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• New Synchronoss CEO looks to put nightmare year behind it

  20-11-2017 20:10
  The appointment of Glenn Lurie – the former head of AT&T Mobility – as CEO is the culmination of yet another strategic overhaul by Synchronoss.
  If we gauge a public company’s health by its share price the last 12 months have been a car crash for Synchronoss. As you can see from the Google Finance screen grab below the company has lost 77% of its value over that time which, according to this analysis by Seeking Alpha, is due to a combination of accounting irregularities and
  
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• Volvo will supply 24k cars to fulfil Uber’s autonomous dream

  20-11-2017 20:02
  Volvo has announced it will sell up to 24,000 autonomous drive compatible vehicles to Uber over the course of 2019-21 as the internet giant transforms its business.
  The pair have been in partnership for three years, jointly developing an autonomous driving platform. Uber is in numerous partnerships throughout the industry, though this is one of the first concrete moves towards creating its own fleet, taking the brand out of the virtual world and giving it some physical assets.
  “The automot
  
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• Liberty Global forms joint venture with UK telecoms investor

  20-11-2017 19:02
  Virgin Media owner partners with MXC Capital to acquire small companies
  
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• Anam rated No.1 SMS Firewall vendor by Global Mobile Operators

  20-11-2017 15:56
  ROCCO’s independent survey of 172 Mobile Network Operators in 141 countries puts Anam’s A2P SMS solution at the top Anam’s A2P ASSURE solution was selected by MNO’s as the top rated A2P SMS Firewall vendor, as well as earning a coveted Tier 1 supplier status. The comprehensive study asked MNOs to rate 15 leading vendors on 30+ KPIs across multiple aspects of the solution including Industry knowledge, Technological Capability, Performance, Reporting and Leadership. As well
  
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• China’s Xiaomi focuses on India with $1bn investment

  20-11-2017 15:03
  Telecoms group among world’s top smartphone makers thanks to success outside home market
  
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• Slice of the 5G action – the importance of network slicing

  20-11-2017 15:00
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Li-Ke Huang, Research and Technology Director at Cobham Wireless stresses the importance of network slicing for all this 5G hype to have any chance of delivering.
  5G, 5G, 5G… it feels as though we’ve been talking about the next generation of mobile networks forever. 2020 is supposedly going to be the year when we finally see the technology being rolle
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G special

  20-11-2017 14:52
  Now with added video! 
  
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• iLifers will have to wait until 2018 for the Apple Siri speaker

  20-11-2017 14:14
  As the smart home market begins to heat up, Apple has unveiled its own version of a smart speaker will not be ready for the Christmas rush.
  The cries of its cultist following of iLifers can be heard throughout the city, as the iLeader lays down a reality check. No explanation has been given for the moment, which is hardly surprising considering Apple’s usual allergic reaction to anything public, but the conspiracy theorists will surely be brewing something up over the next couple of days.
  
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• More semiconductor consolidation as Marvell buys Cavium for $6 billion

  20-11-2017 14:08
  US networking and wireless chip company Marvell is dropping $6 billion on Cavium, which also makes chips that do similar stuff.
  Both companies work largely behind the scenes, designing SoCs that control things like storage units, networking products and wireless connectivity. Here’s how the announcement describes the deal.
  ‘The transaction combines Marvell’s portfolio of leading HDD and SSD storage controllers, networking solutions and high-performance wireless connectivity pro
  
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• Altice shares jump after it clarifies financial position

  20-11-2017 13:49
  Struggling telecoms group moves to reassure investors on its debt pile
  
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• AT&T claims commercial LAA first in Indianapolis

  20-11-2017 13:35
  AT&T has said it has deployed commercial LTE-Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) technologies in downtown Indianapolis, with the promise to continue the rollout through 2017.
  The technology has been billed as one of the steps towards 5G, and the holy grail of 1 Gbps speeds, as it enables the combination of licensed and unlicensed spectrum, to increase the capacity of mobile networks.
  “We’re excited to be the first carrier to commercially deploy LTE-LAA technology for our customers
  
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• Altice tries desperately to restore investor confidence

  20-11-2017 13:30
  Embattled telecoms group Altice has been forced to issue a statement addressing recent market speculation as its shares have continued to dive.
  Companies are generally reluctant to respond to ‘rumours and speculation’, but if that speculation results in a self-reinforcing downward spiral for its she price then exceptions have to be made.
  In this case there had been growing fears that heavily-indebted Altice might not have enough ready-cash to handle its financial obligations and may
  
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• Deutsche Telekom are Beliebers! Who would have thought it

