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• Call drops: Govt to meet telecom ministry, Trai; seek solution - Business Standard

  05-04-2016 21:54 via
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  Call drops: Govt to meet telecom ministry, Trai; seek solution
  Business Standard
  The government will soon meet officials of the telecom ministry and the telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to discuss compensation for dropped calls. Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the central government, told ...
  Call drop case: AG to meet TRAI, telecom officials on April 9-10Moneycontrol.comall 6 news articles »
  

• Momentum Telecom Launches Service in 100 TWO MEN AND A TRUCK(R) Locations - Marketwired (press release)

  05-04-2016 20:33 via
  Momentum Telecom Launches Service in 100 TWO MEN AND A TRUCK(R) Locations
  Marketwired (press release)
  BIRMINGHAM, AL--(Marketwired - Apr 5, 2016) - Today Momentum Telecom, a premier provider of Business Voice, Broadband Management and Unified Communications solutions, announced that it has now partnered with TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® to ...and more »
  

• Jasmine CEO explains subsidiary's default on 900MHz telecom licence - The Nation

  05-04-2016 20:03 via
  The Nation
  Jasmine CEO explains subsidiary's default on 900MHz telecom licence
  The Nation
  Pete Bodharamik, CEO of Jasmine International, shows up at NBTC headquarters to clarify the circumstances of Jas Mobile Broadband's default on its initial upfront licence fee payment. Arrow Prev Arrow Next ...
  Jasmine blames banks for 900-MHz defaultTelecom Asiaall 11 news articles »
  

• Chunghwa Telecom tool to 'control' minors' internet use - China Post

  05-04-2016 18:13 via
  Chunghwa Telecom tool to 'control' minors' internet use
  China Post
  TAIPEI -- Chunghwa Telecom Co., one of Taiwan's leading telecom services providers, said Tuesday that it has developed a kit that will help parents control their children's internet usage. The new Hinet internet usage management kit will give parents a ...and more »
  

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• Call drop case: AG to meet TRAI, telecom officials - Economic Times

  05-04-2016 17:15 via
  Call drop case: AG to meet TRAI, telecom officials
  Economic Times
  With regard to the call drop case, Attorney General said it will conduct a meeting with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) officials and the members of Telecom Ministry on April 9 and 10. For the latest videos, follow us on twitter ...
  

• Alcatel appoints Cistulli as president of N. America, Asia

  05-04-2016 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Alcatel announced that Steve Cistulli has been appointed president of Alcatel's North America and North Asia business units. In addition, he was appointed vice president of TCL Communication...
  
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• HomeGrid Forum Highlights Critical Importance of G.hn as the Backbone for Wireless Video Delivery in the Consumer Technology Space

  05-04-2016 16:00
  
  “Our goal is to bring the benefits of the carrier influence on G.hn to the retail market” - Donna Yasay, President, HomeGrid ForumCTA Technology & Standards Forum, San Diego, 5 April, 2016News highlights: HomeGrid Forum to attend CTA Technology & Standards Forum for the first timeDonna Yasay, President, HomeGrid Forum to speak in Industry Alliance Reports session Donna Yasay invited to the Alliance Community Meeting to provide feedback on how CTA can better help industry...So
  
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• Twitter wins rights to live stream NFL matches

  05-04-2016 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Twitter has secured a deal to stream live weekly matches from the US National Football League (NFL). Part of a 'tri-cast' strategy by the NFL, Twitter will stream live Thursday night matches that also appear on network TV (NBC and CBS) and cable TV (NFL Network). The Twitter streams will be available free, without authentication, worldwide. The partnership also includes in-game highlights as well as pre-game Periscope broadcasts from players and teams. The NFL has already worked w
  
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• Perfecto Expands Focus from Mobile to Digital with the Next Generation of its Continuous Quality Lab

  05-04-2016 15:46
  
  New version offers a complete cloud-based lab designed to deliver high-quality web and mobile experiences for enterprise organisationsApril 5th, 2016 (London, UK) – Perfecto Mobile, the market leader in empowering enterprises to deliver high-quality digital experiences, today announced the next version of its cloud-based Continuous Quality Lab™ (CQL) that expands test coverage from mobile web and apps to include web browsers on desktops. The enhancement provides enterprises with the
  
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• Marvell co-founders step down as CEO, President

  05-04-2016 15:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Marvell Technology announced the departure of CEO Sehat Sutardja and President Weili Dai from their management positions, effective immediately...
  
