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• SoftBank lines up bankers for IPO of mobile unit

  12-10-2018 17:19 via ft.com
  Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Deutsche Bank set to work on what could be largest ever listing
  
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• Tech and telecoms groups turn to deals in search of growth

  12-10-2018 16:55 via ft.com
  UK’s smaller players have proved adept at scooping up rivals
  
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• Finns launch digital version of driving license

  12-10-2018 13:49
  The Finnish Government has unveiled plans to roll out a mobile version of driving licenses which will be available through an app.
  The proposed the amendment to the Driving Licence Act will see the mobile version introduced onto the driving license application as an option. The electronic application would be a free, optional service to be used in addition to traditional driving licences.
  “The mobile driving licence is one practical example of what can be achieved through digitalisation in
  
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• Orange goes submarine with Google cable partnership

  12-10-2018 13:35
  Orange has been announced as the latest partner to join Google on its monstrous mission to bulk out its connectivity infrastructure maze.
  The telco will act as the French ‘landing partner’ for Google’s Dunant transatlantic submarine cable, which is set to come into operation in 2020. As part of the partnership, Orange will provide backhaul services to Paris, while also benefiting from fibre-pairs with a capacity of more than 30 Tbps per pair.
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• MegaFon CEO calls it a day, again

  12-10-2018 13:33
  The boss of Russia’s second-largest MNO has decided to hand over the reins once more, having previously done so six years ago.
  Sergey Soldatenkov started his current tenure as CEO of MegaFon in 2016 after Ivan Tavrin resigned in order to pursue other interests. This marked the reversal of the move four year earlier in which Tavarin stepped in as CEO, with Soldatenkov moving up to the Chairman position. The fact that he had to move back into the CEO office suggests Tavarin’s departure
  
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• FCC drafts in external opinion to figure out the T-Mobile-Sprint conundrum

  12-10-2018 12:46
  Perhaps realising the gravity of the situation, the FCC has drafted in outside help to assess the impact of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger on the US economy.
  David Sibley will help the team as an outside consultant reporting into David Lawrence, who is leading the merger taskforce. This should not be seen as an unusual move from the FCC, though perhaps such external opinions should have been brought in earlier considering the impact this merger will have on the telco landscape and competition.
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• Orange Business CEO: We want to lead the world in the internet of enterprises

  12-10-2018 02:00
  As traditional revenue streams in the global telecoms sector continue to dwindle, operators are having to re-evaluate their core businesses and find new way to turn a profit.
  Orange Group is well versed in this practice, having launched a range of financial services across its consumer division that have helped to bring in fresh revenue streams and boost the company's bottom line…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Japanese MNOs to rollout 5G in 2019 – one year ahead of schedule

  12-10-2018 02:00
  Japan's mobile network operators have confirmed that they expect to rollout initial commercial 5G services in 2019, a year ahead of their previously announced schedules. Representatives from NTT Docomo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Google and Orange to launch epic transatlantic subsea project

  12-10-2018 02:00
  French telecoms giant Orange has teamed up with Google to build a 6,600km subsea cable, connecting the US with the French Atlantic coast. The Dunant cable will boast speeds of 30Tbps, enough to transfer a 1Gb movie file in 30 microseconds…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China Telecom officially declares interest in launching Filipino telco

  12-10-2018 02:00
  China Telecom has officially declared its interest in helping to launch a third telco in the Philippines. The Filipino president, Roderigo Duterte, has long called for the immediate formation of a third telco to breathe new life into the countries stagnant telecoms sector…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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