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• Berlin to spend €2.4bn on closing internet gap

  31-07-2018 20:13
  Weak digital infrastructure cited as obstacle to doing business in Germany
  
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• Indian smartphones: it’s what’s inside that matters

  31-07-2018 15:53
  Focus moves to electronics and handset production in response to influx of foreign brands
  
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• Indian smartphone industry finds it’s what’s inside that matters

  31-07-2018 15:53
  Focus moves to electronics and handset production in response to influx of foreign brands
  
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• CityFibre research says UK is doing terrible job at connectivity

  31-07-2018 15:32
  Research commissioned by serial-moaner and sh*t-stirrer CityFibre claims the UK is falling way back in the connectivity ranks, with broadband slower than on Madagascar.
  We strongly suspect the wording of the research twisted certain perspectives and answers, CityFibre does of course gain from frowns directed at the mainstream telcos, but it is not difficult to believe the statistics. The research suggests the UK ranks 35th in the world for broadband speeds, as the country still relies too much o
  
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• Rajant, Wabtec Form Strategic Partnership To Accelerate Global Rail Industry Innovation

  31-07-2018 15:00
  Global development, marketing of mobile wireless mesh networks will support the digitalization of rail systems 31 July 2018 – Rajant, a leading provider of mobile wireless mesh networks, has entered into a strategic partnership with Wabtec Corporation that is expected to accelerate the growth of Rajant’s connectivity solutions in the global rail industry, ushering in the next wave of innovation for passenger and freight systems and bringing new capabilities to the industry.Rajant and
  
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• Thalia-DA and Catena confirm successful tape-outs of first analog IP re-use projects

  31-07-2018 14:00
  Sub-40nm process migration projects delivered with dramatically reduced project cycle timeCWMBRAN, UK 31 July 2018 – Thalia Design Automation and Catena, a leader in radio frequency (RF) communication intellectual property (IP) for connectivity, today announced successful completion of their first jointly delivered analog IP reuse projects. The two companies have worked together to migrate Catena’s WiFi and variants of Bluetooth IP including a low-power version, between multiple sub-
  
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• Slowdown, don’t know what you’re talking about – Huawei

  31-07-2018 13:14
  Huawei has reported its numbers for the first half of 2018, defying any trends there is a slowdown in the global telecoms and technology industry.
  Over the course of the six months, Huawei brought in total revenues of roughly $47.66 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15%, while operating margin was 14%. Hints of recovery at competitors Ericsson and Nokia, while finger pointing from paranoid politicians around the world make the achievement a bit more impressive.
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• NGMN Alliance backs C-V2X technology for the Connected Car Eco-System

  31-07-2018 13:12
  Two-year research project by members already providing cellular connectivity to over 30 million vehicles leads to ground-breaking White Paper recommendationsFrankfurt, GERMANY, July 31, 2018 – The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance - which drives and guides the development of all future mobile broadband technology with a focus on 5G - today published its V2X (cellular vehicle to everything) White Paper containing the findings of two years of work by a task force of best...Sour
  
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• LoRa bags Tencent as backer

  31-07-2018 12:50
  Chinese internet giant Tencent is the latest company to join the LoRa Alliance, adding credibility to the technology which has perhaps been viewed as substandard to NB-IoT.
  Tencent said in a statement it has been investing in LoRaWAN, most notably in building a LoRaWAN network in Shenzhen with local partners, but also in providing  device-edge-cloud LoRaWAN solutions on its network for a wide variety of IoT application and end users, such as government public services.
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• Senator floats new ideas for US regulation, criticizing inability to adapt

  31-07-2018 12:10
  Democratic Senator of Virginia Mark Warner and his staff have penned new ideas for the US technology regulatory environment, pointing the finger at inadequacies and weaknesses in the current system.
  The paper, first seen by Axios, puts forward a twenty-point plan for fighting online disinformation on social media, while also suggesting new rules which sound somewhat similar to recent GDPR. The ideas will unlikely be welcomed by the big boys of the technology world who, on the surface, preach the
  
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• LANSA Raises Bar for Low-Code Software Development with New Release of Visual LANSA

  31-07-2018 12:06
  London, UK - 31 July 2018 - LANSA (www.lansa.com), the original low-code vendor, has announced a major new release of its software development platform, Visual LANSA. This raises the enterprise app development bar by delivering the ability to build scalable mobile, web and desktop applications significantly faster than before.This latest release will accelerate customers’ digital transformation projects, from disruptive customer apps to critical line-of-business solutions. Visual LANSA dev
  
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• S9 halts Samsung run of progress but semiconductors stand strong

  31-07-2018 10:54
  Samsung’s run of reporting record quarterly results has come to an end as sluggish sales for its flagship S9 device hit a wall.
  Analysts had been predicting this would be a tough quarter for the device, some believing this would be the weakest launch for years, and it appears the fears have become reality. With sales of roughly $52.1 billion for the three months, a decline of 4% year-on-year, Samsung at least offered somewhat accurate guidance in a note a couple of weeks ago.
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• Labour pledges £1.6bn to boost UK broadband speeds

  31-07-2018 05:01
  Britain’s average is 46 Mbps, says Ofcom, but parts of country struggle to reach 10 Mbps
  
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• Viettel mulls Ethiopia launch

  31-07-2018 02:00
  Vietnamese telco, Viettel, is looking at opportunities to develop its Eastern African overseas operations by launching in Ethiopia, according to a company executive.  Viettel is believed to be in the process of enquiring about the possibility of purchasing a stake in the state owned Ethio Telecom…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telstra reshuffles its senior leadership team

  31-07-2018 02:00
  Telstra has announced a series of changes to its senior management team, as the company prepares to make 8,000 of its staff redundant.
  The company has hailed the move as a key step in its journey towards achieving its Telstra 2022 (T22) strategy…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Openreach to rollout 25,000 FTTH connections in Greater London

  31-07-2018 02:00
  The UK's broadband infrastructure operator Openreach has pledged to deliver 25,000 fibre to the home (FTTH) connections in the London Borough of Bexley within the next 18 months, according to a company release. Bexley has also seen 10,000 homes upgraded to superfast (minimum 24Mbps) broadband services this year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India's top telecoms regulator scores huge own goal on data security

  31-07-2018 02:00
   The Chairman of India's Telecoms Regulatory Authority, Ram Sewak Sharma, has been the victim of data theft, after publicly challenging hackers to do their worst.Sharma tweeted his unique Aadhaar biometric ID number this week and challenged hackers to "show me one concrete example of [how] you can do any harm to me&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei brushes aside security allegations as revenues surge by 15%

  31-07-2018 02:00
  Huawei has announced a 15 per cent year on year growth in its revenues, as growth in its Carrier, Enterprise, Consumer and Cloud business units kept the Chinese tech giant on course for serious growth.
  Huawei's total revenues stood at 325…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• 78% of Brits left frustrated by their broadband speeds

  31-07-2018 02:00
  More than three quarters (78 per cent) of British people feel frustrated with the performance of their internet connections, according to a new report. The research, conducted by Censuswide and commissioned by CityFibre, surveyed 3,500 people from across the UK and suggested that the UK's work-life balance is being adversely affected by the country's reliance on legacy…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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