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• Apple quarterly revenues up 33%, ships 35% more iPhones

  21-07-2015 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple reported revenues for its fiscal third quarter to June up 33 percent year-on-year to USD 49.6 billion, better than the company's forecast. Apple's net profit was also up sharply, to USD 10.7 billion or USD 1.85 per share compared to USD 7.7 billion or USD 1.28 per share in the year-ago quarter. The growth was fueled by continued strong sales of the iPhone, which sold 47.53 million units and generated revenue of USD 31.4 billion. Unit sales were up 35 percent from a year ear
  
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• TSX lower from financial, telecom and industrial sectors | CTV News - CTV News

  21-07-2015 20:11
  
  TSX lower from financial, telecom and industrial sectors | CTV News
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  TORONTO - The Toronto Stock Exchange headed into the red, hurt by weakness in the financial, telecom and industrial sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 76.85 points at 14,348.70 in afternoon trading after starting the day in the black. The loss ...and more »
  
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• Land purchases near Telecom Corridor pave way for mixed-use development ... - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  21-07-2015 19:59
  
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  Land purchases near Telecom Corridor pave way for mixed-use development ...
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  Standridge Cos. bought up the land starting in 2007 with a small tract on Bush Turnpike. (Standridge). A Carrollton-based real estate company has purchased almost 170 acres just east of the Telecom Corridor with plans for a mixed-use development. Related.
  
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• Telecom companies not meeting standards on call drop issue, says TRAI - Firstpost - Firstpost

  21-07-2015 18:56
  
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  Telecom companies not meeting standards on call drop issue, says TRAI - Firstpost
  Firstpost
  New Delhi: Amid growing concerns over the call drop issue, sectoral regulator TRAI has said that most of the telecom companies in Delhi and Mumbai are not meeting the prescribed standards. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) further said ...
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• Intelligent Software is the Key to Disruption in Customer Centric Telecom ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  21-07-2015 18:54
  
  Intelligent Software is the Key to Disruption in Customer Centric Telecom ...
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  Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions in association with Ovum Consulting, today released a research study on the role of software intelligence in network transformation. The study encapsulates the uptake of faster and ...and more »
  
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• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), China Telecom Corp Ltd (NYSE:CHA) - China 3G/4G ... - Benzinga

  21-07-2015 17:49
  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), China Telecom Corp Ltd (NYSE:CHA) - China 3G/4G ...
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  In a report published Monday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White commented on newly released statistics for the month of June showing that 3G and 4G mobile subscriber growth in China grew 39 percent year-over-year. White continued that China Mobile ...
  
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• RPT-Tele2 Q2 core profit lags forecasts, repeats 2015 outlook | ET Telecom ... - ETTelecom.com

  21-07-2015 16:39
  
  RPT-Tele2 Q2 core profit lags forecasts, repeats 2015 outlook | ET Telecom ...
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  STOCKHOLM: Swedish telecom operator Tele2 posted a second-quarter core profit below expectations on Tuesday and affirmed its outlook of largely flat sales and earnings in 2015. Tele2's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ...and more »
  
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• Wandera reveals Q2 2015 mobile security and data usage figures

  21-07-2015 16:16
  
  Bad news: Five times more app password leaks on Samsung devices than on iPhoneMalware and spam both twice as likely to be accessed on iPhone as on Samsung devicesTop 3 individual "Bill Shock" events cost their businesses £33,000, €15,000 and €8,000Good news:Use of HTTPS is on the rise - reaching 46% for browser traffic (increase of 7% in 12 months) and 61% for app traffic (increase of 9%)Users becoming more prudent with roaming data usage...Source: RealWire
  
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• Miner: NY Public Service Commission to hold hearing on telecom assessment in ... - Auburn Citizen (blog)

  21-07-2015 15:57
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  FILE - Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner speaks at a press conference in April to urge Congress to replenish the federal Highway Trust Fund. In the background is Interstate 81. 2015-07-21T09:57:00Z Miner: NY Public Service Commission to hold hearing on ...
  NY regulators to hear public comments in Syracuse on telecom industry ...Syracuse.comall 13 news articles &raq
  
