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• Verizon Is Quickly Becoming More Than Just a Boring Telecom - Dividend.com

  17-08-2016 21:16
  
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  Verizon Is Quickly Becoming More Than Just a Boring Telecom
  Dividend.com
  Telecoms are supposed to be boring stocks — the kind of stuff that “widows and orphans” buy. Providing phone service isn't exactly a sexy business. And even offering high-tech mobile/cellular data services is pretty much commoditized these days ...
  T-Mobile, Sprint roll out revamped unlimited data plansETTelecom.comall 464 news articles »
  
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• Egypt's Telecom Regulator Approves Revised Terms for 4G Licenses - Fortune

  17-08-2016 17:56
  
  Fortune
  Egypt's Telecom Regulator Approves Revised Terms for 4G Licenses
  Fortune
  The licenses will be sent out on Sunday. Egypt's telecom regulator has approved revised terms for 4G mobile broadband network licenses, and said it will send them out to operators on Sunday. The government offered four 4G telecom licenses in June, ...
  Egypt's telecom regulator approves final terms for 4G networksTimes of India
  Egypt's telecom regulator set to send out final 4G licence termsThe Africa Reportall
  
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• Datapipe buys UK cloud services provider Adapt

  17-08-2016 17:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Datapipe, a provider of managed hybrid IT products for the enterprise, has acquired Adapt, an UK managed cloud services provider and Advanced AWS...
  
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• Clarin to spin off Cablevision into standalone, listed unit

  17-08-2016 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Argentina's largest media group Grupo Clarin said it plans to spin off its majority-owned cable TV and internet access business into a separate listed company to be called Cablevision Holding (CVH). The plan will be put to a shareholder vote for approval on 28 September, the company said in a statement.
  
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• T-Mobile CR gets CZK 3.6 mln fine for data loss

  17-08-2016 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection said that on 10 August it decided in the first-instance procedure with T-Mobile Czech Republic to...
  
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• Suissedigital continues to grow internet, phone customers

  17-08-2016 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swiss cable association Suissedigital reported that its members won 13,000 broadband and 59,500 telephony subscribers over the 12 months to June,...
  
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• Mexican govt says power network crucial for telecoms

  17-08-2016 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexican operators must be given regulated access to the state's electricity's infrastructure at a fair price in order to achieve the government's...
  
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• Rostelecom to get overdraft credit from MCB

  17-08-2016 15:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom plans to sign an agreement with the Moscow Credit bank (MCB) to receive an RUB 2.3 billion overdraft credit, reports Comnews.ru...
  
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• Gogo Partners With China Telecom Satellite - AviationPros.com

  17-08-2016 15:24
  
  Gogo Partners With China Telecom Satellite
  AviationPros.com
  CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the various ...and more »
  
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• AsiaSat profit, revenue flat in H1

  17-08-2016 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) revenue was flat year-on-year at HKD 640 million for the six months ended 30 June 2016...
  
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• Verizon Signs MoU with SK Telecom, Strengthens 5G Alliance - Yahoo Finance

  17-08-2016 15:06
  
  Yahoo Finance
  Verizon Signs MoU with SK Telecom, Strengthens 5G Alliance
  Yahoo Finance
  U.S.telecom behemoth Verizon Communications Inc. VZ and leading South Korean wireless communication service provider SK Telecom Co. Ltd. SKM are extending ties to strengthen their 5G network footprint. The telco giants recently signed a ...and more »
  
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• Singapore creates Info-com Media Development Authority

  17-08-2016 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Parliament of Singapore has approved the merger of Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and Media Development Authority (MDA)...
  
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• GS Group starts production of SSD-discs

  17-08-2016 14:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian holding company GS Group has started producing SSD-discs for corporate users. The company says it is the first entity in Russia to produce the discs...
  
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• Tencent accelerates sales growth to 52% in Q2

  17-08-2016 14:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Chinese internet services provider Tencent reported revenues in the second quarter up 52 percent year-on-year to CNY 35.691 billion (USD 5.382 billion), accelerating growth from an annual rate of 43 percent in Q1. Operating profit was CNY 14.329 billion, an increase of 43 percent year-on-year, while the operating margin fell to 40 percent from 43 percent a year ago. Net profit rose 47 percent to CNY 10.737 billion.
  
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• Comptel wins service deal from Saudi operator

  17-08-2016 14:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comptel said it has received a significant multi-year service frame agreement worth EUR 2 million from a Saudi Arabian customer...
  
