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• Bharti Airtel innovates through innovative innovation

  10-07-2017 18:33
  
  In what has proved to be one of the more competitive markets in recent years, Bharti Airtel has launched a string of new digital innovations which might (or might not) wow you.
  Over the next three years, Bharti Airtel will invest $310 million to improve customer services, as executives continue to plug ideas to stem the hordes of customers heading towards the exit. Project Next, which follows up Project Leap, will hope to engage customers and increase interactivity as a means of creating some se
  
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• Xiaomi comes roaring back thanks to focus on Indian market

  10-07-2017 18:25
  
  Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi reckons it shipped 23.16 smartphones in Q2 2017, a 58% increase on the same period a year ago.
  The announcement came in the form of a tweet from Wang Xiang, Xiaomi’s international boss who took over from Hugo Barra when the former Google exec decided it was time to move on at the start of this year. “Excited to announce that #Xiaomi shipped a record high 23.16M smartphones in Q2 2017, marking our return to fast track growth,” he chirped.
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• StarLeaf and Synergy SKY Remove the Last Traces of Complexity and User Frustration

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON andStarLeaf,the leading cloud video conferencing and calling provider, and SynergySKY, the leading provider of collaboration and video conferencingmanagement software, join forces to deliver an integrated solution thatremoves the last traces of complexity, faced by users when joining ascheduled Skype for Business Meeting from an incumbent video system. Theintegration makes it possible for third-party video systems, such asthose from Cisco and Polycom, to have their proprietary 'one button
  
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• SES Video and Telekom Serbia Broadcast Radio Television of Serbia Channels

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that, togetherwith its long-term partner Telekom Serbia, it will carry six TV channelsand one radio station for Serbian public broadcaster RTS across Europe.Click here for more.
  
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• Say Hi! To andquot;tunebot,andquot; The First Mobile Marketing Chatbot That Knows Your Return On Ad Spend

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;TUNE, the global leader in mobile marketing solutions, today announced the release of tunebot, the first chatbot built specifically for the mobile marketing industry. Tunebot,andnbsp;available within the popular team messaging service Slack, is designed to enable TUNE customers to quickly and easily interact with marketing and advertising data such as quickly looking up reports or calculating return on ad spend. Click here for more.
  
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• New Report from Arthur D. Little Highlights 5G Opportunities for Operators

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  In its latest report '5G Deployment Models Are Crystallizing', Arthur D.Little (ADL) examines the opportunities that exist for telecom operatorsto facilitate new business ecosystems enabled by the next generation ofmobile networks. Promising huge increases in speed and bandwidth, 5G hasthe potential to deliver a vast array of realistic, interactiveexperiences to consumers, for example, in the areas of immersive gamesand sports viewing, autonomous driving and augmented realityinfotainment, with u
  
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• KKR-Backed United Group Further Invests in South East Europe

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  United Group, the leading multi-play (Pay-TV, Broadband, Telephony,Mobile) operator in South East Europe, backed by leading US investmentfirm KKR and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development("EBRD"), has agreed to acquire the Croatian and Slovenian mediaportfolio owned by CME (NASDAQ: CETV). The transaction is subject to therelevant regulatory approvals.Click here for more.
  
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• IR More Than Doubles the Number of Microsoft Certified Partners in Its Global Partner Program

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  IR,the leading global provider of experience management solutions forunified communications and contact centers, today announced that 64Microsoft certified partners worldwide have now joined the IR globalpartner program. These included 39 newly signed partnerships over thepast year which are being propelled by the increase in the adoption ofMicrosoft Skype for Business as a part of digital transformationinitiatives in the enterprise.Click here for more.
  
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• Innovation in China takes lead in the globe, New H3C sets new world record for switch performance

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  In June 2017 , H3C S12500X-AF, a data center core switch, successfully passed the test of Network Test, a leading global authority of testing and has become the first core switch to achieve 768 line-speed 100G interfaces per chassis, which is the industry's only and the highest performance core switch equipment. Click here for more.
  
