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• Ciena appoints Australia, NZ managing director

  04-04-2016 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Network specialist Ciena has appointed Matt Vesperman as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand...
  
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• Telecom in the Philippines - Light Reading

  04-04-2016 22:00 via
  Telecom in the Philippines
  Light Reading
  At MWC 2016, Ashish Pilani, Senior Technical Adviser of Wireless Engineering and Implementation in the Network Technical Group at Global Telecom, speaks about the NBB 2020 vision, the challenges of building infrastructure in the Philippines and their ...
  

• txtNation launches the public beta of MytxtNation's new 'Insights' feature

  04-04-2016 18:27
  
  A responsive web feature that provides txtNation's customers real-time insights into Mobile Billing servicestxtNation's 'Insights' allows clients to view all Mobile Billing activity across Direct Billing and Premium SMS services in much more detail than ever before.'Insights' is available from the MytxtNation web panel and is accessible from every (mobile) web browser. It is unique in its kind as it provides real time information into all types of Mobile Billing, is transparent and presents tren
  
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• Telenor in talks to sell Vimpelcom, sets sight on SE Asia

  04-04-2016 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor said it is in talks to sell its USD 2.42 billion stake in Vimpelcom, and that it would be targeting countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines for future growth...
  
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• Vodafone Portugal, Ericsson sponsor smart city competition

  04-04-2016 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Portugal, in partnership with Ericsson, has launched the fourth edition of the entrepreneurship competition, BIG smart cities...
  
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• ASIET concerned over telecom reform in El Salvador

  04-04-2016 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Inter-American Association of Telecommunications Companies (ASIET) has expressed concern about the proposed amendment to the Telecommunications...
  
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• NetApp takes new VP of WW customer ops from SanDisk

  04-04-2016 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NetApp has appointed former SanDisk executive Henri Richard its new executive VP of Worldwide (WW) Field and Customer Operations...
  
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• Yes Telecom acquires Dekatel

  04-04-2016 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Yes Telecom, a subsidiary of KPN on the enterprise market, has acquired rival Dekatel...
  
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• Xiaomi leads USD 25 mln funding round at Hungama

  04-04-2016 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) India's Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, an online provider of music and videos, has raised USD 25 million in a funding round led by Xiaomi, Bloomberg reported...
  
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• Telenor Norway names Fredheim head of corporate division

  04-04-2016 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Norway said it has appointed Ove Fredheim as head of its corporate market division. He said he looks forward to involvement in the digitisation of public and private sector businesses...
  
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• Telefonica Brasil shareholders approve restructuring

  04-04-2016 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica Brasil announced that its Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting approved the restructuring involving the company, its wholly-owned subsidiary...
  
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• Serbian telecom regulator renews board of directors

  04-04-2016 16:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Serbia's Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Activity (Ratel) has a new Board of Directors as the mandate of the previous one expired on 31 March...
  
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• Telus to invest CAD 4.5 mln in Alberta by 2019

  04-04-2016 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Canadian operator Telus said it will invest CAD 4.5 billion into new communications infrastructure across Alberta, through 2019...
  
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• Arcep chairman calls for restraint in promotions war

  04-04-2016 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) French telecom regulator Arcep chairman Sebastien Soriano said in the wake of the unfruitful negotiations between Bouygues Telecom and Orange that...
  
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• Teo slashes annual dividend

  04-04-2016 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Lithuanian opertator Teo has proposed a dividend of EUR 0.01 per share for 2015, down from EUR 0.068 the previous year, reports Vz.lt...
  
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• Une group ends 2015 with 7.4% revenue growth to COP 5.3 bln

  04-04-2016 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Colombian telecommunications group Une and its related companies ended 2015 with revenues of COP 5.3 billion, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to 2014...
  
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• Brocade to acquire Ruckus Wireless for USD 1.5 billion

  04-04-2016 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brocade Communications has announced an agreement to acquire Wi-Fi equipment maker Ruckus Wireless in a cash and stocks deal worth around USD 1.5 billion. In a joint statement, Brocade and Ruckus said the transaction had been approved by both companies' boards of directors and Ruckus shareholders will receive USD 6.45 in cash and 0.75 shares of Brocade common stock for each share of Ruckus common stock. Brocade said the acquisition will serve to complement its enterprise networkin
  
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• Spain leads Europe in smartphone and smart TV use - study

  04-04-2016 14:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spain remains the most connected country in Europe, with the continent's highest smartphone and smart TV penetration rate, according to Telefonica...
  
