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• Openreach to sound out support for ‘full fibre’ UK networks

  10-05-2017 19:41 via ft.com
  Legal separation of infrastructure company from BT is leading to rethink on broadband
  
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• Vodafone to turn off pagers due to prolonged antitrust probe

  10-05-2017 19:05 via ft.com
  Talks to sell unit to Capita pulled after CMA extends investigation
  
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• Verizon, Cisco and Samsung claim first multi-vendor 5G trial

  10-05-2017 18:20
  
  Verizon was in danger of missing out on the latest flood of US 5G announcements so it called in its mates at Cisco and Samsung to create some hot next-gen action.
  Specifically this took the form of deploying what they claim is ‘the first multi-vendor end-to-end 5G trial network in the field,’ which took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The deployment is the first product of a 5G vow made by Verizon back in February, which didn’t mention Cisco at the time.
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• Vertex Updates Communications Tax Q Series to Support Telecommunications Industry Transformation

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vertex,Inc., a leading provider of corporate tax software andservices, has launched Vertex®Communications Tax Q Series® Version3.00. The solution enables companies to more accurately calculatetaxes and fees for communications services in all jurisdictions in theUnited States (including all US states, territories and possessions) andCanada that impose complex line-based taxes, surcharges or fees. Newfeatures help providers navigate the increasing complexity ofcommunications tax and elimin
  
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• The Secretandrsquo;s Out! Sprint to Illuminate Chicago with Thousands of Network Enhancements and 100+ New Stores

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sprint (NYSE:S) today unveiled one of its secret plans of densifying thenetwork by adding thousands of network enhancements using some of themost advanced technologies in wireless. Sprint's toolbox of solutionsinclude SprintMagic Box, outdoor small cells, HighPerformance User Equipment (HPUE) and three-channel carrieraggregation in Chicagoland. Along with the network enhancements, Sprintwill be adding more than 100 Sprint and Boost Mobile stores inChicagoland and adding more than 500 new jobs.Cl
  
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• Tetra Tech Selected for Australian Defence Infrastructure Panel

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tetra Tech (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that Coffey, a Tetra TechCompany, has been selected by the Australian Defence InfrastructurePanel (DIP) to provide essential infrastructure support and advisoryconsulting services to the Australian Department of Defence over afive-year period. Coffey also served on the previous Panel, which ranfrom 2010 to 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• Straight Path Board Determines that a Revised Offer from a Multi-National Telecommunications Company to Acquire Straight Path for $184.00 Per Share Constitutes a andldquo;Superior Proposalandrdquo;

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Straight Path Communications Inc. ("Straight Path") (NYSE MKT:STRP)announced today that the Straight Path Board of Directors (the "StraightPath Board") determined that a revised offer from a multi-nationaltelecommunications company (the "Bidder") to acquire 100% of the issuedand outstanding shares of Straight Path for $184.00 per share(reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $3.1 billion), whichwill be paid in Bidder stock in an all-stock transaction constitutes a"Superior Proposal" as d
  
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• StarLeaf Announces Distribution Agreement with ScanSource

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  StarLeaf, the leading provider of cloud video conferencing and calling,has announced a distribution agreement with ScanSource, Inc., a leadingprovider of technology products and solutions. This new relationshipwill expand greatly the reach of StarLeaf solutions throughout the USand Canada. Teaming with StarLeaf gives ScanSource's reseller partnersaccess to advanced UC cloud solutions, alongside a portfolio ofeasy-to-use and tightly integrated cloud video meeting solutions.Click here for more.
  
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• Spread Networks et Seaborn s'associent pour proposer SeaSpeed™ : première route sous-marine dédiée à très faible latence au Brésil

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spread Networks est le partenaire exclusif de distribution de la route la plus rapide entre Carteret , dans le New Jersey , et BMandamp;F Bovespa Click here for more.
  
