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• Globe Telecom lifted by India tie-up news - Nikkei Asian Review

  17-03-2016 21:03 via
  Globe Telecom lifted by India tie-up news
  Nikkei Asian Review
  SINGAPORE -- Globe Telecom surged for a seventh straight session on the Philippine stock market Thursday, propelled by news of a promising service tie-up with a major Indian wireless carrier. The Philippine cellular provider rose to a four-month high ...
  

• Telecom Italia Posts 2015 Loss on Bond Buyback Transactions - Bloomberg

  17-03-2016 19:54 via
  Telecom Italia Posts 2015 Loss on Bond Buyback Transactions
  Bloomberg
  Telecom Italia SpA, Italy's biggest phone carrier, reported a 2015 loss after a negative impact of bond transactions carried out during the first part of the year. The net loss was 72 million euros ($82 million), compared with net income of 1.35 ...
  Telecom Italia S.P.A. (NYSE:TI) Recent Analyst UpdatesRisers & Fallers
  Telecom Italia SPA CL 'A' (NASDAQ:TI.A) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from AnalystsFinancial Marke
  

• Telecom watchdog to hear TV complaints - Grand River Sachem

  17-03-2016 19:53 via
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  Telecom watchdog to hear TV complaints
  Grand River Sachem
  OTTAWA — Consumers frustrated by their cable or satellite bills, or upset by the new, so-called skinny basic TV, will soon have a new place to take their complaints. The mandate of the country's telecom watchdog is being expanded to include television ...
  Telecom watchdog to hear TV complainsCambridge Times
  Telecom complaints body set to expand roleOrangeville Bannerall 64 news articles »
  

• SK Telecom to build nationwide LoRa network for Internet of Things - FierceWireless

  17-03-2016 18:49 via
  RCR Wireless News
  SK Telecom to build nationwide LoRa network for Internet of Things
  FierceWireless
  Similar to what Orange is doing in France, South Korea's SK Telecom says it plans to build a nationwide low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) this year based on the LoRa (LoRaWAN) protocol. It's part of SK's strategy for the Internet of Things (IoT ...
  SK Telecom IoT plans include nationwide LPWA networkRCR Wireless News
  SK Telecom to roll out a nationwide LPWANTelecom Asia
  SK Telecom to build nati
  

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• SFR to Pay Up to $4.5 Billion for Some Bouygues Telecom Assets - Wall Street Journal

  17-03-2016 18:26 via
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  SFR to Pay Up to $4.5 Billion for Some Bouygues Telecom Assets
  Wall Street Journal
  Billionaire Patrick Drahi is set to pay as much as 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) as part of a deal that will carve up rival Bouygues Telecom, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential investment positions Mr. Drahi to play a leading ...
  Bouygues Telecom set for carve up in French consolidationMobile World Liveall 8 news articles »
  

• Telecom Italia needs more time to decide on INWIT stake sale: board member - Reuters UK

  17-03-2016 18:23 via
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  Telecom Italia needs more time to decide on INWIT stake sale: board member
  Reuters UK
  MILAN Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI) has taken no decision on a planned sale of a stake in tower unit INWIT (INWT.MI), board member Tarak Ben Ammar said on Thursday, adding that more time was needed. Both Italy's EI Towers (EIT.MI), the mast company ...and more »
  

• CRTC launches one point of contact for TV complaints

  17-03-2016 18:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will now have a single point of contact for complaints about their television...
  
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• Telegate reports revenue of EUR 53.5 million for 2015

  17-03-2016 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) German directory services provider Telegate has reported revenue of EUR 53.5 million for 2015, down from EUR 62.3 million in 2014, with the digital...
  
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• Mozambique approves wiretapping law

  17-03-2016 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mozambique is set to have legal wiretapping, after the country's Parliament adopted a review of the telecommunications law, which punishes illegal...
  
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• Dutch Hosting Provider Association reaches 30 members

  17-03-2016 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Managed hoster Shock Media has joined the Dutch Hosting Provider Association (DHPA). This brings the industry group started to a total 30 members. 
  
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• Telecom Argentina plans to launch pay-TV services - Telecompaper (subscription)

  17-03-2016 17:23 via
  Telecom Argentina plans to launch pay-TV services
  Telecompaper (subscription)
  Telecom Argentina, now under the ownership of Mexican businessman David Martinez, is planning to launch pay-TV services, reports Cronista. Currently, Argentina's legislation prevents a telecom company from entering the cable TV business, at least for ...
  

