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• Central bank intervenes to help bail-out Etisalat Nigeria

  04-07-2017 18:46
  
  It all seems to be going horribly wrong for Nigeria’s fourth mobile operator Etisalat Nigeria, such that the country’s central bank has had to come to the rescue.
  Multiple newspapers, including Reuters, have been monitoring the developing situation. It seems EN’s financial position has been dicey for some time and last month it tried to renegotiate its debt with a consortium of banks, a process that apparently included the possibility of the banks taking ownership of the operat
  
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• Huawei edges closer to the front of the MEC queue

  04-07-2017 18:39
  
  Huawei has announced a new industry collaboration which will see 13 organizations establish a virtual multi-access edge computing (MEC) ecosystem collaborative circle.
  The term ‘collaborative circle’ sounds like something from a cult, or a scene from a dodgy porno, but essentially Huawei is creating a working group which looks to push forward in the MEC world. In all fairness, it has gathered some heavy weights to push the envelope.
  Members of the new gang will be China Mobile, China
  
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• Bharti Airtel offers copycat data freebie in latest skirmish with Jio

  04-07-2017 18:38
  
  Bharti Airtel has begun to rub salt into Jio’s wounds by launching its own summer offer, only a short while after Indian regulators banned Jio’s from continuing for another three months.
  Since the launch of the young upstart, it would appear it could do nothing wrong in the eyes of the regulator. Launching a very promising freebies offer was a move which was frowned upon by the more traditional players in the Indian market, but the continuation of the offer had them clawing at the wa
  
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• Cambium Networks to display groundbreaking wireless technologies at world-famous venue

  04-07-2017 14:25
  
  Twickenham plays host to ‘Reach New Heights’ eventLONDON, UK, July 04, 2017 - The home of rugby union will play host to a different kind of event this month, with Cambium Networks, a leading global provider of wireless broadband solutions, announcing its ‘Reach New Heights’ seminar will take place at Twickenham Stadium.The exclusive event will give attendees a chance to hear about Cambium Networks’ newest innovations, including its recently upgraded cnPilot 2.0 Wi-F
  
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• Arqiva hunting expedition results in even more 5G spectrum

  04-07-2017 13:03
  
  Arqiva has announced it has secured additional 28GHz spectrum licence from intelligent managed services provider, Luminet.
  The additional licenses, which cover Region A, Central and Greater London, bolsters Arqiva holding in the 5G game, which is already pretty substantial. It’s a good move from Arqiva, as the 28GHz band has generally been agreed as one of the most critical in the 5G evolution, due to the anticipated reliance on fixed wireless access (FWA) technologies.
  “5G FWA is an
  
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• LPWAN tech Sigfox vows 95% UK population coverage by 2019

  04-07-2017 13:01
  
  Sigfox operator WND-UK has said it is ramping the deployment of its UK IoT network such that it should reach 95% of the population in the next 18 months.
  WND seems to be the sole operator for Sigfox in many of its territories, including launches in Colombia and Mexico, and has now set its sights on the UK. Arqiva has been a Sigfox UK partner since 2014 but is focusing on major cities and thus only covers 30% of the population. WND seems to have been drafted in to cover the rest of the country, b
  
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• Panasonic Signs First Pan-EMEA Distribution Agreement with Nuvias for IP Phone Handsets

  04-07-2017 13:00
  
  Nuvias further expands portfolio for recently launched Unified Communications Practice London, England: 4/7/17: Panasonic Business has appointed Nuvias as its first pan-EMEA distributor for its range of business IP phone handsets. This marks a major vote of confidence in the recently-formed Nuvias Unified Communications Practice and is an important addition to Nuvias’ growing portfolio of leading products designed to deliver complete end-to-end unified communications (UC) solutions. The in
  
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• Sky Deutschland changes rules with free sports portal

  04-07-2017 12:48
  
  Sky Deutschland has launched a free-of-charge sports video portal, building on the success of its advertising-funded free news channel which was launched in December 2016.
  The new portal will include breaking news, video highlights, expert opinion and live streams, as well as a couple of other features, as the BSkyB owned business is seemingly looking to cash in on the growing move away from traditional TV. The new platform will cover some of the country’s most popular sports including Eur
  
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• Inoapps Drives Global Growth With New CFO And Senior Sales Appointments

  04-07-2017 12:16
  
  Global Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has made two major appointments: Ally Rule as CFO and Mike Blackburn as UK VP of Sales. The move reflects the significant global growth of the company across EMEA, the USA and ASEAN Territories. In his new role as CFO (Chief Financial Officer), Ally Rule is responsible for managing the Group’s financial risks and helping shape strategic and continued global growth, capitalising on the growing worldwide demand for Oracle...Source: Rea
  
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• Vodafone Albania to shut down M-Pesa

  04-07-2017 02:00
  Vodafone Albania has decided to shut down its M-Pesa mobile money service next week.RTK Live reported (in Albanian) late last week that the service will be axed on 14 July, and that the operator has given affected customers until 29 July to withdraw any money left in their M…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Etisalat Nigeria CEO, CFO quit

  04-07-2017 02:00
  The crisis at Etisalat Nigeria deepened this week after CEO Matthew Willsher and CFO Wole Obasunloye resigned.Their departures follow the resignation of chairman Hakeem Belo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Arqiva buys more 5G spectrum

  04-07-2017 02:00
  Arqiva on Tuesday acquired additional 28-GHz millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum covering central and Greater London.The U.K. passive infrastructure provider purchased 2x122 MHz of frequencies from managed services provider Luminet…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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