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• House Subcommittee Advances Two Telecom Bills - Morning Consult - Morning Consult

  13-09-2016 21:00 via morningconsult.com
  
  House Subcommittee Advances Two Telecom Bills - Morning Consult
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  The Communications and Technology Subcommittee advanced both bills by voice vote. The measures now await consideration by the full committee. The rural ...and more »
  
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• SEC fines Portugal Telecom over GES investment - FT.com - Financial Times

  13-09-2016 19:39 via ft.com
  SEC fines Portugal Telecom over GES investment - FT.com
  Financial Times
  US securities regulators fined a Portuguese telecommunications group over its failure to disclose the credit risks of its investments in Grupo Espirito Santo ...and more »
  
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• Bouygues Telecom selects Mitel on enterprise communications - RCR Wireless News

  13-09-2016 18:47 via rcrwireless.com
  
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  Bouygues Telecom selects Mitel on enterprise communications
  RCR Wireless News
  The enterprise division of French telecom firm Bouygues Telecom has selected Mitel UCaaS solutions to deliver real-time communications, collaboration and ...and more »
  
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• Bouygues Telecom selects Mitel for enterprise communications - RCR Wireless News

  13-09-2016 18:47 via rcrwireless.com
  
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  Bouygues Telecom selects Mitel for enterprise communications
  RCR Wireless News
  The enterprise division of French telecom firm Bouygues Telecom has selected Mitel UCaaS solutions to deliver real-time communications, collaboration and conferencing to medium and large businesses across France. Bouygues Telecom currently has ...and more »
  
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• CenturyLink and Calix Deliver North America's Largest G.fast Deployment

  13-09-2016 18:17
  
  Calix AXOS G.fast solution gives extreme gigabit-ready makeover to Platteville, Wisconsin MDUsPETALUMA, CA – September 13, 2016 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in enabling next generation service delivery with an unmatched subscriber experience, today announced that CenturyLink is leveraging the Calix AXOS G.fast solution to bring the potential for a gigabit experience to subscribers living in MDUs in Platteville, Wisconsin using existing in-building twisted pair and coa
  
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• SMC explains Liberty Telecom move - Inquirer.net

  13-09-2016 18:04 via business.inquirer.net
  
  SMC explains Liberty Telecom move
  Inquirer.net
  Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) gave a detailed explanation for why it never disclosed the value of the coveted radio frequencies held by listed Liberty Telecoms Holdings Inc. SMC wrote the Securities and Exchange Commission last week to defend ...
  
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• SK Telecom and Nokia deploy first commercial cloud RAN - The Stack

  13-09-2016 17:38 via thestack.com
  
  SK Telecom and Nokia deploy first commercial cloud RAN
  The Stack
  South Korea's SK Telecom and Nokia have announced the launch of the world's first commercial cloud-based Radio Access Network (RAN) in a bid to accelerate mobile and 5G innovation. The software-defined offering, or SDRAN, is a cloud-enabled RAN ...
  
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• Metronet delivers MPLS network for Liverpool museums

  13-09-2016 17:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ISP and network operator Metronet (UK) has delivered fully managed MPLS network to National Museums Liverpool (NML)...
  
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• 2 Safe, High-Dividend Telecom Stocks to Buy in September - TheStreet.com

  13-09-2016 17:26 via thestreet.com
  
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  2 Safe, High-Dividend Telecom Stocks to Buy in September
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  Record-breaking profits and spiraling revenues per user have defined the last few years for the two telecom titans we're going to highligh below as safe, high-dividend stocks to buy in a volatile September. Add years of assured and growing dividends ...
  
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• Cortado Mobile wins place on G-Cloud 7 framework

  13-09-2016 17:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cortado Mobile Solutions has been awarded a place on the UK Government's G-Cloud 7 framework...
  
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• Deutsche Telekom plans US Dollar bond offering

  13-09-2016 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom plans to launch a US Dollar-denominated bond offering, subject to market conditions...
  
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• INTO names Hageman as new CEO

  13-09-2016 16:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Dutch telecom and IT services provider INTO has named Edwin Hageman its new CEO. He replaces Rene Oldenbeuving, who led the company since late 2014...
  
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• IoT Telecom Services Market Worth 17.67 Billion USD by 2021 - PR Newswire (press release)

  13-09-2016 15:35 via prnewswire.com
  
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  IoT Telecom Services Market Worth 17.67 Billion USD by 2021
  PR Newswire (press release)
  According to a new market research report "IoT Telecom Services Market by Component, Connectivity Technology (Cellular, LPWAN, NB-IoT, and RF-Based), ...
  IoT Telecom Poised to Grow to $17.67B Market by 2021Product Design & Developmentall 4 news articles »
  
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• TomTom opens Traffic Centre to highlight mobility services

  13-09-2016 15:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TomTom announced the opening of the TomTom Traffic Centre in the Netherlands. The facility designed to showcase the full portfolio of TomTom assets...
  