• Telkom helps tech start-ups

  17-03-2016 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Five new Western Cape businesses have been created that less than six months ago were little more than great ideas, thanks to support from Telkom FutureMakers and Cape Town's Bandwidth Barn...
  
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• Nuance provides voice biometrics tech for TalkTalk

  17-03-2016 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nuance Communications will provide its voice biometrics technology TalkTalk. The UK operator will use the technology to improve the customer...
  
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• Honduras mobile telephony users up 1.5% in Q4

  17-03-2016 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The number of mobile telephony lines in Honduras reached 8.05 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, representing 1.52 percent growth on the previous...
  
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• Croatia mobile voice traffic up 2%, SMS falls 7% in 2015

  17-03-2016 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Croatian mobile telephony traffic increased 2 percent in 2015, to a total of 8.75 billion minutes, according to data from Croatia's Central Bureau of Statistics...
  
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• Impact Telecom Introduces SimpleWan for ImpactConnect Hosted PBX - Business Wire (press release)

  17-03-2016 16:31 via
  Impact Telecom Introduces SimpleWan for ImpactConnect Hosted PBX
  Business Wire (press release)
  DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impact Telecom, a global provider of voice, messaging, and cloud communications solutions, announced today the addition of SimpleWan cloud service to its hosted phone system, ImpactConnect Hosted PBX. Now businesses ...and more »
  

• Safaricom says may partner with football Kenya

  17-03-2016 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kenyan operator, Safaricom has expressed a strong interest in working with Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and supporting the development of football in the country...
  
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• NCC partners ICPC on cybercrime

  17-03-2016 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) to...
  
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• T-Mobile stops throttling video data, YouTube joins Binge On

  17-03-2016 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) T-Mobile US announced changes to its 'Binge On' offer for zero-rated video streaming. When first launched in November, the service limited the video resolution in order to conserve data. The operator said it's now allowing video providers to choose to stream their services at native resolution, up to Ultra HD. This was one of the reasons that YouTube notably did not join offer to start. YouTube is now amongst the companies participating, along with the new additions Baeble Music,
  
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• Strela Telecom goes in the window - Telecompaper (subscription)

  17-03-2016 15:57 via
  Strela Telecom goes in the window
  Telecompaper (subscription)
  The owners of Russian regional ISP Strela Telecom, which operates in Siberia and the Far East, are thinking about selling the company, reports Tdaily.ru. Russian fund Elbrus Capital is the parent of the ISP. The Strela Telecom brand brings together ...
  

• JVP wins license to operate tech incubator in Israel

  17-03-2016 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) has that it has been chosen by Israel's National Innovation Authority (Office of the Chief Scientist) to operate a Jerusalem-based technological incubator...
  
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• The 3 Best Dividend-Paying Telecom Stocks To Buy Now - Forbes

  17-03-2016 15:38 via
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  The 3 Best Dividend-Paying Telecom Stocks To Buy Now
  Forbes
  Looking for high, safe income? If you're like many investors, you probably look to electric utilities first. But I think telecom stocks are a better bet right now. I'll give you my top three in a minute. First, let me explain why. The allure of ...
  

• WOW! Business Teams With Telecom Services Distributor MicroCorp - Marketwired (press release)

  17-03-2016 15:09 via
  WOW! Business Teams With Telecom Services Distributor MicroCorp
  Marketwired (press release)
  ENGLEWOOD, CO--(Marketwired - Mar 17, 2016) - WOW! Business, a communications service provider serving businesses in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, is joining forces with MicroCorp, a national distributor of telecom and cloud services, ...and more »
  

• Huawei filed most international patents in 2015 - WIIPO

  17-03-2016 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei filed the most international patents for the second year in a row in 2015, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said...
  
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• California court dismisses lawsuit against MobileIron

  17-03-2016 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) MobileIron announced that a California district court has dismissed the class action filed on 1 May 2015 against the company and certain of its officers. The Panjwani v...
  
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• Imagination decides to cut more costs, jobs

  17-03-2016 14:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Imagination Technologies said it will be accelerating its restructuring programme, divesting or shutting down non-core and cash consuming units and further reducing overheads...
  
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• Telenor to hold 2nd auction of 100 special numbers

  17-03-2016 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Myanmar will hold its second public special numbers auction in Mandalay, enabling customers to bid for 100 special numbers...
  
