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• HSBC introduces facial tracking authentication for the selfie generation

  05-09-2016 18:32
  
  UK bank HSBC is allowing new business banking customers to open an account entirely through its smartphone app, allowing it so make constant references to selfies.
  The practice of taking photos of yourself with the front-facing camera of a smartphone – selfies – has been appropriated by social commentators as a definitive characteristic of the smartphone generation, with many even citing it as conclusive evidence of an epidemic of narcissism. Since they are principally referring to t
  
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• Telefónica mulls fire sale, including O2 UK and Telxius

  05-09-2016 18:19
  
  Debt-laden Telefónica has confirmed it is considering selling off parts of O2 UK as it seeks ways of balancing the books. Separately, it has also announced the IPO of infrastructure subsidiary Telxius will be going ahead.
  In a statement, here in Spanish, Telefónica said it is assessing options for its UK assets, being O2, in light of recent media speculation. While a possible initial public offering is being considered, any sale of O2 UK shares will still see the Spanish operator m
  
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• Telcos can be challengers too

  05-09-2016 17:05
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites opinion from third party experts on subjects addressing the most important areas of today’s industry. In this post Paul Bowman from Market Gravity shares his insights on how traditional long-term strategies are dead and telcos need to find new ways to innovate quickly.
  Telecommunications companies (telcos) are at the heart of digital innovation in other industries such as media, banking and automotive, but are they lagging behind in the digital transformat
  
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• Europe defines roaming ‘fair use’ parameters for operators

  05-09-2016 14:05
  
  With mobile roaming charges set to end completely next year the EC has published details guidelines that it hopes will prevent abuse of the system.
  One of the biggest concerns from operators when the process of scrapping roaming charges across the European Union was the spectre of being undercut domestically by cheaper foreign operators. The fear was that domestic consumers would, in effect, permanently ‘roam’ by buying their phone service from the cheapest provider, regardless of lo
  
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• More than half of all US online activity spent on smartphone apps

  05-09-2016 14:03
  
  Time spent using smartphone apps has risen over the 50% mark for Americans as a percentage of total time online, according to research from Comscore.
  ComScore says since July 2014, the proportion of time spent online being taken up by smartphone apps has risen nine percentage points from 41% to 50% today. While smartphone apps are responsible for half, mobile web browsing adds an additional 7%, while the same activities on tablets contribute an additional 11% combined.Therefore mobile in all for
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Having a Broadbandectomy

  05-09-2016 13:16
  
  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: It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you
  
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• Altice reveals its latest cunning plan, bids for full ownership of SFR

  05-09-2016 12:18
  
  The latest round of strategizing by French telco giant Altice went so well, apparently, that it decided to share it with the world via a press event.
  Somewhat underplaying this most cunning of plans, Altice framed it as the ‘next step in industrial, commercial and financial strategy’. The catalyst for this bonanza of boardroom brainstorming was the acquisition of US company Cablevision a few months ago and consequent creation of Altice USA.
  This new, transatlantic identity requires a
  
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• Telekom Austria Group Renews Partnership with Newtec for EUMETSAT’s EUMETCast Upgrade

  05-09-2016 10:30
  
  Additional Newtec equipment will be deployed based on success of current service which collects metrological data used by national meteorological services, commercial forecasters, flight control institutions and individual private subscribers AFLENZ, Austria, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 5 September 2016. Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – today announced it has teamed up with Telekom Austria Group
  
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• Telefonica details Telxius IPO plan, mulls O2 UK listing

  05-09-2016 02:00
  
  Spanish incumbent to float at least 25% of infrastructure arm before the end of the year.
  
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• Softbank completes ARM acquisition

  05-09-2016 02:00
  
  U.K.-based chip designer to be delisted on Tuesday.
  
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• EC drafts roaming fair usage policy

  05-09-2016 02:00
  
  Proposed rules limit consumers to 90 days of free roaming per year in bid to prevent abuse.
  
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• Altice to take full control of SFR

  05-09-2016 02:00
  
  Cable group to apply 'Altice Way' strategy to its various cable subsidiaries, acquires network rollout, customer service suppliers.
  
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