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• China Unicom profits plunge but CEO remains optimistic

  17-08-2016 18:30
  
  China Unicom has reported a mixed back of results for the first six months of 2016, with strong performances relating to 4G, data centres and ICT, however profit declined by 79% year-on-year.
  On the more positive side of things, the data centre business unit and ICT division grew by 38% and 34% respectively when compared to the same period in 2015. The healthy performance here seemingly mitigated the drop off in voice revenues, which for the fixed line was down 11.9% and for mobile 14.7%. The OT
  
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• How can network operators monetise television quickly and effectively?

  17-08-2016 15:53
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third party experts to discuss the latest trends and challenges in today’s industry. In this piece Peter Cox, Marketing Director at PerceptionTV, looks at ways operators and service providers can make the most of the business opportunities presented by television.
  The telecommunications industry has experienced significant digital change in the past decade, leading to increased market competition. The competitive landscape has led to a decrease in consumer
  
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• AdaptiveMobile warns of Pokémon Go SMS scam threat

  17-08-2016 15:28
  
  While the Pokémon Go phenomenon has spread worldwide at an unprecedented rate, the popularity of the game could lead to trickster campaigns, warns mobile security company AdaptiveMobile.
  As with any topic, product or craze which has risen through the ranks of popularity in such a short period of time, AdaptiveMobile believes the risk of scammer or fraudulent SMS campaigns for Pokémon Go is high. The same story could be seen with the recent Brexit vote, which seemingly re-kindled th
  
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• 1st Touch 360 Customer Portal Helps Drive Business Transformation at New Charter Group

  17-08-2016 13:49
  
  A 360° Tenant Portal system from leading social housing technology innovator 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com) is enabling New Charter Group, one of the North West’s largest housing providers to transform its mobile workforce processes and customer support strategy. The new system delivers a single-view of all key data both for field operatives through their handheld devices and to tenants through an online portal based customer hub.New Charter Group is a social landlord based in Tameside,
  
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• Nokia bags 30% of China Mobile 100G optical network initiative

  17-08-2016 13:14
  
  Nokia has been awarded a 30% share of China Mobile’s project to construct a 100G optical network to support the development of the world’s largest 4G network.
  The project supports the overarching ‘Broadband China’ strategy, the country’s efforts to meet rising mobile data demands in the cloud era. Part of the initiative launched by the Chinese State Council in May, has seen the state to invest $182 billion into new technologies to boost internet performance for
  
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• Intel Foundry bows to the inevitable by embracing ARM physical IP

  17-08-2016 12:43
  
  Chip giant Intel has put an end to decades of trying to beat UK chip designer ARM at its own game by announcing it will be optimizing its 10 nm manufacturing process for ARM-based chips.
  Historically Intel has made good margin from manufacturing its own chips – primarily those used in PCs and servers – in very expensive specialised plants referred to as fabs. But with the PC market in slow decline it seems Intel no longer needs so much fab capacity for its own products and is looking
  
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• Wind River launches tool to help cope with flood of IoT devices

  17-08-2016 11:50
  
  Wind River has bolstered its capabilities in the IoT segment with the launch of its latest device lifecycle management platform.
  One of the challenges faced by engineers when addressing IoT is the task of connecting and managing devices remotely, mainly due to the sheer number of devices which are expected to be in operation over the next few years. Wind River’s Helix Device Cloud, which has been billed as a family wide collaboration, bringing in expertise from Intel Security and the Servi
  
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• Wi-Fi accounts for over 50% of mobile data connections in 46 countries: OpenSignal

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Out of the 95 countries tracked in the report, smartphone users spent more than 50 per cent of their time connected to Wi-Fi in 46 countries.
  
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• Rivals defend ‘Fix Britain’s Internet’ campaign after BT complaint

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Sky, Vodafone and TalkTalk respond to BT CEO's complaints that they have been using ":Orwellian tactics" in their arguments.
  
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• Nokia secures slice of China Mobile 100G deal

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  New win builds on framework contract signed in June.
  
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• Egypt to send out revised terms for 4G licences

  17-08-2016 02:00
  Country’s telecoms regulator looks ready to draw a line under delays in issuing 4G licences.
  
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• Cisco plans to cut up to 20% of workforce: report

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Networking giant rumoured to be planning cuts of up to 14,000 employees.
  
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• Apple extends carrier billing to Switzerland, Taiwan, Japan

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Apple added Swisscom, FarEasTone, and KDDI to the list of operators offering carrier billing for iOS apps and services.
  
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