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• RingCentral Appoints Derrell James as SVP of Professional Services as Demand Increases to Replace Legacy On-Premise Systems With Global Cloud Solutions

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  RingCentral,Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of enterprise cloudcommunications and collaboration solutions, today announced theincreasing demand and continued growth of its professional servicesorganization. The demand is fueled by increasing requests frommid-market and enterprise customers who want to replace legacyon-premise systems with RingCentral's cloud solutions. To meet thisdemand, RingCentral has also expanded its professional servicescapabilities, including the appointment of Derrel
  
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• PCTEL to Present at East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCTI), a leader in Performance CriticalTELecom solutions, announced today that David Neumann, PCTEL'sCEO, and John Schoen, Senior Vice President and CFO, will present at theEast Coast IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at theBoston Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. PCTEL's presentation isscheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The presentation will be webcastlive and may be accessed at the conference website, www.IDEASConferences.com,or in the investor rela
  
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• OpenStack Live: Progressive Demos Show How Composable Open Infrastructure Accelerates Innovation

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a progressive series of livedemonstrations at the OpenStackSummit Boston today, global IT leaders in the OpenStack ecosystemshowed off powerful integrations between open source components andsimultaneously deployed the CockroachDB cloud-native application onKubernetes on top of OpenStack. The OpenStack Foundation also launched anew version of the ProjectNavigator featuring new project mascots, where users can learn moreabout OpenStack capabilities and explore popular reference architectures.C
  
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• News Corp Names Marc Frons Chief Technology Officer

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  News Corp announced today that Marc Frons has been appointed ChiefTechnology Officer. He has served in that role in an interim capacitysince October 2016.Click here for more.
  
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• New Law to Boost and Speed Deployment of Small Cell Technology and Position Iowa for the Next Generation of Wireless Broadband Services

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;ATandamp;T1 joined Governor Terry Branstad today as he signed into law a new measure to streamline and standardize rules that will accelerate the deployment of small cell technology, helping pave the way for the next generation of high-speed wireless services in Iowa.andnbsp;Small cell technology is an integral building block for 5G connectivity, the future of wireless broadband.andnbsp;Click here for more.
  
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• Natterbox Announces Advanced Voice Services (AVS) on the Salesforce AppExchange, the World's leading Enterprise Apps Marketplace

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Natterbox today announced the launch of Advanced Voice Services (AVS) onthe Salesforce AppExchange, empowering businesses to connect with theircustomers, partners and employees in entirely new ways.Click here for more.
  
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• Mavenlink Recognized for Innovation with Multiple 2017 Stevie® Awards

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  IRVINE, Calif.andnbsp;Mavenlink, provider of the leading cloud-based software for the modern services organization and a Gartner Cool Vendor*, today announced it was named the winner of the prestigious Gold Stevie® Award in the Project Management Solution category, and winner of the Silver Stevie® Award in the Cloud Application/Service category in The 15th Annual American Business Awards. Click here for more.
  
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• Lumos Networks Corp. Reports First Quarter 2017 Results

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lumos Networks Corp. ("Lumos Networks", "Lumos" or the "Company")(Nasdaq:LMOS), a leading fiber-based service provider in theMid-Atlantic region, today announced its results for the first quarterof 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• Kingston Digital Signs Mel Foster Company

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of KingstonTechnology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memoryproducts, today announced MelFoster Company as the select manufacturer's representative in theMidwest region of the United States. Founded in 1924, Mel Foster Companybrings the high level of customer support, technical expertise andexperience Kingston® needs to expand its growing embeddedsolutions division.Click here for more.
  
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• Insurity and One, Inc. Partner to Simplify Payment Processing

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. andInsurity,Inc., a provider of core insurance processing, data integration andanalytics solutions and One,Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based payment processingsoftware to the insurance industry, today announced a partnership tooffer the One Inc. payment processing suite of products as afully-integrated option with Insurity's solution portfolio.Click here for more.
  
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• HARMAN Reveals the Harman Kardon Invokeandtrade; Intelligent Speaker with Cortana from Microsoft

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  HARMANInternational, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer andenterprise markets; today announced new details of the Harman KardonInvoke™, an elegant voice-activated speaker featuring the intelligenceof Cortana, your personal digital assistant, from Microsoft.Click here for more.
  