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• Malaysia's Platinum Core picks Infinera for mobile fronthaul

  04-04-2016 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Malaysian company Platinum Core Solutions (PCS) announced the first deployment of the Infinera Mobile Fronthaul Solution in Malaysia...
  
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• ACCC takes action against the Harrison Companies

  04-04-2016 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission started proceedings in the Federal Court against 11 corporations trading as SoleNet and Sure...
  
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• Huawei launches Seeds for the Future program in Uganda

  04-04-2016 14:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei will officially launch its "Seeds for the Future" program in Uganda at the week-long Technology Festival scheduled to start on 5 April...
  
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• Swisscom to open innovation house in Biel

  04-04-2016 13:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swisscom plans to build an innovation house named La Werkstadt in Biel, which is scheduled to be completed and opened by the late summer, inside-it.ch reports...
  
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• ZTE ‘to replace three top executives’

  04-04-2016 13:30
  Scandal-hit ZTE is expected to replace the CEO and two VPs after their names appeared on a plan to evade US sanctions
  
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• Verizon completes $10.5bn transaction with Frontier

  04-04-2016 13:30
  Verizon has completed the £10.5bn sale of wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas to Frontier Communications, which sees 9,400 employees transferred in the deal
  
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• Optus starts restructuring, job cuts planned

  04-04-2016 13:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australian carrier Optus has announced plans for a restructuring, which is expected to lead to the loss of 480 jobs...
  
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• Vandalization of telecom infrastructure very high in South-East - NCC - Daily Post Nigeria

  04-04-2016 12:50 via
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  Vandalization of telecom infrastructure very high in South-East - NCC
  Daily Post Nigeria
  The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, over the weekend expressed concern over the rate telecommunication facilities were being vandalized in the South-East. It also identified multiple taxation as one of the major challenges affecting ...and more »
  

• Telecom stocks in demand - Business Standard

  04-04-2016 11:34 via
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  Business Standard
  Gains in telecom stocks and index heavyweight Infosys aided small upmove for key benchmark indices. At 14:16 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 47.41 points or 0.19% at 25,317.05. The gains for the Nifty 50 index were higher in ...and more »
  

• Weak currency takes its toll on Malawi's telecom firms - ITWeb Africa

  04-04-2016 11:31 via
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  Weak currency takes its toll on Malawi's telecom firms
  ITWeb Africa
  Currency devaluation is preventing telecommunications operators in Malawi from embarking on network upgrade and expansion programs, according to analysts and industry executives. At the end of March Telekom Networks Malawi bemoaned the country's ...
  

• French Telecom Stocks Tumble After Hopes of Market Consolidation Dashed - Wall Street Journal

  04-04-2016 11:18 via
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  French Telecom Stocks Tumble After Hopes of Market Consolidation Dashed
  Wall Street Journal
  PARIS—Shares in French telecommunications firms plunged on Monday after the collapse of Orange SA ORAN -5.18 % 's deal to buy Bouygues SA EN -14.71 % 's telecom arm dashed prospects for consolidation in the competitive French market. The fire ...
  European telecom shares slump after Orange-Bouygues talks failReuters
  Telecom shares wobble as Bouygues-Orange deal collapsesBBC
  

• Opportunities in the European Telecom Sector - Bloomberg

  04-04-2016 10:06 via
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  Opportunities in the European Telecom Sector
  Bloomberg
  James Bevan, chief investment officer at CCLA Investment Management, discusses consolidation in the French telecom sector and his subsequent thoughts on investing. He speaks with Hans Nichols and Guy Johnson on Bloomberg Television's “On The ...
  