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• Global Telecom API Market to Post 23.6% CAGR from 2015 - 2022 with Elevated 4G ... - Business Wire (press release)

  21-07-2015 15:36
  Global Telecom API Market to Post 23.6% CAGR from 2015 - 2022 with Elevated 4G ...
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  ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With 4G LTE network penetration on pace to reaching optimal penetration levels and the usage of smartphones hitting a new high every year, the growth of the telecom application programming interface (API) market is ...and more »
  
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• Verizon reports Q2 growth, driven by mobile, Fios

  21-07-2015 15:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Verizon Communications reported USD 32.22 billion in operating revenue in the second quarter, up 2.4 percent on the second quarter of 2014. The operator said top-line revenue growth was driven by wireless and FiOS, with emerging revenue streams from the IoT and telematics, and continued strong cash flow. Operating profit grew 1.8 percent to USD 7.82 billion and net profit by 0.7 percent to USD 4.35 billion, for a 2 percent increase in basic earnings per common share to USD 1.04. V
  
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• Ranplan Appoints Curtis Olinger as Head of Sales for North America

  21-07-2015 15:08
  
  New appointment to drive US expansion July 21, 2015: Ranplan has appointed Curtis Olinger to lead its North American sales team and drive ambitious expansion plans to build a strong presence in the US. The fast-growing UK-based company has developed a next generation, all-in-one solution for planning and optimizing combined outdoor and indoor Small Cell, DAS and HetNet environments. Olinger brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in the wireless industry from both...Source: RealWire
  
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• Globe Telecom buys out Lopez group's 41.7% stake in Bayantel | BusinessMirror - Business Mirror

  21-07-2015 14:21
  Globe Telecom buys out Lopez group's 41.7% stake in Bayantel | BusinessMirror
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  GLOBE Telecom Inc. has launched a multibillion-peso initiative to buy out the remaining shares of the Lopez family in Bayan Telecommunications Inc. (Bayantel). In a filing to the local bourse, the second-largest telecommunications company in the ...and more »
  
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• Vodafone reorganises European leadership structure

  21-07-2015 14:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone has announced a wide-ranging reorganisation of its European leadership structure with a view to streamlining management efficiency and accelerating decision-making in key markets. The company said the CEOs of its four largest European markets – Hannes Ametsreiter in Germany, Aldo Bisio in Italy, Jeroen Hoencamp in the UK and Antonio Coimbra in Spain – will become members of the Group Executive Committee and report directly to group chief executive Vittorio Colao start
  
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• Akamai and Telecom Italia Enter Into Partnership to Offer Content Delivery and ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  21-07-2015 13:20
  
  Akamai and Telecom Italia Enter Into Partnership to Offer Content Delivery and ...
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  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROME, July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) and Telecom Italia today announced a partnership agreement to offer Content Delivery Network and web optimization services and solutions to ...and more »
  
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• Akamai and Telecom Italia Enter Into Partnership to Offer... -- CAMBRIDGE ... - PR Newswire (press release)

  21-07-2015 13:20
  
  Akamai and Telecom Italia Enter Into Partnership to Offer... -- CAMBRIDGE ...
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  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROME, July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) and Telecom Italia today announced a partnership agreement to offer Content Delivery Network and web optimization services and solutions to ...
  Telecom Italia, Akamai sign content delivery deal - TelecompaperTelecompaper (subscription)all 5 news articles »
  
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• ZTE net profit increases 43% in H1

  21-07-2015 12:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE said it expects to report a 43 percent increase in net profit for the first half of 2015 to CNY 1.61 billion (USD 260 million), thanks to strong sales of LTE network systems. The preliminary results show operating revenue up 21.9 percent year-on-year to CNY 45.94 billion, and the operating result moved to a profit of CNY 66.28 million from a loss of CNY 210.05 million a year ago. ZTE said it saw higher sales in the first half from FDD LTE equipment, as well as wireline switch
  
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• Goldman Sachs Rating Update on Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI) - Money Flow Index - Money Flow Index

