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• Vodafone in talks to buy Liberty Global assets in Europe

  02-02-2018 19:02
  Two companies resume talks over telecom and cable empires after 2015 failure
  
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• Vodafone in talks to buy Liberty assets in Europe

  02-02-2018 17:36
  Two companies resume talks over telecom and cable empires after 2015 failure
  
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• Nokia’s German tour continues with DT Hamburg 5G project

  02-02-2018 16:52
  Nokia, Deutsche Telekom and the Hamburg Port Authority are getting together to check out 5G in an industrial environment.
  The project will grab a 8000 hectare piece of Hamburg dockland to take a closer look at some potential 5G use-cases in that sort of ‘real world’ environment. One of the things they’re going to try to get their head around is network slicing in an industrial setting, where IoT-ish applications and remote control may take precedence over awesome download speed
  
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• ZTE numbers show it’s hot of the tails of Nokia and Ericsson

  02-02-2018 16:46
  ZTE has published guidance for its most recent quarter, with the poor-man’s Huawei showing Ericsson and Nokia you can make money if you try hard enough.
  For the three months leading up to December 31, operating revenue was RMB 108.82 billion, roughly $17.27 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7%. The company might still be sitting at the back of the pack when measured against the other kit vendors, but its financials are heading in the right direction.
  That said, while total revenues are h
  
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• Vodafone, Liberty Global in talks over swap of European assets

  02-02-2018 16:36
  Two groups revive discussions over telecoms and cable empires
  
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• Viavi acquires Cobham’s testing unit for $455 million

  02-02-2018 13:38
  Viavi Solutions has announced plans to acquire Cobham’s test and measurement assets for $455 million, to augment its network services offering.
  Cobham has not had an easy ride in recent months, promising to divest assets as a means to reduce debt, and it would appear Viavi is more than willing to help. Bringing Cobham’s test and measurement business would expand Viavi’s footprint into military, public safety and avionics test markets while also strengthening its position in the
  
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• Apple revenue jumps in spite of declining volume thanks to the iPhone X

  02-02-2018 13:35
  US gadget giant Apple delivered another obscene set of quarterly numbers, which indicate the high price point of the iPhone X has not put loyalists off.
  Q4 2017 iPhone shipments were down 1% year-on-year, despite one of the most significant Apple product launches in years taking place just before the start of the quarter. Under normal circumstances this would be a minor setback for Apple, but at the same time its iPhone revenues were up 13%.
  Apple is all about margin. It has dominated the premiu
  
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• oneM2M and IIC to accelerate IIoT adoption through joint workshop

  02-02-2018 13:27
  Collaborative event will discuss momentum behind new industrial applications and use casesReston, Virginia, USA, 02 February 2018: Delivering value across the machine-to-machine and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sectors and the key role of collaboration will be discussed at a joint workshop hosted by the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and oneM2M, the global Internet of Things standards initiative.The workshop forms part of the ongoing collaboration between oneM2M and the IIC, which
  
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• Amazon and Google make loads more money

  02-02-2018 12:36
  Another quarter has passed for the internet barnstormers and once again we are writing about how much money they have made. This time there is a bit of a twist, investors are disappointed with one of them…
  Some people are never happy. Google-parent company Alphabet reported revenues of $32.323 billion for the fourth quarter, an increase of 24% year-on-year, but missed analyst expectations sending share price down a couple of dollars. Amazon brought in $60.5 billion, a 38% increase year-on
  
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• BT shares drop to 6-year low after revenue falls

  02-02-2018 12:00
  Company loses 5,000 pay-TV customers as group announces weaker-than-expected results
  
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• MobiCom received the Grand Prix at the andquot;Entrepreneur Awardsandquot; in 2017

  02-02-2018 02:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  MobiCom Corporation LLC, a consolidated subsidiary of KDDI (Headquarters: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Chairman and CEO: Tatsuya Hamada; hereafter "MobiCom") received the Grand Prix at annual "Entrepreneur Awards" in 2017 which is hosted by Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in recognition of MobiCom's greatest contribution to the economic development of the country throughout the year.
  Also, MobiCom took first place in the "Top 10 Entrepreneurs Awards" in 2016, which is second highe
  
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• Smart initiatives make sense for emerging economies

  02-02-2018 01:00
  When you think of innovation and modernisation in Europe's telecoms sector, Moldova probably isn't the first country that springs to mind. Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is one of Eastern Europe's former Soviet states.
  It is a country of surprises. For instance, you probably didn't know that Moldova has a thriving wine industry producing some excellent pinot noirs and cabernet sauvignons, as well as a spattering of crisp sparkling whites (perhaps this is what enticed French ope
  
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• Onecom to acquire 3,000 fixed line and broadband accounts from True Telecom

  02-02-2018 01:00
  The UK's largest independent business telecoms provider, Onecom, is set to acquire the entire customer base of True Telecom, who have been placed into administration…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia and Deutsche Telekom explore 5G industrial uses at one of Europe's biggest port

  02-02-2018 01:00
  Nokia and Deutsche Telekom have joined forces with the Port Authority of Hamburg to conduct a series of specialised, industrial use tests for 5G. The group has commissioned an 8,000 hectare testing area…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mixed fortunes for BT as Q3 revenues fall but pre-tax profits and ARPU rally

  02-02-2018 01:00
  BT has reported mixed fortunes in its third quarter financial reporting, for the period ending 31st December 2017.BT's overall revenues fell by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter of its financial year, to £5.97 billion. However, its average return per user (ARPU) and net profit before tax both saw significant increases…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Friday review: Smart initiatives make sense for emerging economies

  02-02-2018 01:00
  When you think of innovation and modernisation in Europe's telecoms sector, Moldova probably isn't the first country that springs to mind. Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is one of Eastern Europe's former Soviet states.
  It is a country of surprises. For instance, you probably didn't know that Moldova has a thriving wine industry producing some excellent pinot noirs and cabernet sauvignons, as well as a spattering of crisp sparkling whites (perhaps this is what enticed French ope
  
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