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• The Jio effect: Reliance and Aircel circle the wagons

  14-09-2016 18:38
  
  Less than two weeks after new entrant Jio dropped its ‘loads of stuff for free’ bombshell on the Indian market two of its largest competitors have decided to join forces.
  Reliance Communications is merging with the Indian wireless business of Maxis Communication – otherwise known as Aircel – in the largest consolidation of the Indian telecoms sector to date. The resulting company will account for 18% of Indian mobile subscribers, according to Ovum’s WCIS service, wh
  
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• Vodafone Greece Sees 4-Fold Jump in Mobile Data Traffic

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vodafone Greece has reported a four-fold increase in mobile data traffic during this year's summer holiday season compared to last year. Click here for more.
  
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• Vodafone fined for false price representations

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vodafone New Zealand has been fined $165,000 in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to making false price representations in breach of the Fair Trading Act. Click here for more.
  
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• Vodafone Buys Lebara Mobile's Australian MVNO

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vodafone Australia has bought the local arm of Lebara Mobile, and around 130,000 customers. Click here for more.
  
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• Telstra triples uplink speeds and hits gigabit downlink speeds in live network demonstration

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ericsson has announced the achievement of another commercial milestone in the delivery of high speed mobile broadband data,Click here for more.
  
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• Telia Sells its stake in Tajik operator Tcell

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Telia has agreed to sell its 60 percent holding in Tajikistan's Tcell, to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). Click here for more.
  
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• Qualcomm and ATandT to Test 4G Controlled Drones

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Qualcomm and ATandT are to test Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, on commercial LTE networks. Click here for more.
  
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• Organizations Must Address Attack of the IoT Devices

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  By 2020, 21 billion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be in use worldwide. Of these, close to 6 percent will be in use for industrial IoT applications.Click here for more.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 7 will not be a huge hit in China

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  The earbuds will only last for five hours without charging - a short time given many consumers in China take long train rides to travel to the different parts of the country. IDC expects this will not be a huge hit in China for now. Click here for more.
  
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• Apple iPhone 6s Was World's Top-Selling Smartphone in Q2 2016

  14-09-2016 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple currently accounts for two of the three top-selling smartphone models shipped worldwide. Click here for more.
  
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• It’s official, Netflix is taking Liberties to get eyeballs

  14-09-2016 18:18
  
  Spending days on end in front of the tele making arse-prints on the sofa has gotten easier following a landmark deal between Liberty Global and Netflix.
  It is no secret that the relentless growth of OTT video players has left operators sweating over their revenues. Liberty Global thought the best way of combatting the threat is to get into bed with it, stick on a box set and chill instead.
  Liberty, which owns Virgin Media in the UK, has made a concerted shift to get eyeballs glued to its content
  
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• Keeping one step ahead of SMS fraud

  14-09-2016 18:08
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Ilia Abramov, Head of Network Security at Xura, takes a look at the many different varieties of SMS fraud and what can be done to combat them.
  With billions of pounds in revenue being generated through various forms of mobile targeting and marketing each year, it’s clear that our mobiles demand both ours and the fraudster’s attention. Whether it be c
  
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• Solgari partners with Lanmark to help deliver seamless cloud telephony solutions to its customers

  14-09-2016 15:18
  
  Lanmark boosts product portfolio with Solgari’s cloud-based VoIP and cloud telephony solutionsLondon – September 14, 2016 – Solgari, the global provider of the world’s first complete enterprise cloud business communications software solution, has today announced its partnership with Lanmark, an IT support and consulting specialist. This partnership will allow Lanmark to offer Solgari’s cloud-based telephony solutions to its extensive client base in Europe.Solgari pr
  
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• Europe vows to keep shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic

  14-09-2016 13:36
  
  Lamenting the sorry state of the European Union, head honcho Jean-Claude Junker reckons the solution lies in doing what has always done, only more so.
  In common with religious cults and student politicians the founding principle of any bureaucracy is dogma, without which the whole house of cards comes crumbling down. As the European Union struggles to keep itself together amid dissenting Brits and fiscal farce its claims of divine infallibility grow ever shriller.
  Junker’s state of the uni
  
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• Samsung and Apple software updates blow up: fire or brick – you decide

  14-09-2016 12:23
  
  Apple and Samsung are playing a game of “no, WE’RE more hilarious” with a fumbled set of over-the-air updates creating more problems than they solve.
  Plenty of fun has been had over Samsung’s melting/exploding/nuclear Note 7, or whatever you want to call it. As a result, Samsung has been desperately trying to find solutions for stopping the phone from going into meltdown, including advising people to not use it, issuing a recall, finding a new battery partner and, wh
  
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• Record number of entries in with a shout of winning a Global Telecoms Award

  14-09-2016 11:39
  
  Following unprecedented interest in the freshly rebranded Global Telecoms (Glotel for short) Awards, a record number of entries have been shortlisted for illustrious recognition.
  95 finalists will compete for 21 awards, which will be presented at our largest-ever event at the Tower Hotel in London on 3 November. As you can see from the full shortlist below, the event is already setting records for the most superlatives ever.
  The big night will be co-hosted by Telecoms.com’s own Tim ‘
  
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• Today meets tomorrow as HUBER+SUHNER showcases major solutions for energy networks at WindEnergy Hamburg

  14-09-2016 10:00
  
  Leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, is to demonstrate its solutions for intelligent energy networks at WindEnergy Hamburg, taking place September 27-30. ‘Today meets tomorrow’ for the Swiss-based company, which will be exhibiting its contemporary products and systems according to future demanding requirements of the energy industry. The showcase of HUBER+SUHNER at WindEnergy will focus especially on appli
  
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• Oi finance chief quits

  14-09-2016 02:00
  
  Flavio Nicolay Guimarães heads for the exit as Brazilian telco's bondholders draft new bankruptcy plan.
  
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• Liberty Global strikes worldwide partnership with Netflix

  14-09-2016 02:00
  
  OTT streaming app to be made available to Liberty Global customers across 30 countries.
  
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• EU overhauls telco rules in bid to stimulate Gigabit broadband rollouts

  14-09-2016 02:00
  
  Brussels targets free public WiFi, uninterrupted 5G coverage of urban areas, transport routes by 2025.
  
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• Axiata explores options amid sale rumours

  14-09-2016 02:00
  
  Malaysian operator responds to report alleging it plans to cut holdings in overseas businesses in order to raise $700 million.
  
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