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• Telecom operator opens new data center in Romania's Cluj-Napoca - Romania-Insider.com

  17-03-2016 13:37 via
  Romania-Insider.com
  Telecom operator opens new data center in Romania's Cluj-Napoca
  Romania-Insider.com
  Telecom operator GTS Telecom, which is part of Deutsche Telekom group, opened a data center in Cluj-Napoca, north-west of Romania, following an investment of EUR 500,000 that will be increased to EUR 1 million in the next period. Last year, the ...and more »
  

• Giordano steps down as SFR director - report

  17-03-2016 13:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Isabelle Giordano has stepped down as an independent director of French operator SFR only three days after she was appointed, Les Echos reports, citing unnamed sources...
  
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• Despite Gains, 4 Big Dividend-Paying Telecom and Utility Stocks Are Still Buys - 24/7 Wall St.

  17-03-2016 13:25 via
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  Despite Gains, 4 Big Dividend-Paying Telecom and Utility Stocks Are Still Buys
  24/7 Wall St.
  In a year when almost every sector is still mired in negative performance, or flat at best, the telecom and utility sectors have posted double-digit gains. Despite analysts' end-of-the-year warnings that both sectors would not be good plays because of ...and more »
  

• Drahi ready to pay EUR 4 bln for Bouygues customers - report

  17-03-2016 13:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Altice founder and controlling shareholder Patrick Drahi is prepared to pay EUR 4 billion for its Numericable-SFR subsidiary to acquire Bouygues...
  
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• M:tel provides benefits for new Open subscribers

  17-03-2016 13:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bosnian operator m:tel is offering a series of benefits when subscribing to its Open packages.New subscribers will pay a monthly fee of BAM 1/month for three months...
  
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• Brazil's Oi targeted by US funds – report

  17-03-2016 13:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi is on the radar of US funds Cerberus and Elliot, according to Brazilian newspaper O Globo...
  
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• Price Target Update On Telecom Argentina Stet - France Telecom S.A. (NYSE:TEO) - Risers & Fallers

  17-03-2016 13:02 via
  Price Target Update On Telecom Argentina Stet - France Telecom S.A. (NYSE:TEO)
  Risers & Fallers
  A number of investment brokers have recently updated their price targets on shares of Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom S.A. (NYSE:TEO). According to the latest broker reports 1 analyst has a rating of “buy”, 1 analysts “outperform”, 2 analysts ...
  Telecom Argentina SA (NYSE:TEO) Receives $19.85 Consensus Price Target from AnalystsThe Hilltop Newsall 2 news art
  

• Airtel to buy Videocon spectrum in 6 circles for INR 44 bln

  17-03-2016 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Indian operator Bharti Airtel has agreed to acquire Videocon Telecom's spectrum in six circles for INR 44.28 billion. Airtel will acquire rights to use 2 x 5 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz frequency band. The spectrum deal includes Videocon's spectrum in Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, UP (East), UP (West) and Gujarat. The spectrum license expires in December 2032.
  
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• Telecom workforce unemployment drops in February - RCR Wireless News

  17-03-2016 12:33 via
  RCR Wireless News
  Telecom workforce unemployment drops in February
  RCR Wireless News
  The telecommunications workforce, as tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, saw a small decrease in unemployment rate coupled with a decline in total number of employees. In February, the telecom unemployment rate declined to 2.9% from 3.1% in ...
  

• Neustar hires security sales veteran from Cyphort

  17-03-2016 11:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Neustar said it has hired security sales veteran Denise Hayman, who will join the Neustar sales team to focus on the high-growth enterprise security market...
  
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• Telecom Minister to conduct drive test in Delhi for call drops - Economic Times

  17-03-2016 11:43 via
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  Telecom Minister to conduct drive test in Delhi for call drops
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad along with Telecom Secretary J S Deepak and BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava will conduct a drive test in Delhi to directly monitor call drops. "I, (JS) Deepak and Anupam (Shrivastava) will go around in ...
  Telecom Commission to Discuss Spectrum Auction Plan on March 28NDTV
  About 81000 complaints against telcos in 2015: Telecom MinisterThe Asian Ageall 29 news artic
  

• Prysmian Launches New Cable Solution Enabling Up To 15% Cost Reduction Of Offshore Wind Farms

  17-03-2016 11:39
  
  Prysmian 66 KV cable system achieves qualification in carbon trust programmeState-of-the-art materials and lighter designs for more sustainable and cost-effective electrical arraysMilan, 17 March 2016 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry has gained verification of its higher voltage cable system technology for offshore wind inter-array networks. The Group announces the successful completion of type testing of its 66 kV cable system in accordance with CI
  
