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• Zinwave Announces Strategic Partnership with Cheytec

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Zinwave, a leading global provider of Distributed Antenna System (DAS)solutions for in-building wireless, today announced a pioneeringpartnership with CheytecTelecommunications that will allow it to offer a complete end-to-endsolution to its customers. The partnership will enable customers toproceed with in-building cellular installations and accelerate thetimeline to design and deploy an in-building solution.Click here for more.
  
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• WOW! Internet, Cable andamp; Phone to Host Third Quarter 2017 Results Conference Call

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  WOW! Internet, Cable andamp; Phone ("WOW!" or the "Company") (NYSE: WOW), aleading fully integrated provider of residential and commercialhigh-speed data, video and telephony services to customers in the UnitedStates, announced today that it will hold a conference call on Monday,November 13, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss operating and financialresults for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. A press releaseannouncing these results will be issued after the market closes onMonday, Novemb
  
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• WiredScore Study: Over 80% of Businesses Experiencing Internet Connectivity Problems

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today, Radius Global Market Research and WiredScore released thefindings of a new study, TheValue of Connectivity: What's the Cost of Poor Digital Connectivity forCommercial Real Estate, revealing that more than 80 percent ofbusinesses experience regular internet connectivity problems. The study,which polled a random sampling of 150 leasing decision makers across thetop ten largest US cities, also discovered that quality of a building'sinternet connection was cited by the majority as a factor in
  
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• Vodafone Australia Signs Enterprise Software and Services Agreement With Splunk

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SAN FRANCISCO andSplunkInc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), first in delivering "aha" moments from machinedata, today announced that Vodafone Australia has entered into amulti-year Enterprise Software and Services Agreement.Click here for more.
  
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• Verizon to redeem debt securities on November 30

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that it will redeem the following series of notes (the "Notes") on November 30, 2017 (the "Redemption Date"): Click here for more.
  
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• Verizon and Ericsson team up to deploy Massive MIMO

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  IRVINE, CA - Today Verizon and Ericsson reached another milestone in 4G LTE Advanced Technologies that will also serve as a stepping stone to 5G technology by completing their first deployment of FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input - Multiple Output) on Verizon's wireless network in Irvine, CA.   Click here for more.
  
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• VCA Animal Hospitals Launches Innovative Mobile App for VCA CareClubandreg; Members

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  VCA Animal Hospitals, the nation's largest operator of free standingcompanion animal hospitals, has launched an innovative mobile appexclusively available for its VCA CareClub members. Available throughApple's App Store and Google Play, the app gives VCA CareClub membersconvenient access to their pets' health information on the go and a hostof resources to manage their pets' wellbeing.Click here for more.
  
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• US Mobile Launches Its Wireless Service on the Nation's Biggest LTE Network and Offers $200 Back When Bringing an iPhone X to the New Network

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today US Mobile announced that they will offer their customizablewireless plans, including unlimited plans, on America's biggest LTEnetwork. To celebrate, they will offer a *exclusive offer for iPhone Xcustomers.Click here for more.
  
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• UMC Obtains LEED Gold Certification for Fab 12X

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) ("UMC"), aleading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that its 300mm Fab12X in Xiamen China, has gained LEED (Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design) Gold recognition from the U.S. Green BuildingCouncil. The state-of-the-art fab achieved the highest combined scoreamong all 300mm foundry fabs in China, including a perfect score forWater Efficiency. This milestone further demonstrates UMC's commitmentto green building and
  
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• TrendForce Says Samsung Could Increase Competition in DRAM Market Next Year by Expanding Its Production Capacity; Supply May Not Remain Tight for Long

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  During the recent two years, limited increase in production capacity andchallenges related to technology migration have slowed down the growthof DRAM supply, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.Contract prices of DRAM products began to climb in the second half of2016, particularly driven by the strong demand in the year-end busyseason. The DRAM market since then has continued to see surging prices.However, there are reports that Samsung is considering expanding itsproduction capa
  
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• Top 5 Vendors in the Global Submarine Fiber Cable Market from 2017 to 2021 | Technavio

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Technaviohas announced the top five leading vendors in their recent globalsubmarine fiber cable market report. This market researchreport also lists eight other prominent vendors that are expected toimpact the market during the forecast period.Click here for more.
  
