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• KPMG resigns as auditor of Lycamobile over accounting records

  24-05-2017 20:15 via ft.com
  Accountancy firm says it was unable to obtain sufficient information from company
  
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• KPMG resigns as auditor of Lycamobile

  24-05-2017 20:15 via ft.com
  Accountancy firm says it was unable to obtain sufficient information from company
  
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• Softbank said to buy into Nvidia – who’s next?

  24-05-2017 17:18
  
  SoftBank has continued its betting spree in the artificial intelligence arena as reports emerge the giant has a $4 billion stake in graphics chipmaker Nvidia.
  The investment in Nvidia was sneakily revealed on the weekend, however details were thin on the ground. That said, Bloomberg claims to have a source which pins the stake at $4 billion, accounting for roughly 4.9% of the company. It’s an interesting investment, as 4.9% falls just below the amount which would have required SoftBank to
  
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• Sunny Skies for Weather App Developers as Tutela Wants to Boost Incomes and Improve User Experience

  24-05-2017 15:34
  
  Monetising anonymous mobile signal data can benefit developers by £1-4mLondon, UK. 24 May, 2017: Tutela, the crowd-sourced wireless analytics monetisation (WAM) company, has today announced its intentions to work with weather app developers to help them earn £1-4m of additional revenue.Weather apps are a mainstay in app stores with thousands used daily. Such strong customer bases can be utilised by developers using Tutela’s software package (SDK) to generate more income and cem
  
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• Sunrise sells mobile masts to Cellnex in SFr500m deal

  24-05-2017 15:14 via ft.com
  Swiss telecoms company is latest to offload physical infrastructure to cut costs
  
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• Aerohive Connect now available across entire portfolio

  24-05-2017 14:59
  
  Expanded product line for connectivity-oriented customers gives channel partners fastest path to profitable enterprise Wi-FiLondon, UK — Aerohive Networks® (NYSE: HIVE), the leading independent enterprise Wi-Fi vendor, today announced the expansion of the Aerohive Connect™ product line, using the power of cloud networking to deliver the essential functionality businesses need to provision robust Wi-Fi connectivity, whether at one or thousands of locations. Aerohive Connect is now
  
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• Vodafone targets quad-play market in Malta with Melita merger

  24-05-2017 14:01
  
  Vodafone has announced it will be merging with broadband provider Melita to offer a quad-play solution in the Maltese market.
  As it currently stands, Vodafone Malta focuses primarily on the mobile and enterprise market, though the new combination will add cable, broadband and pay TV capabilities to the armoury. The move itself has a challenge in mind to current market incumbent Go. Vodafone currently holds the leads in the mobile market share, however Go already has an multi-play proposition, pe
  
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• Europe strives to standardise cybersecurity

  24-05-2017 13:59
  
  The EU Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has joined forces with the semiconductor industry in a bid to improve the continent’s cybersecurity.
  As ever region-wide initiatives such as this tend to be glacial affairs, but this announcement comes at a time when both cyber and physical security are especially prominent topics. The aims of the collaboration are summarised in a position paper, which focuses on four main areas: standardisation and certification, security processes an
  
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• Former ONS Census Budget Guru Appointed As CFO by Certus Solutions

  24-05-2017 13:11
  James Ham has been appointed as the CFO of leading Oracle Platinum Partner Certus Solutions. James joins Certus from the Office for National Statistics, where he was Financial Controller and had previously held budget responsibility for the UK Census. Later he was appointed Project Director responsible for the introduction of Oracle ERP and HCM solutions supplied by Certus. The implementation was the first complete Oracle Cloud suite implementation in a central government department.In his new..
  
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• The Undersea Cable Community Convenes in Montevideo to Celebrate ICPCandrsquo;s Triumphant 50th Plenary Session

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  All good times eventually come to an end, and the 50thInternational Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) Plenary session that washeld in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 25-27 April 2017 was no exception.Click here for more.
  
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• TEKsystems Survey Finds IT Professionals Setting Firmer Boundaries for Work-Related Stress and Work/Life Balance

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  In advance of the unofficial start of summer, TEKsystems®, aleading provider of ITstaffing solutions and ITservices, today released the results of its annual IT Worker StressTest and Work/Life Balance survey which explores IT professionals'current levels of stress and health effects, expected accessibility andability to disconnect from work responsibilities. Formerly known asStress and Pride, the survey results point to an environment where ITworkers have placed limits on the levels of
  
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• STARZ App Now Available on Samsung Smart TVs

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Starz announced today the launch of its STARZ app on select SamsungSmart TVs. STARZ subscribers may now watch exclusive STARZ Originalseries including "American Gods," "The White Princess," "Black Sails,""The Missing," "Outlander" and "Power;" as well as hundreds of moviesand first-run films on Samsung Smart TVs.Click here for more.
  
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• Robust Power Metering Provides Load Balancing without Network Connection

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Obtain real-time input current reading for equipment installation andcontinued operation with Metered power distribution units (PDUs)-thenewest addition to Chatsworth Products' (CPI) eConnect® lineof intelligent PDUs.Click here for more.
  
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• ICMI Announces 2017 Global Contact Center Award Winners at the Annual ICMI Contact Center Expo and Conference in Orlando, Fl.

