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• BT to speed up auditor review amid Italian scandal

  26-01-2017 19:31
  Group also faces lawsuits related to the widening costs of accounting woes
  
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• Verizon and Charter hire advisers to pursue talks

  26-01-2017 19:23
  Preliminary discussions could create the world’s largest communications company
  
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• Which tech startups got funding today?

  26-01-2017 18:38
  
  A quick glance at some of the ICT companies of tomorrow, who are getting a cheeky cash injection today.
  Jiobit
  Based in California, Jiobit develops indoor and outdoor smart location tracker for kids. With a smart tag and smartphone app, parents can find their kids anywhere; Indoors, outdoors, in over 120 countries and even in multi-level buildings. Tracking kids is nothing new, but the growth of IoT is making products such as this much more reliable and accurate.
  It IoT for the real-world and wi
  
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• Ericsson: smouldering platform

  26-01-2017 17:35
  
  Cutting the payout will help the credit rating, but the company needs a plan
  
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• Trump defies security risks to keep “old, unsecured Android device”

  26-01-2017 17:34
  
  President Trump has, allegedly, thrown caution to the wind and ditched security protocol by insisting he still gets to use his old Android handset.
  According to the New York Times, Trump has made a point of clinging to an “old, unsecured Android phone”, despite the protests of his closest aides to close up any potential security vulnerabilities.
  His insistence, apparently, stems from boredom. Less than a week into his tenure and the new Leader of the Free World and possibly the highe
  
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• Qualcomm hurls insults at Apple in response to lawsuit

  26-01-2017 17:34
  
  Qualcomm has hit back at the two complaints Apple has filed against the chipmaker in Beijing, accusing the tech giant of being cheap.
  The lawsuit is seeking damages of £115 million, with the Apple legal team claiming Qualcomm has abused its dominant market position to charge more. One of the complaints alleges a violation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, and the other requests a determination of the terms of a patent license between Qualcomm and Apple for Qualcomm’s cellular stand
  
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• It might be time for LG to pack in the mobile business

  26-01-2017 15:06
  
  LG has unveiled the figures for the quarter ending December 31, which begged the question: why is the team bothering with its mobile division?
  The team reported healthy revenues of $12.79 billion for the quarter, which was in fact a year-on-year increase of 1.5%, however this has resulted in a loss of just over $30 million. Although this isn’t necessarily a catastrophic loss for the business, it’s a reflection on the success of the last twelve months following 2015’s profitable
  
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• Top Five UC Trends for 2017

  26-01-2017 15:00
  
  By Steve Harris, Managing Director SIPHON; and EVP Unified Communications for Nuvias Group Cloud UCIn 2017, we will see the continued and accelerated growth of cloud for Unified Communications (UC) and a cloud-based consumption model for UC services.There has been an adoption of cloud technology across the board, but the growth in the UC arena is significant, and this will continue in 2017. People will want to pay for UC-as-a-Service, with no upfront capital expenditure...Source: RealWire
  
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• Ericsson CEO teases new strategy with Gretsky quote

  26-01-2017 14:58
  
  Börje Ekholm’s cautious first public outing as CEO featured a sporting mantra that has also become a corporate favourite.
  “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been,” said ice hockey great Wayne Gretsky when asked what his secret is. That quote has subsequently been used in a thousand boardroom presentations and in the absence of any specifics on how he plans to turn things around, Ekholm used it to illustrate his desire for Ericsson to play smarte
  
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• AT&T CEO sucks up to Trump

  26-01-2017 14:49
  
  AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson may have pretty sore knees after an impressive outburst of ego stroking as the telco looks to get into the President’s good books.
  Speaking during AT&T’s earnings call this week, Stephenson heaped the praise onto President Donald Trump in a display of what can only be described as ‘brown-nosing’. Trump’s unexpected rise to the White House will have a few AT&T executives worried due to the President’s objections to the Ti
  
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• Ericsson cuts dividend as new chief executive resets strategy

  26-01-2017 13:53
  Telecoms group will narrow strategic focus after sharp sales fall in last quarter
  
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• Prysmian’s New Chilean Affiliate Established

  26-01-2017 12:51
  
  ”Prysmian Chile will allow the group to reinforce its position in the South American market,” declared M. Del Brenna, CEO Prysmian Group South AmericaMilan, 26 January 2017– Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces the establishment of its new Chilean affiliate, which is now fully operational.The South American market is experiencing growth in both the Energy and Telecom sectors, and Chile is one of the most promising markets in..
  
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• Facebook hits AI roadblock on news feed

  26-01-2017 11:46
  
  Facebook has announced updates to its Trending feature on the news feed, taking a regionalized approach and moving away from articles personalized to the user.
  Prior to this update, articles appearing on the news feed were ‘personalized’ to specific users depending on their interests stated on their profiles. Now articles will be regionalized dependent on trending stories in the area, somewhat going against wider industry trends.
  “The list of which topics are trending on Facebo
  
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• Spire Payments signs 5-year deal with Nets Merchant Services

  26-01-2017 10:01
  
  Spire Payments (a market-leading Fintech payment solution provider) announces today the signing of a five-year contract with Nets Merchant Services, a leading European payment provider. The 5 year deal will see Spire Payments supplying its latest range of POS solutions. This significant milestone comes shortly after the announcement that both companies collaborated to launch an innovative Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) acceptance device to be deployed as an upgrade to tens of thousands of Nets POS..
  
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• Orange, Ericsson top 10 Gbps in 5G trial

  26-01-2017 01:00
  Orange and Ericsson have exceeded 10 Gbps in a live 5G field trial, the companies revealed this week."The significant increase in throughputs, including on the move, is one of the promises of 5G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson pucked

  26-01-2017 01:00
  Ericsson on Thursday invoked the wisdom of ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky as it looks to get its skates on and revive its ailing fortunes.The Swedish kit maker, led by CEO Börje Ekholm for just over a week, revealed that it is reviewing its operations in order to focus investments on where the company can &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T chief talks up Trumponomics as Q4 revenue stays flat

  26-01-2017 01:00
  AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson late on Wednesday talked up new U.S. president Donald Trump's economic plans and said he was confident the telco's $85.4 billion (€78.4 billion)acquisition of Time Warnerwill be approved.On the AT&T's quarterly investor call, Stephenson revealed he met with Trump when he was president…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Qualcomm accuses Apple over regulatory attacks

  26-01-2017 00:46
  Chipmaker’s profits cut in half by South Korean fine
  
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