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• How Mexico went from telecom laggard to mobile trailblazer - TechCrunch

  30-06-2016 23:01 via techcrunch.com
  
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  How Mexico went from telecom laggard to mobile trailblazer
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  Twenty years ago only one out of 10 people in Mexico had a telephone of any kind. Today, more than 100 million people (out of a population of roughly 125 million) have cell phones and, more amazingly, more than 70 percent of those are smartphones.
  
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• SK Telecom inks transcontinental 5G trial with Ericsson and DT - RCR Wireless News

  30-06-2016 20:39 via rcrwireless.com
  
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  SK Telecom inks transcontinental 5G trial with Ericsson and DT
  RCR Wireless News
  SHANGHAI- Korean operator SK Telecom announced during Mobile World Congress Shanghai it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with German operator Deutsche Telekom and Swedish vendor Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the ...
  SK Telecom, DT and Ericsson claim world's first transcontinental 5G trialCapacity Media (registration)
  Ericsson, SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom in Industr
  
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• Telecom tower radiation 'not hazardous to health' - Chandigarh Tribune

  30-06-2016 20:36 via tribuneindia.com
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  Telecom tower radiation 'not hazardous to health'
  Chandigarh Tribune
  JS Deepak, Union Secretary of Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology, speaks on EMF emissions and telecom towers in Dehradun on Thursday. Tribune photo. Tribune News Service. Dehradun, June 30. JS Deepak, Union Secretary ...and more »
  
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• Dixons Carphone opens new London flagship store

  30-06-2016 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecoms and electrical retailer Dixons Carphone has opened its new London flagship store on Oxford Street...
  
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• A1 hands ad account to GGK Mullen Lowe

  30-06-2016 17:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Austrian operator A1 has handed its advertising account to GGK Mullen Lowe following a competitive pitch. The new contract is effective from August...
  
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• Tata Communications South Africa: Liquid Telecom and RBH Announce Agreement to Acquire Neotel - AllAfrica.com

  30-06-2016 17:16 via allafrica.com
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  Tata Communications South Africa: Liquid Telecom and RBH Announce Agreement to Acquire Neotel
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  Today, Liquid Telecom, a privately owned, pan-African telecoms group, majority owned by Econet Wireless Global, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South African communications network operator Neotel. The shareholders of ...
  Liquid Telecom and RBH announce agreement to acquire NeotelDeveloping Telecomsall 10 news articles »
  
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• MGTS allocates RUB 21 bln for dividends

  30-06-2016 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) At the general shareholders meeting of Russian regional fixed operator MGTS, operating in the city and region of Moscow, the company decided to pay...
  
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• LS telcom conducts study for Danish Energy Agency on future spectrum demand

  30-06-2016 16:53
  
  Report available nowLichtenau, Baden/Germany – LS telcom together with its partner VVA has completed a study on future spectrum needs for wireless services in Denmark for the Danish Energy Agency (DEA). In preparation of the WRC 2019, the DEA wanted to get an independent view on the demand for radio spectrum in order to help shape Danish and European spectrum policy. The study considers several spectrum-using markets, such as mobile broadband, backhaul, short-range devices, and...Source: R
  
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• Ukrtelecom's assets evaluated at UAH 11 bln in 2015

  30-06-2016 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ukrainian national operator Ukrtelecom said that PricewaterhouseCoopers has completed the audit of its financial activities for 2015...
  
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• New head of Kyrgyzstan state ICT committee appointed

  30-06-2016 16:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kyrgyzstan president has appointed Bakyt Sharshembiyev the new chairman of the State Committee of ICt. Sharshembiyev earlier worked as chairman of...
  
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• ACM fines to double from July

  30-06-2016 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Dutch regulator ACM will have the power to issue higher fines from 01 July. The competition, consumer and telecom regulator will be able to impose...
  
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• Most Brazil broadband subscribers would change operator

  30-06-2016 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Broadband internet consumers in Brazil are increasingly dissatisfied with their operators, mainly due to the costs...
  
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• CVTelecom elects new management, approves dividend

  30-06-2016 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The shareholders of Cape Verde's CVTelecom have elected the new governing bodies. Jose Luis Livramento is the new president of the Board of Directors...
  
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• Brazil proposes 90% availability for public phones

  30-06-2016 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has launched a public consultation on the new Regulation on the Availability of Telecommunications Services...
  
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• Tele2 claims it saves Croatians HRK 2 billion per year

  30-06-2016 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Since its arrival on the Croatian market, Tele2 has enabled the local population to save HRK 11 billion in the period from 2006 to 2012, or nearly...
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: AT&T Buys QuickPlay, Comcast Eyes Icontrol Network, Qualcomm Files Lawsuit in China - Yahoo News

  30-06-2016 16:25 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: AT&T Buys QuickPlay, Comcast Eyes Icontrol Network, Qualcomm Files Lawsuit in China
  Yahoo News
  The telecom industry experienced a solid run on the bourses in the past one week as most of the key stocks traded in the green. Several important developments also took place in the meantime. U.S. telecom behemoth AT&T Inc. T announced the completion ...and more »
  
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• EC told to reassess Telefonica and Portugal Telecom fines

  30-06-2016 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The General Court of the EU has dismissed the appeals lodged by Telefonica and Portugal Telecom (PT) against the fines handed down by the European...
  
