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• Week in Review, January 13

  12-01-2018 23:03
  UK retail, Kodak’s blockchain move, PwC ban, Huawei’s US setback and 21st Century Fox
  
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• KDDI Invests in Next-Generation Space Company andquot;ispaceandquot; to Pursue the Commercialization of Lunar Resource Development

  12-01-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Takashi Tanaka) and ispace (Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo, CEO and Founder: Takeshi Hakamada), a next-generation space company pursuing the commercialization of lunar resource development, announce that they have signed a capital and business alliance agreement in which KDDI will provide communications technology support for ispace's lunar resource development project for the purpose of further improving applicable communications technolog
  
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• Patrick Drahi looks to reboot Altice as his empire-building stalls

  12-01-2018 15:13
  Franco-Israeli dealmaker returns to financial engineering in effort to revive fortunes
  
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• The social media censorship debate intensifies

  12-01-2018 13:53
  Twitter has been accused of ‘shadow banning’ certain types of user, once more calling into question the role of private companies in public censorship.
  The accusation comes in the form of a report from Project Veritas, which used hidden cameras to record current and former Twitter employees appearing to confirm and endorse the practice of ‘downranking’ or even ‘shadowbanning’ specific Twitter users if they disapprove of what they’re posting.
  In essence T
  
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• EU outlines supercomputer plan

  12-01-2018 13:13
  The European Commission, hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers, has unveiled plans for a €1 billion investment in supercomputer infrastructure.
  The move has been marked as a step forward in the European ambitions to be competitive and independent in the global data economy, with the Gaggle of Red-tapers looking to bring work back into the continent. As it stands, many scientists process their data outside the EU because their needs are not matched by the computation time or computer p
  
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• Exertis expand its wireless portfolio with latest innovation from Airangel

  12-01-2018 12:41
  Airangel’s Captivnet platform now available from ExertisWarrington: 12th January 2018 – Airangel has signed an agreement with Exertis, leading distributor of technology products for the B2B, mobile, and retail markets. The agreement will see the addition of Captivnet, Airangel’s latest cloud-based, guest WiFi solution, which includes location based services, advanced customer engagement tools, and smart building capabilities. In addition, the Captivnet solution provides busines
  
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• Intel’s Spectre and Meltdown headaches continue

  12-01-2018 12:33
  Meltdowns, suspect share dealing and class-action suits, it’s been an interesting 2018 for Intel so far, and it doesn’t seem to be getting better quickly.
  Intel share price has been dropping all week, though this is unlikely to bother CEO Brian Krzanich after he conveniently offloaded before the news broke, as the company continues to struggle to deal with the vulnerabilities. Intel has continually told users to update their systems when prompted, though these patches aren’t so
  
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• Telstra adds Narrowband to the IoT playbook

  12-01-2018 12:32
  Telstra has announced the introduction of Narrowband technology into its IoT Network, to add to the three million square kilometres of Cat M1 IoT coverage the telco turned on in 2017.
  IoT in Australia has seemingly gotten off to a positive start, with Telstra claiming to already connect two million IoT devices, and with this announcement it joins the top-table of telcos who are able to offer both Narrowband and Cat M1 IoT capabilities.
  “We already offer our customers Australia’s larg
  
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• Top 5 Unified Communications Trends for 2018

  12-01-2018 10:00
  Steve Harris, EVP Unified Communications at Nuvias and MD, SIPHON, delivers his top five predictions for the UC market1. Continued mergers and acquisitions in UC marketWe will see a continued growth in the number of mergers and acquisitions – from highly strategic and significant moves like Cisco’s acquisition of Broadsoft, through to smaller “roll up” plays in local markets in Europe, where niche players will start to be acquired by ambitious high growth and privately-fu
  
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• UK Telcos make record compensation pay outs in 2017

  12-01-2018 01:00
  There has been a dramatic increase in the amount of compensation being paid to consumers by telecommunication firms in the UK, according to a new report. The percentage of complaints that result in financial awards has risen since last year to 82%…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• South Korean firm joins the race to launch third Filipino telco

  12-01-2018 01:00
  The Philippines’ race to launch a third telecoms operator in the country has taken an unexpected turn, with the emergence of interest from an as yet unnamed player from South Korea…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MTN and Ericsson conduct first African 5G trials

  12-01-2018 01:00
  MTN and Ericsson have joined forces in South Africa to showcase the first 5G testing on the African continent, according to a company statement. The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two companies in recent weeks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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