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• Rostelecom launches public transport management info system

  29-01-2016 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has completed work for the launch of an information system for public transport management in Mariy El repubic...
  
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• Teo incomes slightly up, EBITDA down in 2015

  29-01-2016 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Lithuanian operator Teo said revenue totalled EUR 54.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, up by 1.4 percent...
  
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• Swiss ICT market slowly recovers from Euro minimum bid rate

  29-01-2016 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Swiss ICT market has overcome the shock and has grown by 1.7 percent after the cancellation of the minimum bid rate of the Euro, according to recent EITO figures...
  
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• UKE publishes H2 number portability statistics

  29-01-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Polish regulator UKE has published statistics on number portability via the PLI CBD for the third and the fourth quarter of 2015...
  
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• FCC Broadband Report Draws Telecom Industry Fire - Investor's Business Daily

  29-01-2016 18:46 via
  Investor's Business Daily
  FCC Broadband Report Draws Telecom Industry Fire
  Investor's Business Daily
  1/28/2016 4:50 PM EST The FCC's Broadband Progress Report is drawing fire from the telecom industry just days after the agency's proposal for set-top... 1/28/2016 4:50 PM EST The FCC's Broadband Progress Report is drawing fire from the.and more »
  

• Embratel-Nextel termination rate increases

  29-01-2016 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has authorized a 8.743 percent increase in the tariff for long-distance calls made from Embratel/Claro numbers to mobile phones of Nextel Brasil...
  
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• Brazil regulator confirms GVT-Telefonica merger conditions

  29-01-2016 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has finally given its approval to the acquisition of GVT by Telefonica, with certain conditions...
  
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• Talktalk Telecom Group PLC (TALK) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by RBC Capital - EMQ

  29-01-2016 16:58 via
  Risers & Fallers
  Talktalk Telecom Group PLC (TALK) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by RBC Capital
  EMQ
  Talktalk Telecom Group PLC logo Talktalk Telecom Group PLC (LON:TALK)'s stock had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at RBC Capital in a report issued on Wednesday, AnalystRatings.Net reports. They presently have a GBX 250 ($3.56) ...
  Talktalk Telecom Group PLC's (TALK) Equal weight Rating Reiterated at Morgan StanleyIRA Market Report
  Manx Telecom PLC 5.2% Potential
  

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• Vivendi says Telecom Italia's debt no obstacle to growth - KFGO

  29-01-2016 16:51 via
  Vivendi says Telecom Italia's debt no obstacle to growth
  KFGO
  ROME (Reuters) - Top shareholder Vivendi does not see Telecom Italia's debt level as standing in the way of the Italian phone group's investments or growth plans, according to written comments by Vivendi Chief Executive Arnaud de Puyfontaine.and more »
  

• Netherlands misses deadline for EU networks directive

  29-01-2016 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Netherlands has missed the deadline for implementing the EU directive on broadband networks, the exterior ministry said in an update to parliament...
  
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• Uganda Telecom gets new Managing Director - New Vision

  29-01-2016 15:50 via
  New Vision
  Uganda Telecom gets new Managing Director
  New Vision
  Shoebridge takes over from from Godfrey Kisekka who has been heading the Executive Management Team that has been in place since July 21st, 2015. Board Chairman Stephen Kaboyo, announcing the development, said: “On behalf of the Board of ...and more »
  

• Mexico launches long-delayed shared network tender 

  29-01-2016 15:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) has finally launched the tender to build the country's shared mobile network around two years after the infrastructure project was first proposed as part of the reform to curb the market dominance of America Movil. Announcing the launch, SCT head Gerardo Ruiz Esparza said the winning bidder will be awarded 90 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band and a 20-year public-private partnership to build the network but will nee
  
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• Swisscom and Huawei strengthen partnership

  29-01-2016 15:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swisscom has signed a cooperation agreement with Huawei to cooperate more on research into fixed broadband technology...
  
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• Elisa posts small increase in Q4, FY results

  29-01-2016 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Finnish operator Elisa reported an increase in sales and EBITDA in the fourth quarter, led by growth in the mobile market...
  
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• Budget Telecom revenue drops 14.5 percent in 2015

  29-01-2016 15:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) French operator Budget Telecom reported revenue down 14.5 percent to EUR 8.2 million in 2015...
  
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• Telefonica takes EUR 3 bln charge for early retirement plan

  29-01-2016 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has taken an upfront charge of EUR 2.9 billion to offer its workers an early retirement plan, according to a filing with Spanish market regulator CNMV...
  
