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• US telecoms M&A: swear capacity

  19-04-2017 17:56 via ft.com
  T-Mobile has suddenly become kingmaker
  
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• Ericsson rocks world with video launch

  19-04-2017 16:56
  
  Ericsson has cashed in on the cloud native buzzword euphoria with the launch of a fully virtualized video processing platform.
  Under the catchy names of MediaFirst Management Controller and MediaFirst Encoding Live 8.1. Ericsson hopes to capitalize on consumer demand for new services in areas such as UHD, virtual and augmented reality, as well as dynamic ad insertion. The new proposition will be launched NAB in Las Vegas next week.
  “We are making it easier to monetize services and drive do
  
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• Market makers JMA Wireless, Three, Fon, SK Telecom and CBRE to contribute to SCWS, the most visionary wireless connectivity event taking place in London

  19-04-2017 16:30
  
  London, UK. 19 April 2017 - SCWS World, organised by Avren Events, has announced it will feature more global giants on its programme than ever before, with support from Virgin Media Business, Fon, JMA Wireless and Blu Wireless, as well as the continued support of Huawei, Qualcomm, Nokia and ZTE. Encouraging the development of lasting relationships between stakeholders, operators and the end user community, SCWS World will be held at the InterContinental O2 Hotel in...Source: RealWire
  
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• Verizon drops a billion bucks on fibre with Corning

  19-04-2017 13:49
  
  US operator giant Verizon has committed to buy at least 12 million miles of fibre per year for the next three years in a move it hopes will be interpreted as a statement of investment intent.
  The total outlay will be at least $1.05 billion with the maker of the glass that protects most of today’s touchscreens. It looks like this is as much a strategic move to ensure the company has enough fibre to support its future ambitions as any kind of major new initiative but that’s not stoppin
  
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• IBM promise in the cloud threatens to become false dawn

  19-04-2017 13:45
  
  IBM has reported a mixed bag of results for the first quarter of 2017, with the strategic imperatives offerings up but overall revenues down 2% to $18.2 billion.
  While another quarter of decline is nothing new to report for Big Blue, what might be worrying for the team is the trajectory of the business units. It would appear the legacy business is dropping quicker than expected, while the strategic imperatives side of things is not growing as quickly as hoped. IBM execs have certainly done a goo
  
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• Facebook moves to cash in on VR with Spaces Oculus app

  19-04-2017 13:02
  
  Facebook has taken the obsession with the online world to new heights with the launch of Facebook Spaces, a VR app where you hang out with friends in virtual environment.
  CEO Mark Zuckerberg has answered the calls of hermits and the anti-social with the launch of Facebook Spaces at the F8 developer event, meaning you no longer have to leave the house to interact with people ‘face-to-face’. The launch of the app creates an interactive environment, where up four people can ‘hango
  
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• Vivendi threatens legal action over block to Italian stakebuilding

  19-04-2017 11:46 via ft.com
  Vincent Bolloré’s growing influence at Telecom Italia and Mediaset halted by regulator
  
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• Vivendi threatens legal action after Italy ruling

  19-04-2017 11:46 via ft.com
  Vincent Bolloré’s growing influence at Telecom Italia and Mediaset halted by regulator
  
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• Italy slaps down Vivendi over media pluralism concerns

  19-04-2017 11:44
  
  Vivendi has been hoarding stakes in both Telecom Italia and Mediaset and the Italian communication authority – Agcom – has said it’s got to pick one or the other.
  Agcom has been investigating Vivendi’s increasing stakes in the two Italian media/telecoms companies. It currently owns 24.9% of TIM (the artist formerly known as Telecom Italia), which is the maximum it’s allowed before being compelled to make a formal acquisition bid. It owns even more of Mediaset, but i
  
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• Vivendi mulls legal action after Italian regulatory slap

  19-04-2017 02:00
  Vivendi on Tuesday revealed that it will challenge a ruling from the Italian telco regulator that requires it to reduce its holding in either Telecom Italia or media outfit Mediaset within the next 12 months.L’Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) conducted an investigation into the influence held by Vivendi over both companies and concluded that its position in the two companies violates Italian law…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Verizon's Yahoo deal to close late in Q2

  19-04-2017 02:00
  Yahoo late on Tuesday said it expects to complete the sale of its core Internet business to Verizon in June.Verizon's $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo – originally agreed in July 2016 – was initially expected to close in the first quarter…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Verizon in $1bn fibre deal

  19-04-2017 02:00
  Verizon on Tuesday announced that it has brokered a deal worth in excess of US$1 billion to acquire fibre-optic cable from Corning.The U.S. telco shared details of a three…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telefonica upgrades SOCs with AI

  19-04-2017 02:00
  Telefonica this week launched three service operation centres (SOCs) that will use AI technology to analyse data, enabling it to manage its networks more efficiently.Based in Argentina, Chile and Germany…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Spark shares IP network upgrade plan

  19-04-2017 02:00
  Spark New Zealand on Wednesday detailed plans to retire its ageing PSTN and upgrade to an IP-based network.The new network will be phased in over the next five years. The telco has already trialled the transition by decommissioning 10 of its smaller…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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