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• IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: Khang and Khang LLP Announces a Securities Class Action Lawsuit against B Communications Ltd. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  IRVINE, Calif.andnbsp;Khang andamp; Khang LLP (the "Firm") announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against B Communications Ltd. ("B Communications" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:BCOM). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between November 7, 2013and June 19, 2017 , inclusive (the "Class Period"), are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the August 28, 2017lead plaintiff motion deadline.Click here for more.
  
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• Huawei se posiciona como andquot;aspiranteandquot; en el Cuadrante Mágico de Gartner para redes de centros de datos

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHENZHEN, China , 8andnbsp; Huawei ha anunciado hoy que Gartner, Inc., posiciona ya a Huawei como aspirante en el Cuadrante Mágico para redes de centros de datos (3 de julio de 2017, Danilo Ciscato y colaboradores). Gartner evalúa a los proveedores mediante una serie de criterios normalizados que se aplican a dos categorías: la capacidad de ejecución y la integridad de visión. Huawei ha sido trasladado desde el Cuadrante Mágico de Actores de Nicho de Mer
  
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• Huawei sacré « Challenger » dans le Magic Quadrant de Gartner pour la mise en réseau des centres de données

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHENZHEN , Chine, 8andnbsp; Huawei annonce aujourd'hui que Gartner, Inc. positionne désormais Huawei en tant queandnbsp;«andnbsp;Challengerandnbsp;» dans le Magic Quadrant pour la mise en réseau des centres de données, 3 juillet 2017, Danilo Ciscato et al. Gartner évalue les fournisseurs sur la base de critères standard dans deux catégoriesandnbsp;: la capacité à exécuter et l'exhaustivité de la vision. Huawei est
  
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• Huawei als „Challengerandquot; im Gartner Magic Quadrant für Vernetzung von Rechenzentren eingestuft

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  SHENZHEN, China , 8. Huawei gab heute bekannt, dass Gartner, Inc., laut dem am 3. Juli 2017 veröffentlichten Bericht von Danilo Ciscato et al. Huawei jetzt als „Challenger" (Herausforderer) im Magic Quadrant für Vernetzung von Rechenzentren führt. Gartner bewertet Anbieter unter Verwendung von Standardkriterien in zwei Kategorien: Fähigkeit zur Umsetzung und Vollständigkeit der Vision. Huawei wurde aufgrund seines raschen Wachstums bei den Marktanteilen und auch we
  
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• Frontier Communications Announces Completion of Reverse Stock Split

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) today announced thecompletion of its 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the issued shares ofcommon stock, which became effective as of the beginning of tradingtoday. Frontier common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq GlobalSelect Market under the symbol "FTR" with a new CUSIP number (35906A306). In addition, and at the same time, the total number of shares ofcommon stock that Frontier is authorized to issue changed from1,750,000,000 shares to
  
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• Fortress UAV Launches North American Consumer and Commercial Drone Repair

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fortress UAV, a newly formed subsidiary of Fortress Solutions, todayannounced a new North American repair service for commercial andconsumer drone or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Fortress UAV supportsout-of-warranty and crash-damage repairs for DJI™ and Yuneec™ branddrones in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and can return the repaired unitin as little as two days.Click here for more.
  
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• Federal agencies must embrace IP-based communications; Verizon makes it easy

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Federal agencies must move from legacy analog telecommunications systems to IP-based services. The General Services Administration (GSA) has already said they will phase out traditional systems over the next few years. Virtual Communications Express for Government, Verizon's new unified communications solution for the federal sector, is specifically designed to help federal agencies migrate from traditional voice systems, including Verizon Centrex, to IP-based communications as part of the GSA's
  
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• Easterseals Receives $200,000 In Assistive Technology Grants From The Comcast Foundation To Help Promote Independence

