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• US telecoms and Trump: media frenzy

  14-11-2016 19:23
  President-elect should be careful what he sows
  
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• Vodafone seeks probe of BT copper broadband plans

  14-11-2016 18:22
  Operator calls on UK regulator Ofcom to consult on ultrafast non-fibre solution
  
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• Huawei OTF 2016 – Ed Barton, TV Practice Leader at Ovum

  14-11-2016 14:22
  
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• AT&T marketing team wins standing ovation for data throttling rebrand

  14-11-2016 14:06
  
  AT&T has revealed a new feature for 2017 with its marketing team seemingly having great fun rebranding ‘Data Throttling’ to ‘Stream Saver’.
  The new feature, which will begin in early 2017, has been billed as a ‘free and convenient, data-saving feature’ allowing customers to gain more from their data allowances. Video will be downgraded to standard definition (480p) at some point, even if user’s data plans are unlimited, because like CO2 emissions, cu
  
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• Samsung bets $8 billion on connected cars with Harman acquisition

  14-11-2016 14:02
  
  It looks like the Note7 debacle didn’t exhaust all of Samsung’s spare cash as it is dropping eight big ones on the connected car and audio market.
  Harman is probably best known for speakers and headphones, or as the company insists on referring to them ‘lifestyle audio solutions’. But, according to Samsung, two thirds of its $7 billion sales last year were automotive-related, which would include speakers but also infotainment systems, telematics, etc.
  The Harman pres
  
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• GSMA makes generic 5G spectrum statement

  14-11-2016 13:52
  
  GSMA has set out its soapbox and proclaimed to the world that everyone needs to be 5G friends if it is to work properly.
  In the build up to the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019, the GSMA believes governments must agree on sufficient harmonised spectrum to enable the fastest 5G speeds, affordable devices and international roaming without cross-border interference. The team state 5G can create a hyper-connected society, though for the greatest level of efficiency standardization would b
  
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• BT gives LIFE Mobile Plusnet’s brand of earthy northern honesty

  14-11-2016 13:08
  
  The depiction of Plusnet broadband as somehow more wholesome and reliable than others has apparently worked so well, BT is applying it to mobile.
  This move actually applies to LIFE Mobile, an MVNO with 150,000 subscribers created by Phones4u but acquired on the cheap by EE after Phones4u went down the toilet, which is effectively being rebranded. Plusnet was acquired by BT back at the start of 2007 and EE, of course, was acquired by BT nine years later, so this looks like a spot of brand consoli
  
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• Trump-driven US-China trade war threat looms large

  14-11-2016 12:57
  
  Despite winning him a significant number of votes, if Trump starts a trade war with China it won’t be a happy ending for anyone involved.
  Chinese newspaper the Global Times, which has been accused of having a pro-government stance, has set out a short and sharp warning to Trump and other supporters of 45% tariffs imposed on Chinese goods and services entering the US; screw China and China will screw you harder.
  “China will take a tit-for-tat approach then. A batch of Boeing orde
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast – Technology Top Trumps

  14-11-2016 11:43
  
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• G.fast takes center stage as Broadband Forum takes part in ITU Telecom World 2016

  14-11-2016 10:30
  
  Telebyte Inc. to showcase G.fast in real-world test environmentNovember 14, 2016: With Ovum forecasting ITU G.fast subscribers to reach 30 million by 2025, interoperability between chipsets (for CPE and Distribution Point Units) is a complex but absolutely vital component for the industry when deploying the technology at scale. This is the message that the Broadband Forum will deliver at ITU Telecom World 2016. Speaking as part of a panel on “Gearing up for Ultra-High Speed...Source: RealW
  
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• Newtec And CETC54 Enter New Partnership

  14-11-2016 09:00
  
  New agreement is an expansion of Newtec’s activity in Asia and will enable further expansion into Chinese marketSINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 14 November 2016. Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with the 54th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC54) to strengthen its position in China and across Asia. Under the agree
  
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• Yahoo aware of state-sponsored hack in 2014

  14-11-2016 01:00
  
  New revelations unlikely to make Verizon feel any better about what it's paying $4.8 billion for.
  
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• Virgin Media to connect 240K Scottish premises to FTTH network

  14-11-2016 01:00
  
  First locations to receive ultrafast connectivity by end of 2017.
  
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• Samsung ramps up connected car strategy with $8bn Harman buy

  14-11-2016 01:00
  
  Products made by U.S.-based Harman currently found in more than 30 million vehicles.
  
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• Cyta Hellas put up for sale

  14-11-2016 01:00
  
  Sale of Cypriot telco's Greek arm to reportedly be carried out independently of parent company's privatisation.
  
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