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• Malaysia's Axiata pushing into Asia's telecom frontiers - Nikkei Asian Review

  08-08-2016 23:25 via asia.nikkei.com
  
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  Malaysia's Axiata pushing into Asia's telecom frontiers
  Nikkei Asian Review
  SINGAPORE -- Malaysian telecom company Axiata Group is broadening its footprint in developing Asia in a bid to cash in on anticipated high growth. Axiata started off in 1992 as a subsidiary of the government-affiliated Telekom Malaysia. It was spun off ...
  
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• ScanSource CEO: Intelisys Acquisition A 'Watershed Moment' In Telecom Market - CRN

  08-08-2016 23:12 via crn.com
  
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  ScanSource CEO: Intelisys Acquisition A 'Watershed Moment' In Telecom Market
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  ScanSource CEO Mike Baur said his company's purchase of Intelisys will allow VARs to tap into "the biggest opportunity in years" – the $150 billion SMB telecom services market. "This is a watershed moment in the telecom/master agent space," Baur told ...
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• Telecom Customer Service Can Afford To Be Terrible Because Switching Costs Are High - The Consumerist

  08-08-2016 20:41 via consumerist.com
  
  Telecom Customer Service Can Afford To Be Terrible Because Switching Costs Are High
  The Consumerist
  Why is customer service generally terrible from your cable and internet service provider? It's not so much that the service is terrible, even though it often is. The problem is that it's inconvenient to switch providers, if you even have a second ...and more »
  
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• Chemical sensing at telecom wavelengths - MIT News

  08-08-2016 20:07 via news.mit.edu
  
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  Chemical sensing at telecom wavelengths
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  Summer Scholar Ashley Del Valle Morales probes new a silicon carbide system in the MIT Microphotonics Center. Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center August 8, 2016. Press Inquiries Share ...
  
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• AT&T’s Orloff takes over at Small Cell Forum

  08-08-2016 19:15
  David Orloff, T&T’s director of radio access network product introduction, is the new chair of the Small Cell Forum
  
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• C3 Adds China Telecom to Portfolio - Channel Partners

  08-08-2016 18:42 via channelpartnersonline.com
  C3 Adds China Telecom to Portfolio
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  PRESS RELEASE — DELRAY BEACH, FL (August 8, 2016) – Cloud Computing Concepts (C3), an award winning global provider of business technology and communications solutions, today announced that it has reached an agreement with China Telecom ...
  
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• Telecom companies accuse TRAI of bias - Economic Times

  08-08-2016 18:20 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telecom companies accuse TRAI of bias
  Economic Times
  KOLKATA: India's biggest telecom companies have slammed the sector regulator, accusing it of taking a host of "biased policy decisions" aimed at hurting them and serving the interests of new players. The telcos have sought an urgent meeting with the ...
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• TDS Telecom deploys copper bonding to extend broadband to 30 percent additional locations - FierceTelecom

  08-08-2016 16:49 via fiercetelecom.com
  
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  TDS Telecom deploys copper bonding to extend broadband to 30 percent additional locations
  FierceTelecom
  TDS Telecom may be an advocate of fiber-based broadband, but the telco is finding success in delivering 25 Mbps and higher speeds over existing copper infrastructure by implementing bonding in areas where it can't prove out a FTTH business case.
  
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• Yahoo launches free catch-up TV site with Hulu

  08-08-2016 16:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) US streaming TV service Hulu is ending its free, ad-supported service and launching a new site with Yahoo for free access to US TV programmes. The new site Yahoo View will offer the last five episodes of series from ABC, NBC and FOX eight days after original broadcast for catch-up, as well as other network sitcoms, day-after clips, and full seasons of anime and Korean drama. View.yahoo.com is available ow in the US, and a mobile site and apps will be introduced soon, Yahoo said.
  
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• Walmart buys Jet.com for over USD 3 billion

  08-08-2016 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Wal-Mart has agreed to buy Jet.com, a newcomer on the US e-commerce market, for USD 3 billion in cash. A portion of the cash payment will be paid over time, as well USD 300 million in Walmart shares. The takeover of Jet is expected to help Walmart improve its online position against the likes of Amazon and with young audiences used to shopping more online. Jet.com's co-founder and CEO Marc Lore previously co-founded and led Quidsi, the parent company of e-commerce sites Diapers.co
  
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• Ofcom ends probe into Premier League TV rights

  08-08-2016 13:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) UK regulator Ofcom has formally closed its investigation into how the Premier League sells live UK audio-visual media rights for Premier League football matches. The investigation examined whether the selling arrangements of the Premier League restricted or distorted competition. Ofcom has taken into account the Premier League's recent decision to increase the number of matches available for live broadcast in the UK, to a minimum of 190 per season from the start of the 2019/2020 s
  
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• China Telecom and Huawei Partner to Transform Shenzhen into a "Gigaband City" - Multichannel News

  08-08-2016 13:25 via multichannel.com
  China Telecom and Huawei Partner to Transform Shenzhen into a "Gigaband City"
  Multichannel News
  communities in Shenzhen. The CFA aims to transform Shenzhen into a "Gigaband City" delivering 1,000Mb/s connections with all-optical networks to drive economic and social development, and ultimately create a benchmark “Smart City”. Rapid urbanization ...
  
