million in 2020. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 63% from 2016 to 2020. Click here for more.
  
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• Vodafone cheers EC conditions on Deutsche Telekom vectoring

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  Telco reiterates need for gigabit fibre networks versus 'outmoded' copper.
  
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• Verizon launches virtual network services for enterprises

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. telco offers virtualised security, WAN optimisation, and SD-WAN from half a dozen vendor partners via three deployment models.
  
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• Telecom Egypt, Etisalat negotiating €500m-plus loans for 4G licences

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  Egyptian operators in talks with banks, newswire reports.
  
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• Tele2 swings to Q2 loss on Netherlands spending

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  Sweden-based telco reports strong customer growth at domestic, Dutch, Kazakh operations.
  
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• NFV to be $15bn market by 2020

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  IHS predicts applications will account for majority of value.
  
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• Millicom cuts full-year outlook on weak revenue growth

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  LatAm, African telco's CEO says he is navigating through sluggish macro-economic conditions.
  
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• BT customers suffer second day of outages

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  'Substantial' power failure at Telehouse North causes Internet issues for BT, Plusnet subscribers.
  
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• Argentina pushes affordable smartphones as part of US$5bn 4G plan

  21-07-2016 02:00
  
  Country aims to boost 4G device numbers by selling seven smartphone models for set price, payable in instalments.
  
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