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• Worldwide Wearables Market Grows 7.3% in Q3 2017 as Smart Wearables Rise and Basic Wearables Decline, Says IDC

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  The worldwide wearables market took another step forward in the thirdquarter of 2017 (3Q17) with total shipment volume reaching 26.3 millionunits, up 7.3% year over year, according to the International DataCorporation (IDC)WorldwideQuarterly Wearable Device Tracker. But while the overall marketshowed continued growth, it also showed a growing trend towards smartwearables (devices capable of running third party applications) and awayfrom basic wearables (devices that do not run third party applic
  
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• Worldwide Server Market Revenue Soars 19.9% in the Third Quarter as the Enterprise Catches up, According to IDC

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  According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)WorldwideQuarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide servermarket increased 19.9% year over year to $17.0 billion in the thirdquarter of 2017 (3Q17). The server market has strengthened recentlyafter several slow quarters, in which much of the market waited for thePurley and EPYC launches. While demand from cloud service providers haspropped up overall market performance, other areas of the server marketare beginning to show growt
  
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• Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Market Sees Lackluster Growth in Third Quarter of 2017, According to IDC

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  The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local areanetwork (WLAN) market segments declined 0.5% year over year in the thirdquarter of 2017 (3Q17), finishing at $2.45 billion. According to resultspublished in the International Data Corporation (IDC)WorldwideQuarterly WLAN Tracker, the enterprise segment grew 2.8% year overyear in 3Q17 to reach $1.49 billion. The enterprise WLAN market growthrepresents the lowest annual market increase in more than two years anda significant growth
  
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• Worldwide Enterprise Storage Market Grew 14.0% in the Third Quarter, According to IDC

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  Total worldwide enterprise storage systems factory revenue was up 14.0%year over year and reached $11.8 billion in the third quarter of 2017(3Q17), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)WorldwideQuarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker. Total capacityshipments were up 22.4% year over year to 72.5 exabytes during thequarter. Revenue growth increased within the group of original designmanufacturers (ODMs) that sell directly to hyperscale datacenters. Thisportion of the market wa
  
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• Verizon to launch 5G residential broadband services in up to 5 markets in 2018

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  NEW YORK - Leading the industry with the first commercial application of next-generation broadband services, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced it will launch wireless residential broadband services in three to five U.S. markets in 2018. Click here for more.
  
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• Verizon announces tender offers/consent solicitations for 31 series of Verizon and certain of its subsidiaries' notes

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  NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that the early participation date has been extended until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on December 13, 2017 (the "Extended Early Participation Date"), with respect to its previously announced (i) 31 separate offers, for its own account and on behalf of certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offers") up to $1.0 billion aggregate purchase price of the ou
  
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• Verizon announces extension of early participation date and early results of its private exchange offers/consent solicitations for notes

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  NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that the early participation date has been extended until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on December 13, 2017 (the "Extended Early Participation Date"), with respect to its previously announced (i) offers, on behalf of certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, to exchange any and all of the outstanding series of notes listed below (collectively, the "Old Notes") for specified series of newly iss
  
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• Telia Carrier Recognized, Yet Again, for Having the Best Customer Care in the Industry

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  At the 2017 World Communication Awards (WCA) in London, Telia Carrierhas been recognized for having the best customer care in theindustry. This is the third time the company has won the 'Best CustomerCare' category and the award is a testament to the company's sustainedfocus on creating an exceptional customer experience.Click here for more.
  
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• Telecom Industry Player Was Able to Profile the Potential Customer Segments with the Help of Quantzig's Pricing Analytics

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  Quantzig, a global analytics solutions provider, has announced thecompletion of their latest pricinganalytics study on the telecom industry. The client, a renowned OTTservices provider, wanted to find out ways to outline potential customersegments and estimate the impact of pricing on sales volume. The clientwanted to understand the current market space and position theirproducts accordingly.Click here for more.
  
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• Sling TV Adds New Spanish-Language Regional Package, andlsquo;Centroamandeacute;ricaandrsquo;

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  Sling TV, the live and on-demand streaming television service, todayexpanded its Spanish-language offering with the introduction of"Centroamérica," a new regional package including networks from CentralAmerican countries, such as El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica and more.Click here for more.
  
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• RingCentral Transforms Online Meetings Experience with Alexa for Business

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  RingCentral,Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloudcommunications and collaboration solutions, today announced new,powerful Alexa for Business integrations that bring an entirelyreimagined user experience to communications and collaboration in themodern workplace. These integrations with Amazon® Alexaenable the use of voice commands to join meetings, send text messages,listen to voicemails, and make calls in an easy and intuitive way.Click here for more.
  
