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• Snapchat brings photo-vandalism to the outside world

  18-04-2017 17:36
  
  As if superimposing bunny ears on a selfie wasn’t awesome enough, now you can befoul your every photo with digital detritus.
  You will find no greater fans of smartphone-based frivolity than the Telecoms.com team. Barely a day goes by without the ecstatic discovery of a new quirky ringtone or a montage of undignified cats or an app that lets us point and laugh at strangers. All of these paled into insignificance, however, on the magical day we first encountered Snapchat lenses.
  Now, just wh
  
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• Driver smartphone use reaches epidemic proportions

  18-04-2017 17:33
  
  New research from Zendrive has claimed smartphones are being used on 88% of car journeys in the US, drastically increasing the risk of accidents but also building the importance of voice user interface.
  It’s a criticism of older generations and technophobes that younger generations spend far too much time engulfed by the online world and a small screen which is increasingly control more of our lives. The art of conversation has gone they’d say, you’re missing out on the world a
  
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• Nokia guesswork claims to remove guesswork from 5G planning

  18-04-2017 13:57
  
  Nokia has set forward a bold statement, claiming to remove the guesswork from operator and enterprise 5G business planning by releasing a detailed collection of its own guesswork.
  New studies from Nokia claims to outline business return-on-investment from 5G services, including payback periods for new, high-value services supported by 5G, their business models and network impact. It would appear irony doesn’t translate that well into Finnish, as the claims come from lab research which is l
  
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• Android’s Russian rebuke could have global implications

  18-04-2017 13:56
  
  Google has reached a settlement with Russian authorities over claims it has been abusing Android’s dominant position, but that might not be the end of it.
  The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (yes, there is one) announced the settlement after a two-year investigation prompted by a complaint Russian search engine company Yandex. The main issue is Google’s insistence that it be the default search engine on Android, a bit like Microsoft got in trouble for with Internet Explorer a co
  
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• Telefónica dips toe into AI waters with Huawei SOC tech

  18-04-2017 13:02
  
  Telefónica is set to launch its first artificial intelligence-based operations centre for network management, to drive real-time customer experience analysis and proactive improvements.
  The team will launch three Service Operations Centres (SOC) in Argentina, Chile and Germany to pilot the initiative before launching in core markets across the world. In theory, the AI driven proposition will enable Telefónica to capture, in real time, the true quality of customer ser
  
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• ZTE earns good boy points in Q1 results

  18-04-2017 11:58
  
  ZTE has reported a healthy 27% boost in profits for 2017 Q1, following its removal from the US shit-list for dodgy dealings in the Middle-East.
  Only a matter of weeks ago, the Chinese kit-vendor pleaded guilty to breaking US trade rules by exporting products to Iran, after an investigation in the US found that ZTE had either directly or through third-party distributors shipped $32 million worth of products containing American-made equipment to the country. The $1.2 billion fine took the giant fr
  
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• Huawei explains why operators need a video connection

  18-04-2017 11:01
  
  This interview was sponsored by Huawei
  Global ICT giant Huawei was at London-based TV technology event TV Connect recently talking to existing and potential partners about how it can help them make the most of opportunities in the rapidly evolving consumer video market.
  Speaking to Telecoms.com at the event, Huawei VP of Video Product Line Jianjun Hu (pictured) explained that operators need to stay ahead of two key trends in video. “Firstly, consumer habits are changing dramatically. It is
  
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• Prysmian: contract to supply optical fibre to Tratos Cavi SPA, a manufacturer of telecom, energy and special cables

  18-04-2017 10:50
  
  Milan, 18 April, 2017 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, and Tratos, Italy’s number one manufacturer of fibre optic and copper telecom cables and energy and special cables, have signed a contract for the annual supply of Prysmian’s standard and special optical fibre to Tratos. The fibre will be manufactured at Prysmian’s FOS — Fibre Ottiche Sud plant in Battipaglia, which every year produces 9 of the approximately...Source: Re
  
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• ECOC Conference heading to high-tech innovation hub Gothenburg, Sweden

  18-04-2017 10:00
  
  Call for papers deadline of April 28 fast approaching for 43rd edition of the leading event Gothenburg, Sweden. 18 April 2017: The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) – the largest conference of its kind in Europe – is heading to Scandinavia for its 43rd edition this year, taking place September 17th-21st in Gothenburg, Sweden.Co-located with the ECOC Exhibition, the annual ECOC Conference offers unique insights into the top research advances and scientific discoverie
  
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• ZTE Q1 profit surges on network, smartphone sales

  18-04-2017 02:00
  ZTE on Tuesday reported a 27.8% rise in first quarter net profit, driven by growth in carrier network and smartphone sales.Net profit attributable to the Chinese kit maker's shareholders came in at 1.21 billion yuan (€164.98 million) for the three months to 31 March…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Google settles Russia antitrust dispute

  18-04-2017 02:00
  Google this week agreed to allow rival search engines to be pre-installed on Android phones sold in Russia.The concession is part of a settlement of a two-year-long dispute between Google parent Alphabet and Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China mobile network market to shrink 34% in 2016-2021

  18-04-2017 02:00
  China's RAN and packet core infrastructure market is expected to show a CAGR of -34% in 2016-2021, predicted IHS Markit this week, as the country's mobile operators complete their huge LTE deployments…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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