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• Telecom Egypt Pays $806 Million for 4G License; Shares Advance - Bloomberg

  31-08-2016 17:27
  
  Telecom Egypt Pays $806 Million for 4G License; Shares Advance
  Bloomberg
  Telecom Egypt is set to become the country's fourth mobile carrier after acquiring a 4G license Wednesday as the state-controlled landline monopoly seeks to keep up with rivals. The stock rose as much as 8.2 percent. The carrier, 80 percent owned by ...
  
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• Samsung delays Galaxy Note 7 deliveries for quality checks

  31-08-2016 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung announced that deliveries of its latest flagship, the Galaxy Note 7 will be delayed while it conducts additional quality controls. The news is a major setback for the company after seeing very high demand for the phone during the pre-order period started earlier this month. Samsung disclosed the news to Reuters but did not provide more details on the quality tests or to what markets shipments are being delayed. The phone launched in Samsung's home market South Korea and ot
  
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• IT and telecom companies looking for ways to tackle fraud and corruption: Report - Times of India

  31-08-2016 16:03
  
  Times of India
  IT and telecom companies looking for ways to tackle fraud and corruption: Report
  Times of India
  MUMBAI: Large Indian IT and telecom companies, as well as retail, e-commerce and private equity firms are now investing in ways to tackle fraud, bribery and corruption and create more awareness about such issues, an EY official said. "Several large IT ...and more »
  
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• Updated: Telecom Egypt becomes the country's first operator to secure 4G licence - Ahram Online

  31-08-2016 15:01
  Ahram Online
  Updated: Telecom Egypt becomes the country's first operator to secure 4G licence
  Ahram Online
  Egypt's state-owned telephone company Telecom Egypt has signed a deal to buy a fourth-generation (4G) mobile licence, becoming the first mobile operator to do so in the country. Egypt's telecom regulator is offering licences for the high-speed 4G ...
  Telecom Egypt acquires 4G mobile licenseReuters
  Saudi Telecom, Lebara KSA in Egypt this week to discuss 4G licencegulfnews.comall 5 news arti
  
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• Genesys to acquire Interactive Intelligence for USD 1.4 bln

  31-08-2016 14:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Genesys has agreed to acquire the rival call centre platform developer Interactive Intelligence Group for USD 1.4 billion. Interactive Intelligence shareholders will receive USD 60.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 36 percent on the share price on 28 July, the day prior to media reports that Interactive Intelligence was considering strategic alternatives. Genesys the two offer complementary product portfolios, and the combined group will be able to deliver customer s
  
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• Tsinghua teacher scammed out of 17 million yuan by telecom fraudsters - Global Times

  31-08-2016 14:14
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  Tsinghua teacher scammed out of 17 million yuan by telecom fraudsters
  Global Times
  Beijing Police have begun investigating a telecom scam that conned a teacher from one of China's most prestigious universities out of a fortune, The Beijing News reported Wednesday. A notice posted in the Yejing Building on Tsinghua University's campus ...
  Tsinghua University teacher loses over ten million yuan in telecom scamCRIENGLISH.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Nokia Technologies president quits

  31-08-2016 14:00
  Ramzi Haidamus leaves Nokia’s patent licensing business ‘to explore new opportunities’
  
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• Alphabet to cut Google Fiber staff by 50%

  31-08-2016 14:00
  Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly set to slash Google Fiber's workforce from 1,000 to 500 employees
  
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• 'Second-Hand' SpaceX Rocket to Launch Telecom Satellite - Nature World News

  31-08-2016 13:42
  
  Nature World News
  'Second-Hand' SpaceX Rocket to Launch Telecom Satellite
  Nature World News
  An international satellite operator will be the first company to launch cargo to space reusing the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (Photo : SpaceX / Flickr). Advertisement. Leading satellite operator is the first company to launch on a SpaceX reusable rocket ...
  First Cargo Launched By Reused SpaceX Rocket Will Be A Telecom SatellitePopular Science
  SES-10 LAUNCHING TO ORBIT ON SPACEX'S FLIGHT-PROVEN FALCON 9 ROC
  
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• Huntington to be paid $92G by telecom company - Newsday

  31-08-2016 13:21
  
  Huntington to be paid $92G by telecom company
  Newsday
  Huntington town officials have settled a lawsuit with a telecom company that installed 50 pieces of unauthorized equipment in various locations around Huntington. Pennsylvania-based Crown Castle NG East LLC installed the equipment on utility poles ...
  