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• Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Q4 Earnings, Revenues Rise Y/Y - Zacks.com

  29-01-2016 15:03 via
  Digitimes
  Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Q4 Earnings, Revenues Rise Y/Y
  Zacks.com
  Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (CHT - Analyst Report) declared strong financial results in the fourth quarter of 2015. Quarterly total revenue came in at approximately $1,904 million, up 0.8% year over year. Fourth-quarter net income came in at around $290 ...
  Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (CHT) Releases FY16 Earnings GuidanceEMQ
  Chunghwa Telecom sets 2016 capex at NT$30.63 billionDigitimesall 11 news articles »
  

• ITU forum adopts ICT strategies on response to disasters

  29-01-2016 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Over 500 participants from 70 countries attending ITU's 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET2016) in Kuwait underscored the...
  
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• Orange-Jazztel to axe 7.7% of combined workforce - report

  29-01-2016 14:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange has informed workers' representatives of its plans to implement a collective dismissal of a maximum 550 workers as a result of its its EUR 3.4...
  
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• Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI) Recent Analyst Updates - Risers & Fallers

  29-01-2016 14:32 via
  Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI) Recent Analyst Updates
  Risers & Fallers
  A number of investment brokers have recently updated their price targets on shares of Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI). According to the latest broker reports outstanding on Friday 29th January, 0 analysts have a rating of “strong buy”, 0 analysts “buy ...
  Key Stocks of the Day: Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE:TI-A)The News Journalall 3 news articles »
  

• Telecom secretary Rakesh Garg shunted out to minority affairs ministry - Business Standard

  29-01-2016 14:01 via
  Hindustan Times
  Telecom secretary Rakesh Garg shunted out to minority affairs ministry
  Business Standard
  Telecom secretary Rakesh Garg, a 1980 batch IAS of UP cadre, has been moved out to low-key minority affairs as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle on Friday. The development came at a time when the industry is tackling the issue of call drops. Also, the ...
  JS Deepak named new telecom secretary, Aruna Sharma new IT secretaryEconomic Times
  Rising call drop complaints: Reason why telecom secy was
  

• NCC unveils 8-point operational agenda

  29-01-2016 13:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced an eight-point agenda for the telecoms sector...
  
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• Libyan telecoms holding to overhaul Cote d'Ivoire's Oricel

  29-01-2016 13:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) has begun plans to develop its Ivorian subsidiary Oricel...
  
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• KT turns to net loss, revenues increase 8.5% in Q4

  29-01-2016 13:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean telecommunications provider KT posted a net loss of KRW 97.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with a net profit of KRW 126 billion in the third quarter of the same year...
  
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• ICE sees FY revenues grow 0.7% to CRC 428 million

  29-01-2016 13:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Costa Rica's ICE recorded a turnover of CRC 428.13 million for 2015, up by 0.7 percent compared to the previous year, reports La Nacion...
  
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• ITU pledges to assist Zimbabwe with emergency centre

  29-01-2016 13:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has pledged to assist Zimbabwe to set up an emergency disaster management centre to prepare for any natural calamities...
  
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• Top telecom companies may skip bid for 700 Mhz spectrum: Fitch - Economic Times

  29-01-2016 13:31 via
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  Top telecom companies may skip bid for 700 Mhz spectrum: Fitch
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Given the high base price that has been recommended by telecom regulator Trai for the 700 Mhz spectrum and stress on their balance sheets, top telecom players may not bid for the radiowaves in this premium band, says credit rating firm Fitch.
  Telecom operator body COAI to approach Trai on spectrum price recommendationDaily News & Analysis
  Telecom Regulator Suggests Base Price f
  

• India appoints telecom, IT secretaries

  29-01-2016 13:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Indian government has appointed JS Deepak as its telecom secretary. Deepak previously served as India's secretary of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology...
  
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• Vyke Launches New Mobile VoIP App on iOS

  29-01-2016 12:48
  
  Take control of your mobile calling with up to four additional numbers on your existing handsetLondon, 29th January 2016: Vyke (www.vyke.com) today announced that it has launched the iOS version of its new communications app. The new app promises to provide the control and flexibility for mobile voice calls that we all take for granted with email and social networking."Our new app delivers the innovation that mobile operators have failed to provide," commented Mark Egginton,...Source: RealWire
  
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• Fujitsu cuts FY outlook on weak Europe, PC market

  29-01-2016 12:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Fujitsu has lowered its outlook for results in the fiscal year to March 2016, blaming weaker demand for its technology services in Europe and the slowdown in the PC and smartphone market...
  
