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• British luxury phonemaker Vertu wound up with loss of 200 jobs

  12-07-2017 19:53
  Company made jewel-encrusted handsets in factory in English countryside
  
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• Vodafone explores software-defined radio with a squeeze of Lime

  12-07-2017 19:26
  
  Vodafone group is enlisting the help of UK outfit Lime Microsystems to develop software-defined radio platform that supports its open RAN ambitions.
  Lime aims to commoditize the RAN such that it is open to all developers in much the same way has the PC platform has been for years. As the virtualization era progresses it has become clear that the old paradigm of closed, proprietary networking technology is over and a much more open environment is required. Lime thinks that software-defining the R
  
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• SK Telecom has a crack at the interoperability puzzle

  12-07-2017 18:02
  
  SK Telecom has launched T-MANO, an NFV MANO platform, its own take on the all-important business of orchestrating the virtualized telecoms world.
  T-MANO has been optimized to SK’s network using specifications put forward by the ETSI NFV Industry Specification Group, putting a mark in the win column for the standardization cheerleaders. Virtualization has seen a bit of a faltering roadmap over the last couple of years due to the fact it is actually quite complicated, but SK is showing the w
  
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• China Mobile and ZTE take another small step towards 5G

  12-07-2017 17:58
  
  China Mobile and ZTE have announced (yet) another partnership which takes the pair one (small) step closer to the world of 5G.
  The partnership itself will focus around the development of Massive MIMO base stations and the ultra-dense network (small cells), making the map for the 5G network a bit clearer. While capacity is a major talking point for anything 5G related, more conversations are starting to revolve around the efficiency side of things as well.
  It might not be the most exciting aspect
  
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• Free city centre WiFi is a big hit for Inverness and the Highland Council

  12-07-2017 14:32
  
  Inverness, the largest city in the Scottish Highlands, has seen over 17,000 people access its free city centre WiFi in just 6 months following a collaboration between The Highland Council, Purple and Rapier Systems.The Highland Council sought a WiFi solution that would allow them to identify who visits the city and gain a way of effectively communicating with people. Having limited visibility of visitors prohibited them from making effective, strategic changes to the city’s facilities,...S
  
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• Orange lays the foundations for a content push

  12-07-2017 13:39
  Orange has unleashed its assault on content, Orange Content, which promises to invest €100 million over five years to support its 100% cinema and series offer.
  The new business unit will bring together its current content focuses, which consists of Orange Studio, OCS and OPTV (Orange Prestations TV), and will be responsible for everything from strategic intelligence and acquisition of rights, through to the production and publishing of content, as well as the creation of new services. The n
  
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• O2 and Cisco to launch City of London free wifi network

  12-07-2017 12:56
  Cisco has been chosen as the kit partner for a new O2 free, public access wifi network in the City of London.
  The companies are heralding the project as one of the largest investments in wireless infrastructure ever seen in London. It’s being done in conjunction with CTIL, which managed the Telefónica and Vodafone network sharing arrangement and the City of London Corporation. Apparently the network has the potential to be used by over 400,000 people.
  The kit in question will be Cis
  
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• Huawei has launched a KFC-branded smartphone. Seriously

  12-07-2017 12:27
  
  As the battle for differentiation in the brutally competitive smartphone industry intensifies, Huawei China is positioning a new smartphone as finger lickin’ good.
  Truthfully it’s not so much a new phone as a limited-edition commemorative version of the Huawei 7 plus. The phone is bright red and has the familiar Colonel Sanders logo on the back together with the year 1987. This apparently refers to the year China first sampled the unique delights of the Colonel’s heavily season
  
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• Google extends long arm of influence further into AI

  12-07-2017 12:24
  
  Google has launched a new initiative, Gradient Ventures, its own VC arm to seek out AI talent and invest in start-ups.
  The initiative itself is a simple one. Google will provide funds and access to experienced engineers to help the start-ups develop to the next level. AI is proving to be an area which will underpin the success of the next technology revolution, whether it is in the enterprise organizations, internet applications or even the infrastructure technology, and Google isn’t messi
  
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• Latest breakthroughs in optical communications to be highlighted at 2017 ECOC Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden’s home of innovation

  12-07-2017 11:31
  
  Final call for sponsors and early-bird registrationGothenburg, Sweden. 12 July 2017: The 2017 ECOC Conference will bring industry leaders and visitors to Sweden’s home of innovation, the city of Gothenburg, where the latest breakthroughs and cutting-edge technology in the field of optical communications will be presented to a 5,000-strong crowd. Co-located with ECOC Exhibition, the conference will host workshops, tutorials and plenary speeches from some of the most well-known and influenti
  
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• Apple to set up its first data centre in China

  12-07-2017 10:18
  Move reflects concessions foreign companies must make to tap mainland market
  
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• BT AGM set to bring stormy start for new chairman

  12-07-2017 05:00
  Investors suffered losses as group hit by profit warning and £42m fine from Ofcom
  
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• Orange Content launches as operator announces €100m TV series investment

  12-07-2017 02:00
  Orange Content will provide assistance and support to operations in the countries in which Orange is present and will continue strategic intelligence work, which has already started. It will be responsible for delivering international guidelines relating to content policy and will support operating countries…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• O2 selects Cisco for City of London free WiFi project

  12-07-2017 02:00
  The initiative, also in conjunction with Cornerstone Telecommunication Infrastructure (CTIL) and local authority, the City of London Corporation, will see Cisco deploying next generation outdoor access point technology to offer internet connectivity to more than 400…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MegaFon and VimpelCom to end Euroset retail joint venture

  12-07-2017 02:00
  Euroset is Russia’s largest mobile and electronics retailer and had been co-owned by VimpelCom, the Russian subsidiary of Veon which trades under the Beeline brand in Russia, and MegaFon. As a result of the deal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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