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• ETSI has AR in its standardization sights

  04-12-2017 18:54
  ETSI has waded into the murky waters of AR, creating a new Industry Specification Group called Augmented Reality Framework (ISG ARF).
  As with most other ETSI working groups, the aim here will be synchronize efforts and identify key use cases and scenarios for developing an AR framework. While working groups at standards bodies are not the most exciting aspect of the industry, it is a crucial one. The group will work to create AR specifications in order to ensure interoperable implementations tha
  
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• RCom, Altice and BT show you can’t just spend your way to relevance

  04-12-2017 18:02
  Digital transformation has turned the telco industry on its head with some telcos trying to buy themselves out of the hole, but recent events have proved money isn’t always the answer.
  There are three events which we think demonstrate this ignorance aptly; the growing pile of insolvency petitions at the Reliance Communications, Goldman Sachs trying to cut its exposure at serial spender Altice and BT’s fragile-looking gamble in the sports content space. In each case there is hope to t
  
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• Broadcom cheekily bids to replace entire Qualcomm board

  04-12-2017 14:48
  The incumbent Qualcomm broad rejected Broadcom’s hostile acquisition bid, so Broadcom’s cunning plan is to replace it with one that may think differently.
  When we reported the bid rejection we asked: what now? The general assumption was that Broadcom would raise its initial low-ball offer and the word on the street was that $80 per share might tempt its shareholders. But rather than do that it looks like Broadcom instead wants to ramp up the pressure on Qualcomm to accept the offer a
  
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• Prysmian buys General Cable in £3bn all-cash deal

  04-12-2017 14:09
  Italian cable group acquires US rival in move to extend global reach
  
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• Aussies ask important questions about online media consumption

  04-12-2017 13:56
  The Australian government has tasked one of its agencies to investigate what impact digital platform providers such as Facebook and Google are having on competition in media and advertising services markets.
  For the moment, the scope of the enquiry is relatively unclear, though the ACCC has stated part of the investigation will be to see whether the new platforms are affecting traditional media’s ability to fund the development of content. The last thing any democratic government is the en
  
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• Engaging via a different credit pathway

  04-12-2017 13:44
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Jacquie Amacher, VP of Marketing at Juvo, argues that the critical relationship for a prepaid subscriber is with the company it buys its balance top-ups from.
  Extending airtime credit to pre-paid customers has always been seen as something of an emergency service. But the latest thinking sees it instead as a means to a very different end.
  If we take a typical pre-
  
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• Ofcom still has its eye on BT in case it gets any funny ideas

  04-12-2017 13:19
  Ofcom has released its planned programme of work for 2018/19 and BT/Openreach will continue to operate under a microscope.
  Talk of the BT/Openreach separation has died down over the last couple of months, perhaps because the industry got bored of discussing nothing else, but Ofcom has reminded CEO Gavin Patterson and his cronies it hasn’t forgotten about keeping tabs. Let’s hope the temptation of yesteryear isn’t creeping into the BT boardroom as pressure mounts after a pretty
  
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• Ruckus switches from Broadcom to Arris

  04-12-2017 13:18
  A relatively minor act in the current TMT M&A frenzy sees fixed-line player Arris add Ruckus Wireless in a bid to diversify both its offering and routes to market.
  Arris bid for Ruckus back in February when Broadcom revealed that it was a superfluous part of its Brocade acquisition. So the deal has taken around 9 months to push through, which is relatively quick by today’s standards.
  The rationale is a familiar one in these convergent times. Telcos and other enterprise customers are in
  
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• GSMA, ETNO and Cable Europe urge EU Telecoms Council to wake up

  04-12-2017 12:31
  Heavyweight lobbying is continuing to the last minute as the EU Telecoms Council prepares to meet to set out the agenda for Europe’s digital future.
  Despite assurances from the Council that some of the key issues will be addressed, you have to wonder whether any positive steps forward will actually be made. Bureaucrats are seemingly always fans of the status quo, which is perhaps the source of concern. The GSMA, ETNO and Cable Europe have all congratulated the Council on the proposed agend
  
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• Goldman Sachs tried to cut its debt exposure to Altice

  04-12-2017 12:29
  US bank approached several funds in attempt to sell part of a loan made to French group
  
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• Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey 2017

  04-12-2017 11:51
  The 2017 edition of the Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey once more raises the bar for insight into the incredibly diverse telecoms business.
  This year’s survey once more gathered the thoughts and perspectives of more than 1,500 telecoms professionals with a cumulative experience of 24,000 years. As usual we begin with our comprehensive sweep of the telecoms landscape, before taking a deep dive into six specific areas affecting telecoms today. From ultra-broadband to test an
  
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• KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme and HUBER+SUHNER to collaborate on innovative automotive radio frequency connections

  04-12-2017 11:08
  HUBER+SUHNER, one of the world's leading suppliers of electrical and optical connectivity, and KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme, a global provider of innovative automotive contact systems, have reached a framework agreement for a strategic collaboration with a focus on the technology fields of cables and contact/connector systems.The two companies, represented by Reto Bolt, COO of the HUBER+SUHNER Radio Frequency Division, and Dr. Markus Bergholz, CEO of KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH, have signed a "Memoran
  
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• Ofcom tells BT to speed up investment in full fibre

  04-12-2017 01:00
  Britain's telecoms regulator Ofcom has told BT to speed up investment in the UK's broadband infrastructure, or risk being left behind by its competition.  Ofcom's chief executive Sharon White used a speech, delivered at the offices of Virgin Media…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson: Europe must embrace 5G before it is left behind by US and Asia

  04-12-2017 01:00
  British and European operators must be more proactive in adopting 5G technology to avoid being left behind by operators in Asia and the US, according to Ulf Ewaldsson, senior vice president and head of business services at Ericsson.Speaking exclusively to Total Telecom, Ewaldsson said that he feared that European operators were being too reactionary in their attitude to 5G technology."One issue that we have is that Europe is not very 5G orientated…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice sells Swiss business units for €180 million

  04-12-2017 01:00
  International telecoms provider Altice has announced that it has sold its Swiss telecoms business solutions and data centre for €180 million (£159 million), according to a company statement…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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