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• Speedcast Secures Multi-Year Contract to Provide Mission-Critical Remote Communication Services to Australian Antarctic Research Stations

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SpeedcastInternational Limited (ASX: SDA), the world's most trusted providerof highly reliable, fully managed, remote communication and ITsolutions, has been awarded a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contractwith an Australian government department conducting world-classscientific and environmental research in Antarctica. Speedcast willprovide the Australian Antarctic program with mission-critical andlife-saving communications to the outside world.Click here for more.
  
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• SMSCHAIN is Preparing for ICO on November, 20 2017

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SMSCHAIN has entered into the PRE-ICO Stage. The company has alreadymanaged to raise 1,275,6956 USD as of October, 26 2017. AndreyInsarov, CEO of SMSCHAIN says that "SMSCHAIN is estimated raising theminimum amount of 5,000,000 USD during the ICO which will takeplace November, 20 2017".Click here for more.
  
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• SmartMark CEO Juliet Shavit to Talk 'IoT and the Customer' at TM Forum's Innovation InFocus Event

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SmartMarkCommunications, a global leader in strategic communications andbusiness innovation, announced today that its President and CEO, JulietShavit, will speak at the TM Forum's 2017 "Innovation InFocus" eventtaking place in Dallas, Texas on November 7-8, 2017. Juliet will speakon the topic of "IoT and the Customer" at 3:30pm on November 8th.Click here for more.
  
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• SmartBear is First to Support OpenAPI Specification 3.0 Across the Entire API Lifecycle

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SOMERVILLE, Mass. andSmartBearSoftware, the leader in software quality tools for teams, todayannounced the release of ReadyAPI2.2, the latest version of the popular API testing tool, from the APIStrategy andamp; Practice Conference, taking place on October 31 -November 2, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. The new version of ReadyAPI hassupport for OpenAPISpecification (OAS) 3.0 for functional, security, and load testingalong with API virtualization. SmartBear already launched support forOAS 3.0 in the S
  
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• SES Networks and CETel Provide End-to-end Connectivity for Telco in Africa

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  COLOGNE, Germany andA major European telecom operator will bring connectivity to new areasacross North and West Africa and enable contingency services duringfibre outages using a satellite-based solution. The network isimplemented by CETel, a German provider of global end-to-endcommunications solutions, in partnership with SES Networks, who willdeliver C-band capacity on SES's NSS-7 satellite.Click here for more.
  
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• SAIF Delivers Accurate Workersandrsquo; Compensation Benefits On Time Using the Power of CA Automic Automation

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  AutomicSoftware, the leader in business automation software owned by CATechnologies (NASDAQ:CA), today announced that SAIFhas been able to reduce file transfer times using CAAutomic Workload Automation (AWA). Now, the not-for-profit workers'compensation insurance company can deliver compensation benefits on timeand with full confidence of accuracy using the power of automation.Click here for more.
  
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• Partner Communications Announces Receiving a Lawsuit and a Motion for the Recognition of This Lawsuit as a Class Action

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  ROSH HA'Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or the "Company")(NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli communications operator,announces that the Company received a lawsuit and a motion for therecognition of this lawsuit as a class action, filed against Partner andagainst another cellular operator in the Central District Court onOctober 24, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• OutSystems Announces Worldwide Stock Option Plan for All Employees

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  OutSystems has announced a stock ownership plan for company employees.All employees across nine offices globally - from junior staff toexecutives - will be eligible to participate.Click here for more.
  
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• NICE Remains No. 1 Contact Center Workforce Optimization Vendor as It Expands Its Market Share

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  NICE (Nasdaq:NICE) today announced that it has been recognized byDMG Consulting LLC, a leading research and consulting firm, as a clearcontact center WorkforceOptimization (WFO) market share leader. The DMG mid-year marketshare report further highlighted NICE's leadership, including holdingnearly half the total contact center recording market share.Click here for more.
  