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHICAGO , July 10, 2017/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Easterseals today announced it has received $200,000in grants from the Comcast Foundation as part of the Comcast NBCUniversal Assistive Technology Grant Fund. Established in 2011, the fund supports technology programs and services that benefit children and adults, including veterans living with developmental disabilities. Assistive technologies can vary from braille-equipped handheld computer systems and voice command telephones, to height adjust
  
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• Digi International lanza ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII, www.digi.com), un proveedor global líder de productos y servicios de conectividad entre máquinas (M2M) y de Internet de las Cosas (IoT), anunció hoy la inmediata disponibilidad de ConnectCore® 6UL SBC Pro, un computador de placa única (SBC, por sus siglas en inglés) conectada precertificada poderosa y segura basada en el procesador de aplicaciones NXP i.MX6UL (Cortex-A7 @ 528 MHz). Click here for more.
  
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• Comcast Returns as Title Sponsor of Portland Parks andamp; Recreationandrsquo;s andldquo;Summer Free For Allandrdquo; Program for Second Consecutive Year

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Comcast Oregon/SW Washington will return as title sponsor of PortlandParks andamp; Recreation's (PPandamp;R) SummerFree For All program.Click here for more.
  
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• Cincinnati Bell Inc. to Combine with Hawaiian Telcom and OnX Enterprise Solutions

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) today announced it has entered into separate definitive merger agreements with Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCOM) and OnX Enterprise Solutions, adding meaningful scale and expanded service offerings to its combined network and enterprise IT services businesses.Click here for more.
  
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• CellTrak Secures $11 Million Financing to Expand its Home Care Delivery Management Solution

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  CellTrak Technologies, the leading provider of Care Delivery Managementsolutions which enable home and community-based care organizations todeliver higher quality care, communicate seamlessly with health careworkers, improve compliance, and increase productivity, announced thatit has raised over $11 million from Boathouse Capital with participationfrom existing investor MK Capital. The company plans to use the funds toaggressively drive innovation for its market-leading Care DeliveryManagem
  
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• Belden to Report Second Quarter 2017 Results on August 2

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a global leader in high quality, end-to-endsignal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, willreport results for the fiscal second quarter ended July 2, 2017, beforetrading begins on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Management will discuss theCompany's results during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.Click here for more.
  
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• Batibot now on App Store

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Receiving Merit Awards were the AlDub for TNT campaign, All New Smart Bro Plans, Employee Rockstars Program, the disaster preparedness video series for kids called Maging Laging Handa, SHINE OS+ (Secured Health Information Network and Exchange), Smartandrsquo;s efforts to train Filipinos on Android app development for free, Smart Flagship Store, Sun First Job Problems campaign, and the TechnoCart and School-in-a-Bag programs. Click here for more.
  
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• Astadia Releases Reference Architectures for Migrating Unisys and IBM Mainframe Workloads to Microsoft Azure

  10-07-2017 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Astadia,the premier technology consultancy focused on modernizing mainframeworkloads, today announced the release of two separate referencearchitectures for moving Unisys and IBM mainframe workloads to MicrosoftAzure's public cloud computing infrastructure. Astadia has movedmainframe workloads to distributed environments for more than 25 yearsand have applied that expertise to architecting the solution forcustomers adopting Azure.Click here for more.
  
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• TalkTalk names fourth finance chief in 4 years

  10-07-2017 15:47
  Kate Ferry appointed from Dixons Carphone as shake-up continues at broadband company
  
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• TIM CEO rumoured to step down after only a year in charge

  10-07-2017 13:50
  
  The potentially controversial Vivendi seizure of power at TIM is almost complete, as rumours circulate that CEO Flavio Cattaneo is heading towards the door.
  According to Bloomberg, Cattaneo is looking for an exit on his own terms, apparently worried about the damage which could be done to his reputation through managing TIM. The sources have stated that Cattaneo is not happy he is unable to run the telco in his own way, with an exit suggesting he is worried over being the figurehead of an organi
  
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• Ericsson takes BSS wins where it can get them

  10-07-2017 13:30
  
  Ericsson has puffed its chest out with a cheeky little BSS win in Vietnam, as VNPT chooses the Swedes to upgrade its online charging system.
  The company has been selected to modernize the VNPT charging and business support systems, replacing the legacy infrastructure, in a contract which also includes a backend IT peripheral system. Ericsson claims the new system will allow for easier integration of new products and offers on both the post-paid and pre-paid side of things
  “We continuously
  
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• Does Net Promoter Score need a rethink?

