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• Tanzania dissolves TCRA board, suspends DG

  28-04-2016 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tanzanian President John Magufuli has dissolved the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) board and suspended its Director General, Ally...
  
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• Spanish telecoms revenues up 0.5% to EUR 30.3 bln in 2015

  28-04-2016 15:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Total revenues for the Spanish telecommunication and audiovisual sector came to EUR 30.25 billion in 2015, a 0.48 percent growth compared to 2014,...
  
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• NBCUniversal to buy DreamWorks Animation for USD 3.8 bln

  28-04-2016 15:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comcast announced an agreement to acquire the film studio DreamWorks Animation for USD 3.8 billion. The deal will strengthen its Universal Pictures division with a range of especially family entertainment, which can also be distributed across its other media, broadband and theme park properties. DreamWorks Animation stockholders will receive USD 41 in cash per share in the takeover expected to close by the end of 2016, pending regulatory approval. Following the completion of
  
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• Euskaltel revenues up 79% to EUR 142 mln following R buy

  28-04-2016 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spanish regional operator Euskaltel reported first-quarter revenues of EUR 142.3 million, up 78.7 percent year on year, in its first set of...
  
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• Damovo reports full-year revenue up 12% to EUR 92 mln

  28-04-2016 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Enterprise communications systems and services provider Damovo has reported revenue up 12 percent to EUR 92 million for the year ending 31 January...
  
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• Global Connectivity Agenda to be Highlighted by Argentinian Undersecretary of Communications Planning at Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit

  28-04-2016 15:00
  
  Driving the Americas digital ecosystem top of Global Summit agendaBogota, Colombia, 28 April 2016: Mr. Hugo Miguel, Undersecretary of Communications Planning in the Argentinian Ministry of Communications will present a keynote speech today at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) Global Summit 2016. The keynote address marks the beginning of the second day of sessions following the first day’s outstanding discussions on the challenges to universal and affordable connectivity, new development
  
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• Quortus Shortlisted for Judge’s Choice Award at Small Cell Forum Small Cell Industry 2016 Awards

  28-04-2016 14:50
  
  Pioneering Mobile Edge Computing solution developed with partner ACS recognized by judgesGuildford, UK – 28th April 2016 – Quortus today announces that its pioneering work in mobile edge computing (MEC) with partner Applied Computer Solutions (ACS) has been shortlisted for the judge’s choice award by The Small Cell Forum in the annual Small Cell Industry Awards. This marks the fifth year running that Quortus has been named a finalist.The company has been shortlisted for its...S
  
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• China Telecom reports Q1 EBITDA down 2.9%

  28-04-2016 14:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) China Telecom reported a 2.9 percent fall in EBITDA for the first quarter to CNY 23.81 billion, hurt by additional costs for outsourcing towers infrastructure and marketing fibre and 4G offers...
  
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• ZTE revenue growth slows to 4% in Q1

  28-04-2016 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE reported first-quarter operating revenue up 4.1 percent year-on-year to CNY 21.859 billion, and net profit rose 16.0 percent to CNY 950  million...
  
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• Huawei to head Spanish innovation committee

  28-04-2016 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei has announced that the Marca Espana multinational business association has selected the company as the presiding member of its newly-formed Innovation Committee in Spain...
  
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• Stable Q1 revenue for America Movil in Chile

  28-04-2016 14:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil reported Q1 2016 revenue of CLP 180.7 billion in Chile (where it operates under the Claro and Telmex brands), up by 1.9 percent on the same period in 2015...
  
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• Hrvatski Telekom sees 3.4% revenue growth in Q1

  28-04-2016 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Croatian operator Hrvatski Telekom saw revenue growth of 3.4 percent in the first quarter of 2016 to HRK 1.67 billion...
  
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• Nkom says logical errors, blackmail are among network risks

  28-04-2016 13:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper)Norwegian telecoms regulator Nkom has handed its communication network vulnerability report EkomROS 2016 to Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen...
  
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• Major boost for Algerian scientists through first AfricaConnect2 connection

  28-04-2016 13:00
  
  28 April 2016, Cambridge, UK: International connectivity available to Algeria’s scientists, academics and students has recently been upgraded from 622Mbps to 2.5Gbps by networking organisation GÉANT and its regional partner ASREN (Arab States Research and Education Network). The fourfold capacity increase is an early result of AfricaConnect2, the EU-funded pan-African connectivity project which supports the establishment of research and education (R&E) internet networks across A
  
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• India imposes new anti-dumping dutes on Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel

  28-04-2016 12:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on the import of telecom gear from Huawei, ZTE and Alcatel Lucent in order to protect domestic industry from cheap shipments, Hindustan Times reported...
  
