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• GSMA warns of regulatory inconsistencies

  22-05-2018 18:01
  Ahead of the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the GSMA has highlighted the busybody bureaucrats should not get too excited with their favourite pastime of coating the industry with red-tape.
  The regulation comes into effect this Friday (May 25th) launching a mad dash for the finish line. Insiders have told us many firms are doing their best duck impression, calmly floating on the surface, while flapping vigorously below trying to get in-line with Europe&r
  
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• French Gov congratulates itself for operator investments

  22-05-2018 17:06
  The French Government has decided it deserves to congratulate itself for the money which operators have spent on improving connectivity throughout the country.
  The pat on the back comes as French regulator Arcep unveils the how the country is progressing into the digital economy. €9.6 billion was spent over the last 12 months, including spectrum purchases, which is a record for France, with the operators bringing in €36.2 billion over the period.
  “Two years ago, I asked operators
  
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• OutSystems Customer ADEC Innovations Receives Environmental Leader’s Top Product of the Year Award

  22-05-2018 15:00
  The third industry recognition received for CleanChain, built with the OutSystems low-code development platformLondon, UK — 22nd May, 2018 — OutSystems congratulates customer ADEC Innovations for receiving the Top Product of the Year Award from Environmental Leader. The winning product, CleanChain, was built with the OutSystems low-code development platform. In addition, CleanChain recently received the Sustainability Product of the Year award from Business Intelligence Group and the
  
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• French telecoms/Altice: off the hook

  22-05-2018 14:45
  Consolidation chatter has led to speculation on likely deals but beware of crossed lines
  
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• Are UK Resellers Missing Out on Providing Urban Wi-Fi Systems Due to Low Uptake of EU’s WiFi4EU Grant Initiative?

  22-05-2018 14:45
  Nuvias looks for existing and new resellers to take advantage of the EU’s WiFi4EU grant initiative. London, UK: 22/5/18: Many councils are missing out on a EURO 120 million EU grant fund to help install Wi-Fi in towns and cities because of uncertainties over Brexit, claims Rob Clark, Director, Technologies & Solutions Development at Nuvias[1], EMEA distributor for technology leader Nokia. “This means that resellers too could be missing out on a great opportunity to...Source: Real
  
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• Altice soars as regulator opens door to consolidation in France

  22-05-2018 14:29
  Shares in telecoms group up 60% with SFR unit seen as potential target for French rivals
  
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• $100 million prize show eSports is the real deal

  22-05-2018 13:31
  Epic Games has announced it will provide $100 million to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions, an eye-watering amount of cash to demonstrate the rapid emergence of eSports.
  Managing the increasingly intensive flow of data across a network is a tricky task nowadays, and that’s even before technologies like virtual reality and autonomous vehicles become a certainty. eSports is a cog in the machine which doesn’t seem to be taken too seriously as of yet, but $100 million from Epic
  
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• Nokia phone saviour HMD hits unicorn status

  22-05-2018 12:09
  HMD Global, the home of the re-booted Nokia devices, has raised $100 million from multiple investors to become the 24th company in 2018 to hit the $1 billion unicorn valuation status.
  The round of investment was led by Geneva based, Ginko Ventures with participation from DMJ Asia Investment Opportunity and Wonderful Stars, with the funds to be used to scale business operations and fund the company’s growth in its second year. Initial plans will focus on growing its portfolio of Nokia devic
  
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• Sony puts smartphones on the back burner as it doubles down on music

  22-05-2018 12:04
  Japanese technology and media conglomerate Sony has announced its latest cunning plan and it involved focusing on content and content creators.
  At the same time Sony announced it is acquiring 60% of EMI Music Publishing from Mubadala for $2.85 billion, which means it now owns 90% of EMI and, when combined with its own music publishing business, makes Sony the world’s biggest music publisher.
  “The music business has enjoyed a resurgence over the past couple of years, driven largely by
  