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• Nextplane Offers New Messaging Solution to AOL Customers

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nextplane, the exclusive provider of business-to-business UCcollaboration and federation services for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)and Microsoft Skype for Business, is pleased to announce Maxine, asecure cloud-based conversational messaging and collaboration solutionfor the enterprise.Click here for more.
  
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• NETSCOUT Addresses the Challenge of Operational Complexity in Visibility Networks

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  NETSCOUTSYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of businessassurance, a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity,and business intelligence solutions, today announced the availability of nGenius®PFS (Packet Flow Systems) Fabric Manager, its new packet flow switchmanagement software. Fabric Manager simplifies operational complexityinherent in creating packet flow topologies for large-scale networks byproviding intuitive workflows and lifecycle orchestration.Click here
  
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• Netcracker Leads Industry Discussion on the Business of Virtualization at OSS in the Era of SDN andamp; NFV

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netcracker Technology announced today that Ari Banerjee, Vice Presidentof Strategy, will keynote Light Reading's OSS in the Era of SDN andamp; NFVevent taking place this week in London. Banerjee's keynote, "How to MakeMoney in SDN/NFV," will focus on the business of virtualization and howservice providers can monetizetheir investments in SDN/NFV.Click here for more.
  
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• Nanette Efird Joins Savi as New VP of Product

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Savi®,an innovator in big data/machine learning analytic solutions, supplychain management software, and sensor technology, today announced thatNanette Efird has joined the senior management team as the new VicePresident of Product Management.Click here for more.
  
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• Molex Improves Automotive Module Design with ProMetricandreg; Imaging Colorimeter

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Molextoday announces they have dramatically improved its design and testingof illuminated USB connectivity modules used in automotive dashboardsthrough a collaboration with Radiant Vision Systems. By utilizingRadiant's ProMetric® Imaging Colorimeter, Molex design engineers haveenhanced their design, measurement, and production capabilities forilluminated components, such as halo lighting on USB ports and auxiliaryjacks.Click here for more.
  
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• Meeting Growing Demands, iQor Unveils New Expansions in Philippines

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  iQor, a global managed services provider embedded in the flow betweenproduct, people and services, today announced the opening of new contactcenters in the cities of Santa Rosa in Laguna and Bacolod in the NegrosIsland region.Click here for more.
  
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• Liberty Global Appoints New CEO for Latin American andamp; Caribbean Operation

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Liberty Global plc ("Liberty Global" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LBTYA,LBTYB, LBTYK, LILA and LILAK), the world's largest international TV andbroadband company, today announced that Balan Nair, currently ChiefTechnology andamp; Innovation Officer for Liberty Global, will assume theposition of President and CEO of its Latin American and Caribbeanoperation once the split-off from Liberty Global occurs, which isexpected around the end of the year.Click here for more.
  
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• Ixia Enables Enterprises to Leverage Existing Open Network Switches to Deliver Network Packet Broker (NPB) Functionality

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ixia,a Keysight Business and leading provider of network test, visibility andsecurity solutions, today announced its new NetworkVisibility Operating System (NVOS) solution, a software version ofIxia's network packet broker (NPB) product that allows Ixia's NPB'spatented, feature rich capabilities to run on open networking switches,such as those from Edgecore Networks. NVOS embraces the movement ofdisaggregating software and hardware in software defined data center(SDDC) networks.Click here for mo
  
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• InterServer Selects vXchnge as its Data Center Provider

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  InterServer, a provider of web hosting, dedicated server and cloud VPSservices, has selected vXchnge's Secaucus data center for its hostingand colocation services. This enables InterServer to continue to deliveron its promise of providing scalable, redundant and resilientmission-critical environments to its customers.Click here for more.
  
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• Harris Corporation Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results With Robust Orders Across All Segments

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) reported fiscal 2018 first quarter revenueof $1.41 billion, flat compared with prior year. Earnings per dilutedshare from continuing operations increased to $1.38 from $1.16 (GAAP)and $1.28 (non-GAAP1). Operating margin expanded to 19.2%from 17.3% (GAAP) and 18.5% (non-GAAP1).Click here for more.
  