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• Telekom Slovenije opens renovated sales centre in Trbovlje

  30-06-2016 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije has opened its renovated sales centre in Trbovlje, located in the city centre on Freedom Square...
  
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• Vodafone and Sky NZ seek clearance for merger

  30-06-2016 15:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Commerce Commission of New Zealand announced it has received two clearance applications relating to the proposed merger of Vodafone New Zealand (Vodafone NZ) and Sky Network Television (Sky)...
  
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• Cisco, Thales cooperate on critical infrastructure security

  30-06-2016 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cisco and Thales announced the signing of a strategic collaboration to co-develop a product to better detect and counter-attack cyber threats in real time...
  
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• EC green lights EUR 4 bln Italian high-speed broadband plan

  30-06-2016 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Commission has approved Italy's EUR 4 billion high-speed broadband plan, describing it as "in line with EU state aid rules". The announcement comes a month after Italian infrastructure firm Infratel launched the first tenders to bring fast internet access to digital divide areas in six regions, with more promised this summer. EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the ultra-broadband plan for 2016-2022 "will help Italy to build the necessary infrastructur
  
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• Zylpha Adds NetDocs Integration To Its Bundling Technology

  30-06-2016 14:40
  
  Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) the UK’s leading legal systems innovator has integrated its bundling technology with NetDocuments, the Security as a Service system for Cloud based document and email management. The Zylpha integration will enable NetDocuments users to produce secure high-quality court and other bundles in a fraction of the time taken previously.To ensure optimum usability, the all new ‘ground up’ integration provides bundling users with the same familiar look and feel a
  
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• 4 Telecom Mutual Funds to Buy Now - Zacks.com

  30-06-2016 14:38 via zacks.com
  
  4 Telecom Mutual Funds to Buy Now
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  Surprise U.K. referendum results had weighed on key U.S. indexes on Friday. Markets were already tentative ahead of the historic poll which would determine Britain's relationship with the E.U. Although, most opinion poll results were tilted toward the ...and more »
  
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• MTS gets court approval for BCE transaction

  30-06-2016 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) announced that the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench issued a final order approving the previously announced statutory...
  
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• Zetacom deploys Mitel, T-Mobile system for Dutch city

  30-06-2016 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Zetacom announced a contract with the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg for a new communications system...
  
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• Regulator to allow access to Bell Canada FTTH

  30-06-2016 14:00
  Canada’s CRTC dismisses appeal by Bell Canada to overturn earlier decision on wholesale access to fibre to the home
  
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• Sprint opens South Central Region headquarters

  30-06-2016 13:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Sprint has officially opened its South Central Region headquarters, after announcing a job expansion in Arkansas in April...
  
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• Tech & Telecom: We See Opportunities in Apple and Microsoft - Morningstar.com

  30-06-2016 13:27 via news.morningstar.com
  Tech & Telecom: We See Opportunities in Apple and Microsoft
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  While the tech sector looks fairly valued to us, we see opportunities in smartphone- and cloud software-related vendors. PrintCommentRecommend (0). Bookmark and Share. By Brian Colello, CPA | 06-30-16 | 06:00 AM | Email Article. Overall, we view the ...and more »
  
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• Samsung sponsors kids coding site in France

  30-06-2016 13:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics France announced the launch of a new website to help children learn coding...
  
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• Oge appointed to vacant board member seat of ICTA

  30-06-2016 12:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orhan Oge was appointed to the vacant board member seat of Turkish telecommunications authority ICTA. He will fill the seat on the board that is vacant for consumer representative...
  
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• Sprint appoints Jim Hyde to leadership team

  30-06-2016 12:45
  Sprint has bolstered its leadership team with wireless veteran Jim Hyde taking over the reins as president of prepaid and wholesale services
  
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• Sunil Mittal Is Right: India Will See Consolidation In Telecom Sector, But Not Enough - Swarajya

  30-06-2016 12:34 via swarajyamag.com
  
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  Sunil Mittal Is Right: India Will See Consolidation In Telecom Sector, But Not Enough
  Swarajya
  For the telecom sector to strengthen and truly consolidate, it needs not only Aircel, but Tatas and Reliance Communications to also exit the picture. When an elephant jumps into the pool, the resulting splash doesn't just throw out water. Bharti ...
  RCom 4G services go live for CDMA customersETTelecom.comall 8 news articles »
  
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• Anvia EGM approves Elisa bid, snubbing Sonera and DNA

  30-06-2016 12:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Anvia said shareholders at its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 29 June approved the EUR 107 million offer from Elisa to acquire Anvia Telecom, Anvia IT, Anvia Hosting, Anvia TV and Watson...
  
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• SK Telecom and Ericsson demo 5G Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure - TeleGeography

  30-06-2016 11:40 via telegeography.com
  
  SK Telecom and Ericsson demo 5G Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure
  TeleGeography
  SK Telecom and Ericsson have successfully completed what they claim is the world's first demonstration of Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure (SDTI). In a press release the companies noted that SDTI is a key enabler of 5G network slicing ...
  
