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• Partisan passions cloud debate on US net neutrality

  22-11-2017 19:55 via ft.com
  Broadband and media markets remain resilient even as FCC moves to scrap 2015 regulations
  
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• The repeal of FCC net neutrality regulations will restore a free market for internet service

  22-11-2017 18:28
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece John Strand of Strand Consult argues that the US telecoms regulator’s move to repeal its previous is actually a positive step, in spite of widespread reporting to the contrary.
  The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced today a clean break from heavy-handed regulation of the Internet and restoration of a competition-oriented framework under the Fed
  
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• What does the UK Autumn Budget mean to the telco industry?

  22-11-2017 18:22
  5G, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; the UK government hasn’t missed a single buzzword in its mission to re-establish its position as a heavyweight in the global economy.
  Earlier this week we were given a preview to the budgets impact on the tech and telco space, as Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond spoke proudly over UK ambitions, and now it has been confirmed. The message here is clear from the government, spend money in the emerging tech spaces to reignite inter
  
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• UK telecoms groups in line for up to £300m refund

  22-11-2017 18:21 via ft.com
  Court of Appeal rules against Ofcom’s 2015 decision to quadruple spectrum fees
  
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• The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance urges legislators to maximise connectivity through the European Electronic Communications Code

  22-11-2017 17:19
  Official comments from the Dynamic Spectrum AllianceLondon, UK, 22 November 2017: The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is calling for legislators to safeguard important provisions on the sharing and management of spectrum within the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC). In a position paper posted today, the DSA has urged the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament to ensure that the valuable resource of spectrum is being put to the best and most efficient uses to...Source: Real
  
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• Smartphone thought to be biggest breakthrough in 25 years

  22-11-2017 17:05
  New research from TSI has revealed the smartphone is the significant technology breakthrough of the last 25 years.
  TSI asked people to share their views on what tech has made the biggest impact since the 1990s, with the smartphone collecting a strong 60% of the vote. Other contenders included the floppy disc and fax machine.
  “Despite 35mm cameras and phones with aerials now being referred to as vintage, I can still remember my very first brick-like phone, not to mention the pager, and how
  
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• Certus Solutions Joins Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer Program to Drive Customer Success

  22-11-2017 13:53
  Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer Program Recognizes Certus Solutions for Consistently Delivering Successful Oracle Cloud Implementations Certus Solutions, a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it has joined the Oracle Cloud Excellence Implementer (CEI) program. Oracle launched the CEI partner program at OpenWorld 2017 to accelerate customers’ digital transformation in the cloud. The program recognizes and rewards partners that continually demonstrate ex
  
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• Uber concealed data hack affecting 57 million users for a year

  22-11-2017 12:49
  Hackers accessed a bunch of data on Uber drivers and customers in late 2016 but the company chose not to notify either regulators or those affected.
  This is just the latest legacy bestowed on Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi by his predecessor and Uber founder Travis Kalanick. The company seems to be a magnet for controversy and recently had its license to operate in London revoked over public safety concerns. Khosrowshahi was brought in earlier this year to steady the ship, but skeletons keep emergin
  
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• UK urged to improve data protection for the digitally naive

  22-11-2017 12:44
  Several consumer groups have written to UK Minister for Digital Matt Hancock urging changes to data privacy and protection rules, removing grey areas which allow companies to navigate breaches unscathed.
  Many rules and regulations should be viewed as dated today. This is not necessarily anyone’s fault, but is more a consequence of how quickly the digital society has engulfed the world. Governments are making the necessary changes, but technology moves faster than politicians. In a letter t
  
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• Self-Service Success Drives New Functionality For Halton Housing's Customer App

  22-11-2017 11:51
  Halton Housing has significantly extended the functionality of its customer self-service app following its highly successful launch. Halton Housing is a registered not for profit housing association, managing 7,000 homes in the Cheshire towns of Widnes and Runcorn. As part of its Digital First strategy, the organisation has worked closely with Aareon (www.aareon.co.uk), using its 1st Touch software to develop the self-service customer app along with a website portal and mobile working for its wo
  
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• LS telcom study results adopted by ETSI in report on GSM-Railway networks evolution

  22-11-2017 10:44
  Lichtenau / Baden, Germany, 22nd November 2017 – The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has officially adopted results from LS telcom’s study “Coexistence of GSM-R with other Communication Systems” commissioned by the European Union Agency for Railways. The LS telcom report examined the possibility of using the ER/R-GSM spectrum by other radio communication systems for railways in coexistence with the existing GSM-R system operated in that frequency ba
  
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• VoIP revenues to hit $2.1bn despite overall decline in voice traffic

  22-11-2017 01:00
  Voice over IP (VoIP) revenues are predicted to jump by 40% this year to reach $2.1 billion, according to a recently published report.
  In 2017, VoIP will account for 15% of total international wholesale voice revenue…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• UK govt pledges additional £500m towards 5G, fibre and AI

  22-11-2017 01:00
  The U.K. government on Wednesday committed an additional £500 million to boost the country's broadband connectivity. Delivering his autumn budget statement to Parliament, chancellor of the exchequer Phillip  Hammond said that the government would allocate £500 million to "a range of initiatives from artificial intelligence to 5G and full fibre broadband&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• U.K. 63rd for price in world broadband league table

  22-11-2017 01:00
  The United Kingdom has been ranked as the 63rd cheapest country in the world for broadband services, according to a recent survey, with the average monthly subscription coming in at $40.65.Conducted by broadband comparison service Cable…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TRAI recommends raising spectrum caps

  22-11-2017 01:00
  India's embattled operators should be allowed to own more spectrum, advised the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) this week.The watchdog on Tuesday recommended that the current cap on total mobile spectrum in a given telecom service area, or circle as they are called in India…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Openreach, housebuilder co-fund FTTH rollout

  22-11-2017 01:00
  Openreach this week partnered with housebuilder Redrow Homes to co-fund the deployment of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) to 3,000 premises.The networks will be rolled out to 14 existing Redrow housing developments in Wales and six counties in England (see below for the full list of locations)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice shuffles Portugal Telecom management again

  22-11-2017 01:00
  Altice has named Alexandre Fonseca as the new CEO of its Portugal Telecom arm, replacing current chief Claudia Goya after just four months.Goya is not out the door; she has been named Portugal Telecom's new chairwoman…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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