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• GTC 2017: Liqid Delivers the Industryandrsquo;s First Composable Infrastructure (CI) Solution for On-demand, Dynamic GPU Resource Allocation

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  LiqidInc., leading provider of on-demand composable infrastructure (CI)technologies, announced today at GPU Technology Conference 2017 (Booth#807) that the company has fully integrated GPU support into the LiqidComposable Infrastructure (CI) Platform. Liqid's CI Platform is thefirst solution to support GPUs as a dynamic, assignable, bare-metalresource. With the addition of graphics processing, the Liqid CIPlatform delivers the industry's most fully realized approach tocomposable infrastructure a
  
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• Grupo Clarín S.A. to Host Conference Call and Webcast Presentation to Discuss First Quarter 2017 Results

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Grupo Clarín S.A. (BCBA: GCLA) will host a conference call and webcast presentation on Friday, May 12, 2017at 11:00am Eastern Time(12:00pmBuenos Airestime) to discuss its results for the First Quarter of 2017.andnbsp;Click here for more.
  
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• Fuze Announces Deeper Connectivity with inContact

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fuze,the leading provider of cloud-based communications solutions for themodern global enterprise, today announced a series of new productintegrations with inContactCustomer Interaction Cloud, which improve the user experience for globalcontact centers. The integrations are available for both new and currentcustomers, and are designed to reduce complexity, enhance callerexperience, and provide the highest quality of connectivity for agents.Click here for more.
  
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• FreeWave Technologies Marks Strong Growth in Industrial IoT with Increased Revenues, New International Customers

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;XPONENTIAL 2017 (BOOTH #3142) -- FreeWave Technologies, Inc. (www.freewave.com), a leader in ruggedized Industrial IoT (IIoT) and embedded technology communication and networking solutions, today announced marked quarter-over-quarter revenue growth for 2017 in line with its newest IIoT communication solutions, partnerships, and ongoing legacy product reliability in government and defense, oil and gas, unmanned systems and more. The first quarter of 2017 was the company's best quarter by
  
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• Forbes Names Vocera to Its 2017 List of Most Trustworthy Companies in America

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  VoceraCommunications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinicalcommunication and workflow solutions, has made the Forbes 2017 list of 100Most Trustworthy Companies In America. Vocera was listed in thesmall market cap group, which included companies valued between $250million and $1 billion.Click here for more.
  
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• Forbes Names CA Technologies One of andldquo;Americaandrsquo;s Best Employersandrdquo; for 2017

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announced it has been selected by Forbesmagazine as one of their "America's Best Employers" for 2017. Thisrecognition highlights the company's commitment to building a culturethat enables every employee to leverage their unique talents toeliminate the barriers between ideas and outcomes for customers. Thefull report is featured online at https://www.forbes.com/best-employers/list/#tab:rank.Click here for more.
  
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• CyrusOne Inc. to Present at Jefferies Technology Group Investor Conference

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ:CONE), a premier global data center REIT, todayannounced that it will present at the Jefferies Technology GroupInvestor Conference being held May 9-10, 2017, at the Mandarin OrientalBrickell in Miami, Florida. Tesh Durvasula, Chief Commercial Officer,will be presenting at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 9.Click here for more.
  
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• Crikey! Voxbone Slashes Latency Times within Australia and New Zealand Thanks to New Point of Presence

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Voxbone is offering better coverage than ever with the launch of a newPoP (point of presence) in Australia. The additional node located inSydney will soon support latency-free calls originating from Australiaand New Zealand, as connections will be routed locally within Voxbone'srecently added PoP.Click here for more.
  
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• Comtech Awarded $4.2 Million Contract to Provide Blue Force Tracking Aviation Terminals

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL)announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech MobileDatacom Corporation, which is part of Comtech's Government Solutionssegment, has been awarded a five-year, Firm Fixed Price (FFP),Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for providingBlue Force Tracking ("BFT-1") Aviation Terminals to the DefenseLogistics Agency (DLA). This contract is in addition to the previouslyannounced $42.7 million contract to provide sustainment
  
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• comScore Reports March 2017 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  RESTON, Va.andnbsp;comScore, Inc. recently released data from comScore MobiLens®, reporting market share trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for March 2017 . Click here for more.
  
