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• New Euro Android charges could be $40 per device

  19-10-2018 18:20
  Google announced earlier this week that it was going to start charging Android smartphone makers for its apps but didn’t say how much.
  Tech site The Verge, however, reckons it has got hold of some documents that detail the tariffs Google intends to impose on its blameless OEM partners to make sure it doesn’t lose a single euro of profit while it wrestles with the European Commission’s trust busters. According to this ‘confidential fee schedule’ Google could demand a
  
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• CITIC Telecom CPC increases its global footprint with new SmartCLOUD™ Services Centres in Moscow and London

  19-10-2018 18:19
  Continued ICT investment in Europe and Russia to accelerate regional customers’ expansion with CITIC Telecom CPC’s ‘Europe & Russia Cloud Ring’The Netherlands, October 19 2018 – To provide higher flexibility and more comprehensive cloud connecting capabilities for its customers, CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK:1883), has announced today that
  
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• Facebook bags former UK Deputy PM as lobbyist in chief

  19-10-2018 17:13
  Former MP Sir Nick Clegg has joined Facebook to take over as VP of Global Affairs and Communications. In other words, it’s chief lobbyist.
  The appointment is certainly an interesting one. Having led the Liberal Democrats (the political form of irrelevance) from 2007 to 2015, and served as Deputy Prime Minister in the coalition government under Prime Minister David Cameron, Clegg was defeated in his constituency of Sheffield Hallam by the Labour representative.
  “Having spoken at lengt
  
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• Standard Bank confirms South African MVNO launch

  19-10-2018 17:09
  Following rumours earlier this year that Standard Bank had plans to launch an MVNO, the South African bank has finally confirmed the not so secret news.
  In a conversation with both MyBroadband, Standard Bank confirmed the imminent launch of a South African MVNO, but didn’t have much more to add..Standard Bank, which has around 12 million retail customers for its financial services in South Africa, will join more than 10 MVNOs already operating in the market, as well as MNOs Vodacom, MTN, C
  
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• Rajant, OSIsoft Partner to Bring Enhanced Industrial IoT Offering to Mining, Transportation, Energy, and Oil & Gas Sectors

  19-10-2018 15:54
  The partnership will see both companies bring total mobility, autonomous adaptability and mission-critical reliability to data deliveryMalvern, PA & San Leandro, CA. Industrial operations looking to embrace the digital transformation, boost productivity and optimize their mobile assets are set to benefit as Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, has entered into a partnership with OSIsoft. This partnership will see the two companies collaborate to deliv
  
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• BT rumoured to offer top job to Worldpay CEO

  19-10-2018 13:59
  Following the exit of Baywatch lookalike Gavin Patterson, everyone has had a go at guessing who will be the next BT CEO. The wait may well be over with BT reportedly offering the job to Philip Jansen.
  According to Bloomberg, BT have been in private discussions with Jansen for some time now, with the rumours of his ascension emerging in September. People familiar with the matter suggest an offer has been made, with BT potentially making the official announcement on November 1, alongside its finan
  
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• Don’t listen to the moaners, phones are great – Three

  19-10-2018 13:07
  Three has launched a new marketing campaign designed to counter all the moaning about how bad phones are for you.
  In a new campaign, simply named ‘Phones are Good’, the telco imagines how historical moments would have been different if smartphones had been around. From Henry VIII on Tinder, to the Titanic with GPS, it’s a bit of fun which indirectly encourages people to use the internet more, playing directly into Three’s USP.
  “At a time when we are being told to ge
  
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• Telia finds cause for optimism in its latest numbers

  19-10-2018 12:49
  Swedish operator group Telia has a spring in its step and decided to upwardly revise its outlook following better than expected Q3 earnings.
  Adjusted EBITDA rose 1.8%, in the third quarter, with margin up slightly too. In his accompanying comments Telia CEO Johan Dennelind said the company’s cost reduction programme is going well and that he’s confident whatever financial objectives they set for the year will be achieved.
  “We are clearly on track to deliver the net cost reducti
  
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• What defines the European MVNO market?

  19-10-2018 11:57
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece the MVNOs Series team investigates the latest trends and challenges facing the virtual network operator market in Europe. What are the lessons to be learnt from them?
  The European MVNO market is the world’s oldest, largest and most mature. Boasting more virtual network operators and more user subscriptions than any other region, MVNOs in some European coun
  
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• T-Mobile US finds a new way to troll AT&T and Verizon

  19-10-2018 11:54
  T-Mobile US is testing out a new way to mock AT&T and Verizon by inviting the duo to its own TEX Talks seminars and panels on how to improve customer service.
  Taking place on 24-25 October at its Charleston customer experience centre, T-Mobile US will host various companies from around the US, offering advice on how to improve relationships with customers and reduce churn. Of course, never missing a chance to poke fun at AT&T and Verizon, CEO John Legere has made it clear they are invite
  
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• Maximizing Value from Digitalization and Virtualization

  19-10-2018 11:17
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece the MVNOs Series team explores two of the key terms used to describe the next phase of the digital journey: digitalization and virtualization.
  We are living through an age of digital transformation. Since the development of the first digital computers in the middle of last century, the march of the byte – the basic unit of digital information – has b
  
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• TDC buys broadband provider Hiper

  19-10-2018 02:00
  TDC this week announced the acquisition of Danish broadband provider Hiper for an undisclosed sum.The Danish incumbent said Hiper will be a good fit within the company, suggesting it will retain the Hiper brand. Indeed, it noted that there will be no changes afoot for Hiper customers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Rogers to launch LTE-M network this year in IoT push

  19-10-2018 02:00
  Rogers announced this week that it will light up an LTE-M network in Ontario before the end of the year with a view to rolling out the technology across Canada by 2020.The Canadian telco said the network will make IoT solutions more accessible to Canadian businesses and will serve as a stepping stone on the route to 5G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Europe to spend $325bn on mobility solutions in 2022

  19-10-2018 02:00
  European spending on mobility products and services will grow to US$325 billion (€283.2 billion) by 2022, up from $293 billion this year.This is according to IDC, which said this week that it forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in spending of 2.4% for the five years from 2017…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ekinops confirms talks with Nokia on Alcatel Submarine Networks buy

  19-10-2018 02:00
  Ekinops on Thursday confirmed that it is holding preliminary talks with Nokia about the possibility of an acquisition of Alcatel Submarine Networks.The French provider of optical transport solutions issued a short statement in response to media speculation on the matter…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom rolls out 400 new base stations as part of 5G prep

  19-10-2018 02:00
  Deutsche Telekom has revealed that it commissioned more than 400 new base stations in the third quarter of 2018, filling mobile coverage gaps and smoothing the way for 5G.An additional 325…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT to name Jansen as CEO in Nov...if he accepts job

  19-10-2018 02:00
  Philip Jansen has been offered the role of BT chief executive and is currently deciding whether to accept, it emerged this week.The outgoing Worldpay boss…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Better late than...now: how European telcos could benefit from being behind the 5G curve

  19-10-2018 02:00
  There is a real obsession in this industry with being first.
  For nearly half a century* telecoms operators and vendors have been claiming firsts, with the rollout of new devices and technologies, marketing machines going into overdrive with carefully worded, hyperbole-filled announcements designed primarily to obfuscate. (*It's over 45 years since Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call while working for Motorola. Scary!)Everyone wanted to claim some sort of first with 3G…read mor
  
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