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• Vodafone: screen shot

  24-01-2019 17:46 via ft.com
  Free cash flow estimates of €4.6bn leave little room for error
  
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• Google challenges France’s first swing of the GDPR stick

  24-01-2019 16:43
  Google has stated it will appeal the French regulator’s decision to dish out a €50 million fine for not being forthright enough with how it collects, stores and processes user’s personal data.
  For Google, this is not about the money. €50 million for Google is nothing. This is a company which generated $33.7 billion over the final quarter of 2018. It would take a matter of minutes for the team to pay off this fine. However, should this ruling be allowed to stand Google would
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to present latest developments for next-generation data center connectivity at Cisco Live 2019

  24-01-2019 15:00
  As connected devices are set to increase exponentially in the near future, operators must deploy future-proof fiber management systems and technologies to keep up with connectivity and bandwidth demands. Data centers need to deploy more fiber, manage fiber more efficiently and make more connections in limited spaces. A modular approach to fiber managementHigh packing density, modularity and a clear physical demarcation point are the outstanding features of the new cross-connect fiber management
  
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• Verizon cuts 7% of media jobs as calamitous headache continues

  24-01-2019 14:44
  To say Verizon’s efforts to capitalise on the digital advertising revenues have been troubled would be an early contender for understatement of the year.
  Following a $4.6 billion write down during the last quarter, Verizon has announced it will be laying off 7% of staff, roughly 800 people, at the media business. In an email seen by CNBC, Verizon Media Group CEO Guru Gowrappan positioned the cuts as part of a broader strategy to turn around the disaster, focusing on three key areas:Gr
  
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• Huawei launches its own 5G chip

  24-01-2019 14:42
  Huawei doesn’t feel like waiting for chip companies to get their act together on 5G so it has decided to make one of its own.
  The Balong 5000 was launched in Beijing today. It supports all the previous generations of cellular technology as well as all the 5G frequencies. Huawei says it can deliver 4.6 Gbps at sub-6 Ghz and 6.5 Gbps over millimeter wave. It also claims to be the first chip to support both standalone and non-standalone 5G architectures and the first to support V2X communicat
  
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• 40 execs sign a pledge to make the internet a nice place

  24-01-2019 12:27
  Industry lobby group the GSMA has launched its ‘digital declaration’, signed by executives from 40 technology firms and telcos, aiming to make the digital economy a safer place, accessible to all.
  With the likes of Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, Sharp, SK Telecom and Vodafone signing the deal, the GSMA is embracing its hippy calling of peace, love and digitisation. The declaration pins the hopes and dreams of the industry onto several different principles, which theoretically should le
  
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• Finland’s AI ambitions demonstrate real intelligence

  24-01-2019 11:40
  Training 1% of the population is just one part of Finland’s push for AI. The business world and public sector are also fully leaning in.
  Recently a story on Finland’s plan to train 1% of its population in Artificial Intelligence has been making the rounds. Starting as a private initiative jointly promoted by the University of Helsinki and the consulting firm Reaktor, an open, free online course, “Elements of AI” was made available to anyone who would be interested in
  
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• Huawei eyes top spot in global smartphone sales

  24-01-2019 09:24 via ft.com
  Chinese manufacturer says it will overtake Samsung despite foreign government security concerns
  
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• Higher fares for less advertising on the London Underground?

  24-01-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that it earned more than £150 million in 2017/18 from advertising across its network – a rise of £10 million on the previous year.
  In 2017/2018, more than 16,000 advertisements ran on the TfL network, generating approximately £152m – £10m more than the £142m raised in 2016/2017. TfL’s advertising estate accounts for 20 percent of the UK’s, and 40 percent of London’s, outdoor advertising by value.
  
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• Prince’s Trust rules out further Huawei donations

  24-01-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Royal charity is latest to distance itself from Chinese group amid spying fears
  
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• Can white space fill void of internet black spots?

  24-01-2019 04:30 via ft.com
  Delays to 5G network rollout prompt innovators to test alternative technologies
  
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• Telefonica confirms it is considering Central American divestments

  24-01-2019 01:00
  Spanish telecoms giant, Telefonica, has confirmed that it is in talks to divest its assets in Central America. Spanish language newspaper El Economista reported early last week that Telefonica was in talks to sell off its assets in El Salvador and Guatemala for around $600 million…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia lands big FTTH win in Italy

  24-01-2019 01:00
  Open Fiber has selected Nokia as its lead technology partner for an extensive fibre to the home (FTTH) rollout in Italy. The rollout will bring ultrafast and hyperfast services to customers in rural Italy, dramatically improving connectivity across the country. Open Fiber's optical fibre network will bring speeds of up to 1Gbps to some of Europe's hardest to reach rural communities…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ministers: Governments must do more to boost connectivity in Wales

  24-01-2019 01:00
  A government select committee has found that both the Welsh and UK government's must do more to facilitate connectivity in Wales if the country is not to be left behind the rest of its UK neighbours.The National Assembly for Wales' Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee published an update to its Mobile Action Plan today…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liquid Telecom appoints new CEO for Zambia

  24-01-2019 01:00
  Pan African telco, Liquid Telecom, has appointed Susan M'Kandawire Mulikita, as its new CEO for Zambia. M'Kandawire Mulikita becomes the first female to join Liquid Telecoms southern African division at CEO level.
  “This senior appointment marks an exciting new step in Liquid Telecom&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei underlines its 5G credentials with launch of 6.5Gbps 5G chipset

  24-01-2019 01:00
  Huawei has launched its multi-mode 5G chipset, the Balong 5000, at a launch event in China. The Balong 5000 is compatible with a range of 5G products, including smartphones, tablets, home broadband devices and even vehicle mounted devices…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• GSMA sharpens focus on ethical digitalisation with the launch of 'Digital Declaration'

  24-01-2019 01:00
  The GSMA has launched its 'Digital Declaration' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, outlining the key principles that should govern the digitalisation of economies around the world.  Backed by the CEOs of 40 business leaders from around the world, the Digital Declaration will act as an ethical charter for companies going through the process of digitalisation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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