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• Broadcom move to the US – a waste of time?

  14-03-2018 18:40
  Broadcom’s decision to kick off a redomiciliation process to the US was a pragmatic move to get in the good books of the government, but now Trump has killed the Qualcomm acquisition, is there any point?
  There are of course benefits to shifting the corporate headquarters to the tax shelter of Delaware, but then there are will also be benefits to having the corporation located in Singapore. This small city-state also offers corporates notable tax benefits, has an incredibly friendly busines
  
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• WhatsApp says no to sharing with parent Facebook

  14-03-2018 18:32
  The Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK has announced WhatsApp has agreed not to share user information with parent-company Facebook until the process is compliant with GDPR.
  After an investigation the ICO concluded the sharing of any information between the two organizations was contrary to the first and second data protection principles of the Data Protection Act. WhatsApp has not to date found a lawful way of sharing information with Facebook, while the investigation also states
  
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• Prysmian will invest in a new laying vessel for submarine cables

  14-03-2018 17:13
  Fully operational by 2020, it will be the most advanced and capable cable layer in the marketMilan, 14 March 2018 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment in excess of €170 million in a new cutting-edge cable laying vessel. This strategic asset will bolster Prysmian’s turnkey approach, under which it delivers end-to-end EPCI projects, from engineering, manufacturing and installation to full monitoring and diagnostic servi
  
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• KDDI supports Sierra Wireless AirPrime (R) HL78 Low-Power Wide-Area module for LTE-M IoT applications in Japan

  14-03-2018 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Next-generation LP gas smart meters will be the first products deployed in Japan on KDDI's LTE-M (Cat-M1/eMTC) network using Sierra Wireless Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) modules Click here for more.
  
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• Broadcom officially throws in the towel

  14-03-2018 14:27
  It was just a matter of time before Broadcom conceded defeat after Trump’s intervention and it decided not to drag things out any more than necessary.
  In a short announcement Broadcom essentially said it had done everything the US President had demanded of it when he issued his Executive Order. There really didn’t seem to be any alternative once that decree was made so Broadcom wisely decided to throw in the towel early and get on with its life, pausing only to throw out a fairly tig
  
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• Rajant experts push the need to streamline seaport security and connectivity at Container Terminal Automation Conference 2018

  14-03-2018 14:00
  The conference will include a keynote by its CEO, Robert Schena, who will address delegates on data integrity in seaport and maritime industries.London, 14 March, 2018. Rajant Corporation, the world leader of Kinetic Mesh networks, will push its mission-critical connectivity capabilities to control moving port assets and drive autonomous applications from standing still at the Container Terminal Automation Conference 2018 this week.With the charge toward automation and the unrelenting need for a
  
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• Inoapps Wins Oracle's 'Cloud First' Partner of the Year Award 2018

  14-03-2018 13:52
  Leading global Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has won the prestigious 'Cloud First Partner of the Year Award' at the Oracle UK & Ireland Partner Awards 2018, held at the Landmark Hotel, London. Inoapps had been short-listed in an impressive five categories at the awards.The ‘Cloud First’ Award is presented to the partner that consistently puts “Oracle Cloud” first with its customers and that also gives them a choice of deployment routes. The award r
  
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• Google takes wifi on a road trip to Mexico

  14-03-2018 13:48
  Over the course of 2017 Google was making a lot of noise about its connectivity mission in India, but now it is sharing its wifi love in Mexico.
  Google has announced it is working with Internet service provider Sitwifi to convert their existing hotspots to Google Station, the internet giants own wifi platform. Google Station will now be available in 60 high-traffic venues across Mexico City and nationwide, including airports, shopping malls and public transit stations. The aim is to take this nu
  
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• Europe gets closer to 5G spectrum harmonization

  14-03-2018 13:30
  The Electronic Communications Committee has approved a set of recommendations to harmonize the 3.4-3.8 GHz and 26 GHz bands for 5G.
  As is generally the way with European bureaucracies, the ECC is just one component of a broader organizational Russian doll. It appears to be a subset of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) and it is the latter’s proposals that the ECC is happy to have rubber-stamped and handed on to the next link in the chain for fu
  
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• O2 says it can’t do 5G on its own

  14-03-2018 12:02
  O2 UK has released some new research, but the underlying message seems to be about begging more help from local and central government, enterprise and industry to help with the rollout of 5G.
  It does seem to be a bit of a PR exercise. For years the telcos have been saying they need help in deploying the incredibly expensive 5G networks, but little seems to be coming back. Perhaps this is a more tactile approach; show the benefits and remind the stakeholders that none of this can be achieved with
  
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• Fujikura Europe to showcase unrivalled splicing technology at Data Centre World London 2018

  14-03-2018 10:17
  Focusing on usability and simplification, the company will display the latest additions to its world-renowned fibre optic solution portfolio Chessington, UK. 14 March 2018: Fujikura Europe will present its record-breaking fusion splicing and connectivity solutions, highlighting its capabilities in usability and simplification, at this year’s Data Centre World London, 21-22 March.The focus for the company this year will be the 70R+, the fastest ribbon splicer in the world. Fujikura’s
  
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• Stoke-on-Trent City Council partners with VXFIBER to launch Gigabit full fibre broadband

  14-03-2018 10:07
  Stoke-on-Trent City Council to use VXFIBER Open Access platform to support full fibre broadband connectivity for residents and businessesMIPIM, Cannes – Wednesday 14 March 2018 – VXFIBER, the Swedish provider of Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) Open Access solutions, has partnered with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to roll out Gigabit full fibre connectivity to residents and businesses. With an initial project in the city’s Enterprise Zone, the rollout of a full city-wide fibre network i
  
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• Prysmian Group invests €170 million in next generation subsea cable vessel

  14-03-2018 01:00
  Prysmian Group is to invest €170 million in a state of the art cable laying vessel to bolster its offshore operations. The new vessel will support long…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New FTTH deal will transform the city of Stoke into a gigabit hotspot

  14-03-2018 01:00
  Stoke City Council has signed a deal to transform the city into a hotspot for gigabit broadband connectivity. Swedish Fibre to the Home (FTTH) provider, FX Fiber, will help to transform the city's broadband infrastructure by rolling out full fibre connectivity to homes and businesses…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT appoint new chief strategy and transformation officer

  14-03-2018 01:00
  BT has announced the appointment of Michael Sherman as its chief strategy and transformation officer. Sherman will work directly for BT's chief executive officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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