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• US and China reach ‘handshake deal’ to ease tension and save ZTE

  22-05-2018 11:59
  US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He have reportedly laid the groundwork for a deal which would end escalating tensions between the two nations and save the fast falling ZTE.
  According to Reuter’s sources, a deal could be reached between the two countries before US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross heads to China with his delegation to continue trade talks. Although there is no official confirmation from any of the parties as of yet, a deal would result in Chin
  
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• Wireless Broadband Alliance establishes requirements for IoT Roaming

  22-05-2018 11:00
  Latest white paper calls for use of WRIX specification to address challenges of interoperability London, 22 May 2018 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published its latest white paper, entitled: ‘IoT Interoperability: Dynamic Roaming’. The paper investigates how existing Wi-Fi roaming capabilities could help the IoT market with the evolution of IoT Device roaming, ensuring devices can seamlessly ‘talk’ to each other.The aim of the study is to provide a fra
  
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• Go!Foton brings growing family of high-density fiber solutions to Europe

  22-05-2018 10:00
  The award-winning PEACOC (Platform with Enhanced Access for Compact Optical Connections) v3.0 will be premiered at ANGA COM Somerset, USA, 22 May 2018 – European operators looking to overcome the challenges associated with growing fiber roll-out for the 5G era are set to benefit from new high-density solutions when Go!Foton corporation, global leaders in innovative fiber connectivity solutions, debuts its state-of-the-art PEACOC v3.0 for the first time at ANGA COM 2018.Highlighting its gro
  
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• Traffic lights and security alarms affected by BT switch-off

  22-05-2018 05:00
  Plan to retire voice network in 2025 has far-reaching consequences
  
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• US and China close to finalising ZTE deal

  22-05-2018 02:00
  The US and Chinese governments are close to agreeing a deal that would remove the newly implemented banning order on ZTE, according to industry sources.
  The ban currently prohibits ZTE from doing business with any American firm and has decimated the Chinese smartphone manufacturer's production line…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telefonica: No 5G before 2020

  22-05-2018 02:00
  Telefonica has warned that operators who rush out 5G before they are fully ready will risk bringing an inferior version of the technology to market. The company has said that it will not be ready to implement 5G services until at least 2020…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Netcomm Wireless and Ericsson announce IoT partnership

  22-05-2018 02:00
  Netcomm Wireless has joined Ericsson's IoT Accelerator platform, linking its 4G LTE Machine-to-Machine devices to provide seamless and smooth connectivity.   “We’re in full progress of expanding the IoT Ecosystem of device and application partners interoperable with the IoT Accelerator platform…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mobile centric fibre

  22-05-2018 02:00
  Mobile Operators have two burning problems: increasing capacity in their 4G networks and laying the foundations for 5G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• HMD Global raises $100m for Nokia smartphone reboot

  22-05-2018 02:00
  Finland's HMD Global has raised $100m in funding as it attempts to reinvigorate Nokia's smart phone offering. The latest round of funding valued the company at $1 billion…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• French telcos invest record breaking €9.6 billion to focus on fibre

  22-05-2018 02:00
  French telcos invested a record breaking €9.6 billion last year, as operators invested in fibre networks and laid the groundwork for 5G. ‘Two years ago, I asked operators to break open their piggy banks, to rise to national coverage challenges, and enable France to catch up on the connectivity front…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Data consumption in Middle East and Africa to double inside 5 years

  22-05-2018 02:00
  Average data consumption in Africa is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 15.1 per cent and will hit 4.6Gb per user, per month, by 2022. A new study published by GlobalData reveals that data consumption in the region is set to skyrocket as the rollout of 4G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Cross network dynamic roaming key to IoT implementation

  22-05-2018 02:00
  As the Internet of Things (IoT) plays an increasingly prominent role in our day to day lives, wireless connectivity will be crucial to ensuring its seamless integration, according to industry experts…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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