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• Skyworks appoints Enphase's Sennesael as CFO

  29-08-2016 23:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Global semiconductor specialist Skyworks Solutions has appointed Kris Sennesael as its senior vice-president and chief financial officer...
  
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• Telecom Global Market Analytics Outlook 2016 - Yahoo Finance

  29-08-2016 23:33
  Telecom Global Market Analytics Outlook 2016
  Yahoo Finance
  LONDON, Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The telecommunications (telecom) industry is a part of the information and communication technology industry. The industry is primarily engaged in operating and providing access to facilities for the transmission ...
  Wired Telecom Services Global Market Analytics Outlook 2016PR Newswire (press release)all 28 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Stocks Outpace Tech in Monday Gains - Morning Consult

  29-08-2016 22:14
  
  Morning Consult
  Telecom Stocks Outpace Tech in Monday Gains
  Morning Consult
  U.S. tech stocks rose 0.33 percent and North American tech firms gained 0.71 percent with 15 minutes to go in the trading day. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index was up 0.53 percent at that time. Screenshot 2016-08-29 at 4.00.11 PM. The iShares U.S. ...and more »
  
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• Beeline extends CEO contract

  29-08-2016 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vimpelcom Ltd has extended the contract of Mikhail Slobodin, the CEO of Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom, working under the Beeline brand...
  
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• Global IT spending to hit USD 2.7 tln in 2020 - study

  29-08-2016 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach USD 2.7 trillion in 2020, led by financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare, growing at a CAGR of...
  
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• Airtel's 4G Price Cut Signals Beginning Of Telecom War: Experts - NDTV

  29-08-2016 13:33
  
  NDTV
  Airtel's 4G Price Cut Signals Beginning Of Telecom War: Experts
  NDTV
  Bharti Airtel on Monday announced up to 80 per cent reduction in its 3G and 4G mobile data packs in a bid to take on Reliance Jio, which is offering customers free 4G data for three months ahead of its commercial rollout. Under Airtel's special scheme, ...and more »
  
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• Saudi Telecom, Lebara KSA in Egypt this week to discuss 4G licenc... - Reuters

  29-08-2016 12:04
  
  Saudi Telecom, Lebara KSA in Egypt this week to discuss 4G licenc...
  Reuters
  CAIRO Aug 29 Representatives from Saudi Telecom and Lebara KSA are in Egypt this week to discuss the possibility of obtaining a fourth-generation mobile phone licence, an official from Egypt's telecommunications ministry said on Monday. "Officials from ...and more »
  
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• AT&T sets the benchmark for virtualised network services

  29-08-2016 09:30
  As the first service provider to offer a cloud-based virtualised global platform, AT&T’s Roman Pacewicz, senior vice president of marketing and global strategy, tells Jason McGee-Abe how the firm is at the front in software-based architecture
  
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• Chorus CEO Ratcliffe to step down next year

  29-08-2016 09:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) New Zealand wholesale operator Chorus announced that its CEO Mark Ratcliffe gave notice of his intention to step down by the middle of next year. No reason for the decision was given, but Chorus said Ratcliffe would continue with full responsibilities as CEO for the next year while the company searches for a replacement. Ratcliffe said Chorus would continue to operate as business as usual. Ratcliffe led Chorus' separation from Telecom New Zealand and previously served as CEO of th
  
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• Facebook automates 'Trending' feature

  29-08-2016 09:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Facebook has announced an update to its 'Trending' feature to make it more automated and remove the potential for human bias. In response to recent accusations of political bias in the product, Facebook said an internal probe had found no evidence of systematic bias but it had still proceeded to make changes to maintain Trending as "a way for people to access a breadth of ideas and commentary about a variety of topics." Facebook said a more algorithmically driven process will now
  
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• Rackspace to go private in USD 4.3 bln takeover by Apollo

  29-08-2016 08:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Rackspace has agreed to go private in a takeover by Apollo Global Management valuing the company at USD 4.3 billion. Searchlight Capital Partners will alsomake an equity investment in the company as part of the deal. The bid is worth USD 32 per Racksapce share, a premium of 38 percent on the company's share price on 03 August, the day before news of a possible takeover was reported. Rackspace said its board had been considering strategic options for several months and fully recomm
  
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• UK privacy regulator to look into WhatsApp changes

  29-08-2016 08:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The UK's personal data protection regulator announced it will look at the recent changes announced by WhatsApp in its privacy policy. WhatsApp said the changes would include sharing user phone numbers with its parent company Facebook and businesses, suggesting users could be set to receive advertising over the messaging service. The Information Commissioner Office said it was informed of the changes, and is "looking into this". The short statement follows Elizabeth Denham taking u
  
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• Last two wanted for telecom fraud surrender - China.org.cn

  29-08-2016 03:23
  Shanghai Daily (subscription)
  Last two wanted for telecom fraud surrender
  China.org.cn
  All six suspects wanted in connection with a major telecom fraud linked to the death of a teenager in Shandong province have been arrested, police said on Sunday. Investigators were sent to at least five provinces in southern and eastern China to ...
  Last suspect arrested following telecom fraud-triggered death of girl ...Shanghai Daily (subscription)
  China: Key suspects in telecom fraud cases heldThe Indian
  
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• 5 ministries join hands to Saudize telecom sector - Saudi Gazette

  29-08-2016 00:28
  
  Saudi Gazette
  5 ministries join hands to Saudize telecom sector
  Saudi Gazette
  Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqbani visits Saudi men working in the telecom complex located in Al-Aziziyah neighborhood in south Riyadh. — Courtesy photo. Saudi Gazette report. RIYADH — Five ministries have joined hands to ...and more »
  
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