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• Telecom Argentina SA Upgraded to Buy at Zacks (TEO) - Financial Wisdom Works

  09-10-2015 18:23
  FinancialMagazin.com
  Telecom Argentina SA Upgraded to Buy at Zacks (TEO)
  Financial Wisdom Works
  Telecom Argentina SA logo Zacks upgraded shares of Telecom Argentina SA (NYSE:TEO) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Thursday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have $16.00 target price on the ...
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• Telecom Argentina SA Upgraded to "Buy" by Santander (TEO) - Financial Wisdom Works

  09-10-2015 17:45
  Telecom Argentina SA Upgraded to "Buy" by Santander (TEO)
  Financial Wisdom Works
  Telecom Argentina SA logo Santander upgraded shares of Telecom Argentina SA (NYSE:TEO) from an underperform rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Market Beat Ratings reports. A number of other brokerages also ...
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• Telecom Rating Outlook Stable - AllAfrica.com

  09-10-2015 17:15
  Telecom Rating Outlook Stable
  AllAfrica.com
  Fitch Ratings has affirmed Telecom Namibia Limited's (TN) Long-term local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB+' and National Long-term rating at 'A-(zaf)'. The Outlooks are Stable. All ratings have been removed from Rating Watch Negative (RWN).and more »
  

• Why data monetization is critical for long-term success of telecom operators - ETTelecom.com

  09-10-2015 16:47
  ETTelecom.com
  Why data monetization is critical for long-term success of telecom operators
  ETTelecom.com
  Globally, telecom operators are facing increasing competition, owing to the gradual erosion of their core infrastructure revenues. P2P messaging has been adversely impacted by over-the-top (OTT) traffic and is thus declining. Moreover, concerns ...
  

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• Dutch still lukewarm about curved screens - Telecompaper

  09-10-2015 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Will smartphones with curved displays reach the mainstream? Consumers have not yet made their mind about the matter, according to research by Telecompaper, conducted among its Consumer Panel in September. Samsung and LG introduced smartphones with curved screens last year, with Huawei and Xiaomi also planning to release similar devices. Still, most manufacturers are sticking to standard displays, not only because it is more practical, but also cheaper. Although the market for smar
  
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• Semiconductor revenue to total USD 337.8 bln in 2015

  09-10-2015 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total USD 337.8 billion in 2015, a decline of 0.8 percent from 2014, according to Gartner...
  
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• Telenet, Proximus remain dominant on Belgian fixed market

  09-10-2015 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The Belgian consumer market for fixed services generated revenues of EUR 678 million in the second quarter, with Telenet remaining the largest supplier in terms of both revenues and number of broadband connections, according to Telecompaper's quarterly report about the Belgian fixed consumer market, which came out in September. Telenet reported revenues for fixed services (TV, telephony, internet) in Q2 of EUR 290 million. Proximus (the former incumbent Belgacom) came next with EU
  
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• Movistar Argentina sponsors Autoclasica classic car event

  09-10-2015 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Movistar Argentina has announced its sponsorship of the 15th edition of Autoclasica, South America's largest classic car festival, taking place at...
  
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• China Telecom voted best managed large cap company

  09-10-2015 14:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) China Telecom was voted by equity analysts and investors as 'Best Managed Large Cap Company in China' in Asiamoney's 'Best Managed Companies Poll 2015'...
  
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• Orange staff survey shows increased work satisfaction

  09-10-2015 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange France has published the results of its 11th social barometer survey of employees, conducted in June on the day after the launch of the Essentials2020 strategic plan...
  
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• Telstra appoints three new group executives

  09-10-2015 14:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telstra CEO Andrew Penn announced the appointment of three new group executives to drive the company's strategic growth agenda; Karsten Wildberger,...
  
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• Telefonica unveils portal for LatAm SMEs

  09-10-2015 14:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica Business Solutions, the B2B unit of Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica, has launched a dedicated portal designed to help Latin American...
  
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• Spark New Zealand trials virtual Annual Meeting

  09-10-2015 14:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The New Zealand operator Spark announced that it would give shareholders the chance to participate fully in its annual meeting next month virtually via an online platform...
  
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• Over a third of Dutch are interested in mobile payments

  09-10-2015 14:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Over a third (36%) of Dutch consumers find the idea of using mobile payment options very interesting, according to a Telecompaper Consumer Panel study for September. The number of Dutch people who actually use mobile payments is still only 3 percent. Interest has grown, if slowly. In March, 31 percent of Dutch found the option interesting. The number of people who do not find mobile payment options interesting fell in the same period, to 38 percent in September from 44 percent in
  
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• SoftBank, Tepco to launch bundled services in April 2016

  09-10-2015 13:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tokyo Electric Power Compoany (Tepco) and Japanese operator SoftBank have agreed to start bundled sales of their electricity and communications...
  
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• Ericsson, Entel sign multi-year OSS/BSS deal

  09-10-2015 13:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ericsson has announced a multi-year contract to provide Chile-based operator Entel with a broad range of OSS and BSS services to help Entel transform its businesses in Chile and Peru...
  
