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• Sweden’s Telia stokes political storm with €1bn TV play

  20-07-2018 19:24
  Telecoms operator’s acquisition of Bonnier prompts fears of erosion of media plurality
  
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• Huawei 5G Microwave with Low TCO Promotes Broadband Development in Emerging Markets

  20-07-2018 17:52
  In recent years, mobile data traffic has been growing rapidly around the world. Mobile data traffic in emerging markets has huge growth potential, with a recent study finding that the combined Middle East and Africa region leads global data traffic growth with a compound annual growth rate of 71%. It is estimated that by 2020, the total amount of data traffic in emerging markets will be seven times its 2015 level. In view of this growth trend, many emerging market countries have released a natio
  
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• Cambium Networks: Thai cave rescue demonstrates benefits of rapidly deployable Wi-Fi

  20-07-2018 16:01
  Wireless Connectivity to Support Emergency Personnel and Inform the Public Becomes Integral to Modern and Effective Disaster Preparedness and ResponseROLLING MEADOWS, IL – July 20, 2018 – According to Cambium Networks, a leading global provider of wireless networking solutions, disaster preparedness and response have entered a new era, where providing first responders and emergency workers, as well as the public, with internet connectivity has become a critical factor in effective op
  
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• Outfoxed Comcast looks to the Sky

  20-07-2018 15:04
  US telco conglomerate Comcast has decided it can’t be bothered with 21st Century Fox but is still really keen on Sky.
  Apparently determined to complicate things for media rival Disney at every possible opportunity, Comcast seems to have decided that forcing Disney to come up with an extra $19 billion to get hold  of Fox is enough for now. The real fun will now consist of making sure Disney doesn’t get hold of Sky when the Fox deal goes through.
  Disney bid $52.4 billion for Fox a
  
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• Telia continues on the TV acquisition trail

  20-07-2018 12:34
  Only a matter of days after Telia announced the purchase of GET and TDC Norway to bolster its convergence play, the Swedish telco has confirmed the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting.
  Telia has been gearing towards the convergence business model for years, with content as a notable prong, though the acquisition work this week brings the promise closer to reality. The new business will be a separate entity within Telia, with a comprehensive ethics and compliance framework already in place to mai
  
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• Microsoft surges past $100bn in full-year revenues

  20-07-2018 11:44
  Microsoft has unveiled its full-year financial results for 2018, with golden CEO Satya Nadella leading the company past the $100 billion revenue milestone for the first time.
  It is now amazing to think this was a company which was struggling to adapt to the new world a few years back, but Nadella’s introduction and his stringent approach to cloud computing is paying dividends. He might not be the most charismatic leader in the technology world, but the numbers speak to themselves. $110.4 b
  
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• UK Gov raises questions about Huawei security competence

  20-07-2018 10:52
  Huawei has had a turbulent couple of months in the US, and it doesn’t look like it going to be any easier in the UK as a new government reports points the finger at technical inadequacies.
  The rather straightforwardly named Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC), a group reporting into the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has unveiled a new report which criticises the vendor on various fronts, despite pointing out Huawei has been improving its position and technical expertis
  
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• Centile joins forces with Swyx and Within Reach Group to become the European UCaaS market leader

  20-07-2018 10:00
  Sophia Antipolis, France, July 20 2018 – Centile, one of Europe’s leading providers of Cloud PBX, unified communications and fixed mobile convergence solutions for service providers and integrators, has announced that it has joined forces with Swyx Solutions GmbH and Within Reach Group (WRG).The merger of Swyx, the German Unified Communications Specialist and WRG, a Dutch holding and parent company of Voiceworks, combined with the acquisition of Centile Telecom Applications is one mo
  
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• Three signs new deal with EasyJet to boost its offering abroad

  20-07-2018 02:00
  Three has signed a deal with low cost airline EasyJet to offer its customers a range of services to boost their holiday experience, both at home and abroad. The deal with EasyJet means that Three customers will get a range of extra services when they travel with EasyJet…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Pay-TV - The future is now for the UK's broadcasting and telecom industries

  20-07-2018 02:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator Ofcom has this week revealed that figures for online streaming services have outstripped demand for terrestrial pay-TV services for the first time.15.4 million people in the UK signed up for online streaming services during the second quarter of 2018, compared to 15.1 million traditional pay-TV subscriptions, according to Ofcom's report.  The move reflects a shifting dynamic in the UK's viewing habits, as more and more people opt for online TV services. Thi
  
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• Openreach pushes ahead with ultrafast rollout in Liverpool

  20-07-2018 02:00
  Tens of thousands of homes in Liverpool are set to benefit from ultrafast broadband services, as Openreach pushes ahead with its network upgrade project.
  The announcement was made by Openreach's managing director Kim Mears…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Hawaiki subsea cable doubles network capacity in Australia and New Zealand

  20-07-2018 02:00
  The Hawaiki Submarine Cable has commecend commercial operations today, linking the US with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island nations.The 15,000km, $300 million submarine cable is being haled as the biggest connectivity project in Australasia, with Hawaiki's CEO Remi Galasso claiming that the project will &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Could a post-Brexit skills shortage scupper the UK's 5G efforts?

  20-07-2018 02:00
  The UK is pressing ahead with plans to get a commercial 5G offering in the market by 2019, and the UK government is investing huge sums in an attempt to safeguard the country's digital economy post Brexit.
  The UK government certainly seems to have grasped the transformative potential of 5G and is keen to ensure that the country leads from the front as Europe looks to rollout fifth generation mobile networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T reveals 3 more cities will receive 5G in 2018

  20-07-2018 02:00
  US telecoms leviathan AT&T has announced the next three cities in its planned 2018 rollout of 5G. Charlotte, Raleigh and Oklahoma City, were revealed as the next three cities to receive next generation mobile connectivity later this year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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