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• Harding walks the walk, Dunstone to talk the talk

  01-02-2017 20:40
  The market may be hoping for too much from the change at the top of TalkTalk
  
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• Sir Charles Dunstone takes TalkTalk back to basics

  01-02-2017 19:25
  Billionaire founder returns as executive chairman to oversee revival of broadband provider
  
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• Nokia flies high with Sky CDN deal win

  01-02-2017 19:11
  
  Nokia has announced Sky has deployed its Velocix Content Delivery Network to underpin its expansion of on-demand premium video offering.
  Deployment of the Nokia Velocix CDN allows Sky to temporarily cache content closer to customers in localized cloud data centres to reduce transportation costs and improve the customer experience. While Sky would still be considered one of the leading content providers in the UK, it has been facing tough competition from the likes of BT and Netflix.
  While the in
  
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• TalkTalk shares climb after CEO departure announcement

  01-02-2017 17:41
  
  The TalkTalk share price jumped around 8% on the news that CEO Dido Harding is stepping down after seven years in charge.
  The departure comes amidst a management shake-up which will see Tristia Harrison, the current consumer business MD, take over as CEO, as well as Charles Bligh, the current MD of the commercial business, move up to COO. Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone will become executive chairman and Harding will leave the business in May.
  “After seven extraordinary an
  
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• Ofcom slaps down BT’s latest attempt to dodge the Openreach bullet

  01-02-2017 17:39
  
  UK telecoms regulator wasted no time reminding BT who wears the trousers after the giant telco unveiled a couple of supposedly independent Openreach board members.
  Establishment stalwarts Sir Brendan Barber and Edward Astle have been appointed by Openreach to its newly-formed board, chaired by Mike McTighe. The board immediately had a meeting to show what a proper, fully-functioning board it is, and the meeting is thought to have gone well.
  The fact that Barber and Astle are apparently employed
  
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• BT adds to Openreach board amid dispute with Ofcom

  01-02-2017 15:15
  Regulator says move does not meet requirement for legally separate infrastructure arm
  
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• Q4 2016 smartphone market – Apple rubs salt in Samsung’s wounds

  01-02-2017 13:51
  
  The Q4 2016 global smartphone shipment numbers are in and it comes as no surprise to see that Samsung’s loss was Apple’s gain.
  The fruity gadget giant managed to shift 78.3 million iPhones over the holiday season, a new record for its quarterly shipments and the first time it has shipped more than Samsung for years (see table). The overall market also experienced relatively healthy growth, thanks in part to renewed vigour from China.
  Apple was typically modest and understated about i
  
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• After a decade of procrastination, Europe finally ends roaming charges

  01-02-2017 13:46
  
  They did it, they actually did it. After a decade of debating, contemplating and teasing, our delicate bureaucrats have finally put an end to roaming charges. Well, almost.
  Data roaming charges have plagued consumers around the world, and the European Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) made the commitment back in 2006 to address the challenge. In typical breakneck speed which we have all come to admire from the Gaggle of Red-tapers, the latest announcement states data roami
  
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• TalkTalk: reconnecting

  01-02-2017 13:35
  Investors are excited by Charles Dunstone’s return but the outlook is tough
  
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• Dido Harding looks to public service after TalkTalk

  01-02-2017 13:30
  Telecom group’s outgoing chief executive arrived via retailing and the racecourse
  
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• Chairman Pai hints at FCC revolution

  01-02-2017 12:40
  
  New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has offered a helping hand to telcos at the beginning of his regulatory tenure, but has cast some shadows over net neutrality.
  According to Reuters, Pai has vowed to streamline the regulatory rule book but has remained unusually coy regarding his plans to tackle net neutrality. The Chairman has not stepped away from the net neutrality battle completely, though he has refused to put any time scales on plans to scrap the rules themselves.
  This non-committal to the battle
  
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• Inoapps’ Sprint Methodology Flips Oracle Cloud Selection & Implementation

  01-02-2017 11:42
  
  Oracle’s Global SaaS Cloud Transformation Partner of the Year, Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has launched today a game-changing methodology to Implement Oracle Cloud, called Sprint. This process enables organisations to see 80% of their solution in the Oracle Cloud quickly, with no upfront cost or commitment.The new approach flips Cloud system selection on its head. It achieves this by putting prospective customers in the driving seat, allowing them to familiarise their teams with a proposed &
  
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• Taking A2P SMS Monetisation to the World

  01-02-2017 11:30
  
  Dialogue plans expansion into new markets during 2017London, February 1, 2017: A2P SMS specialist Dialogue Group has announced its intent to aggressively drive its Sentinel product into a range of new markets in 2017, focusing on promoting the benefits of monetised, on-net A2P SMS to mobile network operators around the World who are currently losing $billions each year in uncollected revenue.Dialogue entered advanced discussions with several Latin American network operators in 2016 and will shor
  
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• Dunstone moves to retake control of TalkTalk

  01-02-2017 10:18
  Reshuffle follows Dido Harding’s departure after seven years as chief executive
  
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• ETL Systems to showcase new RF innovations at Convergence India 2017

  01-02-2017 10:00
  
  ETL has designed new functionality and increased benefits to a series of its already advanced productsMadley, UK. 01 February 2017. ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF signal distribution equipment for satellite communications, has announced that it will be showcasing its new advanced technologies in RF distribution at Convergence India 2017 – taking place February 8-10 in New Delhi. Among the new technologies on display will be an indoor unit from the StingRay...Source:
  
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• Facebook launches literally the best news feature ever!

  01-02-2017 09:42
  
  Actually, it’s not that great, but not that bad either. Facebook has launched a new feature on its news feed which will use artificial intelligence to try to reduce misleading, sensationalist or fake news.
  The News Feed will now assess the relevance and authenticity of a post on how well received it is by others in your network. If there is a topic which you have previously indicated interest in this will normally feature on the News Feed, though now Facebook will measure the number of com
  
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• Dido Harding steps down as TalkTalk chief executive

  01-02-2017 08:51
  Sir Charles Dunstone promoted to executive chairman as part of reshuffle
  
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• Zain Iraq names new CEO

  01-02-2017 01:00
  Zain this week named a new CEO of its Iraq unit in Ali Al-Zahid, whose appointment becomes effective on 1 February.Al-Zahid currently serves as Zain Iraq's chief commercial officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding quits

  01-02-2017 01:00
  TalkTalk announced on Wednesday that CEO Dido Harding will leave the company in May, after seven years in the role.She will be replaced by Tristia Harrison, who joined the company seven years ago and currently serves as managing director of the consumer business. Charles Bligh, managing director of TalkTalk Business, will become chief operating officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint narrows loss, reports strong customer additions

  01-02-2017 01:00
  Sprint this week reported a narrower fiscal third quarter net loss, as strong customer additions drove a 5.5% increase in revenue.The U.S. telco added 577,000 customers in the three months to 31 December 2016, compared to 491…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mexico to award 2.5 GHz airwaves in 2H

  01-02-2017 01:00
  Mexico will begin the process to licence a significant amount of 2.5-GHz frequencies in the second half of this year, according to the telecom regulator's action plan for 2017, published this week.The Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) shared a document detailing its plans for the year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT pushes independence agenda with new names at Openreach

  01-02-2017 01:00
  Openreach held its first board meeting on Tuesday, in line with commitments made to the U.K. telecom regulator last year, and named the non-BT members who it believes will help highlight its independence from the U.K. incumbent.Acas chair and former TUC general secretary Brendan Barber and ex-National Grid board member Edward Astle have joined the telco's board and attended the meeting…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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