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• Orbital ATK Delivers Al Yah 3 Commercial Communications Satellite to Launch Site

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  Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defensetechnologies, today announced that the Al Yah 3 satellite has arrived atits launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, for its upcoming launch on anArianespace rocket in January 2018. Al Yah 3, built for Al Yah SatelliteCommunications Company PrJSC (Yahsat), a leading global satelliteoperator, is the first hybrid electric propulsion GEOStar-3™ satelliteto be completed by Orbital ATK. The satellite was built at the company'ssatellit
  
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• NETSCOUT Announces Participation in Nasdaq Investor Program

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  NETSCOUTSYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of businessassurance, a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity,and business intelligence solutions, announced today that the Companyplans to participate in the Nasdaq 37th Investor Program onWednesday, December 6, 2017 in London. The live webcast of NETSCOUT'sfireside chat with Paul Barrett, NETSCOUT's Enterprise CTO, and AndrewKramer, VP of Investor Relations, is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET (3:00p.m. GMT) on December 6.
  
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• MIPI Alliance Releases MIPI CCS, a New Specification that Streamlines Integration of Image Sensors in Mobile Devices

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  The MIPI®Alliance, an international organization that develops interfacespecifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, todayreleased a new specification that provides a standardized way tointegrate image sensors in mobile-connected devices.Click here for more.
  
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• Marketing Analytics Study for a Telecom Industry Client andndash; An Analytics Study on Optimizing the Current Network Offerings

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  Quantzig, a global analytics solutions provider, has announced thecompletion of their latest marketinganalytics solution on the telecommunications industry. The client, arenowned IPTV services provider, wanted to devise a strong marketingcampaign to improve their online presence. The client wanted to analyzecompetitive trends, measure the impact of their marketing strategies,and understand distribution and sales performance.Click here for more.
  
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• MACOM to Showcase its Industry Leading GaN-on-Silicon Portfolio and High-Performance MMICs and Diodes at the International Radar Symposium India (IRSI) 2017 in Bangalore, India

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  MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. ("MACOM") will showcase the industry'sbroadest and most advanced RF product and technology portfolio optimizedfor civil and defense radar, public and military radios and satellitecommunication applications at IRSI, December 14th - 16that the Nimhans Convention Center in Bangalore, India, Booth #B6.Click here for more.
  
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• Landamp;T Technology Services Cements Its Position as a Leader in Overall ERandamp;D Services, also Rated as a Leader in 10 Verticals by Zinnov

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  Landamp;T Technology Services Limited consolidated its position as thecountry's leading pure-play engineering services company after beingrated as a leader across 10 major industries in the Zinnov Zones 2017Product Engineering Services report. The Zinnov report cited LTTS' welldiversified digital solutions portfolio, focus on critical futuristictechnologies and transformational deal wins with customers as majorfactors driving the momentum.Click here for more.
  
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• L3 to Webcast Investor Conference

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  L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that the company willbroadcast a live audio webcast of its Investor Conference on Tuesday,December 5, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. The event is scheduled toconclude by 12:00 p.m. ET.Click here for more.
  
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• IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch and Router Trackers Show Surprisingly Strong Growth in Third Quarter of 2017

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  The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6.75 billionin revenue in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q17), an increase of 7.4% yearover year. Meanwhile, the worldwide total enterprise and serviceprovider (SP) router market recorded $3.91 billion in revenue in 3Q17,increasing strong 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. These growth rates areaccording to results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC)WorldwideQuarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and WorldwideQuarterly Router Trac
  
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• Fuze Appoints Paul Milbury to Board of Directors

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  Fuze,the leading cloud-based communications platform provider for the modernglobal enterprise, today announced it has strengthened its Boardof Directors with the appointment of Paul Milbury. In addition toserving as a Director, Milbury will serve as Chairman of the AuditCommittee of the Board, which oversees Fuze's financial accounting andcontrols, among other responsibilities.Click here for more.
  
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• ESI ePhoneGOandtrade; Mobile Application Now Available for iOS and Androidandtrade; Smartphones

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  Estech Systems, Inc. (ESI), a provider of business communicationsolutions that are intuitive, simple to use and uniquely integrated,today announced the release of the ESI ePhoneGO™ mobile application foriOS and Android™ smartphones to support increased connectivity fortoday's growing and evolving mobile workforce. ESI ePhoneGO™ replacesESI Ditto™ as the mobility application for ESI eCloud PBX™ users.Click here for more.
  
