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• Dixons Carphone risks loss of big mobile groups in contracts row

  01-06-2018 19:37
  Retailer faces backlash as new chief seeks to review contracts with phone groups
  
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• Waymo bags 62k minivans for self-driving service

  01-06-2018 17:41
  Waymo has expanded its partnership with Fiat Chrysler agreeing to add up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its self-driving transportation service.
  The service, which Waymo plans to launch at the end of the year, will allow the public to use Waymo’s app to request a vehicle will make use of the vehicles, though there is also the potential to make the vehicle available to retail customers. The partnership itself dates back to 2016.
  “Waymo’s goal from day one has bee
  
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• Nokia’s new Technology Committee – good idea, poor execution

  01-06-2018 13:53
  With the dust settled following Nokia’s Annual General Meeting now is the time to look at whether any of the changes will have a meaningful impact on the business.
  Nine of the board members have been re-elected, each receiving a handsome payment of at least €160,000, and one new member has been introduced, the former Head of Nokia Networks Sari Baldauf. A dividend payment of €0.19 per share for the 2017 financial year has been set, and all the committees reporting into the board
  
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• EE allows parents to bestow the gift of data

  01-06-2018 13:50
  In a move disturbingly in keeping with the times EE has launched a new service that allows subscribers to give their kids just what they’ve always wanted.
  Gone are the days when junior might have asked for a new bike or a train set or some other wholesomely analogue toy. It’s all about data these days and EE knows it, so it has launched what it claims is the UK’s first data gifting service.
  It fundamentally seems to be a tweak to the concept of a ‘family plan’ in wh
  
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• 1st Touch and Aareon UK Complete Final Stages of Merger Process Whilst Announcing Significant Plans For Growth

  01-06-2018 13:40
  Following the operational merger of 1st Touch and Aareon in July 2017, Aareon UK has announced that the two companies will complete the merger process fully on the 1st of June 2018. All services and products will now be delivered by Aareon UK Ltd (www.aareon.co.uk) under the existing management and board of directors. The move is seen as an ideal platform for investment, new product announcements and significant market growth.The 1st Touch trade mark will...Source: RealWire
  
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• Softbank drives forward Vision Fund with $2.25bn GM autonomous vehicle investment

  01-06-2018 12:25
  General Motors has become the latest business to catch the attention of Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Vision Fund, as its autonomous vehicles subsidiary, Cruise, receives a $2.25 billion boost.
  The cash will be invested into Cruise in two tranches. At the closing of the transaction, the Vision Fund will invest $900 million, alongside $1.1 billion from parent-company GM, while the remaining $1.35 billion will be invested at the point Cruise’s technology is ready for commercial deployment,
  
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• Time to slam the phone down on nuisance callers

  01-06-2018 06:00
  Why do I pay for my home phone rental yet my line is constantly jammed by fraudsters?
  
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• Synchronoss completes honeybee acquisition

  01-06-2018 02:00
  Synchronoss Technologies has completed the acquisition of the honeybee software business from Dixons Carphone for an undisclosed amount.
  The acquisition was first reported by Total Telecom in May…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New subsea cable system to boost connectivity in the South Pacific

  01-06-2018 02:00
  TE Subcom is to build a new subsea data cable to connect island nations in the South Pacific. The ICN2 submarine cable project will progress in collaboration with Interchange Limited and will connect the nations of Vanuatu and The Solomon Islands…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• International trade wars threaten to spark a 5G arms race – but is Europe even in the running?

  01-06-2018 02:00
  5G is rarely out of the headlines, but this week a visit to Huawei's 5G roadshow in London and the news that Ericsson had secured a €250 million 5G finance package, helped bring it back into the spotlight.
  Operators in Europe are making the right noises about 5G and are quick to emphasise the transformational potential of fifth generation mobile networks, but appear split over whether it is better to be first to market, or keep your powder dry until the technology is fully refined and test
  
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• Intelsat signs deal to boost broadband coverage in Myanmar

  01-06-2018 02:00
  Intelsat has signed a strategic agreement with the government of Myanmar to accelerate the deployment of wireless communication infrastructure in the country."The Ministry of Transport and Communications will utilize services on Intelsat 39…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson secures €250m 5G finance package from EIB

  01-06-2018 02:00
  Ericsson has secured a €250 million credit agreement with the European Investment Bank. Ericsson will use the funds to press ahead with developing its 5G network solutions…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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