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• AT&T to HBO: if it ain’t broke, fix it anyway

  09-07-2018 14:59
  US telco AT&T has wasted little time before detailing how it’s going to ‘improve’ premium video content maker HBO now that it owns it.
  For decades HBO has set the standard for TV excellence via series such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood and Game of Thrones. But just imagine what it could have achieved with some telecoms suits calling the shots – the mind boggles. Well now we get to find out because AT&T has bought it and recently served notice that things are
  
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• Tencent is aiming to do a Spotify with its entertainment and music business

  09-07-2018 14:56
  The China based internet company Tencent, listed on the HKSE, is planning to spin off its music and entertainment subsidiary and list it separately on an exchange in the US.
  The chairman of Tencent, Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, made the announcement on Sunday 8 July, one day before Xiaomi’s trading started on the HKSE. Despite the initial price was set at the bottom end of the estimated range, Xiaomi’s share price still closed the day 1.2 percent lower than its opening price, h
  
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• 3 + BT + SSE = 5G, FYI

  09-07-2018 13:23
  UK MNO Three has announced a new deal that gives it access to a bunch of BT local exchanges to augment its backhaul. This will be handy for 5G, we’re told.
  This move was made possible by a new project undertaken by SSE Enterprise telecoms to unbundle 177 BT exchanges over the next two years, thus enabling it to offer wholesale fibre services itself. Three is the first customer to seize this opportunity, which SSE is virtue-signalling as being a significant contribution to UK fibre access o
  
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• Huawei escalates its dispute with the US

  09-07-2018 12:08
  Chinese telco vendor Huawei seems to be going on the offensive in its battle of wills with US regulators, having filed some fresh objections.
  Huawei issued its second response in a month to the US FCC’s “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” (NPRM) which seeks to ban US companies receiving Universal Service Fund (USF) from purchasing communication equipment and services from the Chinese firm.
  To say Huawei and the US authorities do not see eye to eye is to put it very mildly. Here is
  
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• SSE Enterprise Telecoms to unbundle 177 BT exchanges to enhance UK business connectivity

  09-07-2018 10:00
  Three UK will be first to use the enhanced network to underpin its 5G ambitions, while the project will bring over 180,000 new UK business postcodes into play for SSE Enterprise TelecomsLONDON, UK – 09 July 2018, – SSE Enterprise Telecoms – one of the UK’s leading connectivity suppliers, and part of SSE plc – has today announced details of a major project to unbundle 177 BT exchanges, to meet the significant demand for high-capacity...Source: RealWire
  
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• Are telecoms companies losing the brand battle? 

  09-07-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  ‘What’s next?’ moment as sector seeks connection with younger customers
  
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• Xiaomi CEO blames trade war for turbulent stock market debut

  09-07-2018 02:00
  Xiaomi shares got off to a rocky start in their first day of trading on Monday, with the CEO laying the blame on the US-China trade war.The Chinese device maker's Hong Kong IPO raised HK$37 billion (US$4…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sweden sets €60m reserve on 700-MHz spectrum

  09-07-2018 02:00
  Sweden's telco regulator has invited applications for its 700-MHz spectrum auction, setting a reserve of 600 million kroner (€58.5 million)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange, Europol partner in fight against cybercrime

  09-07-2018 02:00
  Orange and Europol on Monday established a framework deal that will see them share information with the aim of curbing cyberthreats.Under the deal, the French incumbent will provide Europol with data observed on its networks relating to spam…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Korean telcos in 5G deal with drone maker DJI

  09-07-2018 02:00
  South Korea's mobile operators have struck a deal with drone maker DJI as part of an effort to equip future products with 5G connectivity.The Korea Times reported on Monday that SK Telecom…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EchoStar withdraws £3.2bn Inmarsat offer

  09-07-2018 02:00
  EchoStar has withdrawn its takeover bid for Inmarsat, after the UK satellite services provider rejected a formal offer from its US rival.Late on Friday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• 3UK ramps up fibre footprint in 5G push

  09-07-2018 02:00
  3UK on Monday ramped up its 5G preparations with a deal to connect thousands of its masts with fibre.The mobile operator has reached an agreement with SSE Enterprise Telecoms through which it will gain access to an initial 170 BT exchanges &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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