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• GTT Named a Fortune Future 50 Company

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  GTTCommunications, Inc. (NYSE:GTT), the leading global cloud networkingprovider to multinational clients, announced today that it has beenranked on Fortune's inaugural Future50 list of companies best positioned for strong future growth.Click here for more.
  
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• CSG International Recognized as a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  CSGInternational (NASDAQ: CSGS), the trusted global partner to launchand monetize digitalservices, has been recognized as a Leader in the 2017Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management(IRCM) for CSPs*.Click here for more.
  
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• CORRECTING and REPLACING KYOCERA Announces Consolidated Financial Results for Six Months Ended September 30, 2017

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the third table, "Diluted earnings per share attributable to KyoceraCorporation's shareholders:" for "Fiscal 2018 Forecast Announced on May1" should read: 285.77 (instead of 285.55).Click here for more.
  
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• Comtech Launches CYBRScoreandtrade; Cyber Defense Analyst Skills Assessment Tool

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)announced today that its Command andamp; Control Technologies group, which ispart of Comtech's Government Solutions segment, has launched its thirdCYBRScore™ Skills Assessment work role using the knowledge, skills andabilities defined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education(NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NCWF). In today's rapidlyevolving cybersecurity threat environment, the awareness and knowledgeof employees is esse
  
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• BluVector and UMBC Partner to Advance Cyber Threat Detection and Response in University Environments

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  BluVector,a leader in machine learning-based network intrusion detection, ispartnering with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) tohelp build the newest generation of cybersecurity analysts. A team ofstudents within the College of Engineering and Information Technologywill now be using a version of BluVector to analyze the university'snetwork traffic in real time. The goal is to better understand how tofind, confirm and contain cyber threats using advanced analytics,including supe
  
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• ATandamp;T Inc. Announces Debt Exchange Offers for Forty-Six Series of Notes

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  ATandamp;T Inc.* (NYSE: T) ("ATandamp;T") announced today the commencement ofprivate offers to exchange forty-six series of notes across two seriesof exchange offers and the solicitation of consents to amend indenturesgoverning certain series of notes, each as detailed below.Click here for more.
  
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• ASUS Announces ZenFone 4 Family in North America

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  ASUS today announced the availability of the ZenFone 4 family in NorthAmerica: the ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4, and ZenFone 4 Max. The ZenFone 4family is the first family of smartphones to all feature dual rearcameras, enabling users to capture the best photos in any scenario, atany distance, and in any lighting conditions. Combined with ultra-fastconnectivity, users can instantly share their beautiful photos withfriends and family, and enjoy using all of their favorite apps andservices with unprec
  
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• Analog Devices Establishes Strategic Relationship with China Mobile IoT

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  AnalogDevices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) today announced a strategic relationshipwith China Mobile IoT (CMIOT), a wholly owned subsidiary of China MobileCommunications Corporation (CMCC), one of the world's largesttelecommunications companies. At a ceremony in Chongqing, China, thecompanies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), communicatingtheir shared commitment to advancing internet-connected applicationsaround the world.Click here for more.
  
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• Altice USA Advances the andlsquo;Smart Homeandrsquo; Experience by Offering Nest Products and Services to Its Optimum and Suddenlink Customers

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS), one of the largest broadband communications andvideo services operators in the United States and the provider ofOptimum and Suddenlink-branded TV, phone, and internet services, todayannounced that it will advance its goal of delivering the best in-homeconnectivity experience with a focus on enabling the 'smart home' bybeginning to offer Nest connected home products and services to itscustomers.Click here for more.
  