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• Comcast and Charter to Explore Operational Efficiencies to Speed Entry into the Wireless Market

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  PHILADELPHIA andComcast and Charter, both regional cable operators, today announced anagreement to explore potential opportunities for operational cooperationin their respective wireless businesses to accelerate and enhance eachcompany's ability to participate in the national wireless marketplace.The companies, which have each separately activated a mobile virtualnetwork operator ("MVNO") reseller agreement with Verizon Wireless, haveagreed to explore working together in a number of potentialope
  
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• CIMTEC Automation LLC Selected as Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) Distribution Partner for NC, SC, VA in North America

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  CIMTECAutomation LLC today announced it has been selected as MobileIndustrial Robots' (MiR) distribution partner for collaborative mobilerobots serving the U.S. The partnership augments CIMTEC's alreadybest-in-class automation components and will provide even more advancedautomation tools to improve its customers' manufacturing quality andefficiency.Click here for more.
  
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• CAGW Submits Public Comments to FCC Supporting Internet Freedom

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  On May 8, 2017, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President TomSchatz submitted publiccomments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in supportof Chairman Ajit Pai's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that removesan outdated regulatory regime from the internet and restores internetfreedom. The comments read in part:Click here for more.
  
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• Bomgar Strengthens Privileged Access Two Factor Authentication and Application Whitelisting

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bomgar, a leader in secureaccess solutions, today released the latest version of its PrivilegedAccess solution. Bomgar Privileged Access enables securityprofessionals to control, monitor, and manage access to critical systemsby authorized employees, contractors, and third-party vendors. Bomgar'sunique, VPN-free approach allows companies to quickly gain control ofprivileged access to both traditional and web-based systems to protectagainst cyberattacks and meet compliance requirements.Click here
  
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• Avizia Hires Joseph M. Quinn as Chief Financial Officer

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Avizia,the leading end-to-end telehealth solution provider, today announced theappointment of Joseph M. Quinn as its chief financial officer. In thisrole, Quinn will guide Avizia's strategic growth initiatives as thecompany expands its telehealth solution suite across the healthcarecontinuum.Click here for more.
  
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• ATandT Invests Nearly $50 Million Over 3-Year Period to Enhance Local Networks in Delaware

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  DOVER, Del. At ATandamp;T1, we invested nearly $50 millionin our Delawarewireless and wired networks during 2014-2016. These investments drive a wide range of upgrades to reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. They also improve critical services that support public safety and first responders. Click here for more.
  
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• ATandT Invests Nearly $110 Million Over 3-Year Period to Enhance Local Networks in Knoxville

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn.andnbsp;At ATandamp;T1, we've invested nearly $110 millionin our Knoxvillewireless and wired networks during 2014-2016. These investments enhance reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. They also improve critical services that support public safety and first responders. Click here for more.
  
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• ATandT Invests More Than $400 Million Over 3-Year Period to Enhance Local Networks in Nashville

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn.andnbsp;At ATandamp;T1, we've invested more than $400 millionin our Nashvillewireless and wired networks during 2014-2016. These investments enhance reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. They also improve critical services that support public safety and first responders. Click here for more.
  
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• Aspect Software Announces Aspect Viaandtrade; Workforce Managementandtrade;, SaaS Version of Aspectandrsquo;s Award-Winning WFM Solution

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aspect Software, a global provider of fully-integrated consumerengagement, workforce optimization and self-service solutions, todayannounced Aspect Via WFM, the cloud-based version of Aspect'smarket-leading workforce management solution. Aspect Via, the company'sCustomer Engagement Center (CEC) and the backbone of Aspect's cloudportfolio, is a complete set of customer service capabilities, withcustomizable engagement experiences that create timely and tailoredbrowser-based interactions, regardle
  
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• Americans' Wireless Data Usage Continues to Skyrocket

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  WASHINGTON , May 9, 2017/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --andnbsp;CTIA® today released its Annual Wireless Industry Survey, which found Americans used a record 13.72 trillion megabytes (MBs) of mobile data in 2016, an increase of over 4 trillion MBs over 2015 and 35 times the volume of traffic in 2010.Click here for more.
  