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• Telecom Italia launches TIM Academy to train employees

  05-04-2016 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecom Italia has announced the launch of TIM Academy, described as a "centre of knowledge" for the company's 53,000 employees...
  
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• SON Provider Expands Market Presence in Latin America

  05-04-2016 15:13
  
  Cellwize Appoints New Managing Director to Support Rapid GrowthSingapore and Brazil, April 5, 2016 – Cellwize the leading Self-Organizing Network (SON) solutions provider, announced today that it has appointed Marcelo Alvarenga as General Manager of Latin America to support its rapid growth in the region. Cellwize’s solutions improve customer experience throughout the entire customer network journey while reducing network complexity. The field-proven SON technology is deployed across
  
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• TRA seeks to develop 'Customers Happiness Strategy'

  05-04-2016 14:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The UAE'S General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) says it has organized workshops aimed at developing the TRA's Customers' Happiness Strategy...
  
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• Altice boss implicated in Panama leaks

  05-04-2016 14:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Altice chairman Patrick Drahi is one of the people implicated in the so-called 'Panama papers'...
  
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• EC to present new industry-focused DSM measures next week

  05-04-2016 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Commission will present a new set of industry-focused measures next week as part of its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy, said EC...
  
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• APOLAN Reports Increasing Global Adoption of Passive Optical LAN

  05-04-2016 14:00
  
  Market research cites the many benefits of passive optical LAN as a threat to copper LAN cabling applicationsNEW YORK, April 5, 2016 – The Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN), a non-profit organization that drives the adoption and education for passive optical local area networks (LAN), today announced that the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA) released its network cabling market brief citing the significant growth of passive optical LAN (POL) implemen
  
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• Global semiconductor revenues down 2.3% in 2015

  05-04-2016 13:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Worldwide semiconductor revenue fell 2.3 percent to USD 334.8 billion last year, according to final results published by Gartner...
  
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• ZTE names new CEO

  05-04-2016 13:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE has announced the appointment of CTO Zhao Xianming as its new chairman and CEO, replacing Shi Lirong, who has been in the role since 2010. Its board also confirmed Wei Zaisheng as CFO and Fan Qingfeng, Zeng Xuezhong, Xu Huijun, Pang Shengqing, Zhang Zhenhui and Chen Jianzhou as executive VPs of the group. Shi Lirong will remain a member of the board of directors. 
  
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• Ver.di continues strike at Deutsche Telekom sites

  05-04-2016 13:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) In the ongoing collective bargaining round for Deutsche Telekom, trade union Ver.di called a strike for Telekom employees from 5 April. The negotiations will be continued on 12 and 13 April...
  
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• TDC appoints Elmose to lead YouSee marketing communications

  05-04-2016 12:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Danish operator TDC said it has appointed Carsten Elmose as head of marketing, customer communication and customer dialogue ('MarCom') at YouSee from 01 July...
  
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• PTS studies network security rules enforcement

  05-04-2016 12:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swedish postal and telecoms regulator PTS said it will start an examination to ascertain whether or not operators are following the new network...
  
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• Mexico to review measures on Televisa, America Movil

  05-04-2016 11:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) After two years of establishing America Movil and Televisa Group as preponderant economic players in telecommunications and broadcasting,...
  
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• Kalaam signs partnership deal with Gulf CX

  05-04-2016 11:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bahrain operator Kalaam Telecom has announced a partnership with Gulf Customer Experience (Gulf CX), a digital business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in the GCC...
  
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• Mexico starts new way of measuring market concentration

  05-04-2016 11:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) will replace the market concentration calculation methods published in 1998 by the former...
  
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• VNPT enters strategic co-operation agreement with BIDV bank

  05-04-2016 11:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) entered into a strategic co-operation agreement for the period of 2016-2020...
  
