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• Verizon Enterprise Solutions: 1Q 2018 Highlights

  25-04-2018 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Verizon Enterprise Solutions delivers the promise of the connected world. During the first quarter of 2018, we helped clients around the globe provide better customer experiences and produce better business results through services such as advanced networking, business communications and managed services. First quarter 2018 highlights include: Click here for more.
  
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• Keep track of the kids, limit screen time and block inappropriate content with Verizon Smart Family

  25-04-2018 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YORK - When it comes to kids and technology, parents can always use a little help. Kids are getting smartphones earlier than ever-- on average, children with a smartphone received it at seven and a half years old according to the Family Online Safety Institute. Knowing how to best manage your kids' smartphone activity can be tricky if you don't have the right tools.  Click here for more.
  
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• KDDI forms KDDI Open Innovation Fund 3 New investments to step up collaborative business creation for the coming 5G era

  25-04-2018 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) has joined forces with independent venture capital firm Global Brain Corp. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo, President: Yasuhiko Yurimoto) to establish KDDI Open Innovation Fund 3 (KOIF3), a fund that will invest in venture firms that hold promise for generating synergy with KDDI group companies in the coming 5G era.
  In anticipation of the changes that will be brought about as 5G technology comes into widespread use, plans
  
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• AT&T shares sink on revenues and earnings miss

  25-04-2018 22:44
  Market valuation drops to lowest in five months on disappointing performance
  
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• The EU sets out a “European” vision for AI

  25-04-2018 18:50
  The European Commission has kick-started its campaign to lead the world when it comes to standards and ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence.
  This is the precarious position the AI world currently finds itself in; setting the standards which will govern development for years to come. In the US, the reigns have been firmly grasped by the private sector, while over in Asia, China is leading the charge, heavily influenced by government ambitions. These two sets of ambitions could not be id
  
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• Huawei gets US probe for suspected Iran naughtiness

  25-04-2018 18:48
  Few will be surprised the US government is looking to weaken the already limited position of Huawei in the US, the emergence of a probe from the US Department of Justice is just another stepping stone in US/Chinese tensions.
  According to the Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Justice has launched an investigation to see whether Huawei violated US sanctions against Iran, which will have numerous companies throughout the US as nervous as Huawei. The whole ZTE saga started with a similar inv
  
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• Comcast gazumps Murdoch/Disney with £22 billion bid for Sky

  25-04-2018 18:47
  Giant US telco Comcast has upstaged Rupert Murdoch by offering £12.50 per share – around £22 billion – for Sky.
  Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox bid £10.75 per share for Sky back in 2016 but the process has been bogged down by UK regulatory concerns that have called into question the prospect of it ever succeeding. Comcast seems to have taken advantage of this lull to swoop for the pay TV company and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Murdoch throw in the towel
  
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• AI is going to take over the world, just not the way you think

  25-04-2018 13:46
  New estimates from Gartner put the total business value derived from artificial intelligence at $1.2 trillion in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 70%, before booming to $3.9 trillion in 2022.
  The rise of AI in the business world has been well documented, though the real-world impact might not have been noticed by everyone. Technology companies are experts at incrementally feeding us progress to ease the transition to normality, therefore these figures might come as a shock to some. AI sounds inc
  
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• Nokia takes 5G to the edge in Brooklyn

  25-04-2018 13:33
  Networking vendor Nokia is using a 5G event in New York to show off some of its latest shiny things.
  The Brooklyn 5G Summit describes itself as a ‘5G technology summit hosted in Brookly, NY’, which seems hard to argue with. The listed contact from the event is a Nokia email address so we’re going to assume Nokia runs the whole thing unless advised otherwise, and there don’t seem to be any other vendors involved.
  The big thing Nokia is looking to bring attention to this ye
  
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• A look at the continued erosion of our online rights

  25-04-2018 13:30
  In light of the news Verizon has been poking and prodding the Oath terms and conditions, we decided to have a look at what other gems the internet giants bury in the complicated text.
  As part of the new terms of service, Verizon/Oath have included a clause in which the user waives the right to participate in any class action lawsuit. The changes went relatively unnoticed, perhaps due to the attention being diverted towards another clause which allows Verizon/Oath to read your emails, but perhaps
  
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• Fletcher Longstaff Chooses Zylpha's Visualfiles Integrations

  25-04-2018 12:37
  Zylpha (www.zylpha.com), the UK’s leading integration specialist for LexisNexis Visualfiles, is to supply Fletcher Longstaff with several of its widely acclaimed Visualfiles integrations. Fletcher Longstaff’s decision follows the award-winning conveyancing practice’s choice to move to Visualfiles as its case management system. Zylpha was chosen as it is both an approved LexisNexis Partner and its Visualfiles integrations are now widely used by UK legal practices of all sizes. A
  
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• India’s largest mobile operators agree $14.5bn infrastructure merger

  25-04-2018 10:44
  Union will create biggest telecoms tower business outside China
  
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• Indian telcos agree to $14bn tower merger

  25-04-2018 08:37
  Deal a stepping stone for Vodafone in Europe
  
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• The Global 100 – US and Asian operators dominate the world's telecoms market

  25-04-2018 02:00
  Unsurprisingly, AT&T remained the biggest company in the industry according to Total Telecom's Global 100 report, amassing revenues of €131.8 billion. While there was little movement in the top 10 (and none at all in the top 4) the report does throw up a number of interesting discussion points…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia: We must deliver ubiquitous service for gigabit access

  25-04-2018 02:00
  Providing gigabit capable internet services is a key priority for governments across the world, particularly in Europe, North America and Asia. Despite this fact, global household penetration levels for internet access were just 53…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE boosts network coverage in Scotland

  25-04-2018 02:00
  EE has undertaken a significant network upgrade programme in Scotland, boosting connectivity and network speeds in some of the UK's most remote locations. EE's network now covers 75 per cent of the country's landmass and has recently completed the building of its 90th site in Scotland in the last 12 months…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bharti Airtel sees catastrophic drop in Q1 profits

  25-04-2018 02:00
  Indian telco giant Bharti Airtel has seen its quarterly profits plummet to just $18m (Rs1.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2018, according to the company's financial report…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Altice slapped with €124.5 million over acquisition of Portugal Telecom

  25-04-2018 02:00
  Global telecoms conglomerate, Altice, has been fined €124.5 million by the European Commission over its acquisition of Portugal Telecom.
  Altice acquired Portugal Telecom's assets from Brazilian operator, Oi, in a €7.4 billion deal.
  The European Commission fined Altice for completing the acquisition before it fulfilled its duties to sell off its existing assets in Portugal (namely Oni and Cabovis&atilde…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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