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• Amazon brings IoT to UK in a Dash

  31-08-2016 18:01
  
  Roughly every six months, as the seasons change and we all look forward optimistically to the next half of the year, Amazon reminds us all that its improbable IoT service, Dash, is still a thing. This time, it’s coming to the UK.
  ICYMI, Dash is the one-click, one-day delivery IoT button which brings all kinds of convenience to one’s home. Dash is positioned as the one-button-to-rule-the-home (but not really, because you need loads of them), with a range of household brands aligning w
  
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• Are mobile service providers at risk of getting ‘Ubered’?

  31-08-2016 16:38
  Telecoms.com periodically invites opinion from third party experts on subjects addressing the most important areas of today’s industry. In this post, Ian Wood, senior partner at creative consultancy Lippincott, suggests mobile service providers should be Ubering themselves.
  All brands want to be loved. Perhaps none more so than mobile service providers. Yet despite being part of a connectedness revolution that is transforming life, business and society, they do not benefit from the esteem
  
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• What the IoT means for customer relationships

  31-08-2016 16:15
  
  Periodically, Telecoms.com invites third parties from the industry to address some of the biggest challenges in the market today. In this post, Karen Wheeler, General Manager of Affinion UK, shares her opinion on the potentially transformative effects the IoT can have on customer engagement.
  The Internet of Things has seen a meteoric rise in recent years and we’ve now reached a remarkable milestone. A brand new report by Chetan Sharma Consulting reveals, for the first time, that U.S. mobil
  
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• Introducing the Huawei talking elevator

  31-08-2016 16:00
  
  One of the more common references to the potential of IoT is the talking fridge but Huawei has gone one step further with the connected elevator.
  Speaking alongside its new elevator manufacturing partner Schindler at Huawei Connect 2016, Huawei’s Swift Liu introduced the world to the connected elevator. Built on an SDN driven architecture, the latest step in the drive towards IoT will allow manufacturers to proactively manage the maintenance and condition of lifts. Although it does no
  
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• Telecom Italia claims millimeter wave lab first

  31-08-2016 12:57
  
  In a day/era of 5G firsts Italian operator TIM (Telecom Italia) is claiming its new lab for testing millimeter wave kit is the first of its kind in Europe.
  Higher frequencies will have a major role to play in 5G as we search for the radio real estate needed to enable wireless data speeds in excess of 1 Gbps. This lab, which is located in Turin, will be used as the hub for developing the kit needed to exploit frequencies above 6 GHz. It will feature two catchily-named pieces of testing kit: the F
  
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• Huawei launches ‘Shape the Cloud’ strategy which all sounds very familiar

  31-08-2016 12:42
  
  During the inaugural Huawei Connect event this week, the Chinese tech giant launched its latest assault on the world of enterprise IT, but it is difficult to see what the difference is.
  The ‘Shape the Cloud’ strategy was presented by Rotating CEO Ken Hu and represents Huawei’s efforts to move with the enterprise industry. Cloud computing as a concept has seemingly been around forever though we are only now getting to the stages where the cloud is penetrating the mainstream mark
  
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• Virgin Media makes gaming play with 200 Mbps broadband offer

  31-08-2016 12:23
  
  The popularity of online gaming, combined with an increasing amount of gamers choosing to purchase new titles digitally, has seen Virgin Media launch a new 200 Mbps service dedicated to online gamers.
  The growth in online gaming, eSports and video game live broadcasting is one of the biggest market changes for domestic ISPs across the world today. According to recent figures from the Interactive Software Federation of Europe, 40% of UK citizens aged between 6 and 64 – 18.8 million –
  
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• Ericsson claims delivery of world’s first 5G New Radio kit

  31-08-2016 12:18
  
  The race to 5G is hotting up with the launch by Swedish networking giant Ericsson of what it claims is the first hardware to enable 5G New Radio (NR) networks.
  NR refers to the new air interface that will come with 5G, although 5G will also apparently encompass an evolution of LTE – very long term evolution if you like. The new air interface will be characterized by the use of massive MIMO and multi-user MIMO alongside beamforming, which uses multiple focused radio beams rather than the sc
  
