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• US leveraged bids: high-wire act

  18-06-2018 22:52
  Companies are keen to assure investors that debt is fine because of ‘rapid de-levering’
  
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• Disney plans to add cash to its bid for Fox

  18-06-2018 18:34
  Entertainment group seeks to regain upper hand in M&A tussle with Comcast
  
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• UK telcos not meeting demands of Brits

  18-06-2018 17:23
  New research from RootMetrics points the finger at UK telcos for not meeting the expectations of the demanding consumer, claiming only 53% of Brits are actually happy with their mobile service.
  Despite consistent belief and self-praise from the telcos, research pieces like this are becoming more common. Telcos argue performance and net promoter scores are constantly on the rise, while value added services are becoming a game changer, but perhaps this is evidence the telcos are fulfilling the cor
  
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• Italtel to present latest advancements on Horizon 2020 5G projects at EuCNC 2018

  18-06-2018 15:46
  Developments around network slicing, Internet of Things (IoT) and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) will be discussedMilan, June 18, 2018 – The latest progress on three European Horizon 2020 projects focusing on 5G network infrastructure and services will be showcased at the European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) 2018 by Italtel, a leading telecommunications company in IT system integration, managed services, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and all-IP solutions.
  
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• Dynamic Spectrum Alliance welcomes Amazon as charter member

  18-06-2018 15:00
  18 June 2018: The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) today announced that Amazon has become its newest charter member, joining other industry leaders Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Nominet and Adaptrum. Amazon’s membership follows its commissioning and publishing of a report which found that greater digital adoption in rural areas could add more than £12 billion annually in gross value – equivalent to an increase of between four and eight per cent – to the UK’s rural eco
  
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• Cybersecurity for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  18-06-2018 14:54
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Cormac Whelan, CEO UK & Ireland, Nokia Networks looks at how the cybersecurity landscape is evolving.
  The Fourth Industrial Revolution, the increasing connectivity of our lives and businesses, is driving business transformation and improving the lives of employees and customers globally. But there’s a darker side to this increased mobility and interconne
  
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• The Telecoms.com podcast: Live from 5G World

  18-06-2018 13:51
  Now with added video!
  
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• We’re blindly walking the path to digital monopolization – think tank

  18-06-2018 13:29
  British think tank ResPublica has claimed current competition law is not fit for purpose, running the risk of companies such as Google and Facebook creating digital monopolies and ultimately a losing position for the consumer.
  In its latest report on the industry, ‘Technopoly and what to do about it: Reform, Redress and Regulation’, the think tank argues competition law needs to stop privileging big business and focus on the benefits of small businesses and market structure
  
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• The Network Strikes Back

  18-06-2018 12:55
  2017 was the year when awareness about the need for greater cyber security went into the mainstream. Terms like ‘global ransomware attack’ made headline news, and each month reports of data breaches at companies such as Equifax, Uber, and e-Bay came out. Businesses and consumers started to really recognize the importance of privacy and security. They also started to see that security these days needs to be strong not only on a corporate level – but also within the home network.
  
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• Huawei hits back at Australian paranoia

  18-06-2018 12:55
  Huawei has written an open letter to Australian members of Parliament hitting back at the claims the company is a security risk, as it scraps for survival in the 5G race.
  Like the US, the Australian government is finding issue with supposed ties between Huawei and the Chinese government, with the vendor creeping towards the banned list on the eve of the 5G revolution. As you would expect, Huawei is not going to loosen its dominance on the telecoms infrastructure world without a fight, and as wit
  
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• Qualcomm/NXP deal hangs in balance as US and China set out war plans

  18-06-2018 10:24
  Back in 2016, Qualcomm just wanted to buy NXP in the continued quest for self-improvement, unfortunately the business has become one of the rarely moving pawns in the prolonged chess game between the US and China.
  It was reported by several news outlets last week the deal had been approved, only to be shot down by Chinese authorities almost immediately afterwards, and for Qualcomm to extend the offering period of its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding commo
  
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• Smarter Network Capacity Planning to Drive ROI & Customer Experience

  18-06-2018 10:19
  Capacity planning in telco networks has evolved over time. With increasing capex and falling ARPU affecting the bottom line, telcos today are turning to the latest technologies like analytics and machine learning to gain more visibility into network investments. However, they often overlook the parameters that impact the business outcomes. Most of the capacity enhancements today focus on technology KPIs rather than business metrics, leading to overspending and revenue loss. With capex and custom
  
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• Virgin Media joins the Netflix bonanza

  18-06-2018 09:51
  Virgin Media is the latest telco to cash in on the aggregator trend, building on a partnership with Netflix to allow customers to pay for the streaming service through their Virgin Media bill.
  Starting in October, builds on a partnership dating back to 2013, with Virgin Media claiming more than 700 million hours of programming have been watched through the Netflix app on Virgin TV’s platform. The team might be stating it was the first to lure the Netflix goldmine onto its platform, but it
  
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• SK Telecom and KT both win big at South Korea's 5G auction

  18-06-2018 02:00
  SK Telecom and KT have both been awarded 100MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, as part of South Korea's 5G auction process…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India must release spectrum soon, or risk falling behind in the race for 5G

  18-06-2018 02:00
  India's Department of Telecoms must release spectrum soon, to ensure that the country does not fall behind in 5G research and development, according to a new report…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Hyperoptic: UK's FTTH penetration could hit 10% inside 18 months

  18-06-2018 02:00
  Hyperoptic's CEO, Dana Tobak, has said that she expects the UK's fibre to the home (FTTH) penetration rate to hit 10 per cent inside the next 18 months.
  Speaking exclusively to Total Telecom ahead of the Connected Britain event…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Former France Telecom CEO to stand trial over employee deaths

  18-06-2018 02:00
  Former France Telecom CEO, Didier Lombard, is to stand trial over accusations of workplace bullying which unions say resulted in 35 employee suicides between 2008 and 2009…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Convergence is the key for BT

  18-06-2018 02:00
  It's an exciting time for Britain's telecoms sector at the moment, with the country pushing ahead to rollout 5G by 2019 and to hit 15 million fibre to the home (FTTH) connections by 2025. As Britain's biggest telco, BT will have a huge role to play in shaping and delivering the UK's digital future.
  In addition to its central role as the enabler of Britain's digital transformation, BT is launching a raft of schemes and initiatives that will re-establish the company as a centre for excellence and
  
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