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• Vivendi stops short of replacing Recchi as Telecom Italia chairman

  05-05-2017 19:00 via ft.com
  French media group’s candidates dominate new board as EU conducts antitrust probe
  
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• Europe under pressure to restrict power of mobile platforms

  05-05-2017 14:05
  
  The ability of mobile platform owners to act as gatekeepers to the mobile consumer has been criticized by leading music streaming services in a letter to the European Commission.
  The letter was seen by the FT and among the allegations made was that big internet platforms abuse their privileged position. Not specific companies were named but since there was apparently specific reference to mobile operating systems, app stores and search engines, that basically means Google and Apple.
  Since Google
  
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• TIM board reshuffle indicates some serious Vivendi muscle

  05-05-2017 13:24
  
  Vivendi seemed to take another step towards control of Telecom Italia, with two thirds of the Italian operator’s Board now comprised of Vivendi nominees.
  The latest announcement sees the Telecom Italia Board of Directors reduced from 17 to 15, with 10 of those seats being filled with Vivendi nominees. Just for clarity, only three of the appointees are employees of the French organization, however it would be fair to assume the five ‘independent’ Vivendi nominations would know w
  
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• Apple becomes top wearables vendor as fitness bands run out of steam

  05-05-2017 12:25
  
  The latest global wearables market data from Strategy Analytics reveals that Apple now heads the whole sector despite its products being by far the most expensive.
  The wearables segment can be loosely divided into fitness bands – relatively cheap devices with limited functionality – and smart watches – more expensive with full operating systems supporting third party apps. Apple only operates in the latter and while Apple Watch shipments improved significantly from a year ago,
  
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• IoT cows set to benefit from fresh Gigaclear investment

  05-05-2017 12:18
  
  Rural internet specialists Gigaclear has announced it has received an additional £111 million in investment to deliver ultrafast broadband to farmers and hermits throughout the UK.
  Existing shareholders Infracapital and Woodford Investment Management have committed to investing an additional £60m and £15m respectively, with other shareholders contributing an additional £1 million. RPMI Railpen (Railpen) is a new face to the barn dance, bringing with it £35 million.
  
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• Intellectual Property – Empowering ZTE’s Growth

  05-05-2017 11:21
  
  As telecommunications carriers across the world prepare to roll out next-generation 5G networks in the next couple of years, the proprietary Pre5G technology developed by ZTE Corporation is helping many mobile users in Asia and Europe who want an immediate performance upgrade, without changing their smartphones, right now. The award-winning Pre5G solution is the culmination of years of patented 5G research by ZTE, said the company’s Chief Scientist Dr. Xiang Jiying.
  “Pre5G enables ca
  
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• European tech lobbies for action against Apple and Google

  05-05-2017 06:03 via ft.com
  Brussels urged to take action against those abusing mobile and app store dominance
  
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• Vivendi wins another board game with Telecom Italia

  05-05-2017 02:00
  Vivendi further extended its influence over Telecom Italia this week by appointing two-thirds of the telco's board.However, Vivendi's CEO, Arnaud de Puyfontaine, missed out on becoming Telecom Italia's new chairman, after the newly-elected board voted to re-appoint incumbent Giuseppe Recchi. The board also voted to retain Flavio Cattaneo's services as CEO.De Puyfontaine remains deputy chairman, and according to a statement issued by Telecom Italia on Friday…read more on TotalTele.com &ra
  
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• Liquid Telecom shuffles staff, welcomes ex-Airtel exec to Kenya

  05-05-2017 02:00
  Liquid Telecom this week announced a handful of executive changes, including the appointment of a new CEO to its Kenya operation.The pan-African telco named Adil Youssefi as the new chief executive of Liquid Telecom Kenya. Youssefi most recently served as managing director of Airtel Kenya…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Gigaclear raises £111m to fund rural FTTH rollouts

  05-05-2017 02:00
  U.K. rural fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) provider Gigaclear on Friday announced it has raised £111 million via an equity funding round.The new money will help fund network tenders Gigaclear won through the government's BDUK scheme. The networks will cover parts of Devon…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Facebook launches India WiFi service

  05-05-2017 02:00
  Facebook's Internet.org initiative announced this week that its Express WiFi service has gone live in India.Express WiFi is a low…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• America Movil ups domestic spectrum holdings

  05-05-2017 02:00
  Mexico's telecom regulator has given the go-ahead for the market's dominant player to acquire more spectrum.The Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) on Thursday revealed that it will allow America Movil…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Gigaclear raises £111m to roll out UK rural broadband

  05-05-2017 01:48 via ft.com
  Fibre provider to use funds to connect 150,000 premises not covered by larger rivals
  
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