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• Telecom industry hails FCC move to open 5G spectrum - Network World

  14-07-2016 23:49 via networkworld.com
  
  Network World
  Telecom industry hails FCC move to open 5G spectrum
  Network World
  Eleven gigahertz of high-frequency spectrum is now available for use in mobile broadband technologies, after the FCC on Thursday created the Upper Microwave Flexible Use service in the 28GHz, 37GHz and 39GHz band, along with a new unlicensed band ...
  Dems Hit 'Faulty Assumptions' on Telecom Subsidy FraudBloomberg BNAall 100 news articles »
  
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• Bangladesh telecom regulators pull up Grameenphone for providing illegal internet service - Bangladesh News 24 hours

  14-07-2016 22:26 via bdnews24.com
  
  Bangladesh telecom regulators pull up Grameenphone for providing illegal internet service
  Bangladesh News 24 hours
  Telecom regulators BTRC has slapped Grameenphone with a show-cause notice for providing 'Go Broadband' internet service to its customers through optical fibre in breach of the terms of agreement.
  
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• Ahead of curfew, telecom operators asked to suspend services in JK - Hindustan Times

  14-07-2016 21:01 via hindustantimes.com
  
  Hindustan Times
  Ahead of curfew, telecom operators asked to suspend services in JK
  Hindustan Times
  All private telecom operators in Jammu and Kashmir have been asked to suspend their services for a day, starting this evening, as a precautionary measure in the wake of widespread violence in the state. Prepaid services of government-owned BSNL have ...and more »
  
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• Sistema management buys 0.08% stake in the company

  14-07-2016 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The management of Russian telecommunications holding company Sistema acquired 0.08 percent of the company's shares from 1 to 12 July, reports Comnews.ru...
  
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• Vodafone Ghana delivers SallahFest experience

  14-07-2016 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Ghana has partnered music group VVIP to give Muslims an unforgettable treat during the just celebrated Eid-ul Fitr festival...
  
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• Russian regions to spend RUB 74 bln on ICT in 2016

  14-07-2016 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian regions plan to spend RUB 74 billion on ICT this year, up by 1.8 percent year-on-year, reports Cnews.ru, citing a study from Cnews Analytics...
  
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• CWC posts net decline in mobile subscribers in Q4

  14-07-2016 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) said it saw a net loss of 94,800 mobile subscribers over the its fiscal fourth quarter to end-March, narrowing...
  
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• Inoventica revenues fall 17% in H1

  14-07-2016 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian company Inoventica said revenues fell 17 percent year-on-year to RUB 201 million in the first half of this year, reports Comnews.ru...
  
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• Veteran telecom lawyer Salalima appointed first DICT secretary - Manila Bulletin

  14-07-2016 16:28 via mb.com.ph
  
  Manila Bulletin
  Veteran telecom lawyer Salalima appointed first DICT secretary
  Manila Bulletin
  Veteran corporate lawyer Rodolfo A. Salalima became the first Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) under the Duterte Administration. The head of the newest agency overseeing the country's ICT sector brings ...
  
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• Oi creditors oppose restructuring – report

  14-07-2016 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A growing number of creditors of bankrupt Brazilian operator Oi are joining a group that opposes the reorganisation plans, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg...
  
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• NetSet Communications picks Redline Communications

  14-07-2016 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Redline Communications, a provider of wide-area wireless networks for applications and locations, was selected as the vendor of choice by Canadian...
  
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• Infinera Joins Telecom Infra Project - Light Reading

  14-07-2016 16:02 via lightreading.com
  
  Infinera Joins Telecom Infra Project
  Light Reading
  SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Infinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks,announced it has joined the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to help accelerate the pace of innovation in telecommunications infrastructure. Co-founded by Facebook and operators ...and more »
  
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• EU opens new front in Google search competition probe

  14-07-2016 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Commission has opened a third front in its competition investigation against Google. In addition to the earlier allegations of abusing its dominant position in comparison shopping sites and in the Android market, the Commission's latest accusation is that Google is holding on to its position in the search advertising market by preventing sites from displaying ads from Google's competitors. The EC sent two new statements of objections to Google. The first is a suppleme
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Wireless Carriers Prepared for Election Conventions, Verizon Offers New Data Plan - Zacks.com

  14-07-2016 15:44 via zacks.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Wireless Carriers Prepared for Election Conventions, Verizon Offers New Data Plan
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  It was an eventful last week for the telecom industry. With the U.S. Presidential conventions right around the corner, all the four leading wireless carriers of the U.S., namely, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ - Analyst Report) , AT&T Inc. (T ...and more »
  
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• Orange adds 2 members to Orange Poland supervisory board

  14-07-2016 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Poland announced the appointment of two new members to its supervisory board...
  
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• Kika Tech raises USD 33 mln in Series B+ Funding round

  14-07-2016 15:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kika Tech has announced the completion of a USD 33 million series B+ funding round...
  