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• J:Com picks Casa Systems for data, video convergence

  17-08-2016 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Japanese operator Jupiter Telecommunications (J:Com) will converge its existing data and video services onto Casa Systems' C100G Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP)...
  
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• 1st Touch 360 Customer Portal Helps Drive Business Transformation at New Charter Group

  17-08-2016 13:49
  
  A 360° Tenant Portal system from leading social housing technology innovator 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com) is enabling New Charter Group, one of the North West’s largest housing providers to transform its mobile workforce processes and customer support strategy. The new system delivers a single-view of all key data both for field operatives through their handheld devices and to tenants through an online portal based customer hub.New Charter Group is a social landlord based in Tameside,
  
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• APAC to add 100 mln new pay-TV subscribers by 2021

  17-08-2016 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The number of pay-TV subscriptions in the Asia Pacific region will increase by 100 million from a collective 438 million in 2015 to 536 million by...
  
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• US town in rebellion over T-Mobile tower

  17-08-2016 13:41
  T-Mobile is suing a US town for its refusal to give it planning permission to erect a mobile phone tower
  
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• Verizon Signs MoU with SK Telecom, Strengthens 5G Alliance - Zacks.com

  17-08-2016 13:33
  
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  Verizon Signs MoU with SK Telecom, Strengthens 5G Alliance
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  U.S.telecom behemoth Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ - Analyst Report) and leading South Korean wireless communication service provider SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (SKM - Analyst Report) are extending ties to strengthen their 5G network footprint. The telco ...
  Telecom Providers Luring Titans in Focus- AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)Seneca Globeall 81 news articles »
  
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• Cisco ‘to fire up to 20% of workforce’: report

  17-08-2016 13:30
  US report says Cisco will lay off 9,000 to 14,000 of its staff, as company prepares for software-defined future
  
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• Red tape, high cost bar new players from telecom industry, says Globe - GMA News

  17-08-2016 13:23
  
  GMA News
  Red tape, high cost bar new players from telecom industry, says Globe
  GMA News
  The real barriers to another player in the telecommunications industry are bureaucratic red tape and high spending requirements in putting up a network, Globe Telecom Inc. said on Wednesday. "This industry is very difficult to penetrate because the ...and more »
  
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• China Digital TV smart card shipments grow 3.8% in Q2

  17-08-2016 13:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) China Digital TV, a provider of cloud-based application platforms and conditional access systems, saw its smart card shipments increase by 3.8...
  
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• Capital group Telestrada's Q2 revenues down 13.9 percent

  17-08-2016 13:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Polish capital group Telestrada has published results for the second quarter, consolidating figures for the companies Telestrada, Infotel Service and NOM...
  
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• Telkom sponsors SATNAC with focus on IoT

  17-08-2016 13:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South African operator Telkom said it will be hosting SATNAC, the annual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, from...
  
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• GTA donates USD 2,500 to Guam Cancer Care

  17-08-2016 12:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Guam operator GTA has donated USD 2,500 to the Guam Cancer Care for the Pink Ball held on 6 August at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort...
  
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• Swisscom names winners of StartUp Challenge 2016

  17-08-2016 12:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Advanon, Fashwell, Nanolive, Qumram and Xsensio are the winners of the fourth Swisscom StartUp Challenge...
  
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• Telenor Norway runs AI and IoT research, start-up projects

  17-08-2016 12:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Group has announced two initiatives to support entrepreneurship and competence-building in Norway...
  
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• Egypt's telecom regulator approves final terms for 4G networks - Times of India

  17-08-2016 12:12
  
  Times of India
  Egypt's telecom regulator approves final terms for 4G networks
  Times of India
  CAIRO: Egypt's telecoms industry regulator has approved the final terms for 4G mobile broadband network licences and will send the forms out to licensee companies on Sunday, a senior official at Egypt's telecommunications ministry told Reuters.
  Egypt's telecom regulator approves revised terms for 4G licencesDaily Mailall 7 news articles »
  
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• China Unicom H1 results fall on tower costs, slow 4G take-up

  17-08-2016 11:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) China Unicom reported a fall in first-half results, as the operator struggles to keep up in the emerging 4G mobile market in China. The company's operating revenues fell 3.1 percent to CNY 140.26 billion, and EBITDA was down 18.2 percent year-on-year to CNY 41.28 billion. The EBITDA margin dropped by 8.1 percent points to 33.9 percent. In line with Unicom's earlier profit warning, net profit for the six months declined 79.6 percent to CNY 1.43 billion.
  
