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• Altice loses major institutional shareholder

  15-02-2018 20:58
  Fund manager Carmignac says November results were ‘game changer’
  
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• Apple iPhone: 19% of shipments, 51% of revenue, 87% of profit

  15-02-2018 19:10
  The latest numbers from market research firm Strategy Analytics reveal just how much Apple dominates the global smartphone market in the areas where it really matters.
  As Apple’s latest numbers showed, even whacking up the price of its latest phone to a grand didn’t stand in the way of it selling a ton of them. The result was the kind of revenues and profits that most countries would be delighted to receive, but the sheer enormity of Apple’s financial performance is put into fu
  
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• Facebook reportedly getting into the smart speaker game

  15-02-2018 15:53
  All the other US tech giants have one, so it looks like Facebook is feeling left out and will launch some smart speakers later this year.
  The news has been leaked by Digitimes, a Taiwan-based tech news site that specialises in tapping sources in the supply-chain channel to get clues about upcoming products. It reckons Facebook will launch two smart speakers with screens in the middle of this year, with the product strategy of making easier to interact with your Facebook friends, especially via v
  
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• TEOCO deploys Helix to assure new SD-WAN service for Tier-1 North American Carrier

  15-02-2018 15:01
  Helix Service Assurance ensures better visibility across carrier’s SD-WAN software, network, services and enterprise customersFAIRFAX, VA., USA - 15 February 2018 - TEOCO, the leading provider of assurance, analytics and optimization solutions to communications service providers (CSPs), has deployed its Helix Service Assurance solution with a Tier 1 carrier in North America. The carrier is using TEOCO’s solution to ensure maximum service availability and quality of its new software-d
  
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• TEOCO launches Helix 10.0 Service Assurance suite

  15-02-2018 15:00
  Delivers sophisticated analytics for proactive assurance and increased visibility FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 15 February 2018: TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, today announced the launch of Helix 10, the latest version of its Service Assurance solution. With Helix 10 TEOCO introduces a new range of features - BigData Hadoop based Performance Management, and Sentinel-Business Servic
  
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• e-BO Enterprises chooses EdgeCentrix technology for offshore LTE networks

  15-02-2018 15:00
  Edge intelligence specialist enables ‘broadband experience’ for offshore networksCamberley, UK 15 February 2018 Quortus today announces a collaboration with e-BO Enterprises, a Belgian provider of smart content distribution platforms, network operation services, secure cloud computing solutions and network infrastructure, to enable LTE voice and data solutions for offshore wind farms.The companies’ jointly developed solution is already commercially deployed in two North Sea win
  
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• Nokia seems to have given up on digital health

  15-02-2018 14:16
  Finnish networking vendor Nokia has announced a strategic review of its Digital Health business, which is usually a sign that it wants to get rid of it.
  “Digital Health’s business portfolio includes consumer and enterprise products, and it manufactures and sells an ecosystem of hybrid smart watches, scales and digital health devices to consumers and enterprise partners,” said the short announcement. “The strategic review of the Digital Health business may or may not resul
  
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• Du profit jumps 15% on increased postpaid share and efficiencies

  15-02-2018 12:55
  UAE operator group Du managed to post a healthy jump in profits in Q4 2017 thanks to increasing its number of high-value subscribers.
  Net profit after royalty (which seems to mean payments to the state in some form or other) jumped 14.9% year-on-year on revenue that remained pretty flat, implying a fairly significant margin improvement. There don’t seem to have been any significant one-offs so the increased profit seems to just be down to doing things better.
  “The successes achieved
  
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• Vodafone brings 200Mbps 4G services to Britain's rural communities

  15-02-2018 01:00
  Vodafone UK is bringing mobile broadband speeds of up to 200Mbps to some of Britain's hardest to reach rural communities, thanks to a successful trial of its new 4G mobile mini mast.
  Recent trials in the Cornish town of Porthcurno have proved successful…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Operators must sharpen their focus on 5G security

  15-02-2018 01:00
  Operators must do more to ensure the security of their networks in the run up to the launch of 5G, according to industry experts.Speaking exclusively to journalists at a pre-Mobile World Congress briefing in London this week, Steve Buck, product director at Evolved Intelligence, said that the industry needed to open its eyes to the potential disaster that unsecured 5G networks could bring…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Du profits jump 14.9% as telecoms boom in the UAE

  15-02-2018 01:00
  UAE telco Du has posted a 14.9% increase in its fourth quarter profits to AED425 million (£82.3 million), according to a company release. Revenues at the Dubai based firm rose by 0…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liberty Global aims to grow despite Europe disposals

  15-02-2018 00:34
  Chief says group seeks to boost scale even as it continues Vodafone negotiations
  
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