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• Limies, Yanks, Kiwis, Ozzies and Mounties have another crack at killing encryption

  04-09-2018 17:43
  In a carefully worded statement, the governments of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have reiterated their desire to crack encryption and snoop on citizens.
  The cryptic message to the technology industry seems to be a relatively familiar one; our spies can’t crack your encryption software, so we are going to legally force you to grant us access. What you can expect to see over the next couple of months are various statements in the press, PR campaigns and op-ed pieces building
  
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• Data Transfer Project could cut AWS cloud dominance – Equinix

  04-09-2018 17:41
  Amazon’s cloud business, AWS, might be romping ahead of the pretenders in the market share rankings, but the progressing Data Transfer Project could see this lead eroded and the rise of more niche players.
  In most sub-sectors of industry, the first to market usually commands a significant market share once the segment has been normalised. The vendor has an established business model, brand and customer base, however this dominance is usually eroded through competition over time. AWS’
  
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• MTN extends slump after Nigeria hits it with $2bn tax bill

  04-09-2018 17:31 via ft.com
  Shares in Africa’s largest mobile phone operator shed more than 17%
  
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• Facebook surge shows how quickly India is embracing digital

  04-09-2018 14:17
  Few countries can claim to have embraced the digital world with the speed India has, and Facebook is hoovering up the cash as a result.
  According to Reuters, Facebook will generate almost $1 billion in revenue across the country in 2018, a milestone which Google only reached last year. Despite the fact Google has had a presence in India for a substantially longer timeframe, Facebook seems to be better capitalizing on the surge towards virtual, inspired by the Jio disruption.
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• Samsung set to refocus its smartphone strategy on mid-tier devices

  04-09-2018 13:30
  The head of Samsung’s mobile communications division has said he’s going to focus on mid-range devices for the introduction of new features from now on.
  The new strategy was unveiled in an interview with CNBC, which said the move was born of a desire to appeal more to ‘millennials’ – the new word for young people. From this we can infer that, because younger people tend to have less cash, they buy cheaper phones. So far so bleeding obvious, but since that has always
  
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• DT turns to biometrics for authentication and fraud detection

  04-09-2018 13:30
  Deutsche Telekom has selected Nuance’s biometric technology to help the team offer customers simplified authentication processes when calling the customer service hotline.
  Once the inevitable bugs have been worked out of the system, customers will be able to speak their requests naturally instead of navigating a complex phone menu, while the sound of their voice can also be used to confirm their identity. It is still early days, but the cumbersome process of typing in long account numbers
  
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• San Marino set to be first European 5G state – TIM

  04-09-2018 12:57
  Telecom Italia has announced it expects 5G services to be greenlight in San Marino by the end of the year, making it the first 5G state in Europe. If only they had the handsets.
  With TIM engineers plugging away in Faetano to hook up 3GPP Rel15 standard radio equipment with Massive-MIMO technology, the aim is to have complete 5G coverage by the end of the year. With the team back in head office running the final tests on 26 GHz millimetre waves in the 26.5-27.5 GHz frequency range, the hope is Sa
  
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• Centile and Transatel announce delivery of their protected MVNO solution

  04-09-2018 11:30
  Demonstrations at Channel Live, NEC BirminghamSophia Antipolis, France, 4 September 2018 – Centile, one of Europe’s leading providers of Cloud PBX, unified communications and collaboration for service providers, and Transatel, leading European MVNO enabler, have announced that they will be demonstrating the Security-as-a-Service capability that underpins their new FMC solution in the UK, protecting users accessing the EE Network. The two companies, who first announced their UK relati
  
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• Iliad share price continues to tumble as competition heats up

  04-09-2018 11:28
  The share price of French telecoms wild-child Iliad has continued to tumble as lukewarm results fail to impress investors looking for a spark in the broadband business.
  Since the turn of the year, the erosion of share price has been quite noticeable. Some companies might be able to accept a small blip in performance, but a 45% decline over the last ninth months will certainly have the executive team shifting uncomfortably. Revenues remained relatively stable, however losing 70,000 subscribers in
  
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• Italtel and Habble partner to expand cloud-based value added services offering

  04-09-2018 11:00
  The two companies’ easy-to-use platform improves customer experience management for telcos and large enterprisesMilan, September 4, 2018 – Italtel - a multinational ICT company that together with Exprivia forms a new large Italian ICT group for the development of innovative solutions and services - has partnered with Habble, a leading cloud platform providing real-time monitoring and optimization of landline, mobile and data company communications through advanced analytics.The partn
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER launches second generation of the acclaimed RADOX® 125 range

  04-09-2018 10:52
  The new product range boasts an improved RADOX compound and meets the requirements of the EU Construction Products DirectiveHUBER+SUHNER, the leading global manufacturer of electrical and optical connectivity solutions, is launching its new and improved RADOX 125 product range. Like its predecessor, the new portfolio will enable reliable connections for use in extreme environmental conditions.Based on proven performance features, the new generation offers optimised external dimensions for instal
  
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• West Midlands bags UK 5G test-bed prize

  04-09-2018 02:00
  The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been selected as the region for the UK’s first multi-city 5G test bed with trials set to kick-off next year.
  The Urban Connected Communities Project will make use of a £25 million investment from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, as well as £25 million from regional partners, trialling new 5G applications and services at scale. A further £25 million could be made available to the initiative in the future,
  
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• UK announces £50m multi-city 5G testbed

  04-09-2018 02:00
  The West Midlands is set to become a key technology hub for the UK, as the government announces the launch of a new 5G test bed facility in the area. The UK's first multi-city test bed will be based in Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton and will pave the way for nationwide rollout of next generation mobile networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Shortlist revealed for the World Communication Awards 2018

  04-09-2018 02:00
  Total Telecom has published the shortlist for the World Communication Awards, to be held in London later this year.
  The awards celebrate achievement and innovation across the full breadth of the global telecoms industry.
  This year saw a record breaking number of entries, split across 23 categories, giving the judge's plenty of food for thought.
  "This year the judges were really impressed with the quality and scope of the entries. Whether you're talking about the emergence of 5G mobile networks,
  
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• Hyperoptic appoint new chief strategy and transformation officer

  04-09-2018 02:00
  The UK's largest gigabit broadband provider, Hyperoptic, has appointed Boris Dragovic to the role of chief strategy and transformation officer.&nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• eir reports strong financials as it focuses on full fibre

  04-09-2018 02:00
  Irish operator eir has posted a strong set of financials for the year, with EBITDA increasing by €11 million and operating costs reduced by €21 million.eir has recently restructured its board in an attempt to make it more balanced and the move appears to be bearing fruit…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• 5G arrives in Europe as San Marino set to switch on its network

  04-09-2018 02:00
  The tiny hilltop nation of San Marino will lay claim to being Europe's first 5G connected nation, when it switches on its forthcoming network.  In collaboration with Nokia, TIM has devised the first fully 3GPP Rel 15 standard 5G network…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• West Midlands sees off rivals to be 5G test area

  04-09-2018 01:03 via ft.com
  Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton to become ‘hubs’ as part of telecoms project
  
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