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• Ooredoo Oman to invest OMR 60 mln in network in 2017

  17-08-2016 11:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ooredoo Oman plans to invest OMR 60 million in 2017 in expanding its network. CEO Greg Young told Oman Observer that a substantial amount will be...
  
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• Lens to run its Apple ops in China on 100% renewable energy

  17-08-2016 10:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple has announced that its supplier Lens Technology has committed to run Apple operations in China on entirely renewable energy...
  
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• De Sa returns as head of FCC strategic planning

  17-08-2016 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his intention to appoint Paul de Sa as chief of the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis starting later this month...
  
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• LG smart TVs to integrate internet content in EPG

  17-08-2016 09:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) LG Electronics is moving beyond apps for its smart TVs and launching the new service Channel Plus to deliver internet channels to TV customers. Channel Plus will debut in the US this month on 2016 models of LG smart TVs running webOS. The service powered by Xumo will offer free access to a range of internet content, available as both live and on-demand programming and presented simply as TV channels alongside over-the-air channels. Nearly 50 channels will be available to start, co
  
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• Intel unveils new Project Alloy all-in-one VR system

  17-08-2016 09:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Intel has unveiled a new all-in-on virtual reality system that it says will redefine what is possible with VR. CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled Project Alloy during his opening keynote at the 2016 Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, saying the system delivers new and immersive experiences thanks to Intel's RealSense technologies optimized for VR usages.
  
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• US to cede control of DNS system to Icann from October

  17-08-2016 08:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The US government has approved the transition of the internet domain system's management to an independent organisation under Icann. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, part of the US Department of Commerce, said it received on 12 August a letter from Icann saying the transition of all tasks will be completed by the deadline of 30 September. As a result, NTIA said it intends to allow Icann to take over the contract to run the Internet Assigned Numbers A
  
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• Cisco to lay off up to 14,000 employees - report

  17-08-2016 08:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cisco Systems is laying off up to 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the company's global workforce, multiple sources close to the company told CRN. Cisco is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, and many early retirement packages have already been offered to employees. The reduced workforce is driven by Cisco's transition from hardware to software-centric products. Cisco declined to comment. The company has a history of announcing layoffs at th
  
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• Sensex, Nifty likely to be ranged; telecom stocks in focus - Moneycontrol.com

  17-08-2016 04:46
  
  Sensex, Nifty likely to be ranged; telecom stocks in focus
  Moneycontrol.com
  Telecom stocks are likely to be in focus today. Telecom secretary hints that the mega spectrum auction could be delayed by a couple of days as telcos want the sale to coincide with the start of the auspicious period on October 1. Like this story, share ...and more »
  
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• Wi-Fi accounts for over 50% of mobile data connections in 46 countries: OpenSignal

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Out of the 95 countries tracked in the report, smartphone users spent more than 50 per cent of their time connected to Wi-Fi in 46 countries.
  
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• Rivals defend ‘Fix Britain’s Internet’ campaign after BT complaint

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Sky, Vodafone and TalkTalk respond to BT CEO's complaints that they have been using ":Orwellian tactics" in their arguments.
  
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• Nokia secures slice of China Mobile 100G deal

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  New win builds on framework contract signed in June.
  
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• Egypt to send out revised terms for 4G licences

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Country’s telecoms regulator looks ready to draw a line under delays in issuing 4G licences.
  
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• Cisco plans to cut up to 20% of workforce: report

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Networking giant rumoured to be planning cuts of up to 14,000 employees.
  
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• Apple extends carrier billing to Switzerland, Taiwan, Japan

  17-08-2016 02:00
  
  Apple added Swisscom, FarEasTone, and KDDI to the list of operators offering carrier billing for iOS apps and services.
  
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• Mayor Barry Calls A Telecom Summit To Address Google Fiber Issues - WPLN

  17-08-2016 00:26
  
  WPLN
  Mayor Barry Calls A Telecom Summit To Address Google Fiber Issues
  WPLN
  Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says she wants Google to have a successful rollout, which she sees as benefiting the next company that wants to start offering broadband. Blake Farmer / WPLN. Mayor Megan Barry is eager to play mediator in order to help ...and more »
  
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• Rwanda stands to gain a lot from African telecom union â€' minister ... - The New Times

  17-08-2016 00:03
  
  The New Times
  Rwanda stands to gain a lot from African telecom union â€' minister ...
  The New Times
  Ratification of the convention of the African Telecommunication Union (ATU) makes Rwanda a full member of the organisation and this will be beneficial to the ...and more »
  
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