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• PMC to identify wi-fi spots, lease them to pvt telecom companies - The Indian Express

  13-08-2015 22:33 via
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  PMC to identify wi-fi spots, lease them to pvt telecom companies
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  “The civic body will identify spots mostly where people gather in large number or hang out. Private telecom companies can opt for spots by paying the necessary fee to the civic body,” Kumar said.and more »
  

• US Seeks to Seize $1 Billion in Telecom Probe - Wall Street Journal

  13-08-2015 22:32 via
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  US Seeks to Seize $1 Billion in Telecom Probe
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  U.S. authorities are asking European counterparts to seize about $1 billion in assets related to a wide-ranging criminal probe of alleged corruption by three global telecom companies and intermediaries close to the daughter of Uzbekistan's president, ...
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• Telecom regulator determines 'remedy period' amounts owed by TrueMove, DPC - The Nation

  13-08-2015 19:31 via
  Telecom regulator determines 'remedy period' amounts owed by TrueMove, DPC
  The Nation
  The telecom committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission yesterday concluded that TrueMove will have to pass on Bt1.069 billion in revenue to the NBTC, and Digital Phone Co (DPC) Bt627 million, in compliance with rules ...and more »
  

• Hearing on telecom, Internet service Thursday night in Delmar - Albany Times Union (blog)

  13-08-2015 19:09 via
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  Hearing on telecom, Internet service Thursday night in Delmar
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  The state Public Service Commission is holding another one of its public hearings Thursday night in Delmar on its latest telecommunications assessment report that looked at everything from phone and cable TV service to broadband Internet, fiber-optic ...and more »
  

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• Telecom hearing Thursday night at Bethlehem Town Hall - Albany Times Union (blog)

  13-08-2015 17:44 via blog.timesunion.com
  
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  Telecom hearing Thursday night at Bethlehem Town Hall
  Albany Times Union (blog)
  The state Public Service Commission is holding another one of its public hearings Thursday night in Delmar on its latest telecommunications assessment report that looked at everything from phone and cable TV service to broadband Internet, fiber-optic ...and more »
  
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• Vodafone Ireland launches new security software to help protect customers

  13-08-2015 17:13
  
  User-friendly service allows increased security while browsing and features child protection toolsDublin, 13th August 2015: Vodafone Ireland has launched Vodafone Secure Net, a new service that offers increased safety and security for its customers while mobile browsing. Vodafone Secure Net is a user-friendly service that helps protect Vodafone customers from unsafe websites, files (such as viruses or malware) and phishing attacks.Vodafone Secure Net also features parental controls that allow pa
  
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• Samsung unveils Galaxy S6 Edge+, Note 5 phablets

  13-08-2015 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Samsung has launched in New York the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphones. The S6 Edge+ is a larger version of the S6 Edge launched earlier this year, while the Note 5 offers the same specifications plus the S Pen stylus for writing on the screen. Both phones will start rolling out worldwide from 21 August.
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon to Discontinue Phone Subsidy, Sprint Offers ... - Zacks.com

  13-08-2015 16:57 via zacks.com
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon to Discontinue Phone Subsidy, Sprint Offers ...
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  Last week, the telecom sector witnessed several consequential developments. Notable among them, is U.S. telecom behemoth Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ - Analyst Report) decision to discontinue its policy of subsidizing phones for new customers ...
  
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• Dutch ICT sector set for continued growth in 2015 - study

  13-08-2015 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Growth in the Dutch ICT sector is expected to continue this year, according to the latest update from industry group Nederland ICT...
  
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• SeaChange adds Crann, Chun to management team 

  13-08-2015 16:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Multiscreen innovator SeaChange International announced the expansion of its senior management team with the immediate appointment of software,...
  
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• Lightower closes merger with Fibertech Networks

  13-08-2015 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Lightower Fiber Networks closed its USD 1.9 billion merger with Fibertech Networks...
  
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• Venezuela telecoms investment rises 77% in 2014

  13-08-2015 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Investment in the Venezuelan telecoms sector totalled VEF 18.6 billion in 2014, up 77 percent from 2013, Telesemana reported...
  
