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• Altice shares drop a fifth after poor French results

  03-11-2017 19:13
  Heavily indebted group lost 75,000 broadband customers last quarter in home market
  
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• Altice: uneven keel

  03-11-2017 17:33
  Investors are tired of bumps at the telecoms group; but they should stay the course
  
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• The Global Telecoms Awards 2017 – photos

  03-11-2017 15:05
  We thought you might like to see a selection of photos showing the larks that were had at last night’s Glotel Awards event.
  Cool ceilingJamie looks ready to start on someoneScott thanks the judgesThe glamorous side of Light Reading, and PierreCrack hacksComedian Patrick Kielty warms the room upHe was very funnyThat’s the way to treat a Glotel awardAll the winnersThe team lets its hair downGamblers anonymous
  
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• TIM submits to Italian golden power

  03-11-2017 14:05
  Telecom Italia has confirmed it will cooperate with the Italian government following Vivendi’s increased presence and influence at the business.
  Last month the Italian government broke out its golden power rule, which will now allow it to exercise influence over the strategic decisions made by TIM. The rule itself allows the government to protect what it deems are strategically valuable assets from external influences, though it is the first time the rule has actually been used.
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• Q3 2017 global smartphone shipments – Xiaomi’s resurgence continues

  03-11-2017 13:56
  Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi’s rollercoaster ride took another positive turn in Q3 2017 with shipments increasing by 73% year-on-year.
  The overall market is looking surprisingly buoyant, thanks mainly to the Jio-inspired rush to smartphones in the massive Indian market, which currently has much lower smartphone penetration than China and developed markets. Strategy Analytics reckons the global smartphone market grew by 5% to 393 million units shipped in the quarter.
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• Apple bags $52 billion with more to come at Xmas

  03-11-2017 13:19
  What do you get when you sell more iPhones, iPads and Macs than ever, as well as the highest ever number of subscribers for your services products? A massive pile of cash, that’s what.
  Apple might not have done anything especially innovative or ground breaking for a while, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped it cult-like customers flooding to Apple stores around the world and handing over obscene amounts of cash. And this might only be the tip of the ice berg; Christmas is around t
  
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• Prysmian to launch its first Industry 4.0 pilot project with Dassault Systèmes

  03-11-2017 11:20
  French optical cable plant in Calais first involved in the new Fast Track project“Factory 4.0 is a transformational opportunity, allowing us to streamline the way we work and support a sustainable use of resources,” stated CCO A. PirondiniMilan, 03 November 2017 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announced the launch of its first Factory 4.0 pilot project in its optical cable plant in Calais, France. The project, named...Source: RealWire
  
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• Small-cap focus: retail energy minnows challenge the big six

  03-11-2017 07:31
  Disrupters also find market tough as competition intensifies
  
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• Wireless Telecom Group Announces Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results Will Be Released November 9, 2017

  03-11-2017 01:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (NYSE American:WTT), a leader in wirelesscommunications and RF instrumentation, announced today it will releaseits third quarter 2017 financial results on Thursday, November 9th,2017, after the market closes.Click here for more.
  
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• Securus Technologies Invested with Facility Partners $1 Billion Over the Last Five (5) Years in Inmate/Friend/Family Savings and State/County/Local Projects Including Inmate Welfare Programs

  03-11-2017 01:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Securus Technologies, a leading provider of civil and criminal justicetechnology solutions for public safety, investigation, corrections andmonitoring announced today a series of significant investments directlyand indirectly in inmates/friends/family members, in State/County/Localprojects, and in savings for inmates/friends/family members.Click here for more.
  
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• Introducing andlsquo;Altice Oneandrsquo;

  03-11-2017 01:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS), one of the largest broadband communications andvideo services providers in the United States, today unveils 'AlticeOne,' a new connectivity platform that reinvents the way consumersconnect to the entertainment and content they want. Altice One providesa better, personalized and simple all-in-one video, broadband, WiFi andphone experience with new and enhanced features such as access to apps,voice search and more in a sleek, compact home hub that replaces thetraditional ca
  
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• Xiaomi could overtake Apple in 2018 – Strategy Analytics

  03-11-2017 01:00
  Xiaomi could overtake Apple in 2018 to become the world's second-largest smartphone maker, predicted Strategy Analytics late on Thursday, after the Chinese company put in a strong third-quarter performance.The company shipped 27.7 million handsets during the three months to 30 September, compared to 14.5 million a year earlier. Its market share jumped to 7% from 3.9%, good enough for fifth place in Strategy Analytics' ranking of global smartphone vendors…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US govt preps AT&T-Time Warner lawsuit

  03-11-2017 01:00
  The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T's planned acquisition of Time Warner, it emerged this week.A Wall Street Journal report cited sources on Thursday who claimed that while both sides are discussing terms that could lead to a settlement…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM to comply with govt golden power decree

  03-11-2017 01:00
  TIM late on Thursday agreed to abide by the Italian government's so-called golden power decree, and committed to providing annual assurances that it is complying with the rules."The measures adopted are in line with TIM's strategy…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint reviews revised T-Mobile US offer

  03-11-2017 01:00
  Speculation surrounding Sprint and T-Mobile US showed no sign of abating this week, thanks to fresh rumours of a revised offer from the latter, plus a report of alleged new talks between Sprint and cableco Charter.A Wall Street Journal report on Thursday claimed that T…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mexico OKs America Movil interconnection fees

  03-11-2017 01:00
  Mexico's Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) on Thursday gave the final go-ahead for America Movil to charge interconnection fees.The telco watchdog held a vote on Thursday to approve the proposed charges that America Movil's domestic mobile operation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Arqiva pulls £1.5bn float

  03-11-2017 01:00
  Arqiva on Friday announced it has postponed its proposed initial public offering, less than two weeks after it disclosed the &pound…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• 5G: the beginning of the end for telcos

  03-11-2017 01:00
  5G will be the end of the line for many telecoms operators.You wouldn't think so, given the hype around the next generation of mobile technology from the operator community, but the fact is that 5G will change the landscape of the industry so much that telcos will be caught with their pants down, if they don't act soon to evolve their businesses.5G represents "a new hope," for telcos who gave away their competitive advantage in the HSPA world and failed to capitalise on the promise of 4G, openi
  
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