  10-07-2017 13:22
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this Janne Ohtonen, Director of CEM at Openet takes a look at the use of Net Promoter score in telecoms industry decision making.
  Telecoms service providers have long struggled to deliver customer experience (CEX) at levels as high as or higher than other industries. While most operators understand the importance of measuring customer satisfaction, few successfully do it.
  
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• ZTE completes 5G NR field test with China Unicom

  10-07-2017 12:32
  
  ZTE and China Unicom has announced the operator’s successful first 5G New Radio field test, claiming data rates of up to 2 Gbps for single user-equipment.
  The field test, which took place in Shenzhen, used the 3.5GHz frequency band with a 100MHz bandwidth, combing a number of new-age technologies including Massive MIMO and low-density parity check. The test aimed to demonstrate 5G technical performance and product commercial capabilities in a real-world network environment.
  Elsewhere in ZT
  
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• UK zero-rating arms race continues as Virgin adds free-tweets

  10-07-2017 12:28
  
  No sooner does Three offer unmetered Netflix streaming for some mobile subscribers than Virgin Mobile throws Twitter into its zero-rating mix.
  Virgin was one of the first UK MNOs to use zero-rating as a subscriber lure, announcing late last year that it was offering WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger use exempt from any use of data allowance. At the time this looked like less of a concession than it seemed as sending an IM is not a very data intensive thing.
  Three raised the stakes significantly la
  
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• NewVoiceMedia partners with Verint to help organisations enhance contact centre management and customer experience

  10-07-2017 12:17
  
  LONDON, 10 July 2017 – NewVoiceMedia, a leading provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology that enables businesses to have more successful conversations, has announced a partnership with Verint® Systems Inc., a global leader in customer engagement optimisation solutions. As a new reseller, NewVoiceMedia will sell and support Verint Workforce Management™, helping customers to gain unprecedented visibility into staffing, processes and work across their enterprise.
  
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• Telecoms news you may have missed

  10-07-2017 11:30
  
  With days getting hotter, the pubs becoming more appealing and summer holidays last approaching, most would forgive you for missing a few of the telecoms stories from last week. We’ve got your back.
  Samsung and Alibaba eye smart home euphoria
  Two of Asia’s largest technology brands are reportedly on the hunt to cash in on the fast-growing excitement around the smart home, with the launch of AI-powered smart speakers.
  Alibaba has officially launched Tmall Genie, a voice-controlle
  
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• MegaFon appoints Pavel Korchagin new chief technology officer

  10-07-2017 02:00
  The appointment is an internal promotion for Korchagin who previously served as director for the Northwest branch of the company. In his new role, Korchagin will focus on improving the quality of the MegaFon network and also on the company&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China Unicom successfully completes first 5G NR field test

  10-07-2017 02:00
  The base station was deployed at under 6GHz with massive MIMO, LDPC (low-density parity check) and other key 5G technologies. The test, in Shenzhen, China, used the 3.5GHz frequency band with a 100MHz bandwidth, and was conducted by ZTE together with the Guangdong branch of China Unicom…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bharti Airtel announces US$310m Project Next investment plan

  10-07-2017 02:00
  The investment will see the operator allow customers to carry forward up to 200GB of unused data per month under its new Postpaid Promise. Much of the focus of Project Next is on postpaid customers and improving their experience as the operator competes with new market entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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