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• Sky keeps mobile service separate

  29-11-2016 20:11
  TV group targets families with rollover minutes instead of following quad-play trend
  
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• AT&T launches new DirecTV Now streaming service

  29-11-2016 16:48
  
  AT&T has announced the launch of its latest OTT video services offering more than 100 channels of television for $35 per month.
  $35 per month is the amount for the base package which is generally cheaper than a traditional pay TV service, and also than DirecTV’s own satellite TV service. The new offering is designed for those customers who have dropped cable or are currently entertaining the idea, as the platform is designed with a mobile-first mentality. Potential customers could incl
  
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• Exclusive – AsiaInfo addresses European operations concerns

  29-11-2016 16:35
  
  BSS vendor AsiaInfo has spoken exclusively to Telecoms.com in response to our queries regarding the status of its European operations.
  It seems that the company’s recently expanded operations in Europe are already being scaled back for as yet unidentified reasons, with AsiaInfo confirming it is “…laying off a relatively small number of staff from our European sales & marketing organisations.”
  Quite what the implications are for AsiaInfo’s nearshore delivery cen
  
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• BT/Openreach: meet the parents

  29-11-2016 15:36
  Untangling Openreach pensions from the rest of BT will not be easy
  
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• BT / Openreach: meet the parents

  29-11-2016 15:36
  Legal separation will address complaints about poor service, but only to a point
  
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• Brexit impact public sector technology spend

  29-11-2016 15:09
  
  While businesses have been resilient in the face of the Brexit adversity, it would appear the public sector is closing up for business early this Christmas.
  The negative or positive impact of Brexit on the economy has been debated continuously since the announcement of the referendum, though data collected from the Crown Commercial Service has shown the decision has been impacting the technology industry.
  Over the course of the nine months leading up to the referendum, the Crown Commercial Servi
  
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• Brexit impact on public sector technology spend

  29-11-2016 15:09
  
  While businesses have been resilient in the face of the Brexit adversity, it would appear the public sector is closing up for business early this Christmas.
  The negative or positive impact of Brexit on the economy has been debated continuously since the announcement of the referendum, though data collected from the Crown Commercial Service has shown the decision has been impacting the technology industry.
  Over the course of the nine months leading up to the referendum, the Crown Commercial Servi
  
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• Reaction to BT Openreach separation – glee, scepticism and cynicism

  29-11-2016 13:39
  
  In light of Ofcom’s attempts to prize Openreach from BT, the wider telecoms industry has reacted. Some with glee, some with scepticism, and some with cynicism.
  First up, Vodafone must have been given a wee heads up that Ofcom was about to raise the stakes, because it chose this morning to release some research saying how much BT is coining from Openreach.
  According to the research, conducted by Frontier Economics, BT raked in £1 billion of excess profit in its 2016’s full year
  
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• 24% of execs don’t know why tech is important – Citrix

  29-11-2016 13:02
  
  Despite the domination of internet companies in recent years a recent report from Citrix and Warwick Business School showed there are a worrying number of execs who still don’t get technology.
  What has to happen to get the message through to some people? Uber is on its way to crippling taxi’s worldwide, online news has spelt out the end for print media, music streaming destroyed the CD and AirBnB has forever changed the hotel industry. The connected era has fundamentally redefined se
  
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• Speeding points for fast companies from May

  29-11-2016 12:50
  PM sticks to her guns over mandatory publication of pay ratios
  
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• Q&A: is BT facing the chop?

  29-11-2016 12:40
  Ofcom starts to force a legal separation to give Openreach independence
  
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• Is BT facing the chop?

