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• T-Mobile/Sprint: Democratic deficit

  13-02-2019 18:29 via ft.com
  The outlook for both companies would be worse if they stayed independent
  
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• The secondary market is becoming a primary consideration for smartphone vendors

  13-02-2019 18:16
  With western smartphone markets in steep decline the secondary market is gaining traction as a counter-intuitive way to reverse that trend.
  On first inspection a vibrant secondary (i.e. used) smartphone market seems like a threat to sales of new phones. Why would you bother buying a new one when you can get a decent second-hand one for a fraction of the price? But dig a bit deeper and you can just as easily conclude that making it easier for people to flog their old phones could incentivise them
  
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• Potential Presidential candidates line up to oppose T-Mobile/Sprint merger

  13-02-2019 18:07
  Leading opponents of President Trump have signed a letter to the FCC condemning the proposed T-Mobile US and Sprint merger, suggesting the threat of regionalised monopolies and sky-high bills.
  Signed by the likes of Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, all of whom are potential opponents of Trump in the 2020 race to the White House, the 19-page document offers a broad and deep range of reasons for the FCC to block the mer
  
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• The Critical Importance of Consumer Trust in the Second-Hand Mobile Device Market

  13-02-2019 16:24
  The second-hand mobile device market is a big and lucrative success story. Mobile operators, OEMs and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) therefore remain committed to its ongoing success. This global study from Blancco underlines the significance of safeguarding consumer trust in the used device buyback process and warns against complacency when it comes to keeping consumer data secure.
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• See the remnants of an old wooden road at Waterloo

  13-02-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The streets of London were once paved with wood, and in a few places, echoes of that little-known period of road history can be seen – such as at Waterloo.
  The road behind the old County Hall – Belvedere Road is largely tarmac, but in a few places, patches of the old wooden road can be seen underneath the tarmac.
  It seems that the wooden setts (unofficially cobbles) were deliberately preserved, unlike the majority of the rest which were usually burnt for fuel in the post-war rebuildi
  
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• Prepaid market is an operator blind spot – research

  13-02-2019 14:36
  Some new research commissioned by mobile financial services company Juvo has concluded operators are wasting loads of cash through prepaid churn.
  The research was conducted by Strategy Analytics, which is having a busy day. It took a look at eight prepaid-dominant markets: Argentina, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa and Thailand; and concluded that in these markets alone, operators wasted $670 million last year replacing lost prepaid subscribers.
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• Navixy Integrates Two-Way Messaging Powered by tyntec

  13-02-2019 14:00
  Partnership Enables SMS for Businesses Using On-Premise and Cloud-Based Applications of GPS Tracking PlatformMUNICH and MOSCOW – February 13, 2019 – tyntec, a global cloud communications provider, and Navixy, a worldwide developer of GPS tracking and telematics software, today announced a strategic technology partnership. As part of the partnership, Navixy is leveraging tyntec APIs to enable SMS messaging for its GPS Tracking Platform. Powered by tyntec’s two-way messaging gate
  
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• EA’s Fortnite copycat is off to a flier

  13-02-2019 13:32
  One week after Electronic Arts launched Apex Legends, a free-to-play online battle royale game, the team is purring over 25 million sign ups and over 2 million concurrent players at peak times.
  The game itself, developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by EA, is nothing that original. While the look of the game might have a different feel to Fortnite, the idea and gameplay is effectively the same and users are seemingly loving it. Just a point of comparison, it took Fortnite three months
  
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• Huawei accuses US of ‘political’ campaign

  13-02-2019 13:01 via ft.com
  Chairman says US is using ‘government machine’ against weak ‘sesame-seed company’
  
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• Location chosen for new footbridge across the Thames

  13-02-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new pedestrian and cyclist bridge across the Thames is set to go ahead after a short-list of locations was narrowed down to the final winner.
  A preferred location has been identified for a new Thames bridge linking Nine Elms and Pimlico by the bridge design team, appointed by Wandsworth Council.Whilst all three shortlisted locations were deemed to be viable, the recommended location has been seen as the best opportunity to create links between the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea (VNEB) Opportunit
  
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• UK and US smartphone markets in steep decline

  13-02-2019 12:33
  The latest numbers from industry trackers Strategy Analytics reveal UK smartphone shipments fell 14% in Q4 2018.
  The main culprit is be UK smartphone market leader Apple, which seems to be having a bit of a nightmare all over the world right now. Apple shipped 700,000 fewer iPhones in Q4 2018 than it did in the year ago quarter, which is a drop of 19%. Second placed Samsung suffered a similar decline, dropping 400k shipments. Meanwhile third placed Huawei actually managed to increase its shipmen
  
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• California data dividend sounds nice but shows digital economy ignorance

  13-02-2019 12:14
  The State of California might be making friends in Silicon Valley with its defence of net neutrality rules, but in proposing a ‘data dividend’ on the digital economy, these kinships might turn sour very quickly.
  In his ‘State of the State’ speech this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a new ‘data dividend’ which would see internet players who monetise user’s personal information have to pay those users for the privilege, according to CNBC.
  
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• According to Nextivity mobile signal boosters come of age thanks to relaxation in Ofcom licensing laws

  13-02-2019 12:00
  Nextivity believe that the new rules could end wireless coverage misery experienced by millions of smartphone users The days when mobile phones were classed as a luxury item, afforded only by the few, have long gone. They are now integral to everyday living and are replacing our wallets, our computers, our travel documents, our cameras, our alarm clocks, and are relegating landlines to history.Surprisingly though, even though 93% of UK adults own a mobile phone,...Source: RealWire
  
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• Tickets Alert: Open Garden Squares is back

  13-02-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The annual chance to go inside a host of private gardens and up on roofs has confirmed the dates for this year — 8th and 9th June 2019.
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  It’s a paid for event, with tickets offering unlimited access throughout the weekend, although some venues will need booking as they are hugely popular (or very small).
  The weekend showcases London’s vast diversity of green spaces – that are rarely open to the public – from the historic and traditional to the new an
  
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• Port of Marseille steps up digitalisation with launch of new cable landing solution

  13-02-2019 01:00
  The Port of Marseille has announced that it will construct a new subsea cable landing infrastructure, providing a plug and play interface for subsea cables arriving in the French port city.
  The first stage of the new infrastructure will be ready for service in the third quarter of 2019…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India’s fastest mobile network revealed

  13-02-2019 01:00
  Bharti Airtel has been ranked as the fastest mobile network in India, in a recent study by network research firm Ookla. The report studied network speeds from India’s four main mobile network operators in 15 cities across the country…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• eir announces €500m in FTTH for Ireland

  13-02-2019 01:00
  Irish telecoms operator, eir, has announced a 5 year, €500m investment plan that will facilitate an additional 1.4 million fibre to the home (FTTH) connections in the Republic of Ireland. Last year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Building the subsea networks of the future

  13-02-2019 01:00
  Operators in the subsea sector must be prepared to evolve their business models if they are to capitalise on an upswing in demand for capacity, according to a panel of industry experts.During an interactive panel session at the Submarine Networks EMEA 2019 event in London this week, experts agreed that the industry players needed to focus on collaboration and adapt their working practices to boost profitability in the industry…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT Group strengthens its boardroom with key strategic appointment

  13-02-2019 01:00
  BT has appointed industry veteran Allison Kirkby to its board as a non-executive director. Kirkby will take her seat on the BT Group board with effect of the 15th March 2019. Kirkby brings a wealth of experience to the role…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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