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• Virgin Media raises fibre building targets

  04-11-2016 17:27
  Liberty-owned group will raise pressure on BT in fight for ultrafast internet customers
  
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• Analyst firm predicts smartwatch segment is growing – brave chaps

  04-11-2016 17:12
  
  So apparently despite most people not knowing anyone who owns a smartwatch the segment is on the up according to research from Canalys.
  The assumption the smartphone industry is quickly tanking is not only an observation on the morning commute, but also one which is backed up by numerous analysts and research agencies. Volume does not make the claim correct, but it makes it more likely. Swimming so strongly against the tide make the statement by Canalys a bit more remarkable; the team really has
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast – Awards, a Celebrity and a Bottle of Red Wine

  04-11-2016 16:40
  
  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: A Magic Quad-Rant
  
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• NFL and Google carry VR a few yards up the playing field

  04-11-2016 16:35
  
  NFL – the American Football league – has buddied up with Google to work on a series of VR episodes specifically designed for its VR headset Daydream.
  According to the NFL, the series will deliver an immersive experience for users. That’s kind of the point of VR, really, but the series will ostensibly allow users to experience what it’s like to train with the Philadelphia Eagles defensive line in the build up to the big match day.
  Additional episodes will look at the cultu
  
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• Safaricom: migration

  04-11-2016 15:55
  Safaricom’s shift from voice to data service will keep up growth
  
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• Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Rise Despite Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall

  04-11-2016 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite the recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, volumes were up 1.0% compared to 3Q15 when vendors shipped 359.3 million units. Click here for more.
  
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• Smartwatch Market Halves in the Third Quarter as Platforms and Vendors Realign

  04-11-2016 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), resulting in a year-over-year decline in shipment volumes. Click here for more.
  
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• Smart phone shipments hit 355 million units as market braces for Note7 fallout

  04-11-2016 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Samsung continued to lead the market, but its issues with the Note7 are starting to affect its business.Click here for more.
  
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• Virgin Media has a good quarter… we think…

  04-11-2016 14:12
  
  Virgin Media’s parent company has released its financial earnings for the last quarter apparently showing a healthy performance adding an additional 45,000 customers.
  The team reported revenue growth of 3% in Q3 and year to date to £1.2 billion and £3.5 billion, respectively, with the average UK consumer price rise of 5.1%. The company now claims to have exceeded 14 Million revenue-generating-units (RGUs) with 80,000 additions in the third quarter. Marketing campaigns highlight
  
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• #Winner – a wrap up from last nights Global Telecom’s Awards

  04-11-2016 12:44
  
  The wine flowed, the laughter boomed and Tim Skinner’s velvety red jacket almost inspired a communist revolution. All in all, the Global Telecoms Awards was a roaring success.
  Last night we celebrated the successes of the telecommunications industry with more than 200 guests from around the world, and the brilliantly offensive comedy stylings of Canada’s Katherine Ryan. From 5G through to cloud and IoT, the awards demonstrated one thing clearly and loudly; don’t write off the t
  
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• ASC to Demonstrate Cloud-based Communications Recording at BroadSoft Connections 2016

  04-11-2016 11:16
  
  Hoesbach/Germany, November 4, 2016 – ASC today announced it will participate as a sponsor and exhibitor at BroadSoft Connections at JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas from November 13 – 15. According to BroadSoft, host of the 14th annual user conference, 1,100 participants from 37 countries are expected.ASC will present its latest release of its Workforce Optimization and Compliance Recording Solution neo for contact centers, financial institutions and publ
  
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• Kenya’s Safaricom upgrades outlook

  04-11-2016 08:05
  Mobile operator sees non-voice services account for most of service revenue for first time
  
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• Telecom Italia Q3 revenue, EBITDA tops estimates

  04-11-2016 01:00
  
  Operator's domestic business returns to growth on quad-play uptake.
  
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• Telco industry actually reaches a proper inflection point

  04-11-2016 01:00
  
  Mobile and tablet Internet use overtakes desktop for the first time, and some companies are doing a better job than others at capturing the opportunity.
  
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• T-Mobile Netherlands to buy Voda's fixed arm

  04-11-2016 01:00
  
  U.K.-based telco offloads Dutch broadband business as part of EU concessions related to Liberty Global merger.
  
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• T-Mobile Netherlands to buy Vodafone's fixed unit

  04-11-2016 01:00
  
  U.K.-based telco offloads Dutch broadband business as part of EU concessions related to Liberty Global merger.
  
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• Liberty Global swings to Q3 loss in Europe, revenue edges up 1%

  04-11-2016 01:00
  
  Cable group reports strong additions of next-generation video customers.
  
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