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• UK man starts 'pizza war' between telecom companies, gets free supply for a year - The Indian Express

  13-08-2015 15:07 via indianexpress.com
  
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  UK man starts 'pizza war' between telecom companies, gets free supply for a year
  The Indian Express
  The UK man pitched O2 and 3 against each other after he did not win a pizza giveaway in a Twitter competition. Google +. Comments. By: PTI | London | Published:August 13, 2015 6:37 pm. pizza. The UK man pitched O2 and 3 against each other after he did ...
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• America Movil eyes expansion in Eastern Europe

  13-08-2015 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil is interested in investing in more fixed-line operators in Eastern Europe, its CFO said in an interview with Reuters...
  
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• Telecom department to approach TRAI to suggest action on call drops - Economic Times

  13-08-2015 14:36 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telecom department to approach TRAI to suggest action on call drops
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: In order to address the menace of call drops, Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon approach TRAI for further action to be taken on the issue and present the data it received through special audit conducted last month. DoT undertook a ...
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• Xiaomi unveils Redmi Note 2 smartphone

  13-08-2015 13:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) XIaomi has unveiled the new Redmi Note 2 smartphone. The 4G dual-Sim device comes with a 5.5-inch full HD screen, Mediatek's Helio X10 processor, 3,060 mAh removable battery, 13 megapixel rear camera and 5 megapixel front camera. It comes with 2 GB RAM and a choice of 16 GB storage on the standard version or 32 GB with the Redmi Note 2 Prime. The Redmi Note 2 will run the latest version of Xioami's user interface, MIUI 7, based on Android 5.0. The UI was previewed in China at the
  
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• HTC to cut 15% of workforce, targets 35% lower costs

  13-08-2015 13:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) HTC announced plans for a major restructuring, including cutting 15 percent of its global workforce. Falling the recent sharp slide in its sales, the company said it aims to reduce operating costs by 35 percent. The restructuring includes the establishment of new business units in order to focus more on profitable growth in the key areas of premium smartphones, virtual reality, and connected lifestyle products. "We need a flexible and dynamic organization to ensure we can take
  
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• Vassallo nominated to join Telstra board

  13-08-2015 13:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Telstra board announced it would nominate US-based technology executive, investor and advisor Traci Vassallo for election as a non-executive director at its annual general meeting in October...
  
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• Telecom stocks in focus as Cabinet clears spectrum sharing - Indiainfoline

  13-08-2015 13:11 via indiainfoline.com
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  Telecom stocks in focus as Cabinet clears spectrum sharing
  Indiainfoline
  The government allowed telecom companies to share airwaves in the same band so as to reduce call drops. Interestingly, shares of telecom companies started the day on a positive note, but finished on bearish note. Print Email. Save. Article saved ...and more »
  
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• tyntec Streamlines Number Information Services With Newest API

  13-08-2015 13:00
  
  REST API Grants Access To tyntec's Global Number Portability and Verification, Reducing Deployment Time When Enabling Phone Number Intelligence Munich, San Francisco, August 13, 2015 - tyntec, a telecom-web convergence company, today announced the launch of its REST API for Number Information Services (NIS), granting developers the full capabilities of tyntec's Global Number Portability and Global Number Verification services, which provide intelligence on phone numbers such as portability infor
  
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• Home Telecom to expand gigabit Internet service in Charleston region - Charleston Post Courier

  13-08-2015 12:03 via postandcourier.com
  
  Home Telecom to expand gigabit Internet service in Charleston region
  Charleston Post Courier
  A local telecommunications provider is expanding its high-speed Internet service to more areas in the Charleston region. Moncks Corner-based Home Telecom said Tuesday that it will be updating its lines to deliver its “Velocity Gigabit” offering to ...
  
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• Singtel's Q1 net profit jumps 13% to SGD 942 million

  13-08-2015 11:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) saw its first-quarter net profit grow 13 percent year-on-year to SGD 942 million...
  
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• Ofcom monitors disabled communications services

  13-08-2015 10:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UK regulator Ofcom has launched a 6-month monitoring and enforcement programme to assess the steps that communications providers are taking to ensure...
  
