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• Telecom min asks Trai for details of Rel Jio users - Times of India

  16-08-2016 23:08
  
  Times of India
  Telecom min asks Trai for details of Rel Jio users
  Times of India
  NEW DELHI: The telecom ministry has written a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), seeking details about Reliance Jio's 15 lakh users ahead of a formal launch of the company's services. The ministry has also asked if the company ...
  Telecom wars: Reliance Jio wants Trai to take rivals to task over licence breachDaily News & Analysis
  Reliance Jio Wants Telecom Regulator to Take Telcos to T
  
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• GSA works to speed telecom transition - FCW.com

  16-08-2016 22:52
  
  FCW.com
  GSA works to speed telecom transition
  FCW.com
  Although the General Services Administration's plans to provide bidders for the $50 billion, 15-year Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract with feedback on their proposals by late July slipped a few weeks, the transition to the next-generation ...
  
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• TSX Down 52 Points Mid-Afternoon; Utilities, Telecom Weakest Groups - Nasdaq

  16-08-2016 20:12
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  TSX Down 52 Points Mid-Afternoon; Utilities, Telecom Weakest Groups
  Nasdaq
  The TSx fell 52 points in the mid-afternoon session, with utilities and telecom as the weakest groups, as investors brace for the U.S. Federal Reserve's statement on its monetary policy on Wednesday. New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley ...
  Telecom and utility stocks prompt slide on Wall StreetBelfast Telegraphall 348 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Secy hints spectrum auction may be pushed to Oct 1 - Moneycontrol.com

  16-08-2016 18:38
  
  Moneycontrol.com
  Telecom Secy hints spectrum auction may be pushed to Oct 1
  Moneycontrol.com
  In an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan, Deepak talked about a number of key issues with respect to the spectrum issues and also took questions on issues such as the need for amendment to the TRAI Act, right-of-way policy for telecom ...
  Government may consider delaying spectrum auction by 2 days: Telecom Secretary ​Daily News & Analysisall 2 news articles »
  
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• Citic Telecom sets sights on global expansion after mixed first-half earnings - South China Morning Post

  16-08-2016 16:49
  
  South China Morning Post
  Citic Telecom sets sights on global expansion after mixed first-half earnings
  South China Morning Post
  Citic Telecom International Holdings, a subsidiary of China's largest conglomerate, plans to accelerate its international expansion after posting uneven financial results in the first six months of this year. “The group has clear strategic targets ...
  Citic Telecom's H1 profit grows 3.2%Telecompaper (subscription)all 3 news articles »
  
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• BT accuses rivals of misleading internet campaign

  16-08-2016 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone, Sky and TalkTalk have rejected claims from BT that their 'Fix Britain's Internet' campaign is misleading the public. BT's CEO Gavin Patterson sent his counterparts at the three ISPs a letter earlier this month outlining BT's concerns about the campaign, saying their claims painted an unfair view of diminished quality of connectivity services in Britain. The campaign was started by the rivals to drive public responses to Ofcom's consultation on increased separation of BT
  
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• Digital Courtrooms Selected For G-Cloud 8

  16-08-2016 13:54
  
  Leading UK court technology innovator Digital Courtrooms (www.digitalcourtrooms.co.uk) is now available as a supplier on G-Cloud 8, the Crown Commercial Service's procurement framework for Cloud based computer services, hosted via the Digital Marketplace. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) works with both departments and organisations across the whole of the public sector to ensure maximum value is extracted from every commercial relationship and to improve the quality of service delivery. The C
  
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• Google Fiber's plan: disrupt telecom's hold on broadband - Christian Science Monitor

  16-08-2016 13:53
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Google Fiber's plan: disrupt telecom's hold on broadband
  Christian Science Monitor
  Though the fastest internet connections today arrive on wire lines, Google is looking to change that – and shake up the marketplace in the process. By Nicole Orttung, Staff August 14, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. New Google Fiber service is ...
  Google's High-Speed Web Plans Hit SnagsWall Street Journal
  Google is expanding its tests on the way to blanketing the US in super-fas
  
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• Oculus Rift to launch in Europe, Canada on 20 September

  16-08-2016 13:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Oculus Rift will go on sale in Europe and Canada on 20 September, the company announced. Sellers will include Amazon.co.uk, John Lewis, Curry's PCWorld, GAME and Harrods in the UK; Amazon.fr and FNAC in France; Amazon.de, MediaMarkt and Saturn in Germany; and Best Buy and Microsoft Store Online in Canada. Pre-orders start 16 August, with shipments and in-store sales from 20 September. The suggested retail price in Europe is GBP 549/EUR 699.
  