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• KPN to start testing Vplus in October in Haarlem, Rotterdam

  14-07-2016 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) KPN announced plans to start testing in October Vplus technology supporting download speeds up to 400 Mbps over the copper network. The initial tests in Haarlem and Rotterdam will use one copper pair, allowing speeds of up to 200 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload. With two copper pairs, so-called pair bonding, the speeds can be doubled in future. To achieve the higher speeds, the amount of spectrum used will also increase, from 17 to 35 MHz. The faster speeds also depend on the cus
  
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• Romania competition body publishes questionnaire on telecom - Telecompaper (subscription)

  14-07-2016 15:11 via telecompaper.com
  
  Romania competition body publishes questionnaire on telecom
  Telecompaper (subscription)
  Romania's Competition Counsel is asking Romanians about their TV, internet and telephony services via an online questionnaire. The questionnaire can be completed until 20 September. Besides questions about what types of services are they using, ...
  
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• Telenet Business names new VP

  14-07-2016 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenet Business has named Christophe Haan its VP Value Added Services. Haan was until recently Head of B2B and Non-Captive Sales at Base, the mobile operator acquired by Telenet...
  
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• Nexmo, AWS partner on SMS delivery services

  14-07-2016 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Global communications platform Nexmo, a Vonage Company, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to help AWS deliver SMS messages through Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)...
  
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• Romania competition body publishes questionnaire on telecom

  14-07-2016 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Romania's Competition Counsel is asking Romanians about their TV, internet and telephony services via an online questionnaire. The questionnaire can be completed until 20 September...
  
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• Telekom Austria confirms executive management change

  14-07-2016 14:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Austria Group has announced the departure of executive Ingrid Spoerk, who was Senior Director External Communication & Sustainability. She will leave her post at start-August...
  
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• Megaport’s Cologix nodes boost hybrid cloud

  14-07-2016 14:30
  In a boost to the concept of hybrid-cloud Cologix said that Megaport had deployed its software-defined networking (SDN) system into two Cologix data centres
  
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• PayPoint Romania, ERB Retail Services enter agreement

  14-07-2016 14:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) PayPoint Romania entered into a new partnership in the financial services industry with ERB Retail Services, a consumer lender in Romania...
  
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• BT benefits most from TalkTalk data breach - Kantar

  14-07-2016 13:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BT, Sky and Virgin Media have all made strong gains in the UK home services market (broadband, fixed landline, paid TV), according to the latest research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech...
  
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• Aryaka profit growth reaches record 150% in Q2

  14-07-2016 13:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) WAN as-a-service company Aryaka said profit growth in its second quarter reached a record level of over 150 percent, compared from the year before...
  
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• Maven Capital back £12m buyout of Indigo Telecom Group - Scottish Daily Record

  14-07-2016 13:05 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Scottish Daily Record
  Maven Capital back £12m buyout of Indigo Telecom Group
  Scottish Daily Record
  Glasgow-based private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has backed a £12 million management buyout of Indigo Telecom Group from parent company TTG-Global. Maven and fellow private equity firm YFM Equity Partners invested in partnership and ...
  Maven Capital and YFM back buy-out of Indigo TelecomProactive Investors UKall 4 news articles »
  
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• Klas Telecom Voyager Wins Red Dot International Design Competition Second Year in Row - Business Wire (press release)

  14-07-2016 13:00 via businesswire.com
  
  Business Wire (press release)
  Klas Telecom Voyager Wins Red Dot International Design Competition Second Year in Row
  Business Wire (press release)
  WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the second year in a row, components of the Klas Telecom Voyager tactical communications suite have been given the Red Dot international design competition award for product design. This year, the prize goes to ...and more »
  
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• Panasonic and China Telecom Satellite announce connectivity trial extension - Future Travel Experience

  14-07-2016 12:35 via futuretravelexperience.com
  
  Future Travel Experience
  Panasonic and China Telecom Satellite announce connectivity trial extension
  Future Travel Experience
  Panasonic and China Telecom extend connectivity trial in China The extension of the Panasonic/China Telecom Satellite deal follows the recent confirmation that China Eastern Airlines became the first Chinese carrier to offer Wi-Fi on domestic flights.
  Panasonic, China Telecom expand connectivity services to 1000 aircraftFinancialNews.co.uk (blog)all 5 news articles 
  
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• BCC notice against illegal telecom tower - The Hindu

  14-07-2016 12:31 via thehindu.com
  
  BCC notice against illegal telecom tower
  The Hindu
  Bharti Airtel Ltd., Bengaluru, and Ascend Telecom Infrastructure, a telecom infrastructure provider, have been served a notice and directed to stop installation of an allegedly illegal telecom tower atop Shradha Residency at Sampige Road in Sadashiv ...
  
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• NZ Commission outlines issues in Vodafone, Sky merger

  14-07-2016 11:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The New Zealand Commerce Commission has published a Statement of Preliminary Issues relating to the proposed merger of Vodafone and Sky...
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER sponsorship drives student engineering teams at Silverstone

  14-07-2016 11:31
  
  Leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, is sponsoring two teams at this year’s Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IME) Formula Student event at Britain’s iconic Silverstone circuit.Formula Student is Europe's most established educational motorsport competition, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and backed by industry and high profile engineers, such as Ross Brawn OBE. The competition aims to insp
  
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• South Korea boosts investment in semiconductor R&D

  14-07-2016 11:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The South Korean government has announced it will allocate an additional KRW 1.1 billion (approximately USD 958,000) for the development of...
  