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• Trae Vassallo nominated to join Telstra Board; Geoffrey Cousins and John Zeglis to retire at Annual General Meeting

  13-08-2015 10:47
  
  13 August 2015 - The Telstra Board today announced it would nominate US-based technology executive, investor and advisor Traci ‘Trae' Vassallo, 43, for election as a non-executive Director at Telstra's Annual General Meeting in October. Telstra Directors Geoffrey Cousins AM and John Zeglis have also announced their intention to retire at Telstra's annual general meeting on 13 October after each completed three three-year terms. Both Directors joined in 2006, with Mr Zeglis chairing the Boa
  
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• Telstra Financial Results 2015

  13-08-2015 10:47
  
  Key outcomes: On a reported basis Total Income (excluding finance income) increased 1.2 per cent to $26.6 billion and EBITDA decreased 3.5 per cent to $10.7 billion. On a guidance basis[1] Total Income increased 2.3 per cent to $26.3 billion and EBITDA increased 2.0 per cent to $10.8 billion, consistent with FY15 guidance.Net profit after tax decreased by 5.8 per cent reflecting the growth in the business less the CSL operating results and one off...Source: RealWire
  
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• Google may face BMW opposition over Alphabet trademark

  13-08-2015 10:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BMW is looking at whether Google may be violating its trademark with the new holding company name Alphabet, the New York Times reports...
  
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• SpeedCast Selected By Gulf Marine Services For Satellite Communications Services For Fleet Of Offshore Barges

  13-08-2015 10:27
  
  Abu Dhabi, UAE, 13 August 2015 - SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a leading global satellite telecommunications service provider, today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year communications contract from Gulf Marine Services (GMS). The new dual-beam Ku-band satellite service will provide high-performance broadband connectivity for client office applications and voice services across nine GMS barges. GMS is one of the largest providers of self-propelled, self-elevating accomm
  
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• Nos to implement WeDo Technologies RAID Telecom

  13-08-2015 10:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Portuguese operator Nos has signed an agreement with WeDo Technologies to implement its RAID Telecom software across the entire business...
  
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• Investec Ashes Analysed by Athlon's Investec Test Tracker

  13-08-2015 10:24
  
  Intelligent app's new features provide greater real-time analysis of cricket match data London, 13 August 2015 - Investec Test Tracker, the successful web-based app created to provide real-time analysis of Test cricket, has been relaunched with a number of new features to give even greater analysis and data visualisation, beginning with the 2015 Investec Ashes Series.The app was created for Investec by global design and technology agency Athlon to enhance the international bank's sponsorship of.
  
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• Dias named brand director at Vodafone Portugal

  13-08-2015 10:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Portugal has hired Leonor Dias as its new brand director, taking over the post from 15 September, reports Meios e Publicidade...
  
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• Telekom sells t-online.de, InteractiveMedia to Stroer

  13-08-2015 10:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has concluded an agreement with Stroer SE for the sale of the online platform t-online.de and the digital marketing company InteractiveMedia CCSP GmbH. The German operator will receive new shares in Stroer in exchange for the two companies.
  
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• Trustwave opens Canadian Security Operations Center

  13-08-2015 10:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Trustwave announced a new Security Operations Center (SOC) in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region in Canada to meet enterprise client needs and support the growth of Trustwave Managed Security Services...
  
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• New Hytera Radios Available For The UK With Embedded RFID and Mixed Analogue/Digital Support

  13-08-2015 10:05
  
  Lightweight, durable and feature rich radios for a wide range of roles including security, warehousing and residentialSlough, UK - 13 August 2015 - Hytera UK, the leading designer and manufacturer of professional wireless communications equipment has announced the UK availability of its series 4 PD405 and PD415 DMR radios. These radios offer a great range of features at excellent value for money, with no compromise on quality. They are easy to use and durable, rated...Source: RealWire
  
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• Cablevision says court only bars calling Verizon liars

  13-08-2015 10:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Verizon is mistaken in its interpretation that a recent court decision bars Cablevision from making any anti-FiOS statements, according to Cablevision...
  
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• Vikas Khemani underweight on telecom space - Moneycontrol.com

  13-08-2015 09:33 via moneycontrol.com
  
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  Vikas Khemani underweight on telecom space
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  Vikas Khemani, CEO at Edelweiss Securities told CNBC-TV18, "The spectrum sharing is in general positive for the telecom sector, no doubt about it because it brings in a lot more efficiency. Some of the players are invested heavily but are not able to ...and more »
  
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• Omantel H1 revenue up 7.5% to OMR 256.6mln

  13-08-2015 09:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Omantel has reported a 7.5 percent increase in its revenue for the first half ended 30 June to OMR 256.6 million from OMR 238.6 million in the same period of 2014...
  
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• Viavi Solutions announces CEO transition

  13-08-2015 09:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Viavi Solutions' board of directors appointed chairman Richard E. Belluzzo as interim president and CEO, effective immediately...
  
