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• How CSPs can effectively virtualise their network infrastructure through the cloud

  19-01-2017 14:32
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Nic Lemieux, Director, Information and Communications Technologies at Canonical, explains what operators need to do to grasp the cloud opportunity.
  As the industry moves towards the next generation of telecommunication with 5G technology, cutting-edge Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are turning to the cloud to virtualise their network infrastructure.
  
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• Mobily blames SIM fingerprint registration requirement for Q4 loss

  19-01-2017 14:22
  
  Saudi Arabian operator Mobily has revealed a net loss for Q4 2016, which it put down to the cost of implementing a government requirement for SIMs to be registered with fingerprints.
  Reuters reports Mobily, which is part-owned by Etisalat, recorded a loss of around $19 million, having managed a small profit in the year-ago quarter. This was still better than expected by Reuters’ panel of analysts.
  The government initiative that required all new SIMs to be registered with a fingerprint was
  
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• Telenor sticks its neck out to predict big things for 5G, AI and IoT

  19-01-2017 14:13
  
  Norwegian operator group has rocked the industry by bravely predicting tech trends such as 5G, artificial intelligence and IoT might end up being a bit of a big deal.
  Recklessly prognosticating that 2017 is likely to see a continuation of trends seen in 2016, boffins at Telenor Research published a report that identifies five trends likely to crop up a fair bit this year.
  “Last year we highlighted several important developing trends and predicted that these would gain speed and attention d
  
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• Samsung boss dodges corruption bullet for now

  19-01-2017 12:37
  
  The corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye also threatened the Vice-Chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Jae-yong.
  Korean news agency Yonhap reports, however, that despite Lee being held in a detention center in lieu of the decision, a Seoul court decided there was no need to arrest him for now. The only official statement from Samsung has been a deadpan appreciation that the case can be investigated without the immediate need for detention. But an
  
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• LionTree names Fatine Layt to head new Paris office

  19-01-2017 08:15
  US boutique adviser hopes to catch wave of telecoms, media and tech deals in France
  
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• Reliance Jio to start charging for data

  19-01-2017 01:00
  Reliance Jio Infocomm is preparing to start charging for data once its latest special offer expires, it emerged on Thursday.The Mukesh Ambani-owned operator has been wreaking havoc in India's mobile market since introducing free nationwide voice and data services in September…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• More US cable consolidation as Cable One snaps up NewWave

  19-01-2017 01:00
  Cable One has agreed to acquire privately-held rival NewWave Communications for US$735 million (€688.58 million), bringing further consolidation to the U.S. cable market.Cable One is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and provides voice, video and high-speed data services in 19 states. Its acquisition of NewWave &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mediaset rules out Telecom Italia deal

  19-01-2017 01:00
  Mediaset on Thursday said it is not interested in a deal with Telecom Italia, but it is open to a possible tie-up with its biggest shareholder, French media conglomerate Vivendi.&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC incentive auction set for final round

  19-01-2017 01:00
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) late on Wednesday announced this its long-running incentive auction will conclude at the end of the next round of bidding, due to take place next Monday.Bidding by telcos on 600-MHz spectrum in the forward auction have reached $18.21 billion (&euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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