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• Nokia Technologies president clears off

  31-08-2016 11:51
  
  President of Nokia Technologies Ramzi Haidamus has unexpectedly stepped down, with almost immediate effect.
  Citing a desire to “pursue new opportunities”, Nokia says Haidamus, a member of the company’s Group Leadership Team, will be stepping down from his responsibilities on the board and as president of Nokia Technologies – the Finnish vendor’s R&D and technology licensing business. Little additional information was given over the circumstances of Haidamus
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase latest technologies for buses at InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  HUBER+SUHNER, leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity products, will be showcasing its latest connectivity solutions for buses at this year’s InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin.Among these products are HUBER+SUHNER’s SENCITY® Road antennas. SENCITY® Road combines several radiating elements for different communication standards – cellular, WLAN, GPS/Glonass and TETRA – for buses within a single product. This
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER set to launch new products for rail at InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  Wide range of products on display will deliver Connected Mobility HUBER+SUHNER, leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity products, is set to launch new, innovative rail connectivity solutions at this year’s InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin.HUBER+SUHNER’s booth at InnoTrans focuses on solutions for Connected Mobility – the notion that HUBER+SUHNER provides instrumental components required to enable broadband network conne
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER präsentiert seine neuesten Technologien an der InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  HUBER+SUHNER, der internationale Hersteller von Komponenten und Systemlösungen für elektrische und optische Verbindungstechnik, präsentiert seine neuesten Verbindungslösungen für Busse an der diesjährigen InnoTrans in Berlin.Dazu gehören auch HUBER+SUHNER’s SENCITY® Road Antennen. Die SENCITY® Road vereint mehrere Antennenstrahler für verschiedene Kommunikationsstandards – Mobilfunk, WLAN, GPS/Glonass und TETRA – in einem einzigen
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER präsentiert neue Produkte für den Schienenverkehr an der InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  Breit aufgestellte Produktpalette für Connected Mobility HUBER+SUHNER, der führende Hersteller von Komponenten und Systemen für optische und elektrische Verbindungstechnik, zeigt auf der diesjährigen InnoTrans in Berlin eine Reihe innovativer Lösungen für Verbindungstechnik im Schienenverkehr.Der Stand von HUBER+SUHNER setzt den Fokus auf Lösungen für Connected Mobility – und somit auf HUBER+SUHNER-Komponenten für die Bereitstellung von Breitban
  
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• ETL Systems announces new lightweight fibre extender for outdoor broadcast events

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  Madley, 31 August 2016. ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF distribution equipment for satellite communications, has today launched its Outdoor Unit Fibre Extender and Indoor Receive Unit, which will be on display at this year’s IBC.Outdoor camera and microphone broadcast applications – where signals need to be received over long distances – will benefit from the new, high quality twin channel RF over Fibre links. The new addition to the Stingray Fibre...Sourc
  
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• Nokia Technologies chief quits

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  Brad Rodrigues to replace Ramzi Haidamus on interim basis while vendor seeks a permanent successor.
  
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• Kcell launches LTE, strikes network-sharing deal with Beeline

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  Operators to build out 4G network in seven regions each, split the costs down the middle.
  
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• Iliad 1H revenue jumps as 4G customers almost double

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  French telco claims mobile market share of 17.4%; fixed-line revenue growth accelerates.
  
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• Ericsson says its 5G RAN will see commercial rollouts in 2017

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  Swedish kit maker shows off massive, multi-user MIMO radio equipment.
  
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• Bouygues Telecom CEO promoted as 1H sales rise

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  French operator narrows loss on strong mobile, fixed customer additions.
  
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• Apple CEO defends Ireland track record

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  iPhone maker says European Commission's €13 billion tax ruling puts investment, job creation at risk.
  
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