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• Openreach rebuffs whiners with 1 gbps FTTP announcement

  09-11-2016 18:52
  
  BT’s wholesale business unit Openreach has announced it will more than double the speeds available over its ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.
  The Openreach business has been under fire in recent months, as BT’s competitors have complained of poor service, preferential treatment to BT and inadequate technology to service non-BT customers in the UK.
  The latest announcement claims new faster services will be available to homes and businesses across the entire FTTP network,
  
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• Vodafone gets a scoot on with Yamaha IoT deal

  09-11-2016 18:42
  
  Scooters, the ginger step-brothers of the car, have been given the IoT treatment by Vodafone.
  The UK operator has signed up with Yamaha to take IoT beyond the alliteratively-pleasing connected car, towards the cumbersome-to-pronounce ‘connected scooter’.
  Yup, that’s a thing, and Vodafone is bringing its embedded telematics system to a fleet of Yamaha TMAX SX and TMAX DX models. The principle of connecting scooters to the internet is not quite as gimmicky as it would first sound
  
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• Struggling with profits, just open a bank says Orange

  09-11-2016 18:33
  
  Orange has taken an alternative route to combating the profitability challenge endemic to the telecoms industry – it started a bank.
  Since the normalization of the internet and the power offered to challenger brands through the implementation of cloud computing, numerous OTTs have risen up to challenge. The result is the former cash cow of voice and text has slowly crumbled. Providing connectivity will not be enough for hungry investors and stakeholders who are used to the plush profi
  
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• Can Donald trump the technology industry?

  09-11-2016 13:50
  
  Following one of the more controversial and flamboyant election campaigns in recent memory, Telecoms.com takes a look at what a Donald Trump presidency could mean for the tech industry.
  After initial claims, few thought he would actually put himself forward as a potential outsider in the Republican party, then few thought he would overcome competition to become the nominee in the presidential race, and finally few thought he would be more than cannon fodder during the Clinton campaign. But here
  
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• Ericsson reckons most operators are already doing 5G stuff

  09-11-2016 13:15
  
  Inspired by the stellar work being done by Telecoms.com in the area of 5G surveys, Ericsson has released its own to celebrate a 5G partnership with NTT DoCoMo and Intel.
  While Nokia sought to get in early and dominate the IoT space with its Smart Cities Playbook; Ericsson clearly fancies trumping its Scandinavian rival by nabbing 5G early. With that in mind, Ericsson quizzed 50 industry execs from 29 different operators around the world, and found out that everyone is active in the 5G space
  
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• Newtec HTS Solution Powering Avanti’s ECO Project

  09-11-2016 12:54
  
  Newtec Dialog® platform to provide next-generation ground segment technology for African Wi-Fi hotspot initiative providing connectivity to schools and communities in Sub-Saharan AfricaLONDON, UK, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 9 November 2016. Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – has announced that its Newtec Dialog® platform, including a Wi-Fi hotspot solution, has been selected by Avanti Comm
  
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• Ireland tells Europe to feck off over Apple taxes

  09-11-2016 12:14
  
  Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed the country will appeal the European Commission’s decision to enforce a €13 billion tax bill against Apple.
  The decision, which will hardly come as a surprise for most in the industry, was made during Noonan’s address to the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The Irish government strongly opposed the decision from the European Commission seemingly afraid the removal of such a cosy-relationship with internati
  
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• Networks Getting Younger As Organisations Start To Embrace Workplace Mobility, IoT, And Software-Defined Networking Strategies

  09-11-2016 11:28
  
  The number of enterprises with at least one security vulnerability is the highest in five yearsLondon, UK - 9 November 2016 - Enterprises across the globe are refreshing their network equipment earlier in its lifecycle in a move to embrace workplace mobility, Internet of Things, and software-defined networking strategies. In addition, their equipment refresh is more strategic, with architectural vision in mind. But despite the higher refresh rate, networks are getting less secure, largely due...
  
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• Anam Technologies Limited signs contract during Irish Presidential State Visit to Vietnam

  09-11-2016 10:42
  
  Hanoi, November 2016 - At the Presidential Palace, Hanoi and in the presence of President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, and the President of Vietnam, Trần Đại Quang, Anam Technologies Limited signed a contract with Ericsson to renew its Short Message Service Centre Support for a further three years. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan TD, was also in attendance at the signing ceremony which was organised by the Embassy of Ireland...Source: RealWire
  
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• Interoute creates TWO digital super highway routes to bring digital traffic from the new SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable into Europe

  09-11-2016 10:00
  
  Multiple TBs of digital traffic expected to hit the European internet through Palermo and Marseilles landing points.London, 9 November 2016 - Interoute, owner operator of a global cloud services platform and one of Europe’s largest networks, has today announced that it now offers dual entry into Europe through France and Italy from the World’s newest submarine cable, South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5). Interoute will connect digital traffic from Af
  
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• VTB, Alfa team up on Turkcell investment

  09-11-2016 01:00
  
  Russian bank VTB does deal with LetterOne affiliate ahead of court-enforced Cukurova settlement.
  
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• Ireland heads to EU Court over Apple tax spat

  09-11-2016 01:00
  
  Finance minister says €13 billion bill left government with no choice but to appeal.
  
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• Anatel suspends Oi board members

  09-11-2016 01:00
  
  Minority investor Societe Mondiale reportedly suspected of influencing decisions without Brazilian watchdog's consent.
  
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• Altice hit with €80m 'gun-jumping' fine

  09-11-2016 01:00
  
  Cable group accepts penalty related to SFR deal in bid to restore 'constructive dialogue' with market regulator.
  
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