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• Ofcom imposes automatic compensation payments on UK ISPs

  10-11-2017 14:42
  Most UK internet service providers have signed up to a scheme that will see them automatically compensate their customers for their failures.
  Ofcom reckons UK internet subscribers will be due £142 in payouts at current levels of ball-dropping, which will be nine times more than they currently get. While that’s obviously good news for consumers, the amounts involved still seem pretty poor compensation for not being able to get online.The first lot of £8 only kicks in after you&r
  
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• Altice share plunge costs CEO Combes his job

  10-11-2017 13:59
  The share price of French telecoms group Altice has been going down the toilet, resulting in the departure of CEO Michel Combes.
  The value of the company has been in steady decline since the middle of this year, but fell off a cliff last week following its Q3 earnings announcement, which revealed higher than expected churn at French mobile operator SFR and warned that group earnings are expected to grow at the lower end of its guidance range. The current public value of the company is less than
  
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• Cerillion Receives Highest Rating in Gartner Peer Insights in the Integrated Revenue and Customer Management for CSPs Market

  10-11-2017 10:49
  London, 10th November 2017 – Cerillion plc (AIM: CER), a leading provider of billing, charging and customer management solutions, today announced that it received the highest rating for the Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) for CSPs market, scoring 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6 customer reviews as of 6th November 2017, on the Gartner Peer Insights platform. A total of 23 IRCM vendors were reviewed by 100 of their customers, with vendors...Source: RealWire
  
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• Zipwhip Ranks 14th Fastest Growing Company in Washington State on Deloitteandrsquo;s 2017 Technology Fast 500andtrade;

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Zipwhip,the leading platform for conversational business texting, todayannounced it ranked 14th fastest-growing company inWashington state on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciencesand energy tech companies in North America. Zipwhip revenue grew 224percent from 2013 to 2016.Click here for more.
  
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• Sprint to Salute Members of Armed Forces With Donation to Fisher House Foundation

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced it will donate $30 to FisherHouse Foundation on behalf of each new military service member andveteran customer account activated.Click here for more.
  
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• Samsung Honored for Outstanding Design and Engineering with 36 CES 2018 Innovation Awards

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in technology, todayannounced that 36 of its latest products have been recognized as CES®2018 Innovation Awards winners. Products awarded in thisprestigious program are honored for outstanding design and engineeringin cutting-edge consumer electronics technology across 28 productcategories.Click here for more.
  
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• Qualcomm and T-Mobile Showcase the Power of Gigabit Class LTE, as T-Mobile More Than Doubles LTE Advanced Coverage

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  At an event for media and analysts in the San Jose Convention Centertoday, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of QualcommIncorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS)demonstrated the speed and power of Gigabit Class LTE on T-Mobile'snetwork with flagship smartphones powered by Snapdragon Gigabit LTEmodems. The Un-carrier announced that LTE Advanced, the next generationof LTE, has expanded to more than 920 markets, eclipsing every othernational wireless company, with a powerful
  
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• New Keynote Among Announcements at CES Unveiled New York

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today held its 13thannual CES Unveiled New York, highlightingmarket trends and breaking major CES news. Owned and produced byCTA, CES®2018 will run Jan. 9-12, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev.Click here for more.
  
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• Network Management Services, Network Infrastructure, and Internet Services andndash; New Procurement Research Reports Now Available From SpendEdge

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  SpendEdge,a global procurement intelligence advisory firm, has launched threeprocurement research reports on the 'telecomand networking' category. To help clients understand the currentsupply landscape of the telecom and networking sector, analysts havecovered reports such as 'NetworkManagement Services Procurement Research Report', 'NetworkInfrastructure Procurement Research Report', and 'InternetServices Procurement Research Report'.Click here for more.
  
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• Need for Increased Network Bandwidth to Boost the FSO Market | Technavio

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to the latest market study released by Technavio,the global free space optics (FSO) market is expected to grow at a CAGRof more than 41% during the forecast period.Click here for more.
  
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• JD Power ranks Verizon #1 in the East in 2017 U.S. Residential TV and Internet Satisfaction Studies

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YORK - Verizon's television and internet services have earned J. D. Power's highest ranking in customer satisfaction, specifically as "Highest Ranked by Customers for Residential Internet and Television Service Satisfaction in the East" based on its latest annual study of providers.* Click here for more.
  
