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• UK’s Inmarsat rejects takeover bid from Ergen’s EchoStar

  08-06-2018 18:49
  Inmarsat said it was ‘significantly undervalued’ by proposal
  
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• UK’s Inmarsat rejects takeover bid from Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar

  08-06-2018 18:49
  Satellite group says it was ‘significantly undervalued’ by proposal
  
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• BT/Gavin Patterson: receding hair

  08-06-2018 16:45
  Group’s next boss should be a tactician the equal of Ofcom’s formidable Sharon White
  
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• Orange points to privacy benefits through MEC

  08-06-2018 16:36
  Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is back on the buzzword agenda after spending a few years in the wilderness and Orange has pointed to an interesting privacy benefit to the technology.
  After getting a technology tour at Roland Garros this week, one of the quick demos offered some insight into the world of video analytics and edge computing. Using several different wireless cameras scattered around the venue and various AI applications, Orange is able to keep track on the number of individuals who are
  
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• ImpulsePay Appoints Adam Williams as Chief Executive Officer

  08-06-2018 16:25
  Former Chief Operating Officer steps up as Chris Newell focuses on donrNewcastle, June 8th, 2018: ImpulsePay today announced that Adam Williams will become its new CEO. After successfully running the mobile payment company for ten years – a time period which has included multiple awards – Chris Newell has handed the reigns over to Williams, as he switches his focus to tech-for-good company, donr.ImpulsePay is one of the pioneers of Charge To Mobile technology in...Source: RealWire
  
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• Ofcom still determined to rinse UK MNOs over license fees

  08-06-2018 14:35
  UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced a fresh consultation on the license fees MNOs have to pay for some spectrum.
  This marks the culmination of a process that began four years when Ofcom decided the UKs mobile operators should pay four times more for their 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum than they currently did. That was eventually tweaked down a bit but still represented a 200% tax increase.
  EE, which pays the most of this spectrum tax thanks to its 90 MHz of 1800, decided to take matters in
  
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• Former Ericsson boss Hans Vestberg is appointed Verizon chief

  08-06-2018 13:46
  Successor to Lowell McAdam chosen in shake-up at one of US’s largest telecoms groups
  
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• Former Ericsson boss appointed Verizon CEO

  08-06-2018 13:46
  Hans Vestberg, who was ousted from Ericsson, will replace Lowell McAdam in August
  
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• US Government says the digital divide is narrowing

  08-06-2018 13:44
  A report from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) suggests the concerning digital divide in the US is narrowing.
  The NTIA, a division of the US Department of Commerce, surveyed various users across the US, unearthing a couple of interesting statistics. For instance, more households had a mobile data plan than wired broadband service in 2017, and for the first time since NTIA began tracking use of different types of computing devices, tablets were more popular th
  
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• Smart tech fueling the speed of global change

  08-06-2018 13:09
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Ryan Hamilton, Geodata Product Manager, DigitalGlobe looks at the role geodata will play in IoT.
  The world just became that little bit smaller as we strive for faster and more efficient connectivity. If you don’t already have some form of connected tech, then I guarantee you that some clever marketing person is working on some campaign to getting you signed
  
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• UK telecoms poster boy runs out of lives

  08-06-2018 12:52
  BT CEO Gavin Patterson will step down from the top job after a turbulent couple of years, with no-nonsense Chairman Jan du Plessis on the search for a replacement.
  Patterson will stay in place until a suitable replacement has been found, which is expected to be in the second half of the year, though the statement put forward by BT highlights his position had now become unattainable. Despite putting forward an aggressive restructuring strategy and multi-play plan in recent weeks, reports emerged
  
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• Three ways 5G will change everything

  08-06-2018 12:43
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Volker Held, Head of 5G Market Development, Nokia, looks forward to all the new opportunities promised by 5G.
  With 5G field trials making rapid progress and the latest phase of standardization due to be completed within weeks, the race to be the first to bring 5G to market is heating up.
  It’s certainly true first movers gain certain advantages, yet there is
  
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• The role of mobile network testing on the path to 5G

  08-06-2018 12:18
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Arnd Sibila, Technology Manager, Rohde & Schwarz Mobile Network Testing, takes a look at some of the testing needs of 5G.
  Everyone is talking about 5G but long before commercial 5G services are even available, a myriad of articles, reports, presentations and speeches have been made public – creating a big buzz and high expectations in the new standard. W
  
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• Google makes itself responsible for the ethical use of AI

  08-06-2018 12:01
  Google has reacted to negative press and employee outrage over the use of its artificial intelligence technology by setting a charter dictating code of conduct, holding itself accountable for the use of its technology.
  The update from CEO Sundar Pichai follows an internal revolt to a Google’s involvement with Project Maven, a Pentagon initiative to study the use of AI in drone strikes, with more than 4,500 employees signing a letter demanding the termination of the contract. Google has sin
  
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• Gavin Patterson to step down as BT chief after shareholder backlash

  08-06-2018 08:21
  Telecom group’s chairman cites ‘need for a change of leadership’ after recent results
  
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• Gavin Patterson sacked as BT chief after shareholder backlash

  08-06-2018 08:21
  Chairman says telecoms group faces ‘big moment’ as successor is sought
  
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• Verizon name ex-Ericsson boss as their its new CEO

  08-06-2018 02:00
  Verizon has named former Ericsson boss Hans Vestberg as its new chief executive, according to reports in the press.
  Vestberg is currently serving as Verizon's chief technology officer and will replace current CEO, Lowell McAdam from the 1st of August.
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• Verizon name ex-Ericsson boss as its new CEO

  08-06-2018 02:00
  Verizon has named former Ericsson boss Hans Vestberg as its new chief executive, according to reports in the press.
  Vestberg is currently serving as Verizon's chief technology officer and will replace current CEO, Lowell McAdam from the 1st of August.
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• US Commerce Secretary: Huawei no threat to US national security

  08-06-2018 02:00
  US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, has said that the US Department of Commerce has found no evidence that Huawei poses any threat to US national security. Speaking after the announcement that the US was close to finalising a deal that would overturn a banning order against Huawei's compatriot ZTE…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Reliance Jio aims for 99% penetration in India by end of year

  08-06-2018 02:00
  Indian telecoms heavyweight Reliance Jio has said that it will cover 99 per cent of India's 1.3 billion strong population by the end of this financial year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ooredoo launches 5G home broadband devices in Qatar

  08-06-2018 02:00
  Ooredoo has launched its 5G home broadband devices, to a select group of customers in Qatar. The devices are capable of operating on 4G and 5G networks and can achieve download speeds of up to 2Gb per second…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MVNO loyalty schemes give customers what they want – tons of cheap data!

  08-06-2018 02:00
  This week, Three announced that it was partnering with High Street cosmetics chain Superdrug, to launch the UK's newest Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO).Superdrug Mobile will be available exclusively to Superdrug's Health and Beauty Club loyalty programme, using Three's state of the art network architecture.
  Lining up behind Superdrug are a host of other companies looking to launch their own MVNOs, with everything from The Post office to Premier League football clubs rumoured to be keen o
  
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• BT begins search for new CEO as Gavin Patterson steps aside

  08-06-2018 02:00
  BT's CEO Gavin Patterson is to step down from his role later this year, following a meeting with the company chairman, Jan du Plessis. Speaking of Patterson's stewardship, du Plessis said that the time had come for the company to make a change. “The broader reaction to our recent results announcement has …read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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