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• Bharti Airtel reports strong Q4 with revenues up 8.4%

  28-04-2016 12:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bharti Airtel reported a strong final quarter to its fiscal year, with revenues up 8.4 percent year-on-year to INR 249.6 billion (USD 3.69 billion). Excluding the impact of cuts to termination rates and the sale of its mobile towers in Africa, revenues rose 10.1 percent annually, led by a 43.7 percent rise in mobile data revenue to INR 44.3 billion. EBITDA increased 14.1 percent to INR 91.9 billion, and the EBITDA margin expanded by 1.8 percent to 36.8 percent, driven by improveme
  
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• EC set to raise objections over Wind-3 Italia deal - report

  28-04-2016 12:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Commission is preparing to publish a statement of objections to the proposed merger of Wind and 3 Italia, the Italian subsidiaries of VimpelCom and Hutchison Whampoa, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg. The statement, to be issued in June, will set out a series of antitrust concerns over the EUR 21.8 billion merger, said the sources.
  Although the publication of a statement of objections doesn't mean the transaction will be blocked, the EC is likely to ask
  
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• Earthlink launches platform from Norton

  28-04-2016 11:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Managed network services provider EarthLink announced the availability of Norton Security Online by Symantec, a multi-platform consumer security...
  
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• Telia Carrier builds West Coast route

  28-04-2016 11:15
  Partnering with Infinera, Telia Carrier will double its West Coast backbone with an additional Pacific Coast Highway route between San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles to meet demands of its media provider customers
  
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• Orange Spain offers digital skills course in Viladecans

  28-04-2016 11:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Spain has extended its 'Se Digital' training programme to the town of Viladecans in Barcelona province, the latest of its partnerships with...
  
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• Telefonica Brasil revenue growth slows to 0.6% in Q1

  28-04-2016 11:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica Brasil reported 0.6 percent growth in net revenue for the first quarter of 2016 to BRL 10.43 billion, as growth slowed due to the weaker economy...
  
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• America Movil revenues down 2.6% in Mexico in Q1

  28-04-2016 11:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexican mobile operator Telcel finished the first quarter with 73.5 million subscribers, following the addition of 203,000 postpaid subscribers and loss of 405,000 prepaid users in the quarter...
  
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• America Movil net profit falls 42% in Q1

  28-04-2016 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil reported a drop in first-quarter results, hurt by currency effects and the economic slowdown in Latin America. Revenues of MXN 223 billion were up just 1.4 percent year-on-year...
  
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• Global smartphone market flat in Q1 - IDC

  28-04-2016 10:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The global smartphone market slowed significantly in the first quarter, with shipments little changed at 334.9 million units versus 334.3 million a year ago, according to estimates from IDC. The market researcher said this was the smallest year-over-year growth on record. It attributed the slowdown to saturation in developed markets, as well as declines at both Apple and Samsung, the two market leaders. IDC estimates Samsung's shipments fell 0.6 percent year-on-year to 81.9 millio
  
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• AVG revenues in Q1 up 5% to USD 107.9 mln 

  28-04-2016 10:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) AVG saw its revenue for the first quarter grow 5 percent to USD 107.9 million compared with USD 102.8 million in the first quarter of 2015...
  
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• A1 Telekom Austria revenues up 1.2% in Q1

  28-04-2016 10:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A1 Telekom Austria released its first quarter results, reporting that total revenues increased by 1.2 percent year-on-year to EUR 632.0 million as...
  
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• Comcast installs free Wi-Fi in Wawa convenience stores

  28-04-2016 10:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US convenience store chain Wawa has launched free Wi-Fi service in shops across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Florida,...
  
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• SFR announces convergence strategy, new media services

  28-04-2016 10:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Following the announcement of its planned acquisition of parent company Altice's media and advertising assets, SFR said it will become a truly...
  
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• Vivendi CEO becomes Telecom Italia's deputy chairman

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Arnaud de Puyfontaine's new role triggers new debate over French firm's influence at Italian incumbent.
  
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• Virgin Media UK adds FTTP to Project Lightning rollout

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Cableco to connect fibre to a quarter of premises covered by its network in-fill programme.
  
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• Telenor mulling India options, needs more spectrum

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Norwegian telco's CEO hints at Indian exit if his company cannot secure more frequencies; Telenor writes down value of Indian unit in Q1.
  
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• Ooredoo Q1 revenue hit by forex losses

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Qatar-based telco's customer base swells to 118 million.
  
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• Ofcom finalises new BT leased line rules

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  U.K. incumbent ordered to speed up installations, cut wholesale prices, provide dark fibre access.
  
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• CITIC Telecom bulks up in Europe, Central Asia with Linx buy

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Acquisition gives Chinese enterprise services provider 470-km Baltic network.
  
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• China Telecom 4G growth accelerates

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Chinese telco's 4G customer base approaches 75 million; revenue and net profit rise in Q1.
  
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• Bharti Airtel revenue jumps on surging mobile data use

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  India-based telco reports 44% rise in mobile data revenue, 76% rise in data traffic.
  
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• America Movil blames AT&T, Easter for Q1 domestic revenue dip

  28-04-2016 02:00
  
  Latin American telecoms group reports difficult first quarter; customer numbers decline in Mexico.
  
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