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• Telenor tightens the purse strings

  25-10-2017 17:55
  The team claim to have shaved 1 billion kroner (roughly €105 million) of fat across the business, but it doesn’t want to stop there.
  For some it has been a bit touch and go, but Telenor has seemingly pulled a whopper out of the bag. Quarterly figures which demonstrate a profit and beat market expectations. The Norwegians are confident enough to stamp the foot down on full-year guidance; the telco version of a mic drop.
  “So far this year, our team has achieved cost savings of 1 b
  
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• NBN legitimises G.fast by adding it to the Aussie mix

  25-10-2017 16:41
  Australian public broadband initiative NBN has announced it will be incorporating G.fast into its technology mix from next year.
  This marks a significant endorsement of the much-maligned technology by a major infrastructure player and has been one of the talking points of Broadband World Forum 2017. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with G.fast, of course, but it has generally been viewed as a compromise move rather than going all-in on fibre-to-the-home.
  “Bringing G.fast technolog
  
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• UK-US pact will force big tech companies to hand over data

  25-10-2017 15:27
  Weinstein probe, Chinese tech takes finance, Google-publishers rev share
  
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• The need for an effective packet core in IoT

  25-10-2017 13:01
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Robin Kent, director of European operations at Adax, looks at some of the technical steps that need to be taken before we can realise the potential of IoT.
  The Internet of Things (IoT) is being hailed as the next big thing in the tech world. The way in which we live our day-to-day lives will change forever when all of our products and devices become ‘conne
  
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• Quarterly earnings round-up – AT&T, AMD, Juniper and America Movil

  25-10-2017 12:45
  AT&T misplaces quite a lot of customers, AMD warns of a poor Q4, Juniper profitability slides and America Movil feels impact of natural disasters.
  AT&T needs to figure out the TV business
  Looking at the positives, AT&T’s DirecTV Now proposition, its answer to the cord-cutting trend, brought in 296,000 net adds over the quarter, the most successful period to date, though this number was dwarfed by the 385,000 traditional pay-TV subs who made their way to the exit.
  The team warne
  
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• Let’s not obsess about FTTH – Broadband World Forum 2017

  25-10-2017 12:38
  The first full day of Broadband World Forum 2017 saw both operator and vendor keynote speakers explore strategies for achieving ubiquitous gigabit connectivity.
  On the operator side Franz Seiser, VP of Core Network and Services at Deutsche Telekom (pictured) set the tone by urging the industry discard its legacy systems and habit in order to embrace the possibilities offered by 5G. “We can only enable the new if we throw away the old,” he said, adding that the current focus on enhanc
  
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• Capitec Bank presents digitalization case study at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2017

  25-10-2017 12:09
  World’s best retail bank details its journey to mobile-first success using Entersekt technologyEgham, UK, 25 October, 2017 – Capitec Bank, a fast-growing South African retail bank, will give audience members at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2017 in Barcelona, Spain a look into its digital journey to becoming the best retail bank in the world as rated by the Lafferty Group, in a presentation sponsored by Entersekt. Michael Swart, head of delivery channels at Capitec Bank, will...Source:
  
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• ZTE Supports Development of the Gigabit Society in Germany

  25-10-2017 12:00
  The company announced its strategy for the road to the digital future for Europe and Germany at BBWF 2017 25 October 2017, Berlin, Germany – Speaking at Broadband World Forum (BBWF) 2017 today, ZTE’s Senior Vice President Mr. Xiao Ming announced the company’s future business and broadband strategy for Europe and Germany, including ideas on how to support development of the Gigabit Society in Germany. Highlighting the strong demand for targeted investments, innovative technologi
  
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• CITIC Telecom CPC reveals new name for Linx Telecommunications B.V and enters a new era in connecting the world to the "Digital Silk Road"

  25-10-2017 12:00
  CITIC Telecom CPC becomes one of the first Asian managed service providers to host Points of Presence (POPs) along the “One Belt, One Road” LONDON, 25 October 2017 – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited ("CITIC Telecom") (SEHK: 1883), today announced that after CITIC Telecom CPC completed its acquisition of Linx Telecommunication B.V., the merged company is named CITIC Telecom CP
  
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• We’ll get around to Digital Single Market rules next year – Europe

  25-10-2017 11:33
  The European Council has sat down and had a chat. The outcome of this chat was to have another chat before too long, and an agreement to aim for 2018 to complete legislation for the Digital Single Market.
  Telecoms.com does occasionally seem to have a pop at the European Commission (hereafter referred to as the Gaggle of Red-tapers), but it seems we have been a bit unfair. The Gaggle are not the only boresome bureaucrats who are muddying the waters and potentially slowing the progress of European
  
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• You can’t have ultra-broadband without ‘and’, says Nokia Fixed Networks head

  25-10-2017 10:00
  Nokia’s president of Fixed Networks calls for operators to embrace the ‘power of and’ to deliver new era of connectivityOctober 25, 2017 Berlin, Germany – Operators need to take a holistic approach to their network and embrace the ‘power of and’ if they are to meet rising customer demand, improve scalability and reduce network complexity, Nokia’s president of Fixed Networks said today. Speaking during a keynote conference session at Broadband World Forum
  
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• Smart Cities Need Smart Solutions For Critical Communications And Security Says ETELM

  25-10-2017 10:00
  Smart cities are on the rise around the world - an opportunity to integrate advanced Critical Communications infrastructures, says ETELM DirectorBerlin, Germany, 25 October 2017 – Safety must not be compromised when developing the smart cities of the future and Critical Communications is the true cornerstone to it, warns Paul Ward, International Sales Director of ETELM, a leading manufacturer of advanced Mission Critical Communications systems. Speaking at Broadband World Forum 2017, Ward
  
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• Internet of things tops Shinzo Abe’s list of priorities

  25-10-2017 06:01
  Tokyo looks to reputation for precision as it tries to catch up with rivals
  
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• Italian telco seals record euro junk bond sale

  25-10-2017 03:56
  Investor orders top €25bn for Wind Tre’s €7.3bn deal
  
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• Vodafone, Idea broker $1bn Indian towers deal

  25-10-2017 02:00
  Vodafone and Idea Cellular are working on the finer points of a deal that will see them sell US$1 billion worth of tower assets in India to American Tower…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint ignores merger talk, posts strong Q2 adds

  25-10-2017 02:00
  Sprint on Wednesday posted a solid set of fiscal second quarter financials, including strong mobile customer growth, but made no mention of plans to merge with rival T-Mobile US.The U.S. operator announced earlier this week that it would publish its numbers without hosting its usual conference call…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Reliance Jio forces RCom mobile shutdown

  25-10-2017 02:00
  India was awash with rumours around the future of Reliance Communications' mobile and TV businesses on Wednesday, with one news outlet claiming that the telco will close down the former within a month due to market competition.RCom has told staff at its wireless unit that their last day at work will be 30 November, according to the Economic Times, which cited an audio recording of Gurdeep Singh, executive director of Reliance Telecom speaking to employees…read more on TotalTele.com &raqu
  
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• AT&T sheds video, high-value mobile customers

  25-10-2017 02:00
  AT&T saw its video customer base decline in the third quarter of the year as the popularity of its streaming service failed to offset the growing trend of U.S. consumers abandoning traditional satellite and U-verse subscriptions.The U.S. telco is focusing squarely on becoming a major content player, with its US$85…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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