  29-11-2016 12:40
  Ofcom starts to force a legal separation to give Openreach independence
  
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• Samsung review aims to put 2016 firmly in rear-view mirror

  29-11-2016 12:07
  
  The Samsung management team has confirmed rumours it is considering a structural overhaul of the business after a pretty disastrous year for one of the worlds technology giants.
  The announcement itself will see the team review its own corporate structure to potentially split the organization into a holding and operating business, as well as offering cash returns to investors, appointing new Directors to the board and creating a new corporate governance model. While the announcement will come as
  
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• Ofcom finally rips Openreach from BT’s clutches

  29-11-2016 11:46
  
  Ofcom has finally decided that BT is to separate from its Openreach business.  The regulator has, after much deliberation, concluded the long running saga, and it’s not good news for BT.
  It wouldn’t be sensationalist to call the protracted discussion over Openreach a saga. As you’d expect, Telecoms.com has been tracking the whole ordeal and it stretches back nearly two years, when Openreach first came under pressure back in early 2015.
  As the former state monopoly and clea
  
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• Ofcom finally gets tough on BT with Openreach ultimatum

  29-11-2016 11:46
  
  Ofcom has given BT one final kick up the arse with concrete action backing up its threat to legally separate its Openreach business. The regulator has, after much deliberation, began proceedings with the European Commission, and it’s not good news for BT.
  It wouldn’t be sensationalist to call the protracted discussion over Openreach a saga. As you’d expect, Telecoms.com has been tracking the whole ordeal and it stretches back nearly two years, when Openreach first came under pr
  
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• Colt moves to heart of East London Tech City

  29-11-2016 10:57
  
  Colt House is new headquarters in centre of London’s tech hub London, 29th November 2016 – Colt Technology Services’ continued transformation into a disruptive force, delivering high-bandwidth network services and a best in class customer experience, requires a refocus not just of strategy and culture, but also of location. As a result the business has moved to a newly refurbished headquarters in the heart of East London’s Tech City. Born almost 25 years ago as...Source:
  
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• Samsung pledges to boost dividends

  29-11-2016 10:29
  South Korean group seeks to ease investor fears on returns and governance
  
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• Ofcom pushes for legal split of BT and Openreach

  29-11-2016 09:34
  Regulator says company has failed to address competition concerns
  
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• Deutsche Telekom and Huawei demonstrate 5G E2E autonomous network slicing

  29-11-2016 07:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Deutsche Telekom and Huawei demonstrate yet another world first 5G technology with the addition of end-to-end autonomous behavior for 5G network slicing. Click here for more.
  
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• Brazilian government may have to end Oi stalemate

  29-11-2016 06:02
  Creditor talks have ground to a halt in Brazil’s largest debt restructuring case
  
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• Brazilian authorities urged to end Oi stalemate

  29-11-2016 06:02
  Talks in country’s largest debt restructuring case grind to a halt
  
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• Ofcom to force legal split of BT, Openreach

  29-11-2016 01:00
  Ofcom on Tuesday said it will enforce the legal separation of BT and Openreach, after concluding that the U.K. incumbent's voluntary proposals to strengthen the independence of its infrastructure arm did not address its concerns."Some progress has been made, but this has not been enough, and action is required now to deliver better outcomes for phone and broadband users," said Ofcom, in a statement.Under the regulator's proposals &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom to force legal split of BT and Openreach

  29-11-2016 01:00
  Ofcom on Tuesday said it will enforce the legal separation of BT and Openreach, after concluding that the U.K. incumbent's voluntary proposals to strengthen the independence of its infrastructure arm did not address its concerns.BT maintains that its own proposals are fair and sustainable."Some progress has been made, but this has not been enough," Ofcom said, in a statement. "Action is required now to deliver better outcomes for phone and broadband users."Under the regulator's proposals &n
  
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• European Parliament sets new wholesale roaming rates

  29-11-2016 01:00
  The end of roaming fees in the EU inched closer on Tuesday when the European Parliament agreed new limits on wholesale roaming rates.Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) agreed a cap of &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Colt heads to London's Tech City

  29-11-2016 01:00
  Colt on Tuesday announced it is relocating its headquarters from London's financial district to the capital's Tech City.The new premises, near Silicon Roundabout, puts Colt at the heart of the U.K.'s tech start-ups scene – a big change from banks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T finally fleshes out video streaming services

  29-11-2016 01:00
  AT&T on Tuesday finally shared further details of its long-awaited video streaming services, which will go on sale from tomorrow.As announced by the U.S. telco back in March, three services are on offer – DirecTV Now, Fullscreen, and FreeVIEW – which together aim to make the most of AT&amp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T to launch live online television service

  29-11-2016 00:24
  DirecTV Now hopes to compete with Netflix, offering 100-plus channels from $35 a month
  
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