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• Europe approves tough new digital copyright position

  12-09-2018 14:49
  The European Parliament has voted to adopt a position on copyright rules that opponents inevitably fear will break the internet.
  This is an incremental, but significant step towards Europe implementing laws that will impose new conditions on internet companies to compensate rights holders when they share their copyrighted material. The position was initially rejected back in July but in true EU style they decided to keep voting on it again until it went the right way.
  “I am very glad that
  
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• Verizon to launch ‘world’s first commercial 5G service’ on 1 October

  12-09-2018 13:43
  US operator Verizon is using the limited launch of a new fixed wireless access service to claim victory in the 5G race.
  Verizon 5G Home is more fully described as ‘the world’s first commercial 5G broadband internet service,. It will be made available in parts of LA, Sacramento, Indianapolis and Houston 1 October, presumably targeted at people whose fixed broadband is sufficiently rubbish for them to give FWA over millimetre wave a go.
  5G is already the most over-hyped thing since the
  
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• FCC says new material means it needs more time to assess TMUS/Sprint merger

  12-09-2018 12:34
  The US Federal Communications Commissions has indefinitely extended the amount of time it will take to sign off the country’s operator mega-merger.
  Referring to an ‘informal shot clock’ of 180 days in which to assess the pros and cons of T-Mobile US and Sprint permanently hooking up, the FCC announced in a letter that it is being paused. The only stated reason is the submission of new material from TMUS that significantly alters the criteria by which the FCC will make its asses
  
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• SatADSL and Talia grow partnership to provide ultra-low-cost broadband across Iraq and Afghanistan

  12-09-2018 12:06
  New use of Ka-Band will also simplify deployments for end users without compromising on speed of connectivity London, UK, and Brussels, Belgium, September 12, 2018 – A new low-cost satellite broadband service will be launched across Iraq and Afghanistan as SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, and Talia agreed to expand their long-term partnership. The two companies’ current agreement lets SatADSL link directly to Talia’s teleport to provide services
  
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• Prepare Now for the 5G Monetization Opportunity

  12-09-2018 11:25
  5G has been the latest buzz word in the Telecom industry as operators are looking forward to the next growth wave. Operators and vendors are under pressure to perform and are hoping that 5G will trigger new investments that put the industry back into growth trajectory over the next few years. The recent 3GPP standards body announcement of the approval of 5G SA (Standalone) standards and several countries auctioning spectrum for 5G indicates that the industry is positioning towards 5G commerciali
  
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• Huawei Mobile Money: Improving Lives and Accelerating Economic Growth

  12-09-2018 11:20
  The explosive growth in the use of Smartphones worldwide has led to more and more innovation in how people access and pay for services via these devices. In Asia and Africa where the more traditional banking and payment services were less developed this has led to a significant amount of local innovation and divergence in how services are offered and payment received. In China, with the dominant of Alipay and Wechat there is almost no service that you cannot access or purchase using these platfo
  
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• Dealer Agent Cloud – Empower Your Dealer & Agent to Excel

  12-09-2018 11:05
  In an age where consumers want fast and easy access to products and mobile subscription has shifted from being a commodity to an essential daily tool, it is important to remove the barriers to easy distribution and sales at the consumer’s doorstep.
  How easy is it to subscribe customers to your network? And how easy is it to take the product to the customer?
  As the telecommunications services market matures and more and more households keep multiple connections and devices, consumers are be
  
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• Carriers World Exclusive: Over half of businesses left frustrated by their tech providers

  12-09-2018 02:00
  Over half of businesses feel frustrated by their interactions with their technology partners, according to a new industry report co-authored by Telstra.
  Speaking exclusively to Total Telecom in the run up to the Carriers World event in London this week…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Carriers World Awards 2018 celebrate innovation and achievement

  12-09-2018 02:00
  The winners of the Carriers World Awards 2018 were revealed at a lively ceremony in London on Tuesday night.
  The awards recognise the companies and individuals who are making a difference in the enterprise…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• ASA bans 'misleading' Vodafone broadband ads

  12-09-2018 02:00
  The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Vodafone's most recent broadband advertising campaign on the grounds that it could potentially mislead consumers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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