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• BT offers direct connectivity to Salesforce

  06-01-2016 18:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BT will allow corporate customers to connect directly to Salesforce through BT Cloud Connect. The agreement with Salesforce fits with BT's 'Cloud of Clouds' strategy...
  
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• MaxLinear sees revenues at USD 99 mln for Q1

  06-01-2016 17:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) MaxLinear has provided preliminary results for its fourth quarter, saying it expects revenues at USD 99 million, compared to its previous guidance of USD 95-100 million...
  
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• Kar-Tel appoints new CEO

  06-01-2016 17:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mobile operator Kar-Tel, working under the Beeline Kazakhstan brand, has appointed Alexander Komarov the company's new CEO. Komarov worked earlier as CCO at Beeline Kazakhstan...
  
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• Omnitel CMO moves to TeliaSonera

  06-01-2016 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) After closing the acquisition of Lithuanian mobile operator Omnitel by fixed operator Teo, the management team of the joint company has been modified, reports Vz.lt...
  
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• Broadband Forum Chairman: “Deploy G.fast right or miss out on unique opportunity to bring showcase technologies at CES to the masses”

  06-01-2016 17:00
  
  Las Vegas, 6 January 2016 – Operators need to get G.fast right if they want to take advantage of the huge opportunity available to enable and deliver up-and-coming technologies to consumers, the Chairman of Broadband Forum (and General Manager Access and CPE Innovation at BT) warned today.Speaking on the opening day of CES 2016 – the global consumer electronics and technology tradeshow – Kevin Foster said the full potential of all the innovative technology on...Source: RealWire
  
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• Telekom Slovenije provides discounts for skiers

  06-01-2016 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije has launched the Ski Days promotion, offering cheaper entry at selected Slovenian ski resorts...
  
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• Fastwell designs modules based on Baykal processors

  06-01-2016 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian company Fastwell has started designing modules based on Baykal-T1 processors, reports Cnews.ru...
  
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• Apple App Store sets new holiday sales record

  06-01-2016 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple's App Store recorded over USD 20 billion in sales last year. The company announced that a new sales record was also set over the Christmas and New Year's holiday season. In the two weeks ending 03 January, customers spent over USD 1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. The first day of 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store history with customers spending over USD 144 million. It broke the previous sing
  
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• “G.fast set to deliver gigabit city performance for pressured service providers,” says ZyXEL

  06-01-2016 15:58
  
  Creating exceptional user gigabit experiences over existing network infrastructuresJanuary 6, 2016 – Hsinchu, Taiwan – Gigabit cities are opening up opportunities for service providers across the world, says Chris Chou, Vice President of CPE Business Center at ZyXEL. The explosion in the numbers of bandwidth-hungry applications and the increasing trend to create gigabit cities, where every consumer can achieve up to 1Gbps of broadband access, is putting extreme pressure on service pr
  
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• T-Mobile US adds 2.1 mln customers in Q4

  06-01-2016 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) T-Mobile US has provided preliminary customer number for the fourth quarter, saying it added 2.1 million total net customers, 1.3 million branded postpaid net customers, 917,000 branded postpaid phone net customers and 469,000 branded prepaid net customers. Branded postpaid phone churn fell 27 basis point year-on-year to 1.46 percent.
  
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• Venezuela mobile data traffic grows 87% in Q3

  06-01-2016 15:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mobile data traffic in Venezuela grew by 87 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2015, according to the latest industry figures from regulator Conatel...
  
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• Bezeq Israel secures ILS 300 mln to refinance debt

  06-01-2016 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bezeq Israel said it has received a ILS 300 million credit to help it refinance its future debt in 2017...
  
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• Yoigo to stop selling Fusion fixed services

  06-01-2016 14:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spanish operator Yoigo is withdrawing from the fixed market. In a notice on its website, the TeliaSonera subsidiary said it will no longer sell the 'Fusion' fixed-mobile plans from 31 January...
  
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• Moldavian porting subs up 48,000 in 2015

  06-01-2016 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The number of Moldavian operators' subscribers who uses the porting service increased by 27.1 percent or 10,200 year-on-year to 47,800 in 2015,...
  
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• France claims second biggest presence at CES

  06-01-2016 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The French Tech initiative is supporting nearly 200 companies at this year's CES 2016, its second to date...
  
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• French digital council focuses on jobs in new report

  06-01-2016 14:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) France's National Digital Counsel (CNNum), a body made up of some 50 stakeholders in the internet economy, has submitted a report listing twenty...
  
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• Lenovo unveils K4 Note smartphone in India

  06-01-2016 13:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Lenovo has introduced its K4 Note smartphone, successor of its K3 Note device, in India...
  
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• Pharol says merger with TIM would resolve problems at Oi

  06-01-2016 13:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The president of the board of Pharol (formerly Portugal Telecom), which is the biggest shareholder of Oi, said that a merger of the Brazilian...
  