  21-07-2015 12:37
  Goldman Sachs Rating Update on Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI) - Money Flow Index
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  Equity Analysts at the Goldman Sachs downgrades the rating on Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI). The brokerage firm has issued a Buy rating on the shares. The shares were previously rated Conviction Buy. The rating by the firm was issued on July 15, 2015.
  Stock Update - Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI) - Vanguard TribuneVanguard Tribuneall 3 news articles »
  
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• Tele2 Germany net sales fall in Q2

  21-07-2015 11:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 Germany reported a fall in net sales in the second quarter to SEK 209 million from SEK 226 million a year ago, while EBITDA dropped by 19 percent to SEK 26 million...
  
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• mCarbon wins multi-country contract with Africa's Expresso Telecom Group | ET ... - ETTelecom.com

  21-07-2015 11:35
  
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  mCarbon wins multi-country contract with Africa's Expresso Telecom Group | ET ...
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  NEW DELHI: mCarbon, a software solutions provider to telecom operators, Tuesday said that it has inked a significant multi country group level contract with Expresso telecom group (ETG), African telecommunications and information Services Company.
  mCarbon Bags Expresso Telecom Deal - TeleAnalysisTeleAnalysis
  TelecomLead | mCarbon Tech inks VAS contract with Expresso TelecomTelecom L
  
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• CounterPath revenues slip, loss widens in Q4

  21-07-2015 11:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Unified communications services developer CounterPath reported fiscal fourth quarter results to end April, saying revenues slipped year-on-year to USD 3.1 million from 3.7 million the year before...
  
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• ANRT releases Q2 market figures, launches app

  21-07-2015 11:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Moroccan telecom regulator ANRT has launched the "Morocco ICT Data" app for iOS and Android in Arabic, French and English offering mobile access to the country's quarterly telecom statistics...
  
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• First Data registers IPO with US SEC

  21-07-2015 11:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Global payment technology and services provider First Data has registered its proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
  
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• Telekom Slovenije sale decision expected after summer

  21-07-2015 11:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A decision on the sale of Telekom Slovenije will be reached after the summer holidays, the State Secretary at Slovenia's Ministry of Finance, Metod Dragonja, told Sta...
  
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• Huawei pledges more ICT investments in South Africa

  21-07-2015 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei has promised to construct ICT infrastructure in South Africa and develop talent in the country, IT-Online reported...
  
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• Kansas picks AT&T for next generation 911 system

  21-07-2015 10:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) AT&T has won a contract from the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council to provide an IP-based "Next Generation 911" emergency communications system across the state...
  
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• Verizon releases transparency report for first half

  21-07-2015 10:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US operator Verizon has released its transparency report for the first half of 2015. The overall number of demands for customer data rose to 149,810 from 138,656 in the second half of 2014...
  
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• ACM lowers fine against KPN to EUR 600,000

  21-07-2015 10:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Dutch regulator ACM reduced the fine issued against KPN in September last year from EUR 2.7 million to EUR 600,000 following an appeal from the operator...
  
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• Deutsche Telecom To Acquire 7,700 Towers From Telefonica | Androidheadlines.com - Android Headlines - Android News

  21-07-2015 10:31
  
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  Deutsche Telecom To Acquire 7,700 Towers From Telefonica | Androidheadlines.com
  Android Headlines - Android News
  A new report out of Germany says that Deutsche Telecom will be acquiring 7,700 mobile tower sites from Telefonica Deutschland, owners of O2 brand in Germany. Telefonica is working towards finalizing the integration of E-Plus, which it acquired last ...and more »
  
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• Asian Stocks Climb, Led by Telecom Shares, as Yen Buoys Topix - Bloomberg Business - Bloomberg

  21-07-2015 10:29
  Asian Stocks Climb, Led by Telecom Shares, as Yen Buoys Topix - Bloomberg Business
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  Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index heading for a two-week high, as a weaker yen buoyed Japanese equities and phone carriers advanced. Sony Corp., the maker of Bravia televisions and PlayStation game consoles, added 1.8 percent.and more »
  
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• Nearly 20% of Spanish homes have 'quintuple-play' package

  21-07-2015 10:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The popularity of so-called 'quintuple-play' packages (including fixed and mobile telephony and broadband, plus pay-TV) has more than tripled in Spain over the past year...
  