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• Three Wipro call centre staff arrested over UK telecom fraud - The Indian Express

  29-01-2016 11:52 via
  The Indian Express
  Three Wipro call centre staff arrested over UK telecom fraud
  The Indian Express
  The Kolkata-based workers were arrested earlier this month following a data security review by the London-based firm, which then alerted Indian police. By: PTI London Updated: Jan 29, 2016, 16:25 ...
  Three Wipro Employees Arrested Over UK Telecom FraudNDTV
  UK Telecom Fraud: 3 Wipro employees arrested over alleged security breachBusinessinsider Indiaall 20 news articles »
  

• Axiata, Airtel to merge operations in Bangladesh

  29-01-2016 10:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel have signed a definitive agreement to merge their Bangladesh units, namely Robi Axiata and Airtel Bangladesh. Following the completion of the merger, the combined entity operating as Robi will serve nearly 40 million customers. Upon completion, Axiata will hold a 68.3 percent controlling stake in the combined entity, while Airtel will own a 25 percent. The remaining 6.7 percent stake will be held by the existing shareholder NTT Docomo of Japan.
  
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• NFV and SDN core to telecom operators service positioning - RCR Wireless News

  29-01-2016 10:00 via
  RCR Wireless News
  NFV and SDN core to telecom operators service positioning
  RCR Wireless News
  Telecom operators are expected to increase their reliance on software technologies based on network functions virtualization and software-defined networking to reduce costs and better compete against established software-based service providers, ...
  Open Compute Project, Telecom Giants Form OCP Telco ProjectSocialTimes
  Telecom Giants Join Facebook's Open Compute Project As Pressure Mounts For Cisc
  

• Sky H1 sales up 5%, James Murdoch returns as chairman

  29-01-2016 09:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Sky reported revenues of GBP 5.72 billion in its fiscal first half to the end of December, up 5 percent compared to a year earlier, thanks above all to a surge of customers in the UK and Ireland. Operating profit rose by 12 percent to GBP 747 million, its best-ever first-half result, with EBITDA climbing 8 percent to GBP 1.05 billion. Sky had 21.48 million retail customers at the end of December, up by 337,000 in a quarter and by 887,000 in a year. Paid-for products grew to 5
  
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• Sony quarterly net profit improves 33%

  29-01-2016 09:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Sony reported net profit up 33.5 percent year-on-year in its fiscal third quarter to December to JPY 120.1 billion, helped by lower restructuring costs and forex losses. Revenues were up just 0.5 percent to JPY 2.581 trillion (USD 21.5 billion), as continued strength in Playstation sales and film revenues were offset by the weak sales in the smartphone market and lower revenues from components. Operating profit was 11.0 percent higher year-on-year at JPY 202.1 billion. 
  
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• JS Deepak named new telecom secretary, Aruna Sharma new IT secretary - Economic Times

  29-01-2016 09:03 via
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  JS Deepak named new telecom secretary, Aruna Sharma new IT secretary
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: The government has named IIM Ahmedabad alumnus and 1982-batch IAS officer JS Deepak as the new telecom secretary. The anouncement on Friday came ahead of the possible May-June sale of spectrum, which is expected to be the ...
  New Secretaries to steer Telecom, AgricultureThe Hindu
  J S Deepak to replace Garg as telecom secyBusiness Standard
  Rising call drop complaints: Reason why telecom
  

• TeliaSonera forecasts stable EBITDA in 2016

  29-01-2016 08:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TeliaSonera reported fourth-quarter sales from continuing operations up 5.9 percent to SEK 22.655 billion. Service revenues in local currencies, excluding acquisitions and disposals, grew 1.1 percent. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11.1 percent to SEK 6.556 billion, and the margin improved to 28.9 percent from 27.6 a year ago. The company's net result was a loss of SEK 3.010 billion or SEK 0.70 per share, compared to a profit of SEK 2.938 billion or SEK 0.68 per share a year earlier, due to
  
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• Microsoft quarterly revenues fall 10 percent

  29-01-2016 08:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Microsoft reported a fall in revenues for its fiscal second quarter to December to USD 23.8 billion, down 10 percent from USD 26.5 billion a year earlier due to weaker sales of Windows and mobile phones. Operating profit fell to USD 6.0 billion from USD 7.8 billion, and net profit dropped to USD 5.0 billion from USD 5.9 billion a year ago. Adjusted EPS increased 11 percent year-on-year to USD 0.78. Microsoft's growth in the quarter was held back by the strong dollar. Excluding cur
  
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• Telecom Minister, Russian Post CEO, VTB24 Bank CEO join Supervisory Board of Post Bank - TASS

  29-01-2016 08:26 via
  Telecom Minister, Russian Post CEO, VTB24 Bank CEO join Supervisory Board of Post Bank
  TASS
  MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. Shareholders of the newly established Post Bank elected the Supervisory Board. Relevant information was posted on the official website of Russia's Leto-Bank being the base for establishment of the Post Bank. Russia's ...
  