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• Telecom FDI Rises by 60 Percent: Anusha Rehman - PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)

  17-03-2016 11:26 via
  PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)
  Telecom FDI Rises by 60 Percent: Anusha Rehman
  PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)
  On Wednesday, the National Assembly passed the Futures Market Bill 2015, targeted at regulating the futures market honestly, competently and visibly, and guarding investors who trade in the commodity.and more »
  

• Retarus expands data centre, hires messaging specialists

  17-03-2016 11:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Global managed services provider Retarus (Schweiz) has decided to expand its local data centre in Switzerland and take on two additional messaging specialists...
  
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• FirstNet outlines plans, launches spectrum relocation grants

  17-03-2016 11:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the organisation tasked by the US government to ensure the building, deployment, and operation of...
  
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• Telecom complaints body set to expand role - Grand River Sachem

  17-03-2016 11:12 via
  Telecom complaints body set to expand role
  Grand River Sachem
  Mel B has claimed she once beat up Shaznay Lewis from All Saints back in... Arts & Entertainment SEE MORE · Neve Campbell was attacked by bear · Perrie Edwards is thrilled for Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Liam Payne · Adele kept in 'isolation' on tour.and more »
  

• Bharti snaps up Videocon's telecom biz for Rs 4428 cr - Times of India

  17-03-2016 11:09 via
  Times of India
  Bharti snaps up Videocon's telecom biz for Rs 4428 cr
  Times of India
  NEW DELHI: Videocon's telecom operations were snapped up by Bharti Airtel for Rs 4,428 crore, the deal coming a day after the Dhoot family-owned company called off a partnership with the Aditya Birla group-controlled Idea Cellular. The possible reason ...
  Airtel to Buy Videocon Telecom's Spectrum in 6 CirclesNDTV
  Bharti Airtel buys Videocon Telecom for Rs 4428 crHindustan Times
  Bharti Airtel to acquire Videocon
  

• China Mobile revenue up, profit slightly declines in 2015

  17-03-2016 11:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) China Mobile reported operating revenue of CNY 668.3 billion for 2015, which represents an increase of 2.6 percent year-on-year. Revenue from telecommunications services totaled CNY 584.1 billion, down 1.3 percent compared to 2014. EBITDA was CNY 240 billion, down by 0.7 percent. Profit reached CNY 108.5 billion, down 0.6 percent.
  
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• Broadcom to demonstrate PAM-4 PHY chips at OFC

  17-03-2016 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Broadcom will be conducting a number of demonstrations of its PAM-4 PHY chips driving copper cables designed for 40GbE, 100GbE and 200GbE data centre interconnects...
  
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• Internexa signs Telefónica’s BRUSA cable deal

  17-03-2016 11:00
  Internexa signs agreement to use Telefónica’s BRUSA submarine cable infrastructure which will expand its network and improve its capabilities in the Americas
  
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• Dynamic Spectrum Alliance welcomes the Indian Government’s issuing of eight experimental licenses in the 470-582 MHz band for TV white space trials

  17-03-2016 10:58
  
  Official response and comment from the Dynamic Spectrum AllianceNew Delhi, India, 17 March, 2016: The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) welcomes the Indian Government’s move to issue eight experimental licenses in the 470-582 MHz band. The purpose of these licenses is to carry out experiments at several locations using TV white space-like rules and regulations already adopted (or being adopted) in other countries such as Malawi, Ghana, Singapore, the Philippines, UK, USA and Canada. This dec
  
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• T-Mobile CR gets record entries for start-up contest

  17-03-2016 10:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) T-Mobile Czech Republic is running the sixth edition of its T-Mobile Rozjezdy project to support entrepreneurs starting up their businesses...
  
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• Airtel to Buy Videocon Telecom's Spectrum in 6 Circles - NDTV

  17-03-2016 10:31 via
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  Airtel to Buy Videocon Telecom's Spectrum in 6 Circles
  NDTV
  Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it will acquire Videocon Telecom's spectrum in six circles in the 1800MHz Band for a consideration of Rs. 4,428 crores. "Bharti Airtel has entered into a definitive agreement with Videocon Telecom Ltd (VTL ...
  Airtel-Videocon deal a precursor to shake-up in telecom sectorHindu Business Line
  Bharti Airtel to acquire Videocon Telecom spectrum for Rs 4428crMoneycontrol.com
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