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• Jio earnings more than double as it tops a quarter of a billion subscribers

  17-10-2018 18:55
  The spectacular, if unsurprising growth of Indian operator Reliance Jio continues with an annual EDITDA increase of 148%.
  You can see the main numbers below and you don’t even need to be able to get your head around India’s arcane number system to see that everything’s moving in the right direction, fast. This doesn’t come as a great surprise since it put up similarly spectacular numbers last quarter too, but the Jio train is showing no sign of slowing.“We, at Jio,
  
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• Samsing snags network insight firm to boost AI credentials

  17-10-2018 18:50
  Samsung has bolstered its 5G readiness with the acquisition of network analytics firm Zhilabs, which uses AI to deliver network optimization insight.
  Financials of the deal have not been announced though Samsung did announce it intends to invest $22 billion to boost credentials in artificial intelligence and 5G back in August. Bringing Zhilabs into the mix certainly builds on that promise.
  “5G will enable unprecedented services attributed to the generation of exponential data traffic, for
  
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• ProLabs at Fierce Wireless NextGen Summit: "Utilise WDM in the quest to invest for 5G success"

  17-10-2018 16:00
  Dallas, USA, 17 October – With new technologies regularly being rolled out for 5G, operators can maximise their existing infrastructure and not pay a fortune to meet customer demands with waveguide division multiplexing (WDM). That’s the message from ProLabs on the first day of the Fierce Wireless NextGen Wireless Networks Summit in Dallas, Texas. Anthony Clarkson, Technologist at global leader in compatible optical solutions ProLabs, has stressed how, in the quest to invest in futur
  
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• Netflix back in the cash with 36% revenue growth

  17-10-2018 13:52
  Last time Netflix reported its quarterly financials it disappointed investors. Three months later its back to its blistering best with revenues of $3.9 billion.
  The year-on-year growth of 36% represents a strong quarter for the streaming giant, capturing 6.9 million additional subscriptions, the vast majority of which came from international markets. Net income stood at a healthy $403 million, compared to $130 million in the same period of 2017.
  “Overall, this was a strong quarter for the
  
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• Google ups the ante with Europe by charging Android manufacturers for its mobile products

  17-10-2018 13:18
  Under pressure to be seen to comply with an EU antitrust ruling, Google has indicated that the only way to do so is to start charging for what was previously given away.
  Earlier this year Europe fined Google €4.3 billion for abusing its dominance in the smartphone OS market to force the bundling of its commercial products such as search onto every Android phone. The EC found this practice to be anticompetitive since it made it harder for any other apps to compete and this reduced consumer c
  
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• Huawei’s search for smartphone differentiation yields rewards

  17-10-2018 12:22
  The smartphone market is a very difficult one in which to create any form of differentiation, but Huawei has done a pretty good job with the launch of its new Mate 20 series.
  While Samsung and Apple are now leaning towards brand identity and story-telling to attract new customers, a strategy the iLeader is a master of, Huawei is continuing to search for differentiation on the product side. The launch was glitzy, packed to the rafters and full of new features, some of which were genuinely appeali
  
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• Samsung buys Spanish networks analysis firm in 5G push

  17-10-2018 11:06
  Purchase of Zhilabs is part of a 3-year $22bn investment drive into new technologies
  
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• Zyxel to launch WiFi analytics solution for EMEA at Broadband World Forum 2018

  17-10-2018 10:55
  The new value-added service finds and fixes network issues before subscribers complainHsinchu Taiwan, 17 October 2018 – Zyxel Communications today announced it will debut its brand new WiFi analytics solution – empowering service providers in EMEA to eliminate WiFi glitches and deliver exceptional user experience – at Broadband World Forum 2018.The new-to-market solution integrates cloud analytics and Artificial Intelligence with Zyxel residential gateways, helping service prov
  
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• SK Telecom, Samsung complete 5G call

  17-10-2018 02:00
  SK Telecom (SKT) this week claimed to be 'several months ahead' of global rivals in the race to 5G, after the Korean operator completed a 5G call using commercial network equipment supplied by Samsung…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Shell buys into Deutsche Telekom toll system

  17-10-2018 02:00
  Shell has acquired a 15% stake in Toll4Europe, a pan-European HGV toll system majority owned by Deutsche Telekom, the German incumbent announced on Wednesday.Rotterdam-based euroShell Cards…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Reliance Jio Q2 earnings rocket as €617m Hathway, DEN deals inked

  17-10-2018 02:00
  Reliance Jio Infocomm reported a sizeable increase in revenues in the second quarter of the current financial year, while earnings before interest and tax grew eight-fold, according to the first announcement from parent company Reliance Industries' board meeting on Wednesday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• NTT plans big data centre build in London

  17-10-2018 02:00
  NTT Communications has secured planning permission for a sizeable new data centre in London and plans to start construction next month with a view to opening phase one before the end of 2019…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia rolls out Brazil smart grid LTE network

  17-10-2018 02:00
  Elektro has contracted Nokia to roll out a private LTE network to support its power distribution operations in Sao Paolo.The network – which Nokia says is the first of its kind in the country &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liquid Telecom closes Zambia buyout, names new CEOs

  17-10-2018 02:00
  Liquid Telecom has taken sole control of its Zambian subsidiary CEC Liquid Telecom, a move it claims will enable it to further investments in the country, and has also created new regional leadership positions.The pan-African fibre network operator announced on Wednesday that it has acquired its joint venture partner Copperbelt Energy Corp's 50% stake in CEC Liquid Telecom…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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