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• Legere casts wild eyes over to the world of banking

  18-10-2018 18:13
  SEC-filings have emerged suggesting T-Mobile US is looking into creating a banking product for its customers which could be launched in a matter of weeks.
  The documents, which have been filed by Customers Bancorp, describe a partnership which has been in place since September 2016, with the two parties coming together to build the relevant technology and products since. Details are relatively thin on the ground as it stands, though in naming T-Mobile in the documents it is a pretty sure sign of
  
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• Ericsson: mast do better

  18-10-2018 17:08
  Business has picked up, but not for long
  
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• Telcos are still a bit rubbish at digital transformation – TM Forum

  18-10-2018 16:17
  Digital transformation has been a circling buzzword for years, though research from the TM Forum show progress is cumbersome.
  According to the TM Forum’s bi-annual Digital Transformation Tracker (DTT), 48% of telcos still have not found the business case for virtualization, while 32% revealed they are deploying NFV in the packet core, and 36% are deploying NFV at the mobile edge or have deployed virtual customer premise equipment (vCPE). The number of telcos who have a timetable for virtua
  
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• telent takes over Highways England contract after transition success

  18-10-2018 15:35
  The £450m NRTS contract means telent has taken on all operational telecommunications services for Highways EnglandWarwick, 18 October – telent Technology Services Ltd (telent), the UK’s leading mission-critical network solutions provider, has announced the successful transition of its contract to manage and transform Highways England’s road telecommunications network. The NRTS contract, worth almost half a billion pounds, will enable Highways England to transform its netw
  
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• TM Forum tracker: network transformation slow, despite being integral to digital transformation

  18-10-2018 15:00
  Tracker reveals need for change in CSP/vendor relationships and importance of new talent for digital transformation successLondon, UK— 18 October 2018: TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration, today released the results from its third bi-annual Digital Transformation Tracker (DTT). Conducted in the period June to August 2018, the global survey of more than 200 communications service providers (CSPs) and their technology suppliers tracks the p
  
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• NHS finally heads towards the digital society

  18-10-2018 14:26
  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock has unveiled plans to reinvigorate digital ambitions in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).
  While the concept of the NHS might be the envy of many countries around the world, from a digital and technology perspective, the service is a bit of a disaster. Several attempts have been made to bring the NHS into the 21st century, though any evidence of progress is limited with hand written and ineffective communications between trust
  
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• Ericsson just manages first quarter of growth since 2014

  18-10-2018 14:24
  Ericsson registered another quarter of gradual recovery but revealed it expect to receive sanctions from a US corruption investigation.
  Telecoms.com spoke to Ericsson marketing head Helena Norman and she seemed to be pretty satisfied with the Q3 numbers. She flagged up its 1% annual revenue growth (when adjusted for adjustments), which might not seem like much but is apparently the first time Ericsson has managed it since 2014. At least as important to Norman was the fact that Ericsson managed s
  
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• Shareholders start wrestling Zuckerberg for Facebook control

  18-10-2018 12:52
  Five Facebook shareholders are fighting back against Mark Zuckerberg’s control of the company he founded after several scandals have plummeted share price.
  Citing privacy outrages, political influence, the proliferation of fake news and data leaks, the asset managers are hoping to raise support to remove Zuckerberg as Chairman. The reputation and credibility of Facebook as a business which can effectively operate in the digital economy has certainly been called into question, though consid
  
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• devolo at Broadband World Forum: "Operators mindsets must change for home networks to thrive"

  18-10-2018 11:13
  Sebastian Richter will explain how to create top speeds across the home with ease for the consumerBerlin, 18 October 2018 – Operators can deliver across-the-home network infrastructure with significantly higher speeds and zero customer frustration if they choose the best backbone technology available and shift from a device-mindset to network thinking. That’s the message Sebastian Richter, Director of Product Creation at devolo AG, experts in high-performance home networking solution
  
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• What is it with telcos and the ‘creative’ approach to advertising honesty?

  18-10-2018 10:57
  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has once again had to step in to put a stop to telco advertising, this time Three’s efforts, posing a pretty simple question; why do the telcos find it so easy to put misleading adverts into the world?
  The latest ruling was surrounding Three’s ‘Go Roam’ claim, which states users are able to ‘Feel at Home’ by using their full data allowance without any extra costs in 71 countries. An investigation from the ASA found pos
  
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• US corruption probe casts pall over Ericsson rally

  18-10-2018 09:33
  Swedish telecoms equipment group says it is likely to face ‘material’ fine
  
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• Telcos lagging behind with network transformation

  18-10-2018 02:00
  The rate of network transformation among telcos is slower than expected, according to new research published on Thursday.A survey carried out by TM Forum found that 48% of communication service providers (CSPs) have yet to establish a business case for virtualisation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• T-Mobile US looks set to launch bank service

  18-10-2018 02:00
  T-Mobile US could be gearing up to launch mobile banking services, it emerged this week.The evidence can be found in an analyst-day presentation filed with the SEC by Customers Bancorp, parent company of Customers Bank and BankMobile…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ireland's rural broadband plan thrown into disarray

  18-10-2018 02:00
  Ireland's plan to deploy new broadband networks in rural areas has been thrown into disarray, after the resignation of communications minister Denis Naughten prompted the government to commission an independent review of the tender process…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson Q3 revenue, margins improve on cost cutting, 5G demand

  18-10-2018 02:00
  Ericsson on Thursday reported healthy third quarter revenue growth and an improvement in gross margin, thanks to growing 5G demand and the company's aggressive cost cutting programme."There is strong momentum in the global 5G market with lead markets moving forward…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• America Movil revenue, earnings up on changing customer mix

  18-10-2018 02:00
  America Movil posted a strong set of financials for the third quarter, buoyed by the acquisition of postpaid mobile customers in its major LatAm markets, while increasing stability in the region helped offset its usual currency headwinds…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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