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• CodePact attracts 16 new members

  09-10-2015 13:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) CodePact, a public-private partnership aimed at teaching coding to Dutch children, has attracted 16 new members, bringing the total to 32...
  
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• HSBC: Telecom securities performing best - Prague Post

  09-10-2015 13:01
  Prague Post
  HSBC: Telecom securities performing best
  Prague Post
  Research by bank HSBC has revealed that European equities continue to attract inflows, with investors preferring the UK but turning away from France. Alongside Europe, investing in Japanese markets was also a priority destination for fund holders.
  

• Scrapping Safe Harbour will affect NL intelligence services

  09-10-2015 11:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Scrapping the Safe Harbour treaty will also hold implications for intelligence services, lawyer Otto Volgenant of Boekx Lawyers told nu.nl...
  
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• BT launches MeetMe audio conferencing service in LatAm

  09-10-2015 11:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BT has announced the launch of its MeetMe with Dolby Voice service in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico...
  
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• LG deploys Zero Client, IPS monitors at AWS Re:Invent

  09-10-2015 11:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) LG Electronics has deployed hundreds of advanced monitors at the interactive experience at the 2015 Amazon Web Services Re:Invent user conference, which took place between 6 and 9 October...
  
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• Facebook testing emoticons to expand 'Like' button

  09-10-2015 11:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Facebook has started testing in Spain and Ireland a new feature called Reactions, which extends the Like button to allow users to react to any post through six emoticons for "Love", "Haha", "Yay", "Wow", "Sad" and "Angry". The company said it will use the new function to help businesses and publishers better understand how people respond to their content. Page owners will be able to see Reactions to all of their posts on Page insights. Users can express their reactions by hovering
  
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• Telefonica boosts cybersecurity sales to EUR 400 mln a year

  09-10-2015 11:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has increased the global revenues arising from its cybersecurity business to EUR 400 million a year, including EUR 100 million in the Spanish corporate sector alone, reports Cinco Dias. Speaking at Telefonica's Security Innovation Day in Madrid, head of cybersecurity Chema Alonso said the company is targeting a 30 percent growth in the segment next year. "We want to be a player in security technologies, which is why we have opted for the development of our own solutions
  
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• Pentagon, Military Block Use of Chinese Telecom Gear - Washington Free Beacon

  09-10-2015 11:05
  Pentagon, Military Block Use of Chinese Telecom Gear
  Washington Free Beacon
  The Pentagon and U.S. Cyber Command have blocked the use of telecommunications equipment produced by the global Chinese company Huawei Technologies over cyber spying fears, according to congressional testimony last week. Deputy Defense ...
  

• Qualcomm, Xilinx link technical development cooperation

  09-10-2015 10:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Qualcomm and Xilinx have inked a strategic technical collaboration. The two will develop and provide industry-leading heterogeneous computing systems...
  
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• Sandvine Q3 revenue declines 2 percent to USD 27.3 million

  09-10-2015 10:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Canadian network policy control software company Sandvine reported revenue down 2 percent to USD 27.3 million in the third quarter, compared to USD 27.9 million in the third quarter of 2014...
  
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• Prysmian Group To Attend Interlift 2015 In Augsburg, Germany With Full Range Of Product Solutions For The Elevator Industry On Display

  09-10-2015 10:42
  
  Show Attendance Follows A Series Of Contracts For Elevator Cables In Some Of The World’s Most Iconic BuildingsMilan, 09 October, 2015 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, will be attending Interlift 2015 (stand 3196, hall 3) – the leading meeting place for manufacturers and influencers in the elevator sector that will take place in Augsburg, Germany from October 13 to 16. At the event, Prysmian’s Elevator Business Unit...Source:
  
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• BT defends Openreach, attacks Sky's pay-TV dominance

  09-10-2015 10:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BT has made its final submission to Ofcom's Digital Communications Review. BT argues that it is vital for the digital future of the UK that Openreach...
  
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• Smartphones more used for searches than PCs - Google

  09-10-2015 10:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Search volume on smartphones has for the first time passed queries made on desktop PCs, for the first time, the Financial Times reported citing senior VP of Search Amit Singhal, speaking at the Code Mobile conference in California. The milestone was reached during the summer. Singhal declined to put a specific figure on how many searches were made on each platform, saying only that it was more than 100 billion per month. But he said that the inflection point was reached without in
  
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• Dell in talks for USD 40 bln to finance EMC deal - report

  09-10-2015 10:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Dell is looking for USD 40 billion in financing for the acquisition of storage company EMC, the Financial Times reported, citing people people familiar the matter. Dell has approached JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays and Credit Suisse, among other banks. The company is working with Silver Lake, the Silicon Valley private equity company that backed its own USD 25 billion buyout two years ago. Dell hopes to acquire EMC's core storage business along with a majority s
  
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• Sony cuts PS4 price in US, Canada

  09-10-2015 10:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Sony is cutting the prices of its PlayStation 4 console in the US and Canada on 9 October, reports the Wall Street Journal...
  
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• Telecom Italia signs up Deutsche Bank for Inwit sale-report

  09-10-2015 09:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecom Italia has appointed Deutsche Bank to accelerate the sale of a EUR 1.6 billion stake in its mobile-phone tower unit Inwit, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg...
  