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• Global Managed Communication Services Market 2017: Analysis by End-User Industry, Geography andamp; Vendor Analysis - Research and Markets

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The "GlobalManaged Communication Services Market - Forecasts, Trends and Shares(2016-2021)" report has been added to Research andMarkets' offering.Click here for more.
  
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• Global M2M Connections Market - Market Size, Trends andamp; Forecasts to 2021 - Research and Markets

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The "GlobalM2M Connections Market - Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts (2016 -2021)" report has been added to Research and Markets'offering.Click here for more.
  
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• Global Long Term Evolution (LTE) Market - Growth, Trends andamp; Forecasts to 2021 - Research and Markets

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The "GlobalLong Term Evolution (LTE) Market - Growth, Trends andamp; Forecasts (2016 -2021)" report has been added to Research and Markets'offering.Click here for more.
  
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• Comcast to Host 2nd Annual Millennial Tech andamp; Change Summit in San Francisco

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Comcast will host the 2nd Annual Millennial Tech andamp; ChangeSummit in San Francisco on Thursday, November 30. This private,invitation-only event brings together solution-oriented andsocial-minded Millennial entrepreneurs to share best practices,collaborate and gain access to influential leaders, coaches, contactsand others who can provide insights, information, support andinspiration to help continue to grow their ventures.Click here for more.
  
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• ATandamp;T Names Kirk McDonald Chief Marketing Officer of Advertising and Analytics Company

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  ATandamp;T*Inc. today named Kirk McDonald as chief marketing officer of ATandamp;T'sadvertising and analytics company. The new company, established in Fall2017 in anticipation of the closing of the Time Warner merger, willcreate a new, innovative advertising platform focused on transparencyand brand-safe placement in premium content across screens. As CMO, Kirkis responsible for the creation and implementation of the marketingstrategy for the company.Click here for more.
  
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• Amartus and EXFO Team Up for Lifecycle Services Orchestration Demo at MEF17

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  DUBLIN and QUÉAmartus, aleading supplier of expert software network services, and EXFOInc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF), the network test, monitoring andanalytics experts, today announced a collaboration to demonstratedynamic bandwidth scaling and continuous performance monitoring servicesfor Carrier Ethernet (CE) networks that leverages lifecycle serviceorchestration (LSO) at MEF17.Click here for more.
  
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• Airgain Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results

  10-11-2017 02:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Airgain,Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRG), a leading provider of advanced antenna technologies used toenable high performance wireless networking, today reported unauditedresults for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• Altice slide prompts Patrick Drahi to retake group’s reins

  10-11-2017 01:03
  Founder returns after 30 per cent share slide sparks resignation of chief executive
  
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• What a difference a year makes…unless you're Ericsson

  10-11-2017 01:00
  It is a little over a year since Börje Ekholm was named Ericsson's new CEO and not quite 12 months since he officially took the reins, and so far, based on this week's capital markets day at least, he doesn't have much to show for it.Apart from doom and gloom, of course; there has been plenty of that this year. In fact, if that was Ericsson's bread and butter, it would be toasting a successful 2017…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM Q3 earnings fall in Italy

  10-11-2017 01:00
  TIM posted solid headline figures for the first nine months of 2017 but the numbers masked a relatively weak performance in the third quarter.The Italian incumbent reported EBITDA of €1.69 billion for the three months to the end of September, down by 2.5% on Q3 last year, while revenues crept up by 1.3% to €4.91 billion.For the first nine months of the year the telco's earnings grew by 5…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Switzerland schedules 5G spectrum sale for 2018

  10-11-2017 01:00
  Switzerland plans to allocate spectrum earmarked for 5G mobile services next year.The country aims to kick off the award process in the spring with a view to allocating the airwaves in the second half of 2018…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T chief denies CNN sale rumours

  10-11-2017 01:00
  AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson moved quickly this week to dispel rumours his company may have to sell CNN in return for antitrust approval for its acquisition of Time Warner.&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice shuffles management as Combes quits

  10-11-2017 01:00
  Altice has undertaken a management reshuffle that it describes as a return to its core organisational structure following the resignation of chief executive officer Michel Combes.Former CEO Dexter Goei returns to the helm less than 18 months after he handed over the post to Combes in order to become chairman and CEO of Altice's newly-created Altice USA business. He will retain his U…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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