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• Co-founder of new social platform Vero, Ayman Hariri, explains why he’s taking on Facebook

  02-09-2016 17:46
  
  Social media can be an extremely lucrative business if you get it right, but only one company has. Otherwise hugely successful companies such as Google and News Corp have failed so it takes a brave person to try to take Facebook on at its own game.
  Ayman Hariri (pictured) is one of them. The co-founder and CEO of new social platform Vero (Latin for truth) reckons he can go one better and has the will, patience and resources to see his hunch through. While tech startups typically have to look to
  
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• Will NB-IoT disrupt the LPWA market?

  02-09-2016 15:18
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites opinion from third party experts on subjects addressing the most important areas of today’s industry. In this post, Avinash Joshi Competency Head, Technology, Network Services Tech Mahindra looks at the prospects for NB-IoT in the nascent IoT network market.
  Competition in the Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) space, to support the growth of the Internet of Things, is heating up.  In the last few years, several niche industry-specific and technology-spe
  
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• Jio massively disrupts Indian telecoms market with aggressive 4G launch

  02-09-2016 14:52
  
  Reliance Jio Infocomm has revealed its long-awaited digital services portfolio and it looks set to seriously disrupt the Indian market with aggressive pricing and compelling multiplay packages.
  The company is part of Reliance industries, a massive conglomerate run by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani. It was formed in 2010 and as a pan-India telecoms license as well as more spectrum than any of the incumbents. It has already invested over $20 billion on its nationwide network and is enteri
  
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• Huawei Reveals Design Inspiration Behind the New Nova Series

  02-09-2016 14:10
  
  Huawei releases moodboard highlighting the inspirations behind the hotly anticipated nova and nova plus handsetsBorn to reflect an aspirational generation that seeks to get the most out of life, Huawei Consumer Business Group has today revealed the inspirations behind the new nova series handsets. The nova series flawlessly combines style and functionality like no other and this moodboard offers an exclusive look at the design inspiration behind Huawei’s hotly anticipated smartphone range.
  
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• Quortus and Expeto co-operate to deliver advanced wireless networks

  02-09-2016 14:02
  
  Containerized public and private network infrastructure will enable Intranets of Things, integrated enterprise communications, and provide roadmap to 5GCamberley, UK and Victoria, BC, 2 September 2016 – Quortus and Expeto today announced a co-operation that will speed the deployment of innovative communications services by wireless internet service providers (WISPs), mobile and virtual network operators (MNOs and MVNOs), and Internet of Things (IoT) product or service providers.Initial res
  
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• Samsung stops sales of all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

  02-09-2016 12:52
  
  Following widespread reports of exploding batteries tech giant Samsung has announced it is stopping all global sales of its new Galaxy Note 7 flagship device while it tries to get to the bottom of the issue.
  “In response to recently reported cases of the new Galaxy Note 7, we conducted a thorough investigation and found a battery cell issue,” said a Samsung statement.
  “To date (as of September 1) there have been 35 cases that have been reported globally and we are currently con
  
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• Three hopefuls aim to become Singapore's fourth player

  02-09-2016 02:00
  
  New company airYotta joins Australia's TPG Telecom, fibre operator MyRepublic in race for spectrum licence.
  
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• Samsung pulls Galaxy Note 7 following battery fires

  02-09-2016 02:00
  
  Korean electronics giant offers to swap device, says customer safety is 'absolute priority'.
  
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• O2 UK launches smart home service

  02-09-2016 02:00
  
  Mobile operator's portfolio comprises connected plugs, thermostat, surveillance gear.
  
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• BEREC's net neutrality guidelines pose more questions than they answer

  02-09-2016 02:00
  
  A victory for the little guy or unnecessary meddling that actually takes choice away from consumers?
  
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