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• Huawei & Vodafone Spain claims ‘world’s first implementation’ of dual-band HSDPA

  08-08-2016 18:13
  
  Huawei and Vodafone Spain have claimed the world’s first commercial implementation of dual-band HSDPA technology.
  The solution, which doubles the amount of UMTS throughput compared to single carrier on UMTS 900MHz, contributes to a wider pan-European UMTS strategy, to ensure end-to-end interoperability. Ensuring the co-operation of UMTS 900MHz and UMTS 2100MHz is a factor in this strategy.
  Huawei claims chipsets that support DB-HSDPA technology have been incorporated into commercial device
  
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• Huawei & Vodafone Spain claim world’s first implementation of dual-band HSDPA

  08-08-2016 18:13
  
  Huawei and Vodafone Spain have claimed the world’s first commercial implementation of dual-band HSDPA technology.
  The solution, which doubles the amount of UMTS throughput compared to single carrier on UMTS 900MHz, contributes to a wider pan-European UMTS strategy, to ensure end-to-end interoperability. Ensuring the co-operation of UMTS 900MHz and UMTS 2100MHz is a factor in this strategy.
  Huawei claims chipsets that support DB-HSDPA technology have been incorporated into commercial device
  
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• Mobile success at the Rio Olympics hinges on LTE Roaming and real-time monitoring

  08-08-2016 18:01
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third party experts to discuss the latest trends and challenges in the industry. In this post, Pablo Mlikota, President of Americas for Syniverse, discusses the significance of real-time network monitoring and management for LTE roaming to be a success at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
  As one of the largest sports events in the world, the Olympics offers its host country a rare opportunity to serve hundreds of thousands of international visitors, many of whom
  
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• Singtel and Ericsson first to showcase 5G in Southeast Asia

  08-08-2016 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Android Captures Record 97 Percent Smartphone Marketshare in India in Q2 2016

  08-08-2016 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, smartphone shipments grew 19 percent annually to reach 31 million units in India during the second quarter of 2016. Click here for more.
  
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• Research shows wearable tech on the rise but still not moving mountains

  08-08-2016 16:52
  
  Findings from Forrester Research has claimed the wearables industry is most likely to take-off in the health and wellness, though it will still be the minority of the population by 2020.
  Research around the development and monetary value of the IoT industry are not uncommon, though numerous pieces do seem to demonstrate the same point; there is excitement, but the consumer industry will be slow to take off. The Forrester research outlined a number of use cases for wearables in the consumer work,
  
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• Telcos account for 50% of growth in media and comms – Ofcom

  08-08-2016 13:16
  
  Telcos have accounted for roughly 50% of growth in the media and communications industry, which stood at a £0.4 billion increase to £56 billion, a rise of 0.9%.
  According to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report 2016, the telco industry grew by £200 million over the course of 2015, which has been attributed to the growth of 4G and bundled packages, amongst other factors. 4G coverage is now available to 97.8% of the UK and 80% of households now have access to superfast broa
  
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• Small Cell Forum Appoints AT&T’s David Orloff as Chair

  08-08-2016 13:00
  
  New Chair to lead work programs focused on laying the practical foundations for 5G including the deployment of hyperdense networks and digital enterprise London, 8th August 2016 – Small Cell Forum today announced the appointment of David Orloff as its new Chair, replacing outgoing Chair Alan Law. As director of RAN product introduction at AT&T, Orloff brings a wealth of real world, dense network deployment experience, making him ideally placed to lead SCF’s new work...Source: Rea
  
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• Nearly 1 billion Android devices said to be infected with Qualcomm vulnerability exploit

  08-08-2016 12:57
  
  Four new vulnerability exploits have been found on over 900 million Android smartphones, with Qualcomm chipsets found to be the root cause.
  Researchers from security experts Check Point detected the vulnerabilities affecting all Android devices running a specific Qualcomm chipset. Since the vulnerabilities are found in the software drivers Qualcomm ships with its chipsets, and since said drivers are pre-installed on devices straight out of the factory, they can only be fixed by installing a patc
  
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• 900m Android devices said to be affected by Qualcomm vulnerability exploit

  08-08-2016 12:57
  
  Four new vulnerability exploits have been found on over 900 million Android smartphones, with Qualcomm chipsets found to be the root cause, according to research by Check Point.
  Researchers from security experts Check Point detected the vulnerabilities affecting all Android devices running a specific Qualcomm chipset. Since the vulnerabilities are found in the software drivers Qualcomm ships with its chipsets, and since said drivers are pre-installed on devices straight out of the factory, they
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Smashing Handsets

  08-08-2016 12:26
  
  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
  And in case you missed it, here’s another chance to check out last week’s edition of AWIW: Money talks, buzzwords walk
  
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• Apple reportedly bags machine learning start-up Turi for $200 million

  08-08-2016 11:39
  
  Apple has continued its journey into the world of artificial intelligence through the $200 million acquisition of machine learning start-up Turi, according to Geekwire.
  The deal has not been explicitly confirmed by the team at Apple, though it does back up claims from CEO Tim Cook the company is extending its footprint into the growing sub-sector. Although Apple has not been the most prominent in the industry in terms of grabbing headlines, Google and IBM have been particularly vocal, a number o
  
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• SpeedCast Partners with DH-INTERCOM to Provide Broadband Connectivity to a 50-vessel Fleet Globally

  08-08-2016 11:30
  
  Hamburg, Germany, August 8, 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced that it has partnered with DH-INTERCOM (“DHI”), a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), which is based in Germany and provides communications and IT services to the maritime industry, to offer global Ku-band satellite broadband services to a fleet of 50 vessels sailing worldwide.DHI will leve
  
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• SpeedCast acquires WINS Limited

  08-08-2016 11:09
  
  SpeedCast strengthens leading position in global maritime satellite communications business with the acquisition of WINS Sydney, Australia, August 8, 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced the acquisition of WINS Limited (WINS), a leading Europe-based provider of innovative broadband satellite communications and IT solutions for the maritime sector.WINS provides services to over 100 passenger carr
  
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• Small Cell Forum picks AT&T's Orloff as new chairman

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Industry group to launch two new projects to establish framework for 5G transition.
  
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• New Hong Kong MVNO to launch next month

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Hong Kong Broadband Network begins trial mobile service, aims to capture 2% market share in first year of operations.
  
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• MTS quits Uzbekistan

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Russia-based telco sells 50% stake in UMS back to government.
  
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• Idea Cellular Q1 profit falls after accounting change

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Indian operator posts slowing revenue growth, in line with industry trend.
  
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• Globe says 1H data traffic up 35% as prices fall

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Philippines operator carried 151 petabytes of mobile traffic in first six months of 2016.
  
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• Apple buys up AI firm Turi

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  iPhone maker reportedly pays $200 million for U.S. machine learning specialist.
  
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