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• Ultracomms Achieves Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1 Certification for its Cloud Platform

  05-04-2016 11:18
  
  Fareham, Hants, UK – 5 April, 2016 – Ultracomms, Europe’s first cloud contact centre services provider, today announced that it has been certified as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.1, achieving PCI DSS Level 1 accredited service provider status for its entire platform. This certification means that all calls made over the Ultracomms cloud platform are secure, and underlines Ultracomms’ commitment to maintaining the highest sta
  
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• Huawei begins partnership with Techno Brain in Ethiopia

  05-04-2016 11:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei and Techno Brain have signed an agreement to launch the Huawei Authorized Learning Partnership (HALP) in Ethiopia...
  
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• Salesforce acquires Metamind

  05-04-2016 11:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Metamind has announced its acquisition by Salesforce, for an undisclosed amount. The deal will enable Metamind to scale up operations and offer customers real and innovative AI solutions...
  
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• Telecom API Market Benefited by Increasing Demand for Value-added Mobile Applications: MRRSE - GlobeNewswire (press release)

  05-04-2016 10:49 via
  Telecom API Market Benefited by Increasing Demand for Value-added Mobile Applications: MRRSE
  GlobeNewswire (press release)
  MRRSE has announced a new market research study Titled “Telecom API (By Service Type - Payment, SMS, MMS and RCS, Maps and Location, Voice/Speech, Identity Management, WebRTC and Others; By User Type - Enterprise Developer, Internal ...
  

• Global semiconductor market contracts 2.7% in 2015

  05-04-2016 10:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Global semiconductor revenues fell by 2 percent in 2015 to USD 347.3 billion, according to IHS...
  
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• Manx Telecom boosts network investment in 2016

  05-04-2016 10:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Isle of Man operator Manx Telecom will invest an additional GBP10 million in its network and operations in 2016...
  
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• PCCW Global gets MEF 100G CE 2.0 certification

  05-04-2016 10:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The MEF announced that PCCW Global became the world's first service provider to receive MEF 100G CE 2.0 certification for E-Line and E-Access services...
  
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• Hrvatski Telekom offers free TV set for Magenta 1 users

  05-04-2016 10:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Croatian operator Hrvatski Telekom is offering free benefits for all new users of its Magenta 1 telecom services...
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to launch market-leading system at Data Centre World

  05-04-2016 10:36
  
  5 April, London, UK: Leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, is due to announce the launch of a new, class-leading, future-proofed system at Data Centre World in London.The Switzerland-based company will be unveiling the new system as part of its building blocks exhibition – a wide portfolio of the components needed to create a data center that will stand the test of time.The HUBER+SUHNER stand – N75 –.
  
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• Toyota to develop connected car technologies with Microsoft

  05-04-2016 09:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Toyota has launched Toyota Connected, aimed at developing the company's capabilities in data management and data services. The new company will serve as a data science hub for Toyota's global operations and support a broad range of consumer, business and government facing initiatives.The move comes as Toyota expands its existing partnership with Microsoft to develop new connected services.
  
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• ACCC goes after SoleNet and Sure Telecom - ZDNet

  05-04-2016 06:51 via
  ZDNet
  ACCC goes after SoleNet and Sure Telecom
  ZDNet
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against 11 corporations trading as SoleNet and Sure Telecom, and their director James Harrison. The ACCC alleges Harrison and his ...and more »
  

• ZTE overhauls top management

  05-04-2016 02:00
  
  Chinese kit maker names new chairman, president; talks up 'business standards' in wake of Iran scandal.
  
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• Telstra gathers suppliers for in-depth network review

  05-04-2016 02:00
  
  Ericsson, Cisco, Juniper to help Australian incumbent mitigate risk of further outages.
  
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• Smartphone users to grow by 2bn over next five years

  05-04-2016 02:00
  
  Smartphone users worldwide will number 5.4 billion by 2020, according to analyst firm.
  
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• Si.mobil swallows Amis, but both brands to remain

  05-04-2016 02:00
  
  Slovenian operators complete merger process, look ahead to converged service offerings.
  
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• Gigaclear gets £24m equity investment

  05-04-2016 02:00
  
  Investment values U.K. operator at £115 million, will use funding for FTTP rollout.
  
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• AIS keen on forfeited 4G licence

  05-04-2016 02:00
  
  Thai operator reportedly offers to acquire spectrum for same price it was sold at December's auction.
  
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