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• Russian telcos push for OTT tax on new data storage laws

  23-08-2018 18:11
  Russian telcos are lobbying the government to grant new powers which would allow them to tax non-domestic internet companies to ease the burden of new data storage laws.
  According to Reuters, the telcos are proposing new legislation to ease the financial burden of the new laws designed to give the state more oversight on communications within the country. As part of the new rules, telcos would be forced to store customer data in the country (calls, texts, internet search history etc.) for six mo
  
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• Alibaba revenues soar but profit column takes a hit on the spreadsheets

  23-08-2018 16:27
  Alibaba comfortably passed analyst estimates for the three months ending June 30, as total revenues soared 61% year-on-year.
  Total revenues for the period stood at roughly $12.2 billion, while the team brought in net income of $1.1 billion. Profits at the business have dipped quite considerably, 45% compared to the same period in 2017, though this was primarily due to share-based compensation for Ant Financials’ recent fundraising, and investments in new revenue channels.
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• RCom completes sale of data centres to Reliance Jio

  23-08-2018 13:56
  Ambani brothers sign off first part of long-pending deal worth $285m
  
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• RCom completes first part of asset sale to Jio

  23-08-2018 13:56
  Ambani brothers move forward on long-pending multibillion-dollar deal
  
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• Virgin Media legal win sets precedent in battle over disproportionate access charges

  23-08-2018 13:50
  Virgin Media and Durham County Council have agreed an out of court settlement which will see the telco pay a nominal £1 sum to access land owned by the local authority to lay new ultrafast broadband cables.
  The case is the first test of the updated Electronic Communications Code, which was amended in 2017, legislation designed to simplify the process of rolling out future-proof communications infrastructure. Gaining access to existing infrastructure for upgrades is an issue which has plagu
  
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• A design-led approach to billing creates new opportunities for service providers

  23-08-2018 13:49
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Brendan O’Rouke, Head of Design at BriteBill, explores what CSPs can do to make the billing process more positive for their customers.
  With the pace of customer experience now being set outside the communications and media industry, the ability to deliver outstanding experiences is now a moving target. Becoming a top performer, such as Amazon requires serv
  
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• Edge Computing: What industrial enterprises want from service providers

  23-08-2018 13:28
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Charlie Osborne of Edge Computing Congress looks at the role edge computing has to play in Industry 4.0.
  The adoption of edge computing is going to become key for industrial companies seeking to implement modern cost-saving measures, 5G, and make the transition to Industry 4.0.
  The manufacturing sector is no longer centred around isolated equipment and manual ma
  
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• UK opposition leader want to tax US tech giants and ISPs to pay for better journalism

  23-08-2018 12:48
  Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour party, has proposed a special tax on US tech giants and UK ISPs in order to fund public interest journalism.
  The context in which he made the announcement at the Edinburgh TV Festival was a juxtaposition in the decline of the journalism industry with the rise of social media. Traditional media has lost a lot of revenue to Google and Facebook especially and there is growing suspicion of so much media power being held by so few companies.
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• Aussies ban Huawei from throwing 5G on the barbie

  23-08-2018 12:24
  In what could be described as an incredibly passive aggressive move, the Australian government has effectively banned Huawei from joining the Australian 5G bonanza.
  In a joint statement released by Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts, and Scott Morrison, Acting Minister for Home Affairs, the Australian government has not specifically named Huawei, simply mentioning dodgy governments. A Huawei tweet confirms it is on the wrong side of the line and will not be able to supply Au
  
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• Qualcomm claims first multi-vendor C-V2X demo in China

  23-08-2018 11:19
  Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is pushing hard to be a key player in cellular communications between vehicles and the rest of the world.
  The somewhat forced abbreviation for this sort of thing is C-V2X (cellular vehicle to everything) and the Qualcomm 9150 chipset is designed to enable it. In partnership with Chinese firm Datang Telecom Group Qualcomm has claimed the first demonstration of multi-chipset vendor C-V2X direct communication interoperability.
  “This interoperability test conducted w
  
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• Australia bans China Huawei’s 5G rollout over security fears

  23-08-2018 05:14
  Telecoms equipment maker ZTE also prevented from providing the technology to local operators
  
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• Australia bans China Huawei’s 5G over security fears

  23-08-2018 05:14
  Telecoms equipment maker ZTE also prevented from providing the technology to local operators
  
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• Virgin Media resolves 'broadband blockade' with Durham Council

  23-08-2018 02:00
  Virgin Media has announced that it has reached an amicable resolution with Durham County Council over its recent spat over land access terms. Virgin Media had accused Durham County Council of levying exorbitant access charges to a number of key sites. The dispute came to a head when Virgin Media issued legal proceedings against the Council in an attempt to force it to grant access to the sites…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• UK opposition to propose 'internet tax' on web giants

  23-08-2018 02:00
  The UK's Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, will today call for the implementation of an "internet tax", to be paid by the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter, the proceeds of which would be used to fund independent journalism in the UK…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• UK opposition to propose 'internet tax' for web giants

  23-08-2018 02:00
   The UK's Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, will today call for the implementation of an "internet tax", to be paid by the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter, the proceeds of which would be used to fund independent journalism in the UK…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China slams Australian government over Huawei 5G ban

  23-08-2018 02:00
  China has reacted angrily to the news that the Australian government has banned both ZTE and Huawei from participating in the rollout of 5G mobile networks in the country. Huawei revealed the news on Twitter earlier on Thursday, saying that it was an "extremely disappointing result" for Australian consumers.   We have been informed by the Govt that Huawei &amp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T sharpens focus on cyber security with AlienVault acquisition

  23-08-2018 02:00
  US telco AT&T has completed the acquisition of AlienVault, a move which will dramatically bolster the company's cyber security offering.
  AT&T's market facing cybersecurity business unit will now be led by AlienVault president and CEO Barmak Meftah…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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