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• 8x8 Ranked as the UCaaS Market Share Leader for Midmarket and Enterprise Companies Worldwide

  31-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), the leadingprovider of truly unified communications, today announced that accordingto Synergy Research Group, anindependent market research firm, 8x8 is the worldwide leader in bothrevenue and subscriber seats in the midmarket and enterprise segments ofthe Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) industry. The Synergyreport, which was published on October 16, 2017, also highlightedthat the midmarket (101-1000 employees) and enterprise (1001+ employees)segments are the
  
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• Nokia, AT&T, Qualcomm and Ford have a C-V2X party

  31-10-2017 17:57
  Cellular-vehicle-to-whatever is a bit of a mouthful, so Nokia, AT&T, Qualcomm and Ford decided to abbreviate it. Nice work.
  To celebrate their new abbreviation, the fantastic four decided to plan a nice lot of lovely testing in San Diego, California. The goal of the trials is to demonstrate the potential of C-V2X technologies, including support for improved automotive safety, automated driving and traffic efficiency.
  There seems to be a bit of a spate of trying show what a good idea connecte
  
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• A new consortium appears to lay another massive cable

  31-10-2017 17:34
  A horde of big names has come together to build a high-capacity cable system that will connect Maruyama and Shima in Japan with Los Angeles in the USA and Daet in the Philippines.
  So who is in the consortium; PCCW Global, Amazon, Facebook, NTT Communications, PLDT and SoftBank. Scheduled to be ready for service by early 2020, the Jupiter Cable will be approximately 14,000 km in length and has a design capacity of more than 60 Tbps.
  “The demand for bandwidth in the Pacific region continues
  
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• BT has bright idea to steal Amazon credibility

  31-10-2017 16:21
  BT has seemingly got tired of a reputation riddled with accounting scandals and mediocre football coverage. Amazon has a good brand so why not tie up with its cloud computing business?
  The new partnership will help BT grow its ‘Cloud of Clouds’ portfolio strategy, focusing on networking, security and managed cloud services. BT will hope such an association will provide more credibility as they aim to helps customers consume and utilise AWS at scale. The effects of handsome Gavin Hass
  
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• Record profits and new leadership at Samsung – busy week

  31-10-2017 14:25
  Only a couple of weeks after the resignation of CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon, due to an ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the company, Samsung now has more CEOs than it knows what to do with.
  Samsung might have lost one CEO, but it is gaining three. Kim Ki-nam is now in charge of the components business, Kim Hyun-suk will be heading up the consumer electronics side of things, while Koh Dong-jin is running the mobile and IT unit. For the moment, it is not clear whether any one of the CEOs will have an el
  
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• Openreach renews calls for industry whip-round to build FTTP network

  31-10-2017 13:55
  If we want fibre to the premises throughout the UK everyone needs to chip in, including wholesale customers and the state, says Openreach.
  In an announcement entitled ‘Industry welcomes Openreach ambition to build a large FTTP broadband network’, the semi-independent fixed-line wholesale arm of BT revealed its recent consultation seemed to go well. Everyone agrees FTTP would be great, but inevitably opinion is divided about who should pay for it.
  In principle the return on network in
  
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• SK Telecom says its 5G rollout is moving quicker than expected

  31-10-2017 12:23
  The incremental crawl towards 5G is going slightly faster in South Korea, if SK Telecoms latest boasts are to be believed.
  Its trial 5G network in Bundang was augmented with a relay repeater operating in both the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands. The main point of this sort of thing is to overcome the propagation issues faced when using higher frequency spectrum – i.e. it doesn’t penetrate walls very well. The obvious solution to this is to install boosters anywhere the main 5G signal is str
  
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• Softbank set to pull the plug on Sprint T-Mobile merger, or is it?

  31-10-2017 11:58
  In the absence of any recent romcoms coming out of Hollywood, Sprint and T-Mobile US are doing their best impression of a will-they/won’t they drama.
  The latest chapter of the saga is a trough. According to Nikkei, it’s over, they’ve gone their separate ways. At this point in the movie, one would be out in a bar, sozzled and throwing crazy shapes to Taylor Swift, trying to find another partner, while the other would be crying into a tub of ice cream watching the Notebook.
  The c
  
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• Reliance Communications shares jump on debt revamp plan

  31-10-2017 08:36
  Indian telco proposal would shrink its business and hand majority equity stake to creditors
  
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• Reliance Communications shares jump on debt restructuring

  31-10-2017 08:36
  Troubled Indian telecoms group set to hand majority equity stake to creditors
  
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