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• Gemalto shares slump on third profit warning

  24-07-2017 17:52
  Analysts say mobile business at risk from slowdown in smartphone and Sim card sales
  
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• Vodafone & Idea merger given thumbs up by India antitrust watchdog

  24-07-2017 17:24
  India’s antitrust regulator has finally approved the merger between Vodafone and Idea Cellular, to create the largest telco player in the market.
  Neither company has released any comments as of yet, though according to The Economic Times, both have received letters from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) giving unconditional approval. The $23 billion deal is set to create the largest telco in the market, surpassing current incumbent Bharti Airtel which has been facing challenges of
  
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• IoT standards groups emphasised collaboration at oneM2M Industry Day

  24-07-2017 16:14
  OCF, Zigbee Alliance, Thread, IIC, HPE, InterDigital, Qualcomm, iconectiv, AT&T and TTA highlight ways to accelerate IoT deployments Memphis, TN, 24 July 2017: Leading technology companies from around the world gathered to advance adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) through increased industry cooperation, as the global IoT standards initiative oneM2M held its second successful Industry Day on Wednesday, July 13 in Memphis, TN.HPE, InterDigital, Qualcomm, AT&T and iconectiv all took
  
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• Woodsford Litigation Funding makes significant expansion into the US market

  24-07-2017 15:10
  Office in Philadelphia, heavyweight US additions to its Investment Advisory Panel and key US executive hiresLONDON, NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA – Monday 24th July 2017, Woodsford Litigation Funding, the global provider of litigation financing solutions for businesses, individuals and law firms, has announced the opening of its first US office, in Philadelphia PA.With the addition of former United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York Shira A. Scheindlin and former
  
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• Falcon Media House sign MoU with LaserNet to target Africa

  24-07-2017 14:00
  Quiptel, the technology division of Falcon, set to enable OTT services for millions of users across Africa24.07.17 - A new partnership announced today between global streaming technology leaders Quiptel (a Falcon Media House Company) and the LaserNet Group, experts in digital and broadcast technologies with headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, will enable the two businesses to deliver OTT services to millions of users across Africa.The partnership enables Quiptel to offer its Q-Flow powered
  
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• China Unicom could look very different in a month or two

  24-07-2017 13:56
  Chinese government owned telco China Unicom is about to undertake quite a fundamental change after filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange unveiled plans to attract more private investment.
  Rumours of such a move were circulated towards the end of last week, though this filing does paint a more complete picture. Reuters recently reported that some of the country’s largest tech players, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and JD.com, were about to buy their way into the operator, which has been strugglin
  
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• 5G: it’s not a sprint – it’s a staged race

  24-07-2017 13:19
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Thomas Neubauer, Vice President, Business Development & Innovations at TEOCO, explains what’s here, what’s just around the corner, and what is yet to come for 5G.
  I read the other day that Nokia had predicted that 5G would achieve somewhere in the region of 40 times the amount of network capacity that is available today over 4G networks. This is
  
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• TIM CEO reaches the final chapter of an odd saga

  24-07-2017 12:47
  Friction around the boardroom at TIM has been well documented, but it would appear CEO Flavio Cattaneo is facing his final couple of hours at the helm of the telco.
  TIM has circulated a statement outlining a meeting which will take place today. The relevant people have been called together with the aim of relieving Cattaneo from his position after a couple of odd months.
  The statement reads:
  “TIM informs that a meeting of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is being called, as well a
  
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• Orange ups the ante on differentiation once again

  24-07-2017 12:27
  Orange Poland has signed a conditional agreement to fully acquire energy company Multimedia Polska Energia, as the telco continues towards the goal of becoming a house-services provider.
  The multi-play market is a lucrative one, and over the last couple of months we’ve seen telcos scramble in every direction to secure offerings in alternate markets in search of such a foundation. Whether it is BT bolstering its content position, Vodafone charging towards broadband or Sky launching an MVNO,
  
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• Intel adds to Qualcomm legal woes

  24-07-2017 11:30
  We’re not too sure when, but at some point in the near future Qualcomm execs are going to start waking up in the middle of the night sweating over the fear of another lawsuit appearing in the morning.
  A couple of weeks ago it looked like the legal battles were going to calm down a bit, but it has gone completely the opposite direction. Intel is the latest character in the on-going saga, as it accuses the chipmaker of trying to use the courts to quash competition in the market. The statemen
  
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• Airangel acquires Captive.net and FDXTENDED in bid to boost channel growth

  24-07-2017 09:00
  Warrington – UK, 24th July 2017 - Airangel has today announced that they have completed their latest acquisitions, Belgium-based companies Captive.net and FDXTENDED. Captive.net is a leading cloud-managed wireless solution provider that works exclusively with channel partners throughout Europe and the Middle East. Captive.net is well-known for delivering guest WiFi solutions to some of the world's best-known and global hospitality brands. FDXTENDED is a supplier of complimentary wireless p
  
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• Virgin Media, Vodacom in the frame for 9mobile

  24-07-2017 02:00
  Virgin Media and Vodacom are the latest players to be named as potential buyers of 9mobile, the telco until recently known as Etisalat Nigeria.Sources cited in a ThisDay report on Sunday said that local infrastructure and food producer BUA Group is also interested in purchasing the operator…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM board meeting to discuss CEO's exit

  24-07-2017 02:00
  Telecom Italia's board will meet on Monday to discuss the expected departure of CEO Flavio Cattaneo.In a statement late last week, the operator, also known as TIM, said the meeting's agenda includes the "examination of a proposal of mutual termination of the relationship between the company and Mr Flavio Cattaneo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China Unicom still negotiating with potential new investors

  24-07-2017 02:00
  China Unicom on Monday said it is still negotiating with potential investors, following a report that search provider Baidu and e-commerce firm JD.com are in the frame.China Unicom "is not aware of the source of information in those media reports and has not entered into any legally binding documents…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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