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• Tele2 Netherlands revenues up 2.6%, customer growth slows

  21-07-2015 09:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 Netherlands added another 7,000 mobile customers in the second quarter, for a total 841,000. This was the slowest growth since late 2011...
  
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• KPN fined EUR 8 million for unfair competition

  21-07-2015 09:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Dutch regulator ACM announced two fines totaling EUR 8 million against KPN for unfair competition. The first fine of EUR 6 million was for violations in the monitoring service ISDN-Lijnbewaking in the period 2009-2013. The additional EUR 2 million fine follows violations in the SDF backhaul service in 2009-2012. According to the regulator, KPN in both cases put rivals at a disadvantage by making it difficult for them to deliver services to customers in a timely fashion. The ISDN L
  
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• Remain underweight on entire telecom sector: Dipan Mehta - Moneycontrol.com - Moneycontrol.com

  21-07-2015 08:46
  
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  Remain underweight on entire telecom sector: Dipan Mehta - Moneycontrol.com
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  Dipan Mehta, member at BSE & NSE told CNBC-TV18, "I think Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular have to brace themselves for a massive fight in the telecom market as far as data is concerned. The communication coming from Reliance Industries is very clear ...and more »
  
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• Tele2 revenue growth continues in Q2, EBITDA turns lower

  21-07-2015 08:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 reported continued revenue growth in the second quarter on its expansion in the mobile market, while profits fell due to the costs of launching...
  
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• CNMC fines Telefonica, Yoigo for network sharing deal

  21-07-2015 08:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spanish communications and competition regulator CNMC has imposed fines on Telefonica and Yoigo for the anti-competitive nature of the...
  
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• Be wary of phone scams, telecom companies say | GulfNews.com - gulfnews.com

  21-07-2015 08:09
  
  Be wary of phone scams, telecom companies say | GulfNews.com
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  Abu Dhabi: Sending excessive amounts of money through credit transfers to people who call saying they are so-called representatives of phone companies and claim you have won a prize or a lottery is most likely a scam, according to telecommunication ...and more »
  
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• Orange enters talks to buy four Airtel units in Africa

  21-07-2015 08:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange and Bharti Airtel International have entered into exclusive discussions to explore the possibility of Orange acquiring Airtel's subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone. The companies said there was no certainty that any binding agreement would result from the talks, but provided no further details.
  
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• South Korea consortium seeks to expand into Indonesian telecom market ... - DEALSTREETASIA

  21-07-2015 04:20
  
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  South Korea consortium seeks to expand into Indonesian telecom market ...
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  A South Korea consortium, led by local optical manufacturer OPTIS Co. Ltd. and telecom device maker Solid Inc, is seeking to grab an opportunity in the upcoming mobile network transition in Indonesia, Korean Times reported. “Starting from next year, ...and more »
  
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• Vodafone Europe chief to leave amid reshuffle

  21-07-2015 02:00
  
  CEOs of telco's four largest European markets to report directly to group chief Colao.
  
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• Verizon reports strong Q2 customer, revenue growth

  21-07-2015 02:00
  
  U.S. telco giant generates $165 million from telematics, IoT.
  
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• Tele2 Q2 sales rise but earnings fall

  21-07-2015 02:00
  
  Sweden-based telco hampered by continuing declines at fixed operations.
  
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• Qualcomm could set break-up plan in motion this week

  21-07-2015 02:00
  
  U.S. firm reportedly set to announce strategic review that could see it separate chips business from patents.
  
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• Millicom posts revenue growth but slips into the red

  21-07-2015 02:00
  
  Emerging markets operator aims to become Latin America's second largest cable operator.
  
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• 4G rollouts drive ZTE sales growth

  21-07-2015 02:00
  
  Chinese vendor says it will report 43% increase in net profit in first half of 2015.
  
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