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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Putting the coms in Telecoms

  19-09-2016 18:34
  
  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: Cleaning up after the Applegasm
  
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• Intel and Amazon aim to learn from mobile mistakes with Thalmic investment

  19-09-2016 18:17
  
  The smartwatch market may have already peaked but there is hope in the form of Thalmic gesture control, and some tech giants are smart enough to see it.
  As we argued recently there is little reason to buy a smartwatch, or indeed any wearable, unless you’re the kind of ostentatious exercise freak that needs to track every step, mile and calorie and share those Herculean efforts with the rest of the world.
  The problem, you see, is the user interface. A one-inch square watch face is just not
  
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• Huawei’s Not-So-Smart City strategy

  19-09-2016 18:17
  
  Huawei unveiled its Smart City strategy at a recent event in China, but several major omissions revealed it needs to get a lot smarter yet.
  The concept of the smart city is one of the main driving forces behind the development and implementation of the Internet of Things, as central and local governments seek new means to cut costs. Research firm Markets and Markets estimate the smart city segment to be worth $757.74 billion by 2020 with energy consumption, transportation and healthcare notable
  
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• Newtec’s Mx-DMA® Wins Ground Segment Technology Award At VSAT Global

  19-09-2016 15:47
  
  Dynamic bandwidth allocation technology awarded “Best Ground Segment Technology”LONDON, UK, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 19 September 2016. Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, has been presented with the “Best Ground Segment Technology” award at the VSAT Stellar Awards for its dynamic Mx-DMA® bandwidth allocation technology.A key staple of the Newtec Dialog® platform, Mx-DMA combine
  
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• Oracle decides the cloud might not be such a bad idea after all

  19-09-2016 14:13
  
  Just like that guy who moans about New Year’s Eve being forced fun but turning up to the party anyway, Oracle has decided the cloud might not be a bad idea after launching its IaaS platform.
  For some time the Oracle executives resisted the tempting world of cloud computing, seemingly believing it to be a fad which would pass. The last 12-18 months has seen a remarkable change in attitudes with the long-standing tech giant throwing around its financial weight in an effort to play catch-up.
  
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• Dunne has one last pop at UK from the safety of Verizon boardroom

  19-09-2016 14:00
  
  Former O2 UK CEO Ronan Dunne looked to settle a few old scores via a mini press tour before flying over the pond to the Verizon promised land.
  The Financial Times and the Irish Independent all got some quality time with Dunne, who seems to have left these shores with a bit of a sour taste in his mouth, following the collapse of the O2/Three merger. As that deal was blocked at the same time as Ofcom was treating EE like a feudal daughter in marrying it off to BT, some bitterness is understandable
  
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• BT and Virgin tell moaners to back off with broadband bromance

  19-09-2016 13:48
  
  If anyone needs a friend right now, it’s BT. Luckily, it seems to have found a new BFF in the unlikely form of rival network owner Virgin media.
  Embattled BT has faced non-stop stick this year over its ownership of Openreach, and it has finally found an industry ally after yonks of bickering, sniping and brow beating from its rivals/wholesale customers.
  After a series of fruity exchanges, Ofcom ruled that Openreach will become a separate legal entity from BT, but somehow still part of the
  
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• Inoapps Wins Prestigious Oracle EMEA and Global Specialized Partner of the Year Awards For SaaS Cloud Transformation

  19-09-2016 12:16
  
  Oracle Recognises Inoapps’ Expertise in Delivering Specialized EMEA and Global Solutions At Oracle OpenWorld 2016, Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has won both the EMEA and Global Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year, in SaaS Cloud Transformation. The Awards encourage innovation by Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) members, who use Oracle’s products and technology, to create value for customers and generate new business potential. In winning the awards, Inoapps, an Oracle
  
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• Orange CEO reignites consolidation rumours

  19-09-2016 02:00
  
  Bouygues Telecom, Altice issue denials after Stephane Richard reportedly tells investors that talks are back on.
  
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• Conglomerate Elco shows interest in acquiring Golan

  19-09-2016 02:00
  
  Holding company reportedly expected to make joint bid with ex-Pelephone CEO.
  
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• Cellnex closes phase one of Bouyges towers deal

  19-09-2016 02:00
  
  Companies working on second stage that could see French telco sell up to 500 towers.
  
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• BT, Virgin Media team up to defend Openreach

  19-09-2016 02:00
  
  Companies to reportedly launch joint advertising campaign in response to attacks by Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone.
  
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