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• African telecom operator SEACOM becomes Microsoft ... - MSPoweruser.com

  16-08-2016 13:09
  
  MSPoweruser.com
  African telecom operator SEACOM becomes Microsoft ...
  MSPoweruser.com
  African telecom operator SEACOM yesterday announced that they are now a Microsoft ExpressRoute partner. Microsoft ExpressRoute partners enable business ...and more »
  
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• Cisco adds Skype for Business to video rooms

  16-08-2016 12:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Cisco announced the new Cisco Meeting Server, making it possible for Skype for Business users to connect to Cisco videoconferencing rooms. Cisco said the new functionality comes in response to customer demand, where businesses want remote and home workers to be able to also participate in video conferences using the Microsoft system. Cisco said the system offers a standard, familiar look and feel, optimises bandwidth use, ensures the same level of security and also works with lowe
  
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• Tencent, Foxconn lead USD 175 mln investment in India's Hike

  16-08-2016 12:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hike Messenger, India's homegrown mobile messaging platform, announced that it has raised a Series D financing of over USD 175 million, in a new funding round led by Tencent and Foxconn Technology Group valuing the company at close to USD 1.4 Billion. Existing investors Tiger, Bharti Airtel and the SoftBank Group also participated in this round. This is the fourth venture capital round and the biggest to date for Hike, taking the total investment to over USD 250 million so far.
  
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• E-commerce to drive new revenue growth for Indonesia

  16-08-2016 11:48
  
  Communic Indonesia 2016 reveals this year’s conference agendaJakarta, Indonesia, 16 August 2016: Driving e-money, cybersecurity and overcoming barriers for cross-border trade are among the topics to be discussed by more than 20 industry experts – including Amazon, Juniper Networks, Twitter and Bitcoin Indonesia representatives – during Indonesia’s first major ICT event.Indonesia presents much opportunity for e-commerce among other emerging Asian economies, with current pr
  
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• BullsEye Telecom Joins Convey Channel Platform - Channel Partners

  16-08-2016 10:58
  BullsEye Telecom Joins Convey Channel Platform
  Channel Partners
  PRESS RELEASE — CHANNEL PARTNERS EVOLUTION — BullsEye Telecom (a Featured Sponsor), the leading multi-location telecom expert, today launched a new interactive catalog on the Convey Telecommunications/Cloud platform. Convey is a ...
  
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• Kenya's telecom sector earns twice Uganda's, Rwanda's combined - The Standard Digital News (press release) (blog)

  16-08-2016 09:32
  
  Kenya's telecom sector earns twice Uganda's, Rwanda's combined
  The Standard Digital News (press release) (blog)
  Mobile phone operators in Kenya received twice the revenue their counterparts in Rwanda and Uganda did in the three months to June. In a rare glimpse into the sector's financial muscle, GSM Association (GSMA), a lobby for telecom providers, found that ...
  
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• Google unveils Duo video chat app

  16-08-2016 08:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Google has released a simple video calling application called Google Duo for Android and iOS devices. Designed as a no frills rival to Facebook Messenger and Apple's FaceTime, the app was first announced at Google I/O in May and will begin to roll out in 78 languages over the next few days. To get started, users simply need to download the app and can instantly begin a video call with a single tap of the face of the person they want to call. Contacts without Duo can be invited ove
  
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• SingTel in Talks to Buy Part of Temasek's Stake in Thai Telecom Firm - Wall Street Journal

  16-08-2016 07:14
  
  Wall Street Journal
  SingTel in Talks to Buy Part of Temasek's Stake in Thai Telecom Firm
  Wall Street Journal
  Singapore Telecommunications has restarted discussions to buy a portion of Singapore state-investment firm Temasek Holdings' $2.4 billion stake in Intouch ...and more »
  
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• Telecom department's radiation portal Tarang Sanchar to launch ... - Times of India

  16-08-2016 07:02
  
  Times of India
  Telecom department's radiation portal Tarang Sanchar to launch ...
  Times of India
  Telecom Department's portal Tarang Sanchar that will let users check radiation compliance status of towers across the country and get a specific one tested by ...and more »
  
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• Xiaomi, Apple lose their shine in China

  16-08-2016 02:00
  
  Huawei, Oppo and Vivo improved their combined market share to 47% in Q2 2016.
  
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• Vodafone NZ-Sky Network tie-up faces opposition from rivals

  16-08-2016 02:00
  
  Spark and 2Degrees among companies to have submitted their objections to the proposed merger.
  
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• HMD Global appoints ex-Nokia, Rovio executive as CMO

  16-08-2016 02:00
  
  Pekka Rantala, the former CEO of the Angry Birds game developer, is to oversee the return of the Nokia brand to mobile devices.
  
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• FCC puts 600 MHz spectrum ‘incentive auction’ into forward gear

  16-08-2016 02:00
  
  Major U.S. telcos are expected to participate in part two or the 'forward auction' of the 'incentive auction' process.
  
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• EC pushes for longer spectrum licences

  16-08-2016 02:00
  
  The EC faces a fight with national telecoms regulators as it seeks to increase spectrum licence terms to 25 years.
  
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• Augmented and virtual reality revenue to reach $162bn in 2020

  16-08-2016 02:00
  Sales of AR/VR hardware are expected to generate more than 50% of worldwide revenues throughout the forecast period.
  
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