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• General Motors new safety feature falls foul of US regulators

  30-11-2016 18:27
  
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has cautioned General Motors about a new semi-autonomous Super Cruise system which it plans to introduce next year.
  Super Cruise is the nickname for GM’s automated driving technology which will offer customers various autonomous features includes hands-off lane following, braking and speed control in certain highway driving conditions. As part of the system, GM has introduced technology which can monitor the driver’s responsi
  
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• Research confirms UK mobile brands are rubbish at engagement

  30-11-2016 16:33
  
  Research from Affinion and Oxford Brookes University has revealed something that we all pretty much knew; UK mobile operators are pretty rubbish at customer engagement.
  The UK finished roughly mid-table when compared around the world with Turkish, Brazilian and American consumers reporting the highest level of the engagement with the Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Germany finishing below us Brits. The news isn’t something which will shock many people, but at least we’re politer
  
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• Intel opens up new business unit to tackle autonomous vehicles

  30-11-2016 12:39
  
  Intel has shifted its autonomous vehicles ambitions into top gear with the launch of a dedicated business unit named Automated Driving Group (ADG).
  The announcement is one of the more significant strategic moves from the chipmaker, as it looks to back up the $250 million commitment made by Intel’s venture capitalist business at the LA Auto Show’s AutoMobility conference earlier this month. Intel is just one of a number of companies who are aiming to recapture former glories through t
  
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• Reaction to Sky MVNO launch – disruptions, missed opportunities and cattiness

  30-11-2016 12:07
  
  With Sky’s assault on the $15 billion UK mobile market now officially out in the open, the news has received mixed reviews from industry commentators.
  Sky’s MVNO launch is one of the industry’s worst kept secrets with rumours kicking off in January 2015. With this much time to put together its proposition it better be pretty good as competitors are seemingly at their catty-best currently and the consumer at the most demanding.
  Firstly, the team has taken the unique approach of
  
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• SpeedCast Introduces SIGMA Net

  30-11-2016 11:19
  
  A new standard in cloud-based vessel management with security by designSydney, Australia, November 30, 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced the official release of SIGMA Net, the new standard for shipping and remote site network management designed specifically for VSAT and MSS. SIGMA Net is a small but powerful industrial-grade VSAT and MSS network management device designed for ships and remot
  
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• Huawei OTF 2016 – Thomas Staneker, Head of TVSC, Deutsche Telekom

  30-11-2016 11:17
  
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• Sky enters £15bn UK mobile market… finally

  30-11-2016 11:09
  
  It’s been in the pipeline for what seems like forever but Sky has finally put us out of our misery and launched its assault on the UK mobile segment.
  Sky has become the latest player to offer ‘quad-play’ and is looking to differentiate its proposition with a roll-over feature, allowing customers to take any unused data allowances from one month to the next. While this would be considered a unique idea within the UK, let’s not give Sky too much credit; Sprint has been usin
  
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• Richard Roberts, former MD Commercial and Partner Sales for Cisco UKI, relishes new role as Purple's VP EMEA

  30-11-2016 10:30
  
  November 30th, 2016: Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announces its latest high profile appointment with Richard Roberts joining as VP EMEA.Richard is set to supercharge Purple’s EMEA partnerships and continue its fast growth. He will be responsible for leading the regional team and driving revenue through, and with, Purple’s Customers, Distributors and Channel Partners.He joins from Cisco UKI, where he was MD Commercial and Partner Sales for the last four years and spen
  
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• Huawei aims to help set 5G standards

  30-11-2016 01:04 via ft.com
  Chinese group targets lead role in next generation technology
  
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• Virgin Media hits back at Sky Q with V6, 'TellyTablet'

  30-11-2016 01:00
  Virgin Media UK on Wednesday shared details of its hotly-anticipated new set-top-box (STB), the V6, and surprised with the unveiling of a new tablet designed with TV watching in mind.Powered by TiVo, a pioneer of digital video recorders (DVRs) and integrated video streaming, the V6 is capable of recording six channels at once, storing shows on its 1 TB hard drive. Linear and on-demand content can be streamed over WiFi to smartphones and tablets; recordings can also be downloaded to devices for
  
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• Sky Mobile goes big on data rollover

  30-11-2016 01:00
  Sky on Wednesday shared the fiull details of its upcoming Sky Mobile service in the U.K., which will offer customers the ability to change their price plan every month, and carry over and keep any unused data for up to three years.According to the satellite TV provider…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China Mobile to begin 5G tests next year

  30-11-2016 01:00
  China Mobile plans to begin testing 5G technology next year with a view to rolling out as many as 10,000 5G base stations by 2020.This is according to local news outlet C114…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Cellcom files liquidation request against Golan

  30-11-2016 01:00
  Cellcom Israel on Wednesday filed a liquidation request against smaller rival Golan Telecom, after the latter failed to comply with Cellcom's demand that it pay 600 million shekels (€147.8 million) in compensation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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