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• Swisscom offers Tutto benefit for up to five people

  14-07-2016 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swisscom is expanding the Tutto benefit to make its available to families and those living in shared accommodation...
  
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• Neustar appoints Achanta as chief data, analytics officer

  14-07-2016 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Neustar, a US technology company that provides real-time information and analytics, appointed data science expert Venkat Achanta as Chief Data and Analytics officer...
  
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• SoftBank, Aeris launch IoT, telematics JV in Japan

  14-07-2016 10:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) SoftBank and Internet of Things (IoT) services provider Aeris have established a joint venture in Japan. Dubbed 'Aeris Japan', the joint venture company will provide IoT and telematics services globally using the Aeris IoT services platform.
  
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• Omantel H1 net profit grows 9% to OMR 66.8 mln

  14-07-2016 10:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Omantel has reported a 9 percent increase in net profit to OMR 66.8 million in the first six months to 30 June from OMR 61.3 million in the same period of 2015...
  
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• Hiring in telecom and IT sectors grew by 22 percent in June 2016: Report - BGR India

  14-07-2016 10:20 via bgr.in
  
  BGR India
  Hiring in telecom and IT sectors grew by 22 percent in June 2016: Report
  BGR India
  The Telecom and IT saw a growth in their hiring by 22 percent in June 2016. A survey says that other sectors will most likely pick up pace in the coming few months. The Naukri Job Speak Index for June 2016 was mainly led by sectors such as Telecom, ...and more »
  
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• Saudi Telecom still considering towers sale, JV - Total Telecom

  14-07-2016 09:33 via totaltele.com
  
  Saudi Telecom still considering towers sale, JV
  Total Telecom
  Saudi Arabia's three mobile operators could still combine their tower assets or seek separate sales, sources say. Saudi Telecom Company is still considering its options when it comes to the future of its mobile towers portfolio, with a sale of the ...
  
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• Android Pay launches in Australia

  14-07-2016 09:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Google announced the launch of its Android Pay mobile payments service in Australia. It's available everywhere contactless payments are accepted, including shops such as Coles, Domino's and 7-Eleven. Users need to download the Android Pay app to their phone and link a payment card to the account. The service works initially with Visa and America Express cards and MasterCard will be added soon. This includes cards issued by over 25 local banks, such as ANZ Bank, Macquarie, MyState
  
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• Telecom Regulator Explores Public Wi-Fi Models, Expects 90% Cut In Data Cost - NDTV

  14-07-2016 06:34 via profit.ndtv.com
  
  NDTV
  Telecom Regulator Explores Public Wi-Fi Models, Expects 90% Cut In Data Cost
  NDTV
  New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday sought public views on allowing non-telecom companies to participate in setting up public wifi hotspots, and said low- cost Wi-Fi access infrastructure could slash internet rates by up to 90 per cent ...
  Telecom Regulator Urge To Set Up Low Cost Wi-Fi AccessFabnewz Media (blog)all 25 news articles »
  
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• CITIC Telecom announces investment strategy - Telecom Asia

  14-07-2016 04:03 via telecomasia.net
  CITIC Telecom announces investment strategy
  Telecom Asia
  Hong Kong's CITIC Telecom CPC has announced a new four-pillar investment strategy covering the cloud, information security, data centers and networking. The new strategy is aimed at accelerating its Asia-Pacific business growth and supporting the ...
  
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• Vodafone, Liberty Global offer concessions to secure EU merger OK

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  European Commission says it will rule on Netherlands merger application by 3 August.
  
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• UK to drive European OTT revenue growth through 2021

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  OTT TV and video revenues to more than double by 2021 to almost $15 billion, analyst firm says.
  
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• Sky UK preps 4K channels

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  Triple-play provider to offer ultra HD sports, movie, documentary, entertainment content from 13 August.
  
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• Saudi Telecom still considering towers sale, JV

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  Saudi Arabia's three mobile operators could still combine their tower assets or seek separate sales, sources say.
  
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• Reliance Jio 4G launch now slated for August

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  Network reportedly to go live on India's independence day.
  
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• Nokia, Samsung extend patent cross-licensing deal

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  Finnish kit maker says agreement will drive 2016 patent revenues to €950 million.
  
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• AT&T, IBM combine IoT platforms

  14-07-2016 02:00
  
  Companies to provide open standards-based tools, starter kit to simplify, accelerate development of new IoT services.
  
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• Chesco woman stole, sold $3.5M in telecom equipment - Philly.com

  14-07-2016 00:03 via philly.com
  
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  Chesco woman stole, sold $3.5M in telecom equipment
  Philly.com
  A 48-year-old Chester County woman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for fraudulently selling more than $3.5 million in telecommunications equipment that did not belong to her, prosecutors said. Juanita L. Berry, of Phoenixville, ...
  Woman gets 5 years in prison for $3.5M telecom scamThe Intelligencerall 4 news articles »
  
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