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• Democrats eye up Bill of Rights for the Internet

  05-10-2018 17:24
  With Silicon Valley seemingly not doing enough to empower the consumer in the digital era, Congressman Ro Khanna is working on new proposals to more tightly regulate the technology industry.
  Congressman Khanna, the Democratic representative of California is suggest a new Bill of Rights for the Internet, which would provide more rights for the consumer in controlling how personal information is collected, transferred and utilised. The aim here is simple; pull the balance of power over to the side
  
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• Former Cisco boss thinks tech leaders are too cocky

  05-10-2018 17:14
  John Chambers, who ran Cisco for 20 years, reckons the leaders of tech companies need to dial down the arrogance a bit.
  He made the comment to Yahoo Finance in the context of the tech venture capital business he started up since stepping down from Cisco. “I worry about our industry – it’s a tug-of-war between overconfidence, bordering on arrogance, among some of the leaders,” He said. “It’s hard to get that arrogance out of them.”
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• Former Cisco boss thinks tech bosses are too cocky

  05-10-2018 17:14
  John Chambers, who ran Cisco for 20 years, reckons the leaders of tech companies need to dial down the arrogance a bit.
  He made the comment to Yahoo Finance in the context of the tech venture capital business he started up since stepping down from Cisco. “I worry about our industry – it’s a tug-of-war between overconfidence, bordering on arrogance, among some of the leaders,” He said. “It’s hard to get that arrogance out of them.”
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• Netflix dominates the internet, but keep an eye on gaming geeks – Sandvine

  05-10-2018 17:09
  Netflix currently accounts for an incredible proportion of global internet traffic, though the gaming segment is starting to throw its weight around.
  According to research unveiled by Sandvine, The Global Internet Phenomena Report, Netflix now accounts for 15% of the total downstream volume of traffic across the entire internet. This is an astronomical number when you consider the service only has 130 million subscribers, a large number but some would perhaps has thought higher, while there are
  
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• Samsung looks to reverse mid-year dip with Q3 numbers

  05-10-2018 14:04
  Q2 wasn’t exactly a party for Samsung, though it seems ready to correct the dip at the first possible opportunity.
  Samsung Electronics has announced its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2018, with consolidated sales coming in at 65 trillion Korean won (roughly $57.3 billion), up 5% year-on-year, and profits of 17.5 trillion won ($15.8 billion). The profits would represent a 20% uplift compared to the same period of 2017.
  This is a much more positive return for the business compar
  
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• Amazon, Supermicro and Apple call BS on Chinese spying sting – someone is lying

  05-10-2018 12:23
  Amazon, Supermicro and Apple have released statements denying they have ever found any malicious microchips on their hardware calling into questions the validity of Chinese espionage claims.
  Yesterday Bloomberg pulled back the curtain on an apparent three year-old US government into one of the most intrusive and intricate espionage campaigns, fuelled by the Chinese government. Should the claims be proven true, it would certainly add weight to the political paranoia which has been whipping the an
  
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• EE offers first UK 5G to a bunch of bankers

  05-10-2018 12:15
  EE is claiming victory in the UK 5G race, but its newly announced live trial in Canary Wharf is still just a trial.
  Furthermore, said live trial hasn’t yet taken place, it seems, with EE stating ‘This will be the UK’s first live 5G trial, and is a major milestone in the rollout of the next generation of mobile networks.’ But the switch that powers the trial has been flicked, which is something, and is clearly considered worthy of a special announcement.
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• AT&T crowns itself the 5G King of the World

  05-10-2018 10:42
  Following a trip to the White House last week, AT&T has decided this meeting has confirmed the US as the best, and since it is the best in the US, AT&T is the logically the 5G King of the World.
  The meeting at the White House progressed largely as you would expect with the message very clear. The US is winning the race for leadership in the 5G era but it needs to continue to gather momentum. Countries in Asia are moving forward at a steady pace, while certain European states are making m
  
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• Verizon to make 44,000 staff redundant

  05-10-2018 02:00
  The US' second biggest telco by revenue, Verizon, is to make 44,000 people redundant, according to reports in the press.
  Verizon has offered a voluntary severance package to almost a third of its 153…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• The ever-changing role of the CTO

  05-10-2018 02:00
  Across the UK the leaves are starting to turn, temperatures are beginning to drop and baristas across the land are relentlessly nagging you to upgrade your regular morning coffee to a pumpkin spiced latte (seriously, who wants that in their life). All this can mean only one thing - it's October and winter is just around the corner.
  But never fear, it's not all doom and gloom, October also heralds the arrival of the World Communication Awards in London…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE switches on its first 5G live trial site in the UK

  05-10-2018 02:00
  EE has switched on the UK's first live 5G trial site at London's Canary Wharf centre. The live trial will take place in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf – an area that receives 150…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Colt to bolster its fibre network in Ireland

  05-10-2018 02:00
  Colt Technology Services has announced plans to extend its IQ Network in Dublin, dramatically boosting its ability to provide high bandwidth solutions for one of Europe's key financial capitals…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bharti Airtel to refinance €1 billion of debt

  05-10-2018 02:00
  Indian telco Bharti Airtel has agreed a deal with a group of high profile banks to refinance over €1 billion of debt.The debt was initially raised by Airtel's Netherland's based subsidiary which oversees the company's operations across Africa…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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