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• Mexico telecom market growth to improve in 2016

  06-01-2016 13:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The pay-TV market in Mexico saw 7.5 percent growth in revenues during 2015 and is set for an increase of 7.5 percent in 2016, according to estimates by The Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU)...
  
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• Hondutel to invest HNL 120 million to improve services

  06-01-2016 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Honduras state-owned telecom operator Hondutel will continue this year planned investments of HNL 120 million to create and deliver new products, according to CEO Jesus Mejia, reports La Tribuna...
  
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• Turk Telekom signs new loan for capex

  06-01-2016 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Turk Telekom said it signed a long-term loan agreement with ING and Mizuho under the insurance coverage of Export Development Canada, in order to finance capital expenditures...
  
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• Samsung unveils T3 SDD with 2TB storage capacity

  06-01-2016 13:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new storage device, dubbed 'T3' at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), The Korea Times reports...
  
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• Antel accuses Movistar of entering fixed market

  06-01-2016 12:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Uruguay state operator Antel has accused Movistar of illegally selling fixed data services to corporate clients, sources close to Antel told the paper El Observador...
  
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• Orange, Yoigo lead mobile number porting wins in Spain

  06-01-2016 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Movistar managed to slow the loss of mobile customers through porting last year, while Orange and Yoigo were the main winners in the Spanish mobile market...
  
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• Huawei launches first Honor phone, smartband in US

  06-01-2016 12:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei has confirmed the launch of its Honor 5X smartphone in the US, the first of its online-only brand Honor to reach the country. Targeting "internet-minded millennials", the Honor 5X features a metal body available in a choice of gold, silver or grey finishes. It will go on sale 31 January on Amazon.com, Newegg.com and HiHonor.com/us at USD 199.99. Inspired by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, the Honor 5X's aluminum alloy body has a curved back with a fingerpri
  
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• AT&T launches smart cities alliances

  06-01-2016 10:30
  As part of the framework, AT&T has formed alliances with vendors such as Ericsson, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm Technologies, Deloitte and GE to help support the initiative
  
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• Verizon looks to sell data centre ops - report

  06-01-2016 09:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Verizon Communications hopes to make over USD 2.5 billion from the sale of its data centre assets, Reuters reported citing people familiar with the matter. The sources said the sale process has been launched as the company puts its attention on its core business. The 'colocation' portfolio up for sale includes 48 data centres which generates annual EBITDA of around USD 275 million, the sources said, adding that Citigroup is advising Verizon on the sale.
  
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• Intel to push smart athletic products with ESPN, Red Bull

  06-01-2016 09:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced a number of new deals at CES, saying the company will be working with ESPN and Red Bull Media House for design Intel-powered systems for athletes, with New Balance for tech footwear and smart sports watches, and Oakley for smart sport glasses.
  
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• Partner to end brand licence deal with Orange

  06-01-2016 08:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Israeli operator Partner Communications announced that it has notified Orange of its decision to terminate its Orange brand licence agreement. In a statement, Partner said it will continue providing goods and services under the Orange brand name until further announcement. Orange said it acknowledged Partner's decision to end the agreement and re-brand its activities in accordance with the terms and conditions of their June 2015 agreement. Pursuant to the agreement and as previous
  
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• Huawei introduces Mate 8 'high productivity' smartphone

  06-01-2016 08:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei announced at CES its new Mate 8 smartphone, a "high-productivity" device aimed at business users. The Mate 8 is the first smartphone to run the company's Kirin 950 chipset, which offers twice the CPU power and up to 70 percent more power efficiency than its predecessor, the Kirin 925. The 6-inch phone balances energy efficiency with high-end performance through four A72 2.3 GHz processors and four A53 1.8 GHz processors, Huawei said. The Mate 8 also comes with a 4,000m
  
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• Verizon seeks suitors for data centre ops

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  U.S. telco reportedly hopes to raise $2.5 billion from sale of colocation portfolio.
  
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• T-Mobile US nets 2.1m customers in Q4

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  Operator adds 8.3 million customers for second year running; branded postpaid net additions come in at 1.3 million.
  
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• Private firms shun Italian broadband plan

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  Government official says state-owned Infratel will get broadband network rollout project underway.
  
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• O2 to sell AT&T smart home platform in UK this summer

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  Mobile operator also teams up with smart thermostat maker Tado to bolster smart home offering.
  
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• Masmovil cancels MVNO buy

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  Spanish operator had agreed to acquire 50.01% of YouMobile, but walks way after due diligence.
  
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• Israel's Partner drops Orange brand

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  Mobile operator will stop using the Orange name, but has yet to state when it will rebrand.
  
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• Huawei consumer unit revenues surge 70%

  06-01-2016 01:00
  
  Chinese vendor shipped 108 million smartphones in 2015.
  
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