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• SK, Deutsche Telekom partner on transcontinental 5G trial

  30-06-2016 11:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean operator SK Telecom has signed a MoU with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of a 5G core network. The three partners will deploy a trial network in Korea and Germany based on 5G technologies, including NFV, SDTI (Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure), distributed cloud, and network slicing. As SK Telecom in Korea and Deutsche Telekom in Germany collaborate with ecosystem, the alliance will jointly develop 5G use cases, conduct
  
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• AT&T completes acquisition of Quickplay

  30-06-2016 11:00
  AT&T said it plans to retain Quickplay's 350 employees and contractors
  
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• Small Cell Forum leads operator round table summit in Shanghai

  30-06-2016 10:30
  
  Shares planned pathway to 5G HetNet and seeks operator insightLooks to develop leading Operator Group for AsiaLondon and Shanghai – 30 June 2016: At Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, a specially convened mobile operator round table summit meeting will focus on the path to the future HetNet mobile network and the 5G environment.The summit discussion, chaired by Small Cell Forum, will see leading operator members of the Forum – including China Unicom, China Mobile,...Source: Re
  
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• Clinton unveils 5-point plan for tech and innovation

  30-06-2016 09:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hillary Clinton has unveiled her Initiative on Technology & Innovation, aimed at putting the power of technology and innovation to the use of all. The initiative will also prioritise the creation of good-paying jobs throughout the country and give social benefits such as services for seniors living at home, next-generation public safety systems, smarter transportation networks and a widely-deployed digital infrastructure for wrap-around learning at home and in schools.
  
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• KDDI taps Ericsson to deliver IoT connectivity to companies

  30-06-2016 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Japanese operator KDDI partnered Ericsson to deploy its Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP) cloud-based IoT platform. The partnership is meant to provide enhanced connectivity services to KDDI's enterprise customers and support the deployment of IoT products on a global scale. DCP will enable KDDI to offer enterprises IoT connectivity management, subscription management, network connectivity administration and flexible billing services. With DCP, enterprises will be able to
  
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• Kakao Pay m-payment platform hits 10 mln users

  30-06-2016 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean mobile messenger service operator Kakao has announced that its mobile payment platform dubbed 'Kakao Pay' has exceeded 10 million users, 19 months after its launch on the local market. Officially launched in September 2014, the Kakao Pay platform enables users to pre-register their credit and debit cards, and make transactions by typing in their passwords.
  
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• O2 UK no longer for sale - Telefonica

  30-06-2016 08:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has pulled out of plans to sell O2 UK, consolidating the unit back into its financial statements and no longer presenting it as discontinued operations, according to a filing submitted to Spanish markets regulator CNMV. The announcement comes after the European Commission earlier blocked Telefonica's GBP 10.3 billion sale of O2 to CK Hutchison due to competition concerns. However, Telefonica added that it "continues to explore different strategic alternatives for O2 UK,
  
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• SK Telecom, Ericsson demonstrate programmable 5G infrastructure - ZDNet

  30-06-2016 03:55 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet
  SK Telecom, Ericsson demonstrate programmable 5G infrastructure
  ZDNet
  SK Telecom and Ericsson have demonstrated the immense potential and flexibility for customisation of next generation 5G mobile communications infrastructure. The new tech, Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure (SDTI), was demonstrated ...
  SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson to conduct transcontinental 5G trialTotal Telecom
  SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate Software-Defined Infrastructure for 5GCel
  
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• Vodafone NZ, Sky say merger is no threat to competition

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  Companies submit merger application to New Zealand's competition body.
  
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• Telefonica says O2 UK no longer 'for sale'

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  Spanish telco to reclassify U.K. ops when it reports 1H numbers next month, suggesting no imminent IPO.
  
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• Slow growth could trigger telco consolidation in Russia

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  Russian regulators could look favourably on a reduction in the number of facilities-based mobile operators, Fitch Ratings suggests.
  
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• SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson to conduct transcontinental 5G trial

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  Operators aim to deliver consistent quality of service, roaming experience between next-gen networks in Korea, Germany.
  
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• Orange buys Moldovan cableco Sun Communications

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  Deal transforms Orange Moldova into a converged services provider.
  
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• Elisa wins race for Anvia

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  Finnish fixed-line firm comes out on top despite competition from incumbent Sonera, mobile operator DNA.
  
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• AT&T announces quick closure of Quickplay buy

  30-06-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. telco says TV platform provider will continue to expand its own customer base as well as underpinning AT&T's online TV offerings.
  
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• Brazil Court Accepts Telecom Oi Request for Bankruptcy Protection - Wall Street Journal

  30-06-2016 01:44 via wsj.com
  
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  Brazil Court Accepts Telecom Oi Request for Bankruptcy Protection
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  SÃO PAULO—A Brazilian court on Wednesday granted bankruptcy protection for troubled telephone company Oi SA in the largest request of its kind in the country's history. The company now has 60 days to present a recovery plan for creditors. Oi filed the ...and more »
  
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