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• Qualcomm calls for iPhone ban as Apple patent case intensifies

  06-07-2017 22:30
  Chipmaker claims infringement by some models and seeks ‘cease and desist’ order
  
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• Amazon could enter connectivity game with Dish partnership

  06-07-2017 18:55
  
  Amazon and Dish are reportedly in talks to enter into the connectivity game, a move which could pile further misery onto an already embattled traditional telco industry.
  The two billionaire owners, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Dish’s Charlie Ergen, are supposedly moving towards a full on bromance, cosying up to each other at conferences, while whispering naughty ideas about space and robotics into each other’s ears. While it should be noted neither Amazon or Dish have confirmed the
  
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• ZTE claims multiple 5G testing performance records

  06-07-2017 18:12
  
  As part of phase two of China’s national 5G tests ZTE has delivered some big numbers over a the full range of 5G use-case scenarios.
  The 5G tests are organised by the IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group – China’s equivalent of 5G consortia found in most other developed economies. Phase two took place in Beijing, where ZTE got its hands dirty with a bunch of different 5G technological scenarios.
  The test for eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband) in the 3.5 GHz band yielded a peak cell
  
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• HMD targets generation-narcissist with Zeiss smartphone partenrship

  06-07-2017 16:32
  
  HMD Global, the current overseer of the Nokia phone brand, has announced a new partnership with Zeiss which promises to use photography as a means to create a ‘new’ USP for the brand.
  Launching a new phone brand in such a stagnant market would be considered a brave move, but the column inches captured by HMD Global at MWC this year does indicate it might know what it’s doing with the Nokia brand. That said, launching a new smartphone which uses photography as the main selling p
  
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• Telefónica Spain raises the convergence stakes

  06-07-2017 13:48
  
  Telefónica has expanded its presence in the Spanish convergence game with a couple of new offerings which incorporate its original content productions.
  Movistar Fusion # 0 and Movistar Fusion Series will now be available to all fixed broadband customers, coinciding with the second anniversary of the creation of Movistar +. While it seems like a perfectly sensible move to make, a couple of people around the industry might start to ask what took the Spanish incumbent so long?
  “Tw
  
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• Olleh has best download speed, Samsung Galaxy S5 best handset in South Korea

  06-07-2017 13:33
  
  Study reveals winners and losers in South Korean mobile telecomsLondon, UK. 6 July, 2017: A study of South Korean mobile telephone usage has revealed that users on the Olleh network get the best overall download speeds across South Korea, based on typical usage. Users with Samsung Galaxy’s S5 enjoyed the best download performance compared to those with other devices. The study, published by Tutela, the crowdsourced mobile data company, analysed data from over 10 million...Source: RealWire
  
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• Ericsson helps China Telecom with its IoT Open Platform

  06-07-2017 13:09
  
  The Chinese technology gold-rush continues with Ericsson keen to talk up its IoT platform partnership with China Telecom.
  The China Telecom IoT Open Platform is founded on Ericsson’s Device Connection Platform, which in turn is now part of Ericsson IoT Accelerator initiative launched last year. Vendors and operators alike aspire to offer complete IoT products, featuring liberal use of terms like ‘end-to-end’ and ‘solution’. This seems to be a good example of that so
  
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• Nvidia jumps in at the deep end with Baidu AI partnership

  06-07-2017 13:03
  
  If Nvidia is looking to make a splash in the world of artificial intelligence it’s going about it in the right way, announcing a partnership with Baidu, one of the world’s largest internet companies.
  Cracking the Chinese market is an ambition which almost every technology company around the world has harboured over the last couple of years, but this is perhaps one of the more significant steps forward made by a Silicon Valley business. According to the Alexa Internet rankings, B
  
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• "Driving wireless innovation" at the 22nd Annual Spectrum Summit

  06-07-2017 11:54
  
  200 delegates from 33 countries worldwide attended Europe’s largest Annual Spectrum Summit, hosted by LS telcom in Lichtenau / BadenSpectrum Summit 2018 on 4th July 2018Lichtenau/Baden, Germany – “Driving wireless innovation” was the theme of the 22nd Annual Spectrum Summit concluding yesterday at LS telcom’s headquarters in Lichtenau/Baden Württemberg, Germany. The conference featured presentations and panel discussions on spectrum policy, 5G, the Internet of
  
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• Hugh Bradlow to leave Telstra in October

  06-07-2017 02:00
  Veteran Telstra executive Hugh Bradlow took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal that October will herald his departure from the Australian incumbent.Bradlow currently serves as Telstra's chief scientist, advising the board and CEO Andrew Penn about long…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Colt appoints chief information security officer

  06-07-2017 02:00
  Colt on Thursday appointed a chief information security officer (CISO) tasked with overseeing the network operator's overall cyber security strategy.Ashish Surti comes from a security background…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• America Movil rails against asymmetric regulation

  06-07-2017 02:00
  America Movil late on Wednesday attacked asymmetric regulations brought in to curb the Mexican telco's dominance, claiming they led to a loss of business rights.Reuters reports that lawyers for America Movil argued in a statement that the company's rights to &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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