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• Telecom Italia chief rolls up sleeves for fight with Elliott

  08-03-2018 20:14
  European group stands by revamp of business and rejects calls for more radical action
  
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• Spurs lapses mar EE HD HDR mobile broadcast first

  08-03-2018 18:27
  EE and BT Sport laid claim to the first broadcast of a Champions League game in HD HDR direct to mobile at Wembley stadium.
  The big deal for mobile in all this is the nascent mobile TV broadcast battle between 4K and HD HDR (high definition, high dynamic range). To be honest this supposed battle feels a bit redundant as there are few, if any, smartphones that would benefit from 4K, which refers to a resolution of around 4,000 x 2,000. Even the brand new Samsung flagship Galaxy S9 has a resolutio
  
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• Important thing about AI is being pragmatic – Accenture

  08-03-2018 16:19
  Artificial intelligence is a technology which amazes and confuses, but the value might be getting lost in translation as telcos look for the silver bullet.
  Because is it such a complex and powerful technology, firms are often trying to solve the most difficult and complicated challenges with it. This can be a problem according to Emma McGuigan Group CTO of the Communications business at Accenture, as many are finding themselves in over their heads and the technology inaccessible.
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• Cisco wants to help IT departments win the WAN war

  08-03-2018 14:02
  The growth in remote working means employees increasingly connect to the company via the WAN, which creates a special challenges for IT departments.
  Cisco reckons it’s the IT crowd’s new best friend thanks to a couple of new products that it claims provide an unprecedented level of centralised visibility into the WAN. This in turn aims to give corporate techies the ability to more easily identify, resolve and ideally even pre-empt issue on the WAN.
  A central pillar of Cisco’s e
  
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• Reliance Communications plans to push ahead with Jio deal

  08-03-2018 13:58
  Indian telecoms group to appeal tribunal ruling that could stall asset sale
  
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• Inoapps Launches HMRC Compliant Construction Industry Subcontractor Management Application for Oracle Cloud ERP

  08-03-2018 13:26
  Leading global Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has launched a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) application for Oracle ERP. Working alongside the Oracle ERP Cloud platform, the application enables main contractors to manage subcontracted work packages in accordance with the UK Government’s Construction Industry Scheme guidelines. By delivering a seamless integration between the UK Government’s HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) Portal and Oracle&rsquo
  
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• Indian government provides some relief to battered telcos

  08-03-2018 13:00
  The Indian government has announced changes to spectrum rules which will provide some financial relief and greater commercial opportunities to telcos feeling the strain of intense competition.
  With Jio’s entry into the Indian market profit margins and customer loyalties have truly been put to the test over the last 12 months. Some might have believed Jio’s aggressive pricing was only a temporary measure but recent positive financial results suggest there might be a bit of longevity t
  
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• Cobham gets massive testing gig with China Mobile

  08-03-2018 12:45
  UK connectivity provider Cobham Wireless has announced the China Mobile Research Institute is using its massive MIMO test solution.
  While massive MIMO is already a thing with more advanced flavours of 4G (4.5G and decimals thereafter), China Mobile has apparently brought in this set of Cobham kit to help out with its 5G testing. It’s all about testing the performance of multiple parallel signals which, despite the fact that we’ve been looking at it for a while, is still something tha
  
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• Neural Technologies Recognised for Exceptional Leadership and Collaboration in the Digital Transformation Industry

  08-03-2018 12:00
  SINGAPORE. 8 March 2018 - Neural Technologies, a leading provider of revenue management and digital integration solutions, has been presented with a Certificate of Recognition at the Globe Telecom’s Annual Information Systems Group Awards. The award was given for the exceptional support it gave Globe Telecom in its Open APIs for the Vibrant IoT Ecosystem (OAsIS) TM Forum LIVE! Asia Catalyst Project, for which Globe Telecom was the champion. As part of the project, Neural...Source: RealWire
  
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• Pancake, Popsicle or Pavlova? Google releases preview of Android P

  08-03-2018 11:48
  Releasing the developer preview of the latest Android update in March has become a bit of a tradition for Google, and this year’s preview hasn’t disappointed.
  Perhaps the most notable change this year is support for the latest edge-to-edge screens with display cut out for the camera. Handset manufacturers have a habit of copying the latest iPhone release, so the notch at the top of the screen will have to be accommodated for. Support for the cut out essentially makes it easier for de
  
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• How Technicolor is Powering the Future Connected Home

  08-03-2018 10:46
   
  
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• Proximus gets €400 million loan to boost its plans for FTTH roll out

  08-03-2018 01:00
  Belgian operator, Proximus, has secured a €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank, to help the company accelerate its fibre to the home (FTTH) and fibre to the premises (FTTP) initiatives…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange shuffles the management pack as it looks to sharpen its international focus

  08-03-2018 01:00
  Orange has made seven new additions to its Group Executive Committee as the company seeks to focus on expanding its international operations in the coming years. Laurent Paillassot, chief executive officer of the group's second largest country business&nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Indian government hands a lifeline to its beleaguered telecoms sector

  08-03-2018 01:00
  India's government has provided some much needed relief for its embattled telecoms industry, by extending the payment period for spectrum bought in the country's telecoms auctions…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC proposes $961m disaster relief package for Caribbean telecoms sector

  08-03-2018 01:00
  The US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $954 million plan to repair damaged and destroyed telecoms infrastructure in Puerto Rico and The US Virgin Islands, in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Caribbean islands' telecoms infrastructure was ravaged by two major hurricanes in the space of a fortnight…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC proposes $954m disaster relief package for Caribbean telecoms sector

  08-03-2018 01:00
  The US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $954 million plan to repair damaged and destroyed telecoms infrastructure in Puerto Rico and The US Virgin Islands, in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Caribbean islands' telecoms infrastructure was ravaged by two major hurricanes in the space of a fortnight…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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