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• Digital Realty Tops Cloudscene's Fast 50 Most Resilient Data Center Operators Worldwide

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  Cloudscene, the world's largest directory of colocation data centers,cloud service providers and network fabrics, has revealed 2017's MostResilient Data Center Operators in its latest Fast 50 announcement.Click here for more.
  
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• Crestron and Amazon Web Services Join Forces to Make Meetings Productive

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  Crestron,a global leader in workplace technology, today announced that, withAlexa for Business, it is bringing voice control to conference roomsacross North America with the availability of its enterprise skill forAmazon Alexa. Alexa for Business is a new service announced today byAmazon Web Services (AWS) that lets you use Amazon Alexa to voice-enableyour workplace. Now, employees can start a meeting simply by saying"Alexa, start my meeting." From launching a web conference to pulling uppresent
  
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• COPC Inc. Publishes Customer Experience Standard for Vendor Management Organizations

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  COPC Inc., a global consulting firm that helps companies improveoperations to transform the customer experience, has published the COPCCustomer Experience (CX) Standard for Vendor Management Organizations(VMOs), Release 6.0, a performance management framework for workingwith third-party providers of call center and CX services. Release 6.0replaces the COPC VMO Standard, Release 5.2 and provides best practicesfor VMOs managing the customer experience, including assisted andunassisted channels, th
  
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• Comtech Telecommunications Corp. to Report First Quarter of Fiscal 2018 Results on December 6th

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  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL), aleading provider of products, systems and services for advancedcommunications solutions, today announced that it will report its firstquarter of fiscal 2018 results after the market closes on Wednesday,December 6, 2017. The Company has scheduled an investor conference callfor Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 8:30 AM ET. Investors are invited toaccess a live webcast of the conference call from the investor relationssection of the Comtech web site at
  
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• Comcast Business and COCO Expand Agreement to Offer Advanced Ethernet, Voice and Video Services to Minnesota and Chicago Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

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  ComcastBusiness today announced an expanded relationship with COCO,a Minnesota- and Chicago-based provider of shared workspaces, meetingvenues, coworking memberships, and educational and social events, tofurther advance business growth and innovation for entrepreneurs andsmall businesses based in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago. Throughthis collaboration, even the smallest of organizations can now takeadvantage of enterprise-class telecommunications services from ComcastBusiness as part of the
  
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• By Light Announces New TRICS 8R Module For Klas Telecom Voyager 8 Tactical Data Center (TDC)

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  By Light Professional IT Services LLC announced today the release of theT-ReX RoIP Module for the Klas Telecom's Voyage 8 Tactical Data Center.Building on the success of its low power, low heat, 4.25"w X 6.5"d X1.75"h chassis and delivering full voice, serial data and radio controlfor 8 radios, the T-ReX offers the industry's only complete, small formfactor RoIP solution in a Voyager 8 module.Click here for more.
  
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• Blue Lives Matter, Leading Advocate for Law Enforcement Professionals, Launching Channel on Maven Digital Media Network

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  Blue Lives Matter is bringing its advocacy for law enforcement officersand community safety to the new digital media network Maven (MVEN).Click here for more.
  
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• Black Friday and Cyber Monday Drive Record Volume for Smartphone Trade-Ins

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  Phobio, a leading provider of software and services that empower theretail industry, today announced new findings that reveal the year overyear (YoY) growth for mobile phone trade-ins during the kickoff of theholiday season. Trade-in volume for smartphones increased this year by57.1 percent on Black Friday and 30.2 percent on Cyber Monday comparedto 2016 figures.Click here for more.
  
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• Avanci Announces Patent License Agreement

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  Today, Avanci announced that it has signed a patent license agreementwith BMW Group that will to a large extent be handled through itssupplier for telematics units, providing them access to the essentialwireless technology of many different telecommunication and patentholding companies.Click here for more.
  
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• Appdome Extends Its Platform to Accelerate Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)

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  Appdome, the mobile industry's first cloud hub for mobile appintegration, today announced the immediate availability of its MobilitySuite, a new service offering that provides never-before-seenintegration options for third-party and custom mobile apps beingdeployed within enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions.Click here for more.
  
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• Announcing Start of Mongoliaandapos;s First-Ever Carrier Aggregation by MobiCom

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  MobiCom Corporation LLC, KDDI's consolidated telecommunications subsidiary (Headquarters: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Chair and CEO: Tatsuya Hamada), announces commencement of high speed data communication service using carrier aggregation technology. The new service can achieve download speeds of up to 225 Mbps [1], twice as fast as any other service to date. Click here for more.
  
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• BT prepares plan B after softening Premier League ambitions

  02-12-2017 12:00 via ft.com
  CEO Gavin Patterson could be on defensive if group loses rights
  
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