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• Nvidia software raises question as to whether creativity actually exists

  04-01-2018 19:07
  Software developed by Nvidia is building unique images which asks the question of whether creativity is a real thing?
  According to the New York Post, a small team of Nvidia researchers is training software to use certain features from celebrity photos to create new and unique images. And the team isn’t stopping with faces either. The software can also generate unique images of everyday items such as horses, buses, bicycles and plants.
  The project is part of Nvidia’s greater ambitions
  
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• Samsung fuels chip launch with AI and speed promises

  04-01-2018 18:22
  Ahead of CES in Las Vegas, Samsung has launched its latest blitz on the AI processor market, unveiling the Exynos 9 Series 9810.
  Built with the upcoming AI revolution in mind, Samsung has said the chip features a 2.9 GHz custom CPU, a 6CA LTE modem and deep-learning processing capabilities. Build on Samsung’s second-generation 10-nanometer FinFET process, the team will hope to continue the very healthy progress this division has been making over recent months.
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• Idea Cellular has a bright one

  04-01-2018 18:19
  Idea Cellular has announced it intends to raise €882 million of equity so it doesn’t have to sit at the kiddies table following the merger with Vodafone’s Indian business.
  €425 million will be sold off to current shareholder Aditya Birla Group (ABG), increasing its stake in Idea from 42% to 47%, while the Idea board will explore other avenues to raise an additional €457 million. The cash, along with the proceeds from the sale of Vodafone’s and Idea’s standa
  
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• Michel Combes races to join Sprint as president and CFO

  04-01-2018 18:17 via ft.com
  French telecoms veteran joins just two months after leaving Altice as chief executive
  
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• New Profits from New Copper in Emerging Markets

  04-01-2018 13:41
  ADSL broadband is a fixed-line connection technology provided over home telephone lines. Until 2010, ADSL access led to a rapid global growth of Internet users. And today there are still nearly 300 million DSL broadband users and almost 600 million lines of copper cables worldwide, with emerging markets accounting for approximately 70 percent of those lines. How can operators maximize their returns?
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• Amazon and Google probably lost money on smart speakers but it doesn’t matter

  04-01-2018 13:36
  The build up to Christmas saw Google and Amazon both discount their smart speakers, but perhaps we should look at the hardware as nothing more than a expensive PR campaign.
  Of course it would be criminal to assume that these two technology giants are not concerned about profits, but they are also very good at looking at the bigger picture. Combining expensive ATL advertising campaigns with production costs and pre-Christmas discounts probably means the pair didn’t make fortunes in this are
  
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• Blackberry continues quest to prove its still a thing

  04-01-2018 13:32
  It used to be a shining gem in the mobile landscape, but the fall from lofty heights was well publicised. A new partnership with Baidu is the next step from Blackberry to prove it is still relevant.
  The partnership itself will focus on the development of autonomous vehicles, more specifically, Blackberry’s QNX operating system, which will form the foundations of Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving open platform. The tie-up will also incorporate Baidu’s CarLife offering (smartphon
  
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• Get Living makes new residents at home with Airangel's WiFi

  04-01-2018 13:30
  Warrington, 4th January 2018 Airangel, the enterprise guest WiFi solutions provider, has provided Get Living with WiFi as a secure, managed service for its 400 new rented homes in Elephant and Castle. Through Airangel, WiFi connectivity is enabled from the day a new resident moves in to Elephant Central, at no extra cost. By removing the need for residents to make their own WiFi installation arrangements, Get Living prevents radio environments becoming congested and weakening...Source: RealWire
  
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• AT&T joins the 2018 5G loudest shouting match

  04-01-2018 13:30
  T-Mobile US has been bigging up its network and Verizon has promised 5G by H2 after a tie up with Samsung, it wasn’t going to be long before AT&T got involved in the shouting contest.
  AT&T has claimed it will be the first US company to deliver a mobile 5G service to the waiting cat enthusiasts in a dozen markets by the end of 2018. The promises which accompany the 5G euphoria are seemingly endless, but from, this statement, it looks like AT&T executives don’t think very h
  
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• Verizon Public Safety Day: "We're investing in Michigan for public safety"

  04-01-2018 11:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  On a cold and snowy day, Eric Spadafora, executive director, business sales for Verizon Wireless, kicked off the Detroit-area public safety day with a clear message to the assembled public safety and law enforcement officials. Click here for more.
  
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• An Extreme Network for extreme weather

  04-01-2018 11:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  When we say we're right here with you and we've got your back, we mean it!  In the day-to-day routine and in the most chaotic of circumstances, Verizon is ready to keep you and your loved ones connected.  Verizon's architects and engineers have designed and built a network that stands up to the most extreme circumstances - we call it our Extreme Network.  Our switch locations, the brains of our network, are critical to the network's operation and so are built with standard redunda
  
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• Mukesh takes spoils in battle of Ambani brothers

  04-01-2018 03:17 via ft.com
  Older sibling exploits dominance in Indian family feud that resembles Bollywood film
  
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• Sprint appoints new president and CFO

  04-01-2018 01:00
  US telco Sprint has appointed telecom and cable industry executive Michel Combes as its president and chief financial officer. Combes is also expected to be elected to the board of directors at a later date…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Idea Cellular to raise $1.1 billion in equity ahead of Vodafone India merger

  04-01-2018 01:00
  India's Idea Cellular plans to raise an additional $1.1 billion in equity in the run up to its proposed merger with Vodafone India. A total of $425 million will be made through a preferential allotment to the Aditya Birla Group…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Forget 5G – We need to boost 4G availability in 2018

  04-01-2018 01:00
  Network operators should avoid being caught up in the 5G fanfare and concentrate on improving 4G coverage and availability, according to industry experts.While 5G represents a huge opportunity for operators to launch the next generation of mobile services, 5G rollout remains a long way off, even for the most ambitious of commentators. A recent report by OpenSignal showed that 4G availability in the United Kingdom was just 71% as of November 2017…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T to launch 5G in 12 US cities by late 2018

  04-01-2018 01:00
  AT&T will launch 5G services in 12 US cities later this year, making it the first operator to roll out fifth generation services, according to a company statement.  While AT&T is yet to specify which 12 cities will be first to receive 5G, the company said that it expected to begin rolling services out by &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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