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• Kcell, Beeline sign LTE network-sharing agreement

  31-08-2016 13:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell, controlled by the Telia group, has launched its LTE network and announced a network-sharing project with rival Beeline. The network launch was implemented in partnership with Ericsson, and the 4G service initially covers the cities of Almaty, Atyrau, Aktau and Shymkent. Under the network-sharing agreement with mobile operator Kar-Tel, working under the Beeline Kazakhstan brand and owned by VimpelCom, Kcell subscribers will be able to access LTE se
  
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• Spitfire Capital buys $28m stake in GTT

  31-08-2016 13:00
  Spitfire Capital has bought 12,500 more shares in GTT Communications in the last quarter
  
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• Telefonica may proceed with Telxius IPO at end Sept - report

  31-08-2016 11:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has once again begun working on the planned IPO of its infrastructure division Telxius now that the impact of Brexit on markets appears to have died down, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg. Banks working on the IPO could start meetings with investors as early as next week, allowing Telefonica to list the company on the Madrid stock exchange by the end of September, said the sources. In June the company said it was delaying its already well advanced plans t
  
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• How Reliance Jio has shaken the Indian telecom sector - Techradar India

  31-08-2016 11:45
  
  BloombergQuint
  How Reliance Jio has shaken the Indian telecom sector
  Techradar India
  The effect of Reliance Jio is such that even before its commercial launch, it has completely shaken up the market and forced giants like Airtel and Vodafone to cut their tariffs and offer free calls and services in order to remain relevant and compete ...
  Reliance Jio's Extended Field Test Leaves Telecom Regulations on TrialBloombergQuintall 75 news articles »
  
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• India's very existence depends on embracing emerging technologies: MoS telecom Manoj Sinha - Times of India

  31-08-2016 11:38
  
  Times of India
  India's very existence depends on embracing emerging technologies: MoS telecom Manoj Sinha
  Times of India
  NEW DELHI: If India lags behind in adopting emerging technologies over the next 15 to 20 years, its very existence will be at stake, communications minister Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. Sinha also urged the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) ...and more »
  
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• EU Telecom Regulators Take Strict View of Net Neutrality Rules - NDTV

  31-08-2016 10:06
  
  NDTV
  EU Telecom Regulators Take Strict View of Net Neutrality Rules
  NDTV
  EU regulators on Tuesday adopted a strict interpretation of rules limiting how telecoms firms like Vodafone and Orange can prioritise some types of internet traffic, aiming to protect the principle that all web traffic be treated equally. The ...
  BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation by National Regulators of European Net Neutrality Rulesberecall 53 news articles »
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase latest technologies for buses at InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  HUBER+SUHNER, leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity products, will be showcasing its latest connectivity solutions for buses at this year’s InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin.Among these products are HUBER+SUHNER’s SENCITY® Road antennas. SENCITY® Road combines several radiating elements for different communication standards – cellular, WLAN, GPS/Glonass and TETRA – for buses within a single product. This
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER set to launch new products for rail at InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  Wide range of products on display will deliver Connected Mobility HUBER+SUHNER, leading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity products, is set to launch new, innovative rail connectivity solutions at this year’s InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin.HUBER+SUHNER’s booth at InnoTrans focuses on solutions for Connected Mobility – the notion that HUBER+SUHNER provides instrumental components required to enable broadband network conne
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER präsentiert seine neuesten Technologien an der InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  HUBER+SUHNER, der internationale Hersteller von Komponenten und Systemlösungen für elektrische und optische Verbindungstechnik, präsentiert seine neuesten Verbindungslösungen für Busse an der diesjährigen InnoTrans in Berlin.Dazu gehören auch HUBER+SUHNER’s SENCITY® Road Antennen. Die SENCITY® Road vereint mehrere Antennenstrahler für verschiedene Kommunikationsstandards – Mobilfunk, WLAN, GPS/Glonass und TETRA – in einem einzigen
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER präsentiert neue Produkte für den Schienenverkehr an der InnoTrans 2016

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  Breit aufgestellte Produktpalette für Connected Mobility HUBER+SUHNER, der führende Hersteller von Komponenten und Systemen für optische und elektrische Verbindungstechnik, zeigt auf der diesjährigen InnoTrans in Berlin eine Reihe innovativer Lösungen für Verbindungstechnik im Schienenverkehr.Der Stand von HUBER+SUHNER setzt den Fokus auf Lösungen für Connected Mobility – und somit auf HUBER+SUHNER-Komponenten für die Bereitstellung von Breitban
  
