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• Samsung gets 5G supplier thumbs up from Verizon

  03-01-2018 17:49
  It has been a good welcome back to the office for Samsung Electronics America after it has been picked by Verizon one of its suppliers for commercial 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network solutions.
  The first project for the pair will be over in Sacramento, where Verizon plans to launch commercial 5G services during the second half of 2018. This certainly isn’t the first tie up between the pair, but confirmation of supplier status is a credential which Samsung will be able to flaunt in ma
  
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• Nokia, T-Mobile US and Intel launch 28GHz trial

  03-01-2018 17:01
  Nokia, T-Mobile US and Intel have teamed up to launch an inter-vendor field trial in Washington State to bring a 28 GHz outdoor 5G commercial radio system on air.
  A data session was conducted on a 28 GHz radio making use of Nokia’s 5G commercial AirScale offering and the 5G Mobile Trial Platform (MTP) from Intel. The trio has claimed it is the first example of T-Mobile US to deploy an inter-vendor 5G network.
  “We’re laser focused on building a nationwide 5G network for mobility
  
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• Nuance muscles into virtual assistant space

  03-01-2018 16:43
  Nuance has made a move to capitalise on the software and data chaos, introducing its own cognitive arbitrator, which will act as a digital task master.
  The idea is relatively simple. With the digital world moving ever quicker from touch user interface to voice activated software, more organizations are bringing out their own virtual assistants to work on specific products. This can mean the user will have to summon several different assistants to accomplish a series of tasks, while simultaneousl
  
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• Industry’s first App-based cellular core now available for LimeNET

  03-01-2018 16:05
  PocketEPC complete mobile core available as a Snap via the LimeNET Ubuntu App Store Camberley, 3rd January 2018 – Quortus and Lime Microsystems today announced the availability of PocketEPC – a complete cellular core network realized as an App – via Lime Micro’s LimeNET Ubuntu App Store. By combining the LimeNET hardware platform with PocketEPC, the two companies allow any developer to rapidly and cost-effectively create complete 4G (or 5G / IoT) networks.Delivered as an.
  
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• ‘Double Irish’ and ‘Dutch Sandwich’ loopholes save Google billions in tax

  03-01-2018 13:07
  Apple might have gotten the majority of the European Commission’s attention for ‘creative’ accounting strategies, but Google is not innocent after shielding €16 billion from the tax man.
  Over the course of 2016, the internet search giant saved itself as much as €3.7 billion by moving cash between various shell organizations in Ireland, the Netherlands and Bermuda. According to Bloomberg, Google is making use of various structures in Ireland and the Netherlands, known
  
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• Liberty Global completes spinoff of LATAM business

  03-01-2018 12:20
  Liberty Latin America is now officially an independent, publicly-traded company, listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, after the split from parent-company Liberty Global.
  The new business, which has been almost three years in the making, operates in Panama, Chile, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, several Caribbean island nations and the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean, and will have annual revenues of $3.7 billion through 5.3 million subscriptions in of cable TV, internet, mobile and other rela
  
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• India launches telecom policy consultation aiming for $100bn investment

  03-01-2018 11:22
  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has kick-started a consultation process to develop its National Telecom Policy for 2018, intended to launch India up the global digital rankings.
  The consultation itself is a process the regulator goes through every couple of years to redefine its mission and objectives. Previous consultations have taken place in 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2012, with each redrawing the technology roadmap, setting out new ambitions and milestones. The process seemingly w
  
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• Blueface and Star2Star in $500m merger to create global telecoms group

  03-01-2018 01:01
  Combined company looks to shake up competition in enterprise market
  
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• Time is running out for China Telecom to land Filipino telco contract

  03-01-2018 01:00
  The Filipino government has reaffirmed its preference to partner with China Telecom in its bid to form a new telco but has warned that it may be forced to look elsewhere unless progress is made soon.  President Duterte had invited the Chinese government to nominate a Chinese firm to form a new national telco and stimulate competition in the Philippines' stagnant telecoms sector…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Time is running out for China Mobile to land Filipino telco contract

  03-01-2018 01:00
  The Filipino government has reaffirmed its preference to partner with China Mobile in its bid to form a new telco but has warned that it may be forced to look elsewhere unless progress is made soon.  President Duterte has invited the Chinese government to nominate a Chinese firm to form a new national telco and stimulate competition in the Philippines' stagnant telecoms sector…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ooredoo and Turk Telekom in fresh talks over stake acquisition

  03-01-2018 01:00
  Ooredoo has held talks with Turkish operator, Turk Telekom, about acquiring a stake in the company, but discussions have so far proved fruitless."Following recent reports in some Qatari media regarding Ooredoo&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia, T-Mobile and Intel complete 5G testing in the US

  03-01-2018 01:00
  Nokia has joined forces with T-Mobile and Intel to complete its latest round of ambitious 5G testing. The group reached a major milestone in their 5G collaboration by bringing a 28 GHz outdoor 5G commercial radio system on air in the busy downtown corridor of Bellevue in Washington state…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Blueface and Star2star announce $500m merger

  03-01-2018 01:00
  Cloud computing specialist Blueface is set for a $500 million merger with its US competitor Star2Star, according to a company release. The newly formed entity, StarBlue, will immediately become a top five global provider in the unified communications as a service (UCaaS) market…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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