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• Wearables and tablets experience another sucker punch

  02-02-2017 17:16
  
  Research firm Strategy Analytics has released its findings on the performance of smartwatches and tablets over Q4 2016, and it’s not the most flattering.
  On the smartwatch front, SA says the segment grew just 1% year-on-year, with shipments hitting 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016. The growth is a positive sign, but this is hardly setting the world on fire. Apple dominated the market share rankings, collecting 63% of total sales, with Samsung coming in second.
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• AT&T signals the end of 5G friendliness

  02-02-2017 17:00
  
  The industry promised us it was going to work together to deliver 5G, and maybe we should be grateful it lasted this long, but AT&T’s latest announcement signals 5G friendliness is over.
  Instead of waiting until 2020 and finishing the 5G race with everyone else, AT&T is making its move with the announcement of 5G Evolution Markets in Austin and Indianapolis at an event attended by Light Reading. With both cities being marked as testbeds for the 5G ambitions of the telco, the t
  
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• NewVoiceMedia GmbH accelerates momentum in Europe with landmark customer FlixBus

  02-02-2017 16:11
  
  LONDON, February 2, 2017 – NewVoiceMedia GmbH, a global provider of inside sales and contact centre technology that helps businesses sell more, serve better and grow faster, today announced that FlixBus, Europe’s leading long-distance bus provider, is using its ContactWorld platform to enhance its contact centre operations and customer experience throughout Europe.FlixBus signed a three-year agreement for NewVoiceMedia’s ContactWorld solution to replace unreliable, inflexible c
  
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• Selecting an FTTA cabling solution

  02-02-2017 13:18
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Douglas Rankin, VP Cell Site Solutions, Europe at CommScope, looks some contemporary options for connecting remote radio units.
  Surging demand for mobile data has made network modernisation a priority for network operators. To meet the demand while lowering costs, more operators are now deploying remote radio units (RRU) at the top of the tower. T
  
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• Nokia CEO optimistic, Q4 profitability better than expected, shares up

  02-02-2017 12:59
  
  Nokia’s Q4 2016 numbers revealed a fall in revenues but margins that exceeded expectations, allowing for an optimistic outlook and a small share spike.
  The dominant underlying theme for 2016 was the assimilation of Alcatel-Lucent, which Nokia says was completed ahead of schedule. One of the by-products of this seems to have been rapid realisation of the ‘synergies’ that are always listed as one of the key features of major M&A activity.
  In other words, Nokia has done a good
  
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• Vodafone’s Indian issues overshadow domestic drama

  02-02-2017 12:54
  
  With the chaos caused by the emergence of Jio in India Vodafone has faced its fair share of drama, and the saga does seem to have disguised problems the operator is facing in the UK.
  India represents a notable presence for the operator in the international arena, though the European region still accounts for the majority of revenues presenting a largely overlooked problem. Yes, India is a significant growth opportunity for the company, but losing out in the cash-cow markets of Europe could prese
  
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• Tigerspike partners with the NIHR CRN to create mobile technology to streamline medical research processes

  02-02-2017 11:39
  
  Tigerspike develops iPhone app using ResearchKit for the NIHR CRN to simplify clinical research projects LONDON, UK, 2 February, 2017 - Tigerspike, a global digital products company has partnered with the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN), launching a pilot programme assessing how the power of mobile can aid clinical research processes. Scientific research is expensive, time consuming and recruiting a large enough cohort is often difficult. The NIHR CRN
  
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• Mobile-first Facebook goes from strength to strength

  02-02-2017 11:19
  
  Facebook has reported another positive quarter, with revenues rising 52%, and the number of monthly users rising 4%, thanks largely to mobile.
  While there have been rumours of a slow-down at the social media mammoth, it does not appear to be worrying the team. In November, David Wehner, Facebook’s CFO stated revenues would begin to slow over the course of 2017 due to the limited number of ads the company can run, but Zuckerberg and co. are beginning to make a very strong statement with exp
  
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• Vodafone lowers expectations for profit growth

  02-02-2017 10:52
  Weakness at Indian and UK operations weighs on telecoms group
  
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• Iskratel empowers local operators with newly-launched Partner Program

  02-02-2017 10:47
  
  Kranj, Slovenia, February 2, 2017 – Iskratel, the leading European infocommunications vendor and solutions provider, will help operators in emerging markets become broadband leaders within their communities when it officially launches its Partner Program at FTTH Conference 2017.The program – which has already seen collaboration with a number of companies from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America – provides support across a range of areas to enable companies to grow into marke
  
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• What business thinks of Donald Trump

  02-02-2017 01:20
  CEOs are split between hope for reforms and concern over controversial executive actions
  
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• New leader at Airtel Kenya

  02-02-2017 01:00
  Prasanta Das Sarma took the helm as the new chief executive of Airtel's operations in Kenya on Wednesday.An Airtel veteran with 14 years' service under his belt, Prasanta Das Sarma joins Airtel Kenya from his previous post as CEO and managing director of Airtel Bangladesh…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• iPhone regains its crown as global smartphone leader

  02-02-2017 01:00
  Apple's iPhone was the biggest selling smartphone in the fourth quarter of last year, a period in which global smartphone sales grew by 9% to 438.7 million units, according to new research published this week.The U.S. company captured a Q4 market share of 17.8% on the back of its 78.3 million iPhone shipments, up from 74…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India again weighs on Vodafone's financials

  02-02-2017 01:00
  Vodafone on Thursday reported slower year-on-year growth in group service revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December, as fierce competition and demonetisation in India took its toll.The U.K.-based telco group said it expects to meet the lower end of its full-year EBITDA guidance range.India is "affected by free services from the new entrant," said Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EU finds happy medium for wholesale roaming rates

  02-02-2017 01:00
  The EU this week finalised caps on wholesale roaming rates, paving the way for the end of retail roaming charges from 15 June.In a statement on Wednesday, the European Commission said that its negotiators, as well as those from the European Parliament…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T in talks over AirGig trials

  02-02-2017 01:00
  AT&T this week said it is in advanced discussions with power companies to trial Project AirGig, which uses powerlines to carry millimetre wave (mmWave) signals.Other, unspecified companies are also holding talks with the U…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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