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• US appeals decision approving AT&T-Time Warner deal

  12-07-2018 23:02
  Landmark media sector transaction faces new round of litigation
  
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• US again seeks to block $80bn AT&T-Time Warner deal

  12-07-2018 23:02
  Trump administration appeals court decision approving landmark media takeover
  
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• BT loses UK rights to screen Italian football

  12-07-2018 19:50
  Ambitious rival Eleven Sports to broadcast Serie A games as well as La Liga
  
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• Openet finds people are losing their faith in OTTs

  12-07-2018 18:55
  Research commissioned by BSS vendor Openet found the Facebook data scandal has affected overall trust in digital service providers.
  Just over half of the 1,500 people surveyed in the US, UK, Brazil and Philippines said they were less likely to share their data with an OTT (i.e. big internet company) as a result of the data scandal that hit Facebook with the Cambridge Analytica revelations. This trend also applied to free digital services in general as people have apparently got the memo that com
  
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• Connectivity in Scotland: Time to re-think the options

  12-07-2018 16:58
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Craig Scott, Business Development Director at MLL Telecom, looks at some of the challenges and opportunities around fibre north of the border.
  There’s a connectivity sea-change happening in Scotland right now: Inhabitants are demanding to know why they must put up with sub-par broadband speeds and access, compared to those of their neighbours south of the bo
  
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• Broadcom buys CA Technologies as a $18.9 billion consolation prize

  12-07-2018 14:55
  Broadcom announced it is going to acquire the software company CA Technologies in a $18.9 billion deal, after its proposed takeover of Qualcomm fell apart in March.
  This deal gave CA Technologies a 20% premium on the closing price of the last trading day. Boards of both companies have agreed to the deal, though it still needs to gain the approval from the anti-trust authorities in the US, EU and Japan. It will also need to be voted on by all the shareholders, at least nominally.
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• ZTE’s export ban is set to be lifted

  12-07-2018 13:36
  The US Commerce Department has signed an agreement with to lift the export ban on ZTE.
  In keeping with the style of the current US administration the move was communicated via a tweet.
  Our statement on #ZTE and the escrow agreement: pic.twitter.com/w0Bbej1mAU
  — U.S. Commerce Dept. (@CommerceGov) July 11, 2018In practice this will complete the outstanding part of the $1.4 billion penalty agreement ZTE reached with the Department in June, coming on top of the $1 billion it already paid. In a
  
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• Bott opts for Zylpha's top flight Bundling

  12-07-2018 12:22
  Bott and Co has chosen Zylpha’s document bundling software following a successful pilot scheme. The software, which will be deployed in conjunction with LexisNexis’ Visualfiles case management system, is to be used by Bott’s highly respected flight claims department. By using Zylpha, Bott will be able to streamline document management processes and therein significantly reduce the costs of preparing legal document bundles.Bott and Co is a multiple award-winning ‘No Win, N
  
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• Sky shareholders rejoice as Comcast immediately tops Fox offer

  12-07-2018 11:02
  The bidding war for Sky is really hotting up with Comcast barely pausing for thought before trumping Fox’s latest acquisition offer.
  Sky’s share price has pretty much doubled since 21st Century Fox first made a bid to acquire the rest of it back in December 2016. Sky shareholders’ wildest dreams were realised when Comcast eventually decided it wanted some of that action and it clearly means business.
  Usually there’s a respectful silence in between competing mega-M&A b
  
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• KDDI Brings Japanese Telecoms, Service Development Tech andamp; Know-how to Myanmar

  12-07-2018 03:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  KDDI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Makoto Takahashi) is implementing telecommunications business operations in Myanmar together with Sumitomo Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masayuki Hyodo) and Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT).
  Since July 18, 2017, KDDI has been working to further improve the quality of telecommunications services and service development capabilities in Myanmar by carrying out a long-term training program in Japan
  
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• Media titans bring deal wrangling to Sun Valley

  12-07-2018 02:42
  Battle over Fox assets marks gathering organised by Allen & Co
  
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• Viasat and El Al launch inflight WIFI network

  12-07-2018 02:00
  Israeli airline El Al has launched its inflight WIFI service, powered by Viasat. El Al has equipped 15 of its airlines with Viasat's latest WIFI technology, providing high speed connectivity across El Al's fleet of 787 Dreamliners and 737…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US pencils in high frequency 5G auction for late 2019

  12-07-2018 02:00
  The US will auction off high frequency 5G spectrum in the second half of 219, according to the FCC's chairman, Ajit Pai.
  In a blog post following his attendance at the International Telecommunication Union’s Global Symposium for Regulators in Geneva…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US eyes high frequency 5G auction in late 2019

  12-07-2018 02:00
  The US will auction off high frequency 5G spectrum in the second half of 219, according to the FCC's chairman, Ajit Pai.
  In a blog post following his attendance at the International Telecommunication Union’s Global Symposium for Regulators in Geneva…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• NEC wins key subsea cabling project in India

  12-07-2018 02:00
  NEC has won a contract to build a new subsea data cable, connecting a cluster of offshore islands to the Indian mainland. NEC was awarded the contract alongside Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei and Audi join forces to accelerate smart car development

  12-07-2018 02:00
  Chinese tech giant Huawei has signed a strategic agreement with German car manufacturer Audi to accelerate the development of the next generation of connected cars.
  The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will encourage investment and development in smart car technologies and is part of a broader trade agreement signed by Chinese premier Li Keqiang and the German chancellor Angela Merkel…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Comcast makes £26 billion bid to acquire Sky

  12-07-2018 02:00
  The race to acquire Sky has taken another turn, as Comcast has submitted an increased bid of £14.75 per share, putting it in pole opposition to land the UK based media giant…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Android users in Africa, South America and Asia at risk from identity fraud

  12-07-2018 02:00
  Smartphone users in the developing world are at risk from pernicious malware that comes as standard on some Android devices, according to mobile internet firm Upstream.  The pre-installed malware collects personal information…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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