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• Aamir Hussain, Global Cable and Telecom Executive, Nominated to Espial Board of Directors

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Transforming the viewing experience worldwide, Espial today announcedthat Aamir Hussain, Executive Vice President and Chief TechnologyOfficer of CenturyLink, Inc., the 3rd largesttelecommunications service provider in the USA with $18 billion inrevenues, will stand for election to Espial's board of directors at thisyear's Annual General Meeting to be held on June 13, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• A-Share Listed Telecommunications Equipment Companies - Production Volume of Mobile Phones was 2.1 Billion in 2016 - Research and Markets

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "A-ShareListed Telecommunications Equipment Companies - Profiles and FinancialData" report to their offering.Click here for more.
  
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• 244 Startups from 20 Countries to Showcase Innovations in IoT, AI, Health Management, VR/AR, Cloud Computing, Wearables, and Mobility at COMPUTEX 2017 InnoVEX Exhibit

  10-05-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  TAITRA, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, today announcedthat InnoVEX, the startup exhibit at COMPUTEX2017, has attracted 244 exhibitors from 20 countries, includingTaiwan, Korea, France, China, the USA, Singapore, the Netherlands,Israel, India, Hong Kong and Japan. InnoVEX will feature startups andbusiness incubators collaborating to build a new ecosystem for theinformation and communications technology (ICT) industry.Click here for more.
  
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• Openwave Mobility to Present at William Blair Technology Growth Conference 2017

  10-05-2017 15:30
  REDWOOD CITY, CA May 10 2017 – Openwave Mobility, a software innovator enabling operators to manage and monetize encrypted mobile video, has been invited to present at William Blair’s Technology Company Growth Conference taking place in San Francisco on May 11. This is an exclusive event for investors to meet outstanding technology companies with strong growth potential. John Giere, Openwave Mobility’s President & CEO will present and meet investors at the conference. Over
  
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• SoftBank: ova the hill

  10-05-2017 15:20 via ft.com
  Is the Japanese group really ready for the future?
  
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• Cambium Networks Expands ‘Connecting the Unconnected’ Strategy to Eastern Europe

  10-05-2017 14:55
  
  London, UK 10 May 2017 – Cambium Networks, a leading global provider of wireless broadband networking solutions, today announced it plans to expand its ‘Connecting the Unconnected’ strategy to Eastern Europe, under the guidance of its newly appointed Senior Sales Director for Europe, Alessio Murroni. Thousands of existing networks have already upgraded to Cambium’s industry leading point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, Industrial IoT, Wi-Fi, and management system solutions
  
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• Nokia’s Nuage Networks scores Telefónica SD-WAN win

  10-05-2017 14:51
  
  Nokia’s SDN venture Nuage Networks is celebrating a deal win with Spanish multinational operator Telefónica, to help it provide SD-WAN services to global enterprise customers.
  SD-WAN is a relatively hot topic these days, with Cisco recently seeing fit to fork out $610 billion to acquire SD-WAN specialist Viptela. Telefónica apparently wants to offer its enterprise customers a creator ability to order and customise communications services through a self-service portal, which t
  
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• ASPIDER-NGI and SURFnet eSIM solutions for enterprise security and identity

  10-05-2017 14:31
  
  The Netherlands, May 10, 2017: ASPIDER-NGI, provider of MVNE, IoT, eSIM and content solutions, and SURFnet, the Dutch National Research and Education Network, are partnering on eSIM. This new agreement gives SURFnet early access to the ASPIDER-NGI eSIM technology to develop and build specific applications for education and research, with an initial focus on identity management and authentication.ASPIDER-NGI is using these initiatives to launch “eSIM eConnect” later this year. This pr
  
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• Apple dominates Q1 2017 smartphone model sales

  10-05-2017 14:19
  
  While Apple may be struggling to maintain its overall smartphone sales numbers it still stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to individual models.
  The main reason for this, of course, is that it has far fewer models than other vendors. This does beg the question of how many more Apple could sell if it expanded down the price tier stack, but given how ridiculously profitable the company remains it can’t be faulted for concluding ‘if it ain’t broke don’t f
  
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• Safaricom profits boosted by mobile money growth

  10-05-2017 14:15 via ft.com
  Kenyan operator resists calls for a separation of its mobile and Mpesa money services
  
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