  20-11-2017 12:55
  While EE has been trying to reinvigorate the brand by rolling out the creaking Kevin Bacon, DT has decided to go down a slightly more modern route.
  To promote its StreamOn content platform, DT has enlisted the help of one of the world’s most popular, and controversial, popstars; Justin Bieber. The campaign will features a number of adverts in the run up to Christmas, as the team attempt to move away from what would be considered a traditional feel-good Christmas advert.
  The campaigns will
  
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• Driverless cars on the road by 2021 to save post-Brexit Britain

  20-11-2017 12:16
  Ahead of the budget announcement this week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has said the development of new technologies will prop-up the UK after the Brexit horror show has concluded.
  In an interview on The Andrew Marr Show, the Chancellor pointed towards breakthrough technologies, including the driverless car, as a means to combat the negative effects of Brexit on the UK. And while the rest of the world seems to be hitting roadblocks in the development of the technology, Hammond for
  
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• Italtel Introduces Open Innovation Program

  20-11-2017 12:06
  New innovation model encourages industry partnerships to enable next-generation technologiesMilan, Italy, November 20, 2017 – Italtel, a leading telecommunications company in IT system integration, managed services, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and all-IP solutions, has launched an Open Innovation program, which will see it collaborate with start-ups and new businesses to leverage emerging technologies for applications such as Industry 4.0, Smart Cities and Digital Healthcare.The
  
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• Prysmian to power the Louvre Abu Dhabi

  20-11-2017 11:17
  The new Museum cabled with 500 KM of fire resistant cables Milan, 20 November, 2017 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, supplied over 500 km of FP Fire Resistant cables for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened its doors to the public on last November 11th.The company supplied its enhanced fire resistant cables, a mixture of both FPPLUS and FPPLUS FLEX cables, which offer extended fire survival...Source: RealWire
  
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• ProLabs launch high-performance NBase-T copper compatible transceiver

  20-11-2017 10:00
  The IEEE 802.3bz compliant transceiver is specifically designed for speeds of 2.5G and 5GSouth Cerney, UK, November 20 2017 – Leading provider of compatible optical networking infrastructure, ProLabs, has introduced its latest development to the world of transceivers with its new high-speed SFP- NBase-T transceiver.Ideal for bi-directional communication over copper cable, the NBase-T transceiver module is a high-performance integrated duplex data link, with the ability to support 2.5G tran
  
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• Subsea operators must get to grips with new market conditions to realise growth potential

  20-11-2017 01:00
  The subsea cable sector is enjoying a period of protracted expansion, with the industry set to grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.75% between now and 2020, according to a recent report published by Research and Markets.
  However, operators in the sector need to re-evaluate their existing business strategies if they are to take advantage of developing market trends…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint's tech COO Gunther Ottendorfer announces departure

  20-11-2017 01:00
  Sprint's chief operating officer, technology, Gunther Ottendorfer will leave the company at the end of the year, it emerged late last week.The U.S. telco's chief technology officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• RCom risks insolvency after debt default

  20-11-2017 01:00
  RCom is facing the possibility of going through an insolvency process, having defaulted on debt repayments last week, according to the bond trading firm SC Lowy Financial HK.An analyst at the company told Bloomberg that the valuations RCom has placed on its assets are &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Building a case for 5G

  20-11-2017 01:00
  With a number of leading telcos conducting high profile 5G tests this past week, the telecoms sector has been abuzz with more than the usual levels of 5G hype.
  This week Huawei released a white paper detailing 10 specific use cases for 5G, following its Global Mobile Broadband (MBB) Forum in London last week.The white paper comes just days after BT's CEO Gavin Patterson called on the industry to provide a compelling business case for 5G.
  "If you look at when we went from 3G to 4G, the business
  
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• AT&T begins commercial LAA rollout

  20-11-2017 01:00
  AT&T has begun the commercial deployment of Licence Assisted Access (LAA) on its LTE network in Indianapolis.The technology, which enables operators to augment the capacity of their mobile access networks by combining both licensed and unlicensed spectrum…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• America Movil's KPN sale could come soon

  20-11-2017 01:00
  America Movil could be close to selling its stake in KPN, according to comments made its finance chief late last week.Parties interested in acquiring the Mexican company's 21…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice to start asset sales in 1H 2018

  20-11-2017 01:00
  Altice will sell off non-core assts as early as the first half of next year, it announced on Monday, in a statement that also addressed recent market speculation over its cash requirements and margin loan exposure.The French telecoms group reiterated comments made last week about its aim to offload certain assets…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Airtel, Africell, Smile among 10 prequalified 9mobile bidders

  20-11-2017 01:00
  Global telcos, private equity firms, and a tower company are among 10 suitors chosen from a group of 16 to join the next round of bidding for Nigeria's 9mobile.This Day cited sources on Monday who said that these 10 companies have passed the technical bid stage…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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