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) today announced recipients of theandnbsp;13th annual Global Contact Center Awards. Sponsored by ServiceNow, Checkr, and talkdesk, the ICMI Global Contact Center Awards is the most comprehensive awards program devoted to the contact center industry. It is designed to recognize the companies, contact centers and individuals that are on the cutting edge of innovation and leadership within the industry. 2017 award winners
  
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• FrontSpin Partners with Global API Comms Provider Voxbone to Put Sales Calls in the Fast Lane

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  FrontSpin is supercharging sales efforts around the world withinternational telephony support from Voxbone. FrontSpin's voice callsare a vital part of the salesperson's toolkit and its sales accelerationplatform is designed to enable sales reps to have more meaningfulconversations in less time. Founded in 2014, FrontSpin is a leadingsales solution that streamlines communications across voice, email andsocial. It typically allows sales reps to double the number ofinteractions they have with their
  
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• Frontier Communications Expands Broadband to Approximately 6,900 Additional North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee Rural Households

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) announced that it has madeenhanced broadband service available to an additional 6,900 householdsin rural communities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.Frontier is leveraging the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF) program tobring broadband to approximately 3,400 households in CAF-eligible censusblocks while expanding its overall service and reach to 3,500 morehouseholds.Click here for more.
  
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• Consumer Robot Sales to Surpass 50 Million Units Annually by 2022, According to Tractica

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The consumer robotics market is undergoing a period of significantevolution, with rising demand for household, toy, and educational robotsbeing fueled by several key market developments including aproliferation of robotics startups with innovative products, rapidlydeclining prices due to lower component costs, the growth of connectedsmart devices as an enabler for consumer robots, and demographic trendsaround the world.Click here for more.
  
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• Comcast Names John Gauder Regional Vice President for California

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today Comcast announced that John Gauder has been appointed RegionalVice President for California. Gauder will report to Steve White,President of Comcast's West Division, and will oversee all Comcast cableoperations within its California footprint, where the company servesmore than 2 million customers and has more than 5,000 employees.Click here for more.
  
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• Altice Announces New Global Strategy: One Group, One Brand

  24-05-2017 13:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Altice NV (Euronext: ATC, ATCB) today announces a new unified globalstrategy, representing a new step in the Group's evolution to strengthenits industrial and operational platform. This follows Altice'stransformation into a leading transatlantic telecoms, content andadvertising company serving more than 50 million customers around theworld.Click here for more.
  
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• Keysight claims first 5G device testing toolset

  24-05-2017 12:36
  
  Measurement and testing outfit Keysight has unveiled what it calls the industry’s first 5G protocol R&D toolset.
  The purpose of this toolset is not to develop 5G from a network perspective, for once, but is focused on the device and chipset end of things. It allows testing of 5G features such as beamforming at millimeter-wave frequencies as well as protocol testing with access to layer 1 and layer 2 parameters. As ever the point of toolsets like this is to enable industry to replicate
  
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• LANSA Appoints Alison Henderson as EMEA VP Sales and Marketing to drive growth in its Low-Code Application Development Business

  24-05-2017 12:13
  
  Alison Henderson has been appointed as VP, Sales and Marketing EMEA for LANSA (www.lansa.com). In her new role, she will drive growth for the Low-Code, Rapid Application Development Tools business, building on the company’s expanding software and consulting services operations in EMEA. Headquartered in Sydney, LANSA is a global provider of Low-Code Application development platforms for organisations building and modernizing enterprise applications for web, mobile, Windows and the cloud. LA
  
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• Nokia, Intel and NTT Docomo test out 4.5 GHz band for 5G

  24-05-2017 11:29
  
  Nokia, Intel and NTT Docomo have kicked off a new bout of trials to test out the 4.5 GHz band, one of the 5G candidates in Japan.
  Focusing on Nokia’s 5G FIRST offering, the trio will test end-to-end applications over-the-air between Nokia’s AirScale base station and Intel’s 5G Mobile Trial Platform, a proposition which has been grabbing a few headlines in recent weeks. Tokyo will be the focus of the trials, notably around busy tourist, shopping and business locations as well as
  
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• Small Cell Forum Awards 2017 Recognise Commercial Success as Technology Goes Mainstream

  24-05-2017 10:19
  
  Small cell pioneers and new players recognised at event marking Forum’s 10th anniversarySCWS – London – 24th May 2017 Small Cell Forum (SCF) has announced the winners of the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards 2017, recognising outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the global small cell industry. The awards were presented at a gala dinner held at the Small Cell World Summit in London last night, which also marked the forum’s 10th anniversary.Open to the...Sou
  
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• Frontier Communications Extends Broadband Network in West Virginia

  24-05-2017 09:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) is making enhanced broadbandservice available to previously unserved residents throughout WestVirginia, Elena Kilpatrick, Frontier Senior Vice President of Operationsannounced today. Connected communities in 35 counties now may accessincreased speeds and services from Frontier. Over the past 18 months,Frontier has successfully leveraged the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF)program to bring new broadband opportunities to approximately 16,900 CAFeligible househo
  
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• SES Networks and Patrakom Enhance Connectivity in Indonesian Waters

  24-05-2017 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Patrakom, a leading providerof telecommunications and network solutions in Indonesia, announcedtoday a partnership to provide seamless, high-speed connectivity topassenger vessels and oil barges traversing domestic routes in Indonesia.Click here for more.
  
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• Vodafone's converged services strategy reaches Malta

  24-05-2017 02:00
  Vodafone's strategy of augmenting its mobile operations with fixed broadband and TV services reached another milestone on Wednesday, when its Maltese arm agreed to merge with local cableco Melita.The transaction will see Vodafone Malta take a 49% stake in the combined company…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Genband, Sonus agree 50:50 merger

  24-05-2017 02:00
  Genband and Sonus this week agreed to merge in a bid to create a leader in cloud-based, real-time communications.The deal brings together Sonus' expertise in cloud-based session initiation protocol (SIP), VoLTE and virtualised real…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice adopts unified global brand

  24-05-2017 02:00
  Altice this week announced it will unify its sprawling empire of cable and telco assets under the Altice brand.This includes its operations in Europe and the U.S., such as SFR…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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