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• Small Cell Forum Appoints AT&T’s David Orloff as Chair

  08-08-2016 13:00
  
  New Chair to lead work programs focused on laying the practical foundations for 5G including the deployment of hyperdense networks and digital enterprise London, 8th August 2016 – Small Cell Forum today announced the appointment of David Orloff as its new Chair, replacing outgoing Chair Alan Law. As director of RAN product introduction at AT&T, Orloff brings a wealth of real world, dense network deployment experience, making him ideally placed to lead SCF’s new work...Source: Rea
  
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• SpeedCast Partners with DH-INTERCOM to Provide Broadband Connectivity to a 50-vessel Fleet Globally

  08-08-2016 11:30
  
  Hamburg, Germany, August 8, 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced that it has partnered with DH-INTERCOM (“DHI”), a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), which is based in Germany and provides communications and IT services to the maritime industry, to offer global Ku-band satellite broadband services to a fleet of 50 vessels sailing worldwide.DHI will leve
  
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• SpeedCast acquires WINS Limited

  08-08-2016 11:09
  
  SpeedCast strengthens leading position in global maritime satellite communications business with the acquisition of WINS Sydney, Australia, August 8, 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced the acquisition of WINS Limited (WINS), a leading Europe-based provider of innovative broadband satellite communications and IT solutions for the maritime sector.WINS provides services to over 100 passenger carr
  
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• Impact of GST on the Telecom sector - Economic Times

  08-08-2016 10:40 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Impact of GST on the Telecom sector
  Economic Times
  August 3, 2016 - a date that would go down in the annals of Indian Parliamentary history as the day when the most awaited tax reform that India had been anticipating for more than a decade saw light. While a significant milestone has been reached with ...
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• Vodafone Spain, Huawei debut dual-band HSDPA tech

  08-08-2016 10:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Huawei and Vodafone Spain have teamed up to complete what the partners described as the world's first commercial deployment of dual-band High Speed Downlink Packet Access (DB-HSDPA) technology. The companies said the technology delivers approximately double the amount of UMTS throughput compared to a single carrier solution on UMTS 900MHz, which will be the main UMTS band to be used in the future throughout Europe. Huawei added that DB-HSDPA improves the experience for users on UM
  
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• Magine to launch online video streaming in China

  08-08-2016 09:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Swedish OTT services provider Magine has signed an agreement with a Beijing-based digital TV system integrator and operator to build, launch and operate an internet-based video streaming system for the Chinese market. Magine has also announced it has established the Magine Asia Unit, based in Hong Kong.
  
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• Apple buys AI startup Turi for USD 200 mln - report

  08-08-2016 09:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple has bought machine learning and artificial intelligence startup Turi, formerly known as Dato and GraphLab and founded by Carlos Guestrin, GeekWire reported. No financial details were given but sources with knowledge of the deal put the purchase price at around USD 200 million. The acquisition reflects a larger push by Apple into artificial intelligence and machine learning. It also promises to further increase its presence in the Seattle region. Both Apple and Turi declined
  
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• MTS exits Uzbekistan, sells UMS stake to state

  08-08-2016 08:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian mobile operator MTS is exiting the Uzbekistan market and has sold its 50.01 percent stake in the mobile operator Universal Mobile Systems (UMS) to the government. The State Unitary Enterprise Centre of Radio Communication, Radio Broadcasting and Television of the Ministry of Development of ICT acquired the shares for an undisclosed sum. The state already held the other 50 percent of UMS. MTS said the dale is "due to a variety of business reasons and other circumstances", b
  
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• Trai hurting us to benefit one new telecom operator, say existing telcos - Business Standard

  08-08-2016 07:37 via business-standard.com
  
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  Trai hurting us to benefit one new telecom operator, say existing telcos
  Business Standard
  Incumbent telecom operators are planning to take the sector regulator to court for coming out with regulations that they said were biased and were designed to benefit a new entrant. Highly placed sources in the industry said the Telecom Regulatory ...and more »
  
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• Trai Starts Review of Telecom Interconnect Charges | NDTV ... - NDTV

  08-08-2016 06:18 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
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  Trai Starts Review of Telecom Interconnect Charges | NDTV ...
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  Trai had prescribed 'zero' domestic termination charge for calls originating/ending on wireline networks.
  Telecom companies wary of Trai move to review IUC chargesEconomic Times
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• China Unicom Voted Asia's Most Honored Telecom Company - PR Newswire (press release)

  08-08-2016 05:48 via prnewswire.com
  
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  China Unicom Voted Asia's Most Honored Telecom Company
  PR Newswire (press release)
  HONG KONG, Aug. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited ("China Unicom" or "the Company") (HKEx: 0762; NYSE: CHU) was voted by ...
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• Small Cell Forum picks AT&T's Orloff as new chairman

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Industry group to launch two new projects to establish framework for 5G transition.
  
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• New Hong Kong MVNO to launch next month

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Hong Kong Broadband Network begins trial mobile service, aims to capture 2% market share in first year of operations.
  
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• MTS quits Uzbekistan

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Russia-based telco sells 50% stake in UMS back to government.
  
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• Idea Cellular Q1 profit falls after accounting change

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Indian operator posts slowing revenue growth, in line with industry trend.
  
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• Globe says 1H data traffic up 35% as prices fall

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  Philippines operator carried 151 petabytes of mobile traffic in first six months of 2016.
  
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• Apple buys up AI firm Turi

  08-08-2016 02:00
  
  iPhone maker reportedly pays $200 million for U.S. machine learning specialist.
  
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