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• UK government finds further funds for full fibre

  13-03-2018 19:28
  In his Spring Statement the UK Chancellor allocated £95 million for the first wave of its Local Full Fibre Network scheme.
  The scheme was announced six months ago but now 13 areas are all getting a share of half of the £190 million originally allocated to try to kick-start local investment in fibre infrastructure. The thinking behind this seems similar to the 5G cash that was served up yesterday – to catalyse and incentivise private investment in UK telecoms infrastructure and
  
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• AT&T slams DoJ antitrust claim in Time Warner battle

  13-03-2018 18:08
  The trial hasn’t even begun yet and the lawyers are already at each other throats as AT&T files a pre-trial briefing attacking the basis of the Department of Justice case.
  There had been rumours over the last couple of weeks that the telco would use President Trump’s perceived bias against the $85 billion Time Warner acquisition as a defence against the DoJ, but after a quick ‘Control+F’ none of ‘Trump’, ‘President’ or ‘White House’
  
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• TCTS: Fireside Chat on the Future of Telco

  13-03-2018 16:37
   
  
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• Local Break-out that doesn’t break the network… and a stepping stone to 5G!

  13-03-2018 16:26
   
  
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• Interview with Nuance at MWC 2018

  13-03-2018 16:16
   
  
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• Nokia/Solidium: solid state device

  13-03-2018 16:14
  Other countries may wish they also had a state-owned investment company
  
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• Iliad profits grow as it looks across to Italy

  13-03-2018 14:10
  It’s easy to get distracted by the whole Vivendi/TIM saga, but Iliad is another French business looking towards the land of pizzas, Vespas and slicked back hair for future fortunes.
  Looking at the financials first, the French telco had a positive 12 months adding just short of one million subscribers to take its total market share up to 19% of the French market. On the broadband side, the business is looking pretty positive as well. Iliad currently boasts of 6.5 million broadband subscribe
  
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• Finnish Gov looks to influence Nokia strategy through 3.3% holding

  13-03-2018 13:08
  Solidium, the investment arm of the Finnish government, has announced acquired 3.3% of the shares in Nokia for approximately €844 million as the organization looks to take a more active role in a nationally important business.
  The share were acquired over the first couple of months of 2018, with Nokia now accounting for 11% of Solidium’s €8.4 billion portfolio. Other companies in the Solidium portfolio are Elisa, Kemira, Konecranes, Metso, Outokumpu, Outotec, Sampo, SSAB, Stora E
  
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• Checkmate – Trump tells Broadcom to leave Qualcomm alone

  13-03-2018 13:07
  US President Trump is increasingly living up to his name by poking his nose into business deals, and has blocked Broadcom’s attempted acquisition of Qualcomm.
  We previously reported that Qualcomm’s board seemed to have played a blinder by getting the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) involved in Broadcom’s hostile takeover bid for it. You didn’t have to be Niccolò Machiavelli to note that protectionism was a cornerstone of Trump’s P
  
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• It’s looking more like the Internet of Threats at the moment – IBM

  13-03-2018 12:57
  With 4G finally on the verge of being ubiquitous and 5G on the horizon the prospect of IoT is becoming real, but are organizations taking a genuinely thorough approach to security? New research from IBM does not suggest so.
  ‘Building the plane while flying it’ is a phrase which we quite like from the report and while it is certainly an enviable strategy, there is risk of overlooking details. This is not to say companies should not be playing around with the ‘fail fast’ me
  
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• MyRaven Customer Portal Takes Off With Aareon

  13-03-2018 12:56
  Raven Housing Trust has chosen an online customer portal from Aareon (www.aareon.co.uk). The Portal, which will offer a wide range of online services to over 6.5k residents across Surrey and Sussex, will free-up existing call-centre staff to spend more time with those in greater need. The new system allows all customers to access key services 24/7, using their own devices from the comfort of their homes. Once fully operational, the services that will be available...Source: RealWire
  
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• France’s Iliad confirms Italian plans after surge in mobile customers

  13-03-2018 09:17
  ‘We’re still on a very nice growth profile’
  
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• Delivery Hero selects NewVoiceMedia as contact centre partner to transform global customer experience

  13-03-2018 09:15
  LONDON, 13 March 2018 – NewVoiceMedia, a leading provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology, today announced that Berlin-based food-delivery service, Delivery Hero AG, has selected its platform to transform its global customer experience.Delivery Hero is a publicly listed company operating in more than 40 countries internationally with 150,000+ restaurant partners. A global leader in categories such as orders, restaurants and active customers, Delivery Hero owns 30 brands
  
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• Trump blocks Qualcomm takeover, citing national security concerns

  13-03-2018 01:00
  US president Donald Trump has blocked Broadcom's planned takeover of its rival Qualcomm, citing concerns over US national security. In a statement released on Monday, Trump said that he had taken the action to block the potential of cyber espionage…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Trump blocks Qualcomm acquisition over national security concerns

  13-03-2018 01:00
  US president Donald Trump has blocked Broadcom's planned takeover of its rival Qualcomm, citing concerns over US national security. In a statement released on Monday, Trump said that he had taken the action to block the potential of cyber espionage…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Scotland allocates £25m to tackle 4G notspots

  13-03-2018 01:00
  Scotland is to spend £25 million to help boost 4G coverage across the country. 16 4G notspots have been provisionally identified and new masts will be installed to improve connectivity and establish 4G network coverage in previously uncovered areas…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Finnish government buys 3.3% stake in Nokia

  13-03-2018 01:00
  The Finnish government has purchased an €844 million stake in Nokia, the company has announced. Through its wholly owned investment company Solidium Oy, the Finnish government will take control of 3…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice to spin off its wholesale voice carrier units in France, Portugal and The Dominican Republic

  13-03-2018 01:00
  Altice says that it has entered into exclusivity with French based Tofane Global, over the sale of its international wholesale voice carrier businesses in France…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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