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• AWS launches managed cloud platform for IoT

  09-10-2015 09:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Amazon Web Services has announced AWS IoT, a managed cloud platform allowing connected devices to interact reliably and securely with cloud applications and other devices. Manufacturers can set rules for how AWS IoT handles the data they send and actions they take when various conditions are met. 
  
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• Tigo Tanzania inks deal to expand 4G mobile network rollout

  09-10-2015 09:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tigo Tanzania has entered into partnership with UhuruOne, a local wireless ISP to expand 4G mobile network rollout in the country. The partnership will create one of Africa's first ever Data Virtual Network Operators (DVNO), allowing UhuruOne to expand its wireless broadband data service nationwide, the Daily News reported. DVNO means that UhuruOne will share both capacity and network resources with Tigo's 4G LTE data network enabling its customers to use their data enabled device
  
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• World Bank puts USD 56 mln into Gabon ICT

  09-10-2015 09:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Gabon and the World Bank have started preparations for a new USD 56 million eGabon project, which will leverage ICT to promote the country's socioeconomic development...
  
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• ETSI, MEF team up to boost NFV for Carrier Ethernet 2.0

  09-10-2015 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has announced a partnership with the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) to advance Network...
  
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• Telecom Italia Said to Work With Deutsche Bank on Tower Sale - Bloomberg

  09-10-2015 08:56
  Bloomberg
  Telecom Italia Said to Work With Deutsche Bank on Tower Sale
  Bloomberg
  Telecom Italia SpA hired Deutsche Bank AG to sell its 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) stake in Inwit SpA, the mobile-phone tower division that had an initial public offering this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Italy's largest ...
  Telecom Italia board to discuss possible Metroweb deal next week: sourcesReuters
  Telecom Italia ready to reopen Metroweb talks - chairmanTelecompaper (subscription)
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• Top Telecom News of the day - Indiainfoline

  09-10-2015 08:48
  Indiainfoline
  Top Telecom News of the day
  Indiainfoline
  A brief round up of the top headlines that dominated the telecom sector, nationally and internationally. Print Email. Save. Article saved successfully to my page. You must be Logged in to save article. Sutro Tower telecommunication tower. Bharti Airtel ...
  Airtel launches 4G services in TirupurETTelecom.comall 7 news articles »
  

• Paratus Telecom Deploys Infinera TM-Series for Metro Network in Africa - Marketwired (press release)

  09-10-2015 06:50
  Telecom Lead (registration) (blog)
  Paratus Telecom Deploys Infinera TM-Series for Metro Network in Africa
  Marketwired (press release)
  SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 9, 2015) - Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, announced the deployment of the Infinera TM-Series for Paratus Telecom's metro network in Africa. The deployment is Paratus' first offering of wavelength ...
  Paratus Telecom deploys Infinera packet-optical networkTelecom Lead (registration) (blog)all 44 news ar
  

• Telecom Argentina SA Upgraded by Zacks to Buy (TEO) - The Market Business

  09-10-2015 03:16
  OctaFinance.com
  Telecom Argentina SA Upgraded by Zacks to Buy (TEO)
  The Market Business
  Telecom Argentina SA logo Telecom Argentina SA (NYSE:TEO) was upgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, AnalystRatings.NET reports. The firm presently has a $16.00 target price on the ...
  Santander Upgrades Telecom Argentina (TEO) to BuyNews Watch International
  Analysts at Santander Increased Telecom Argentina Ste
  

• Vodafone wins India tax case

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  Bombay court rules in favour of telco in €1.2 billion tax dispute.
  
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• Telia Denmark CEO to head up telco's merged commercial/tech unit

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  Sören Abildgaard also appointed chief commercial officer; Morten Bentzen named new CEO of Danish arm.
  
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• Sky repeats call for BT/Openreach split

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  Triple-play provider urges Ofcom to refer issue to U.K. Competition and Markets Authority.
  
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• Nokia Here pushes for common car data standard

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  Vendor's navigation arm assembles car makers, tech firms, rival map makers in bid to accelerate automated driving.
  
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• Fresh Telecom Italia-Metroweb rumours surface

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  Incumbent operator's board reportedly to meet next week to discuss cash offer for 40% stake.
  
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• BT says retaining Openreach 'vital' for UK digital economy

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  U.K. incumbent's CEO urges Ofcom to introduce 'converged regulation…for a converged market.'
  
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• Apple, Google, Microsoft gear up for 'penta-play' fray

  09-10-2015 02:00
  
  Microsoft rounds off its portfolio with its first in-house laptop, but it should probably concentrate more on smartphones.
  
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• Sprint, Frontier among pacers of telecom high-yield bond rebound - Seeking Alpha

  09-10-2015 01:43
  Sprint, Frontier among pacers of telecom high-yield bond rebound
  Seeking Alpha
  That's according to Marty Fridson of Lehmann Livian Fridson. Telecom bonds had tumbled to a -5.34% total return last month, displacing usual suspects of energy/metals/mining, and led by the drop in Sprint (S -0.9%) bonds after a Moody's downgrade.
  

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