• Worldwide Android News 29/01/16 – Oppo, SK Telecom And More - Android Headlines - Android News

  29-01-2016 08:17 via
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Worldwide Android News 29/01/16 – Oppo, SK Telecom And More
  Android Headlines - Android News
  SK Telecom, a South Korea-based carrier, plans to launch a super-fast LTE in time for to support the Galaxy S7 and LG G5 flagships. The upload speeds are currently limited to 25Mbps, but by implementing the UL 64QAM and MC-PUSCH technology, those ...and more »
  

• Amazon.com sales jump 22% to USD 36 bln in Q4

  29-01-2016 08:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Amazon.com saw its net sales for its fourth quarter to 31 December increase 22 percent year-on-year to USD 35.7 billion. Net income more than doubled to USD 482 million in the fourth quarter, or USD 1.00 per diluted share, compared with net income of USD 214 million, or USD 0.45 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2014. The company expects net sales in Q1 2016 to be between USD 26.5 billion and USD 29.0 billion, or to grow between 17 percent and 28 percent compared with firs
  
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• BT closing EE deal as telecom giant - with Openreach as room's elephant - Seeking Alpha

  29-01-2016 07:53 via
  BT closing EE deal as telecom giant - with Openreach as room's elephant
  Seeking Alpha
  Today is when longtime UK incumbent telecom BT Group (NYSE:BT) completes its acquisition of EE, the country's largest mobile network, creating a beast that has competitors (particularly mobile-only Vodafone) concerned about market power. That leaves ...and more »
  

• PTA to Recover Rs 42 billion from Telecom Companies - PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)

  29-01-2016 07:41 via
  PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)
  PTA to Recover Rs 42 billion from Telecom Companies
  PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)
  On Thursday, the Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it had no mechanism to block any usage of prohibited frequency but the security and intelligence agencies have the requisite capability to block any ...and more »
  

• Parallel telephone exchange busted in Kochi - ETTelecom.com

  29-01-2016 05:19 via
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  Parallel telephone exchange busted in Kochi
  ETTelecom.com
  The city police and telecom authorities have busted an illegal telephone exchange in a raid conducted near Kadavanthra Junction. 29 January 2016, 9:37 AM IST. Follow ETTelecom. Newsletter A A. Share · Tweet · Share · Share ...and more »
  

• Operators threaten to shut telecom networks in 7 states - Daily Trust

  29-01-2016 05:09 via
  Daily Trust
  Operators threaten to shut telecom networks in 7 states
  Daily Trust
  Telecom operators have threatened to shut down network services in seven states over closure of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) by the state governments. Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Chairman, Engr.and more »
  

• Clarín to become big telecom player - Buenos Aires Herald

  29-01-2016 04:55 via
  Buenos Aires Herald
  Clarín to become big telecom player
  Buenos Aires Herald
  Media giant Clarín Group officially became the newest player in the country's telecommunications market yesterday by taking full ownership of Nextel Argentina, the country's fourth-largest mobile telephone company. The move gets the company closer to ...and more »
  

• 3 Wipro call centre staff arrested in Kolkata over UK telecom fraud - Hindustan Times

  29-01-2016 03:04 via
  Hindustan Times
  3 Wipro call centre staff arrested in Kolkata over UK telecom fraud
  Hindustan Times
  Three employees of a call centre run by Wipro for UK telecom firm TalkTalk have been arrested over security breach allegations, according to British media. The Kolkata-based workers were arrested earlier this month following a data security review by ...
  UK telecom fraud: 3 Wipro call centre staff arrestedFinancial Expressall 121 news articles »
  

• The names haven't changed: a quick history of the UK mobile industry

  29-01-2016 01:00
  
  While brand names have altered over 30 years and handsets have evolved, the big players driving the U.K. mobile market have largely stayed the course.
  
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• TeliaSonera swings to Q4 loss on Uzbekistan, Denmark writedowns

  29-01-2016 01:00
  
  Swedish telco grows full-year revenue, EBITDA; forecasts 2016 capital spending of up to SEK15 billion.
  
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• James Murdoch returns to Sky as triple-player preps new TV service

  29-01-2016 01:00
  
  Feature-packed Sky Q to launch on 9 February; company reports 5% growth in 1H revenue.
  
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