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• Vodafone’s long struggle for profitability in India

  17-11-2016 16:03
  Move into rapidly growing market has been costly and delivered little for shareholders
  
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• Vodafone to stay course in India as challenges mount

  17-11-2016 16:03
  Move into rapidly growing market has been costly and delivered little for shareholders
  
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• UK passes Orwellian Snooper’s Charter

  17-11-2016 15:32
  
  It’s been threatening for a while, but now its official; the Snooper’s Charter is now a real thing after passing through the House of Lords.
  Initially proposed by the now-Prime Minister and then-Home Secretary Theresa May, the Investigatory Powers Bill gives UK intelligence agencies unprecedented access to personal information. Privacy advocates have been fighting the bill, asking politicians to water down the new powers, however the sign-off from the Queen is all that now remains, w
  
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• UK gov passes Snooper Charter

  17-11-2016 15:32
  
  It’s been threatening for a while, but now its official; the Snooper’s Charter is now a real thing after passing through the House of Lords.
  Initially proposed by the now-Prime Minister and then-Home Secretary Theresa May, the Investigatory Powers Bill gives UK intelligence agencies unprecedented access to personal information. Privacy advocates have been fighting the bill, asking politicians to water down the new powers, however the sign-off from the Queen is all that now remains, w
  
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• Telefónica and Huawei unveil ‘user centric, no cell’ 5G proof of concept

  17-11-2016 13:27
  
  Telefónica and Huawei are hyping a novel 5G RAN architecture that claims to end the fixed cell paradigm and disruption associated with cell handover, but at this stage it remains pretty abstract.
  The cunning bit is something to do with associating certain base stations with certain devices and then using Hyper-Cell network architecture to coordinate all this. Thus the device dictates which base stations it uses, not the other way around, thus supposedly eliminating the current cell centri
  
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• It’s all getting a bit sticky for Facebook and WhatsApp

  17-11-2016 12:55
  
  Following concerns expressed by a UK government body over data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp, the social media giant has confirmed it has halted plans across Europe.
  According to the Financial Times, Facebook has slammed the brakes following the announcement in August it would be using WhatsApp data to better personalize advertising campaigns for brands. While the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was the most recent body to weigh in on the saga, it certainly isn&r
  
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• UK broadband advertising is ‘up to’ no good

  17-11-2016 12:18
  
  The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has set the telco industry in its sights as it looks into the language used in broadband speed marketing campaigns.
  The ‘up-to’ claim has been one which has plagued advertising campaigns in recent months, and to be fair it isn’t restricted to the telco industry, though we do seem to be one of the worst offenders. Following the release of ASA-commissioned research conducted by GfK it is clear there is little understanding from
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase revolutionary fiber management system and transport solutions at Data Centre World Frankfurt

  17-11-2016 11:49
  
  Experts will also be on hand to discuss optical switching technologyHUBER+SUHNER, leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, is showcasing its new, class-leading fiber management system, IANOS®, at Data Centre World Frankfurt, alongside transport solutions for interconnecting data centers. Experts will also be on hand to discuss optical switching technology at the HUBER+SUHNER stand (#257) at the show, which takes place November 23-2
  
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• Italtel wins four Cisco awards: "Architectural Excellence: SP Architectures" for Brazil, MCO and LATAM and "Enterprise Partner of the Year" for Cansac

  17-11-2016 10:55
  
  The company has also been confirmed as Cisco Gold Partner in BrazilMilan, November 17, 2016 – Italtel, a leading telecommunications company in next-generation services and all-IP communication, today announced it has received four important Cisco awards – Architectural Excellence in the Service Providers Architectures segment in Latin America, Brazil and MCO (Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) region and the “Enterprise Partner of the Year” award for the Cansa
  
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• SK Telecom lays claim to world's first 5G connected car

  17-11-2016 01:00
  
  South Korean operator deploys mmWave trial network in partnership with Ericsson, BMW.
  
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• Nokia launches machine learning-based customer care solutions

  17-11-2016 01:00
  
  Algorithms developed by Bell Labs claim to cut outage-related help desk calls by 85%.
  
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• Microsoft offers EU concessions on LinkedIn deal

  17-11-2016 01:00
  
  Commission to decide whether to approve $26 billion acquisition by 6 December.
  
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• C&W Comms taps Juvo for mobile credit services

  17-11-2016 01:00
  
  Liberty Global-owned operator offers credit extensions across 15 Caribbean markets.
  
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