• Estonia Implements ASC's Recording Solution for ESTER Radio Network

  04-04-2016 10:04
  
  Hoesbach/Germany, April 4, 2016 – ASC has implemented its communications recording solution, EVOIPneo, for the TETRA public safety network in Estonia. The network, known as ESTER, encompasses more than 100 base stations and is used by police and rescue officers, border guards and emergency response staff. SMIT (the Center of Information Technology and Development), needed a new communications recording solution when it upgraded from TETRA 5.5 to 6.0. TETRA is an important standard enabling
  
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• Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE:TI) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages - South Florida Hedge Fund Managers

  04-04-2016 09:40 via
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  Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE:TI) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages
  South Florida Hedge Fund Managers
  Telecom Italia SpA logo Shares of Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE:TI) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.Com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell ...
  Telecom Italia SpA (TI) Receives “Equal Weight” Rating from BarclaysMicro
  

• Telecom shares drag down FTSE 100 - BBC News

  04-04-2016 09:39 via
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  Telecom shares drag down FTSE 100
  BBC News
  (Open): London's leading shares dipped in early Monday trading, with telecoms firms among the biggest fallers. BT shed 1.1% and Vodafone was down 0.5%, as the sector reacted to Friday's collapse of merger talks between French operators Orange and ...
  

• Customers of Aussie telecom make full advantage of "free data day" offer - Shanghai Daily (subscription)

  04-04-2016 09:39 via
  Customers of Aussie telecom make full advantage of "free data day" offer
  Shanghai Daily (subscription)
  CANBERRA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Customers of Australian telecommunications company Telstra took full advantage of a "free data day" on Sunday, downloading an unprecedented 2,686 terabytes of data as part of an apology for a widespread and crippling ...and more »
  

• Rovi sues Comcast for patent infringement

  04-04-2016 09:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Rovi announced that it has sued Comcast for patent infringement after numerous attempts at negotiation. Rovi's filing asserts infringement by Comcast, together with its set-top box suppliers, of fourteen US patents that together deliver the most important features to Comcast customers. These include the way that Comcast implements remote recording, AnyRoom DVR and X1 search. Rovi seeks both an injunction barring continued infringement and damages to compensate it for the harm infl
  
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• Ntel to begin operations on 08 April

  04-04-2016 09:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nigerian operator Ntel plans to launch commercial services on 08 April. Ntel plans to start from Lagos and Abuja and will deliver 4G services. CEO Kamar Abass said Ntel has deployed about 600 base transceiver stations (BTS) in the two cities with 2,000 sites to be phased in as the network expands. Abass said 200 kilometres of fibre optic transmission cables have already been laid in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt for network connectivity.
  
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• HPE sells Mphasis stake to Blackstone

  04-04-2016 09:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it has agreed to its equity stake in Bangalore IT services Mphasis to the Blackstone Group. Blackstones has agreed to purchase at least 84 percent of HPE's stake in Mphasis for INR 430 per share. The private investor group will also buy the maximum amount of the remaining 16 percent stake that is permitted by Indian securities laws, subject to the outcome of a mandatory tender offer between signing and closing.
  
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• Openet announces global availability of free of charge NFV software

  04-04-2016 09:00
  
  Community Edition VNF Lifecycle Manager Weaver™ now available for downloadDUBLIN, Ireland - April 4th 2016 - Openet, a global leader in the supply of real-time BSS (business support systems), has announced the global availability of its free of charge VNF Lifecycle Manager software. Openet’s NFV software, named Weaver, is now available to operators, system integrators and VNF/NFV vendors as a community edition.NFV will see the need to manage carrier grade production solutions across
  
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• Telecom Ministry to approach Cabinet for reducing spectrum charges - Economic Times

  04-04-2016 08:42 via
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  Telecom Ministry to approach Cabinet for reducing spectrum charges
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Telecom Ministry is expected to approach the Cabinet for its nod to reduce spectrum usage charges from existing 5 per cent to 3 per cent of the revenue earned by companies from telecom services. "The Telecom Commission has agreed to ...
  Govt tweaking SUC to pre-compensate Telecom Operators for costly Spectrum sale in futureIndiainfolineall 10 news articles »
  