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• ITU Announces Telecom World Entrepreneurship Awards - Celebrating Progress Africa

  13-08-2015 09:19 via cp-africa.com
  
  ITU Announces Telecom World Entrepreneurship Awards
  Celebrating Progress Africa
  The International Telecommunication Union(ITU) has launched a new awards programme, the ITU Telecom World Entrepreneurship Awards 2015 for the most innovative start-ups, micro-, small and medium-sized businesses using ICT to provide solutions ...
  
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• Verizon hopes to install two new telecom facilities resembling church steeples ... - Monterey County Weekly

  13-08-2015 09:14 via montereycountyweekly.com
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  Verizon hopes to install two new telecom facilities resembling church steeples ...
  Monterey County Weekly
  Verizon Wireless is proposing to install cell towers at two Seaside churches and disguise them as steeples. Opponents have won the first battle – but not because of the potential health impacts that concern some of the churches' neighbors. The proposed ...
  
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• Alepo offers new support services

  13-08-2015 09:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Alepo launched two new support services, namely Global Technical Assistance Center (GTAC) and a new Managed Services portfolio, for its communications service provider clients...
  
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• Lenovo plans job cuts as sales slow, profits fall

  13-08-2015 08:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Lenovo saw its revenue growth slow to 3 percent in its fiscal first quarter June, to USD 10.7 billion. Net profit fell 51 percent year-on-year to USD 105 million. The company said it suffered from the slowdown in the PC and tablet market, growing competition in smartphones, especially in China, marcoeconomic and currency headwinds in key markets such as Brazil, and "rapidly shifting technology demand" at its enterprise business. To address the difficult market conditions, Lenovo a
  
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• Softbank buys Sprint shares, could raise stake to 85%

  13-08-2015 08:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Japanese telecom group SoftBank bought 22.87 million shares of Sprint from 10 to 12 August at an average price of USD 3.80, or USD 86.91 million in total...
  
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• Cisco quarterly revenue up 4% to record USD 12.8 bln

  13-08-2015 08:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cisco reported record revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter to July of USD 12.8 billion, up 3.9 percent from the same period last year...
  
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• Wait and watch before taking a plunge into telecom stocks: Ajay Bodke - Economic Times

  13-08-2015 08:14 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Wait and watch before taking a plunge into telecom stocks: Ajay Bodke
  Economic Times
  In a chat with ET Now, Ajay Bodke, Prabhudas Lilladher, talks about the telecom space. ET Now: What is the view on telecom, spectrum sharing has been allowed with conditions, does it make investment case stronger for the telecoms and if so which ones ...and more »
  
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• LG to offer Hi-Fi music service for premium smartphone users

  13-08-2015 07:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) LG Electronics will offer a high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) music service for customers of its premium smartphones. Starting this month, the new music service will be introduced via the LG SmartWorld app on certain LG phones and at the lgworld website in nearly 70 countries, including the US, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Italy, Russia and the UK.
  
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• Opening Bell | Telecom stocks in focus, Tata Power earnings today - Livemint

  13-08-2015 04:34 via livemint.com
  
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  Opening Bell | Telecom stocks in focus, Tata Power earnings today
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  Asian markets outside Japan opened in green. Investors are awaiting China's next move on the currency. 0. R Sreeram. A file photo of the BSE building in Mumbai. Photo: HT. US markets close marginally higher. US markets closed marginally higher. Buying ...and more »
  
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• If China Telecom is throttling access to international websites, it's bad news ... - Tech in Asia

  13-08-2015 03:29 via techinasia.com
  
  If China Telecom is throttling access to international websites, it's bad news ...
  Tech in Asia
  Over the past few days, China Telecom has found itself in the media hotseat after allegations that it is intentionally slowing connections to overseas websites from Shanghai in order to charge for international web access as an added-value service.
  
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• Telstra full-year revenue inches up, profit slips

  13-08-2015 02:00
  
  Australian incumbent reports strong net additions at its mobile, fixed broadband businesses.
  
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• India OKs sharing of spectrum, but not trading

  13-08-2015 02:00
  
  Government outlines rules that will enable operators to share bandwidth within circles.
  
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• HTC to cut 2,300 jobs in a bid to lower costs

  13-08-2015 02:00
  
  Troubled Taiwanese smartphone maker to increase focus on premium smartphones, virtual reality, emerging form factors.
  
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