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• Telcos angry as European Parliament waters down investment plans

  03-10-2017 19:28 via ft.com
  Brussels politicians’ vote undermines case for fibre and 5G deployments
  
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• Augmented reality maps ensure you’ll always know what that hill is called

  03-10-2017 18:04
  Ever wondered the world would look like without sign posts, information points or road markings? It might not be that far away…
  Over at Ordnance Survey (OS) the team has decided to intertwine some augmented reality technology into its maps. It hasn’t gone as far as removing sign posts just yet, but it’s a nice little quirky idea which shows some of the potential for AR tech which hasn’t really caught on just about yet.
  On the OS Maps application, users can now use their
  
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• SCF and Reliance Jio to Host Inaugural Densification Summit in Mumbai

  03-10-2017 18:00
  Small Cell Forum and Indian Telecoms Ecosystem to Gather Requirements to Accelerate Network Densification in the RegionLondon, UK & Mumbai, India 3rd October 2017 - Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular coverage, and Reliance Jio, the leading Indian mobile network operator (MNO), today announced that they will host the world’s first Densification Summit in Mumbai, October 4-5. The event, open to both SCF members and non-members, will focus on shar
  
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• Truphone congratulates itself for clearing overdraft

  03-10-2017 17:54
  Truphone has raised £255 million in funding through a successful rights issue to clean the slate and launch an assault on the burgeoning world of IoT.
  The company has said the majority of the cash will be used to wipe out £239 million debt accumulated over the last couple of years as the team pushed into new markets. Most of this overdraft was built up during the development of what Truphone describes as a ‘fully globalised mobile connectivity platform’.
  “As a resul
  
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• Spectralink is delighted to announce a new Elite Partner serving Switzerland – Sunrise Communications AG!

  03-10-2017 16:00
  LONDON, UK. 3rd October, 2017 – Spectralink Corporation (www.spectralink.com), the global leader in enterprise mobility solutions, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with leading Swiss Mobility Solutions Specialist, Sunrise Communications AG (https://www.sunrise.ch) to deliver end-to-end enterprise-grade DECT and superior Voice over Wi-Fi mobility solutions to the VoIP & UC Technology to enterprises throughout Switzerland.Based in Zurich, Sunrise is the largest private te
  
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• Pressure piles up on Reliance Communications as Aircel deal fails

  03-10-2017 14:59 via ft.com
  Telecoms group searches for an alternative recovery strategy after scrapping merger
  
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• Ofcom might be secretly pleased BT/EE is challenging its 5G auction rules

  03-10-2017 14:02
  Sharon White, the head of UK operator Ofcom, recently wrote a piece having a go at both Three and BT/EE for having the temerity to challenge its ruling on future spectrum auctions.
  In it, White maintained the stance Ofcom has always adopted regarding a potential challenge – that any delay will harm the UK’s competitiveness and be generally harmful to the country. In so doing she seemed to focus more on BT/EE than three, even though it was the latter that initiated the challenge.
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• High speed internet is becoming the fourth utility, but de-skilling is critical if U.S. targets to be reached with minimum disruption, says Emtelle

  03-10-2017 14:00
  Louisville, KY. 03 October 2017: De-skilling of installation staff throughout the US is absolutely critical if targets for mass deployment of optical fiber are to be achieved without unacceptable disruption in towns and cities as street-works are carried out. This was the warning given on today’s opening day of ICUEE in Louisville, Kentucky by Emtelle, a leading provider of blown fiber and ducted network solutions for the telecoms industry.“The continuous proliferation in new uses in
  
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• BT and Facebook give cheeky TIP for start-ups of the future

  03-10-2017 12:48
  BT and Facebook have announced the three winning start-ups who will be admitted into the UK Telecom Infra Project Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC).
  The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has primarily been a playground for the big boys to date, all trying to solve the problem of ubiqtuous connectivity for their own self-serving reasons, but more recently there has been a search to bring start-ups into the community. The winners in the UK were KETS Quantum, Unmanned Life, and Zeetta Networks.
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• Nokia puts Global Services at the centre of its diversification strategy

  03-10-2017 12:45
  Using a mixture of artificial intelligence, automation and consulting, Nokia is hoping its Analytics Services offering will unlock a bunch of new markets.
  All the big kit vendors have been trying to diversify for years, as the margins on networking kit are squeezed and the vendor lock-in model disappears into the past. Among the challenges associated with that are picking winners, not straying too far from their core competencies and maintaining their core business at the same time as looking be
  
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• US senate orders another piece of Pai

  03-10-2017 11:44
  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been given the green light for a second five year term at the US regulator, as the Senators voted 52-41 in favour of the Republican.
  It shouldn’t come as a massive surprise, but there still might have been a few tense days at the Pai household. In total, Pai received positive votes from 48 Republican Senators and four Democrats, while all the nay-sayers were in the Democrat corner.
  “I am deeply grateful to the US Senate for confirming my nomination to serve
  
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• Iridium drives revenue through real-time controls with Openet’s Policy Manager

  03-10-2017 10:00
  Openet’s policy solution has now been implemented by three satellite operators DUBLIN, Ireland – 3rd October 2017 – Openet, a global leader in the supply of real-time BSS (business support systems) and customer engagement systems, today announced that Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has implemented its Policy Manager solution. The solution, Openet’s third deployment with a satellite operator, will allow Iridium to drive revenue by imposing real-time controls on data
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER set to debut superior radar antenna solution at European Microwave Week 2017

  03-10-2017 10:00
  New automotive solution will be showcased alongside portfolio of industry-leading RF technologyHerisau, 3 October 2017: Leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, will unveil its new injection molded 3D structure radar antenna at European Microwave Week (EUMW) 2017, taking place in Nuremburg, October 8-13.Superior to standard PCB antennas, the new solution will have a higher bandwidth of up to 15% compared to PCB technology
  
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• The B2 Group announces Mobile Cash Management app for Corporate Treasurers

  03-10-2017 09:00
  Luxembourg & London, 3 October, 2017. The B2 Group, the provider of cloud-based payments software and consultancy solutions, has announced the launch of its Mobile Cash Management service, with major transaction banks already welcoming the product.The Mobile Cash Management (“MCM”) App provides smartphone or tablet direct access to the award winning B2 Multi-Bank Integrator™ cloud-based automated banking integration service. Multi-Bank, a 5th generation platform based on tw
  
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• Turk Telekom owner misses another debt deadline

  03-10-2017 02:00
  Turk Telekom owner Oger Telecom has missed another debt repayment deadline, leading shareholder Saudi Telecom Company to ask banks for more time…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telia sells MegaFon stake

  03-10-2017 02:00
  Telia Company has sold down its stake in Russia's MegaFon as part of its ongoing plan to exit it Eurasia operations.The Sweden-based operator announced that it has offloaded around 6% of its shares for 3.2 billion kronor (€334 million), leaving it with around 19% of the company's issued share capital…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Hutch completes HK$14.5bn sale of HGC

  03-10-2017 02:00
  Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HTHKH) has completed the sale of its Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) carrier business for HK$14.5 billion (€1.58 billion)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC chair voted in for another five years

  03-10-2017 02:00
  Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai will serve another five years at the U.S. telecoms regulator.The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Pai for a second term, the FCC announced on Monday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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