• Reduction In Spectrum Usage Charges Boosts Telecom Stocks - NDTV

  04-04-2016 08:14 via
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  Reduction In Spectrum Usage Charges Boosts Telecom Stocks
  NDTV
  Telecom stocks such as Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel outperformed the broader markets on Monday following a Press Trust of India report, which claimed that the government has cut spectrum usage charges from 5 per cent to 3 per cent. Telecom companies ...
  Telecom index slumps 14% in FY16; Reliance Jio's entry shakes Airtel, Idea stocksIndiainfolineall 5 news articles »
  

• Analyst Coverage Updates - AdEPT Telecom (LON:ADT) - Risers & Fallers

  04-04-2016 07:07 via
  Analyst Coverage Updates - AdEPT Telecom (LON:ADT)
  Risers & Fallers
  Recently stock market analysts have updated their consensus ratings on shares of AdEPT Telecom (LON:ADT). The latest broker reports which are currently outstanding on Monday 4th of April state 1 analyst has a rating of “strong buy”, 0 analysts “buy”, ...and more »
  

• BSNL Says Gearing Up to Launch 4G Services in 14 Telecom Circles - NDTV

  04-04-2016 06:53 via
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  BSNL Says Gearing Up to Launch 4G Services in 14 Telecom Circles
  NDTV
  State-owned BSNL is gearing up to launch 4G services in 14 telecom circles where it has 20MHz liberalised broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum. The company, which has already soft launched 4G services in Chandigarh, is exploring two methods ...
  BSNL 4G services to hit 14 telecom cities, competition to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone?Pc-Tablet Media
  BSNL To Roll Out 4G Services Across 14 Telecom CirclesCXOToda
  

• SK Telecom completes field trial for its 5G system - ZDNet

  04-04-2016 04:57 via
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  SK Telecom completes field trial for its 5G system
  ZDNet
  SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile carrier, and Samsung successfully tested a 5G system using 28 GHz millimeter wave technologies last Thursday, bringing the country a step closer to launching super-fast data for a host of new tech, such as VR, ...
  SK Telecom, Samsung successfully complete 5G system field testInternational Business Times, India Editionall 2 news articles »
  

• SoleNet and Sure Telecom come under fire from ACCC - ARNnet

  04-04-2016 04:04 via
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  SoleNet and Sure Telecom come under fire from ACCC
  ARNnet
  The ACCC has taken 11 corporations trading as SoleNet and Sure Telecom (Harrison Companies) along with its director, James Harrison to the Federal Court after breaching Australian Consumer Law. Since 2011, various Harrison companies have provided ...
  ACCC Takes Federal Court Action Against SoleNet And Sure TelecomSmart Officeall 7 news articles »
  

• Telecom revenue goes up but service level down - The Nation

  04-04-2016 03:50 via
  Telecom revenue goes up but service level down
  The Nation
  Islamabad - Telecom companies' revenue collection is going up but many users believe the services standard is actually coming down with every passing year. According to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) annual report 2015, data revenue of all ...
  

• LG Innotek develops 15-watt wireless power charger

  04-04-2016 03:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) LG Innotek has developed a 15-watt wireless power charger. LG Innotek says the product can supply electricity to devices as fast as a wired charger, The Korea Times reports...
  
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• Talktalk Telecom Group PLC's (TALK) Outperform Rating Reaffirmed at Barclays - MicroCap Magazine

  04-04-2016 02:34 via
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  Talktalk Telecom Group PLC's (TALK) Outperform Rating Reaffirmed at Barclays
  MicroCap Magazine
  Talktalk Telecom Group PLC logo Talktalk Telecom Group PLC (LON:TALK)'s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by equities researchers at Barclays in a research report issued on Monday, StockTargetPrices.com reports. They presently have a GBX 320 ...
  How Analysts Rated AdEPT Telecom plc (LON:ADT) Last Week?RiversideGazette.comall 707 news articles »
  

• Verizon closes $10.54bn fixed asset sale to Frontier

  04-04-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. operator completes divestment of fixed-line, broadband and TV customers in California, Florida and Texas.
  
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• Telenor edges closer to Vimpelcom stake sale

  04-04-2016 02:00
  
  Norwegian incumbent reportedly in talks with potential suitors; CEO eyes Vietnam, Indonesia.
  
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• Orange, Bouygues Telecom deal talks fail

  04-04-2016 02:00
  
  No consolidation in France as incumbent operator announces end of discussions with rival.
  
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