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• ETL Systems announces new lightweight fibre extender for outdoor broadcast events

  31-08-2016 10:00
  
  Madley, 31 August 2016. ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF distribution equipment for satellite communications, has today launched its Outdoor Unit Fibre Extender and Indoor Receive Unit, which will be on display at this year’s IBC.Outdoor camera and microphone broadcast applications – where signals need to be received over long distances – will benefit from the new, high quality twin channel RF over Fibre links. The new addition to the Stingray Fibre...Sourc
  
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• Ericsson unveils first 5G New Radio for massive MIMO

  31-08-2016 09:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ericsson has announced the commercialisation of the world's first 5G New Radio (NR) for massive MIMO, with the first deployments coming in 2017. Together with the Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins announced in June and the company's already commercially available Radio System Baseband 5216, Ericsson said it's the first company to deliver all components of a 5G access network. The new 5G NR is called the AIR 6468, combining advanced antennas with a large number of steerable ports to enable 5G t
  
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• Fitch Affirms Globe Telecom's 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable - Reuters

  31-08-2016 09:34
  
  Fitch Affirms Globe Telecom's 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable
  Reuters
  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) SINGAPORE, August 31 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Philippines-based Globe Telecom, Inc's (Globe) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BBB-'.and more »
  
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• Free lifts H1 sales 6.3%, adds 400,000 mobile customers

  31-08-2016 09:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) French telecom group Iliad said revenues in the first half rose 6.3 percent from the year before to EUR 2.29 billion, boosted by recovery at fixed services, solid growth at mobile operations and strong customer additions. EBITDA advanced 11.5 percent to EUR 808.5 million, with a margin up 1.6 percentage point to over 35 percent, while the net profit lifted almost 17 percent to EUR 190.4 million. Iliad said it is aiming for an EBITDA margin of over 40 percent by the end of 2020.
  
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• Deal for Bulgaria's Biggest Telecom 'Finalized' - Novinite.com

  31-08-2016 09:09
  
  Novinite.com
  Deal for Bulgaria's Biggest Telecom 'Finalized'
  Novinite.com
  Bulgaria: Deal for Bulgaria's Biggest Telecom 'Finalized' Spas Rusev (pictured), the Bulgarian businessman who now owns Bulgaria's biggest telecommunications company BTK. File photo, BGNES. The biggest telecommunications company in Bulgaria, BTK, ...and more »
  
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• ​SK Telecom launches AI-based voice assistant service | ZDNet - ZDNet

  31-08-2016 06:43
  
  ZDNet
  ​SK Telecom launches AI-based voice assistant service | ZDNet
  ZDNet
  SK Telecom has introduced its artificial intelligence (AI) based voice assistant service for the home. To be launched on September 1 and called NUGU, which ...
  SK Telecom unveils advanced voice recognition serviceYonhap News
  SK Telecom unveils voice-controlled AI serviceThe Korea Herald
  SK Telecom Introduces Artificial Intelligence Service NUGUWhowired Koreaall 6 news articles »
  
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• Nokia Technologies chief quits

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  Brad Rodrigues to replace Ramzi Haidamus on interim basis while vendor seeks a permanent successor.
  
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• Kcell launches LTE, strikes network-sharing deal with Beeline

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  Operators to build out 4G network in seven regions each, split the costs down the middle.
  
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• Iliad 1H revenue jumps as 4G customers almost double

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  French telco claims mobile market share of 17.4%; fixed-line revenue growth accelerates.
  
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• Ericsson says its 5G RAN will see commercial rollouts in 2017

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  Swedish kit maker shows off massive, multi-user MIMO radio equipment.
  
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• Bouygues Telecom CEO promoted as 1H sales rise

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  French operator narrows loss on strong mobile, fixed customer additions.
  
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• Apple CEO defends Ireland track record

  31-08-2016 02:00
  
  iPhone maker says European Commission's €13 billion tax ruling puts investment, job creation at risk.
  
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• Consolidation like in telecom may be the way forward for life insurers - Economic Times

  31-08-2016 01:07
  Consolidation like in telecom may be the way forward for life insurers
  Economic Times
  Deepak Parekh, the longtime chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), has been among the few favourites of investors. There has hardly been a murmur about the performance or practices of the HDFC group for more than two ...and more »
  
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