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• O2 launches home monthly IoT bundles

  01-09-2016 18:40
  
  O2 has brought consumer IoT services to reality by launching an array of smart home offerings in the UK, targeting the everyday tech user.
  A range of pretty affordable packages bundled up under the name “O2 Home” allow users to take their first steps into the IoT pool. Three different bundles deliver a variety of smart hominess, with security, energy and broader IoT connectivity being targeted. The three packages are called Comfort, for energy and temperature control, View, for motio
  
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• AT&T and Sierra Wireless announce LTE-M pilot, so does Verizon

  01-09-2016 18:39
  
  US telcos AT&T and Sierra Wireless have announced they will be trying out LTE-M tech in San Francisco later this year with a view to hastening the use of LTE for IoT.
  LTE-M, previously known as Cat M1, is not to be confused with NB-IoT – another evolution of licensed spectrum technology in the IoT direction that is receiving a lot of attention from the likes of Vodafone – and is a more direct repurposing of LTE for this use. As such it may constitute a more immediate IoT win for
  
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• As rivals launch smartphones at IFA Samsung faces Galaxy Note 7 crisis

  01-09-2016 13:33
  
  So far 2016 has been a year of smartphone recovery for Samsung but with reports of exploding batteries in the new Galaxy Note 7 phablet, not everything is going according to plan.
  Samsung brought its latest phablet to market earlier this month amid much fanfare and generally glowing reviews. It looked like another home run for Samsung, having restored its smartphone fortunes earlier this year with the Galaxy S7, which corrected most of the mis-steps associated with its predecessor and was thus r
  
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• Hutchison VimpelCom Italian JV approved as Europe sets precedent

  01-09-2016 13:23
  
  The merger of Hutchison and VimpelCom’s Italian assets has been approved by the European Commission, setting a new precedent for market consolidation.
  Wind and Three will become one soon enough, following today’s ruling from Commission. It means that this the first deal of note to be approved by Europe which will, temporarily at least, see the number of MNOs in a market reduce from four to three. The Commission, suitably, noted its concerns and gave its approval to the deal on the co
  
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• Digital experiences are the building blocks, not a bolt-on – report

  01-09-2016 13:03
  
  According to new findings from Forrester, IT departments are still not considered part of the wider business which is holding back the delivery of the digital business.
  Organizations recognize the need to drive transformation strategies and ensure technology is at the forefront of the business, though implementing this idea is seemingly more difficult than most executives assume. The research highlighted only 20% of the respondents viewed the IT department as a partner in the business, with the
  
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• AT&T pointlessly attacks Google over fibre

  01-09-2016 12:48
  
  After Google shifted its focus from fibre to wireless following a tricky time of things, AT&T couldn’t resist taking a juvenile swipe at the OTT-come-telecoms provider.
  In what could turn out to be a bit of a PR own goal, AT&T’s Joan Marsh (VP of Federal Regulation), felt the need to release a blog post slamming Google’s ambition, while emphasising its own expertise in everything and anything to do with comms.
  The blog post took the form of a timeline effectiv
  
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• India Tablet Market Up 14.4 Percent In Q2 2016, Recovering from Sluggish Q1

  01-09-2016 05:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Approximately three-fourth (3/4th) of tablets sold in India are below USD 150 and driven primarily by local vendors like Datawind, iBall and Micromax followed by Lenovo. Click here for more.
  
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• Cell phone conversations hinder child pedestrian crossing abilities

  01-09-2016 05:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined that a child pedestrian's ability to safely cross the road is hindered more during a cell phone conversation than an adult's.Click here for more.
  
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• App and video streaming experience determine customer loyalty

  01-09-2016 05:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the business of mobile broadband, customer loyalty isn't what it appears to be. As smartphone users' behavior changes, traditional measurements are no longer enough to determine whether customers prefer their operator,Click here for more.
  
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• You used to be a leader, but not in the cloud era. Get used to it – Huawei

  01-09-2016 05:19
  
  Digital transformation is a loosely defined term which will impact every business in one way or another, though certain organizations will now have to realize they will drop down the pecking order.
  Speaking at Huawei Connect 2016, Rotating CEO Eric Xu highlighted to the audience cloud computing will not only impact how a company operates fundamentally, but will also disrupt the hierarchy within individual subsectors. This may be more difficult for some to accept as they find themselves chasing i
  
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• Telecom Italia opens mmWave lab

  01-09-2016 02:00
  
  Turin facility to evaluate 5G potential of frequencies ranging from 6 GHz to 100 GHz.
  
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• Telecom Egypt pays EGP7bn for 4G licence

  01-09-2016 02:00
  
  Incumbent becomes fully-fledged mobile operator with 15-year concession for 1800-MHz, 700-MHz spectrum.
  
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• SK Telecom enters AI market

  01-09-2016 02:00
  
  Operator launches smart home speaker equipped with its new NUGU digital assistant.
  
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• Reliance Jio to offer free calls, cheap data until 31 December

  01-09-2016 02:00
  
  Indian telco likely to rankle rivals with ongoing network 'tests'.
  
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• European Commission OKs 3 Italia/Wind deal

  01-09-2016 02:00
  
  Vestager says in-market consolidation is possible when competition is protected; €21.8bn transaction expected to close during Q4.
  
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