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• Telecom truce! Bharti Airtel agrees to take Jio's voice call, says will provide additional POIs - Economic Times

  13-09-2016 15:00 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  Telecom truce! Bharti Airtel agrees to take Jio's voice call, says will provide additional POIs
  Economic Times
  KOLKATA: Bharti Airtel, India's largest phone operator, agreed to provide additional points of interconnection to 4G entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm following bilateral talks, indicating that a slugfest between telecom companies over this contentious ...
  Big shake-up in India's telecom marketDAWN.com
  Telecom Minister on PM in Jio ads: 'Nothing wrong in fulfilling PM's drea
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase new solutions at AUSA 2016

  13-09-2016 15:00
  
  New GPS-over-Fiber applications and SENCITY Shield among technologies on showLeading international manufacturer of components and systems for optical and electrical connectivity, HUBER+SUHNER, will showcase its innovative solutions with military applications at AUSA 2016 – North America’s largest land power exposition and professional development forum.Among these technologies will be HUBER+SUHNER’s Direct GPS-over-Fiber solution, which perfectly addresses the power supply chal
  
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• T-Mobile US sets smartphone sales record with iPhone 7

  13-09-2016 14:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) T-Mobile US announced a new sales record for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, saying the first day of pre-orders represented the biggest single-day sales of any smartphone ever offered by the mobile operator. Pre-orders started 09 September and in the first four days were nearly four times more than the next most popular iPhone. T-Mobile did not release total sales figures for the phone.
  
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• Telefonica installs Wi-Fi for Argentina investment forum

  13-09-2016 14:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced that it installed the Wi-Fi and voice communications network for the first edition of the Argentina Business & Investment Forum, held in Buenos Aires from 12-14 September...
  
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• CenturyLink claims G.fast network record

  13-09-2016 14:45
  CenturyLink says it has installed what it claims to be the biggest deployment of G.fast technology in North America
  
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• NCC takes consumer campaign to Jos, urges plain language

  13-09-2016 14:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has taken its consumer awareness campaign to Jos, Plateau State capital, and called on telecommunications...
  
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• Samoa joins CTO as full member country

  13-09-2016 13:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Pacific island and Commonwealth country Samoa joined the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) as Full Member Country...
  
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• Globe launches Independent Film Festival

  13-09-2016 13:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Philippines operator Globe Telecom, through its film productions arm Globe Studios, has launched the Globe Independent Film Festival (GIFF)...
  
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• Telecom ministry appoints new head of hi-tech unit

  13-09-2016 13:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian federal Ministry of Communications and Mass media has appointed Pavel Svistunov the new director of the department for the development of high technologies...
  
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• Ncell starts environmental awareness program

  13-09-2016 12:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nepalese mobile operator Ncell has launched an initiative to support reforestation and also implemented environmental awareness program in Dhanusha,...
  
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• Brazilian Telecom Oi, Working Through Bankruptcy, Loses its CFO - Wall Street Journal

  13-09-2016 12:38 via wsj.com
  
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  Brazilian Telecom Oi, Working Through Bankruptcy, Loses its CFO
  Wall Street Journal
  SÃO PAULO—The chief financial officer of troubled Brazilian telecom Oi SA, OIBR4 1.36 % Flavio Nicolay Guimarães, resigned from his post. Mr. Guimarães did not reveal the reason for his resignation, which occurred Monday night. He had been at the ...and more »
  
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• Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Outsources Credit Card Service - AllAfrica.com

  13-09-2016 12:37 via allafrica.com
  Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Outsources Credit Card Service
  AllAfrica.com
  Ethio telecom has signed a contract agreement with two global companies to introduce a mobile credit card service for its clients. The companies to have been contracted the project are yet to be disclosed. The company claims it has shifted its ...
  
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• Royds Withy King Transforms RTA & ELPL Submissions Through Zylpha's MoJ Portal Integration

  13-09-2016 12:33
  
  With offices in London, Oxford, Swindon, Marlborough and Bath, leading multi-practice law firm Royds Withy King, has achieved significant efficiency gains through Zylpha’s MOJ (Ministry of Justice) portal integration software. Working in conjunction with Royds Withy King’s existing workflow and case management systems, Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) automates the transfer of case management information to the MoJ Portal for both RTA (Road Traffic Accident) and EL/PL (Employer’s and Pu
  
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• HKBN launches mobile services, focuses on quad-play

  13-09-2016 11:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hong Kong fibre network operator HKBN has launched mobile services. HKBN's mobile tariff plans will be available for a starting price of HKD 88 per month. Discounts will be available for customers who bundle the operator's mobile services with its fixed-line offers, HKBN said.
  
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• Open Text buys Dell EMC's ECD unit for USD 1.62 bln

  13-09-2016 11:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Open Text has agreed to buy Dell EMC's Enterprise Content Division, including Documentum, for USD 1.62 billion. The price is 2.7 times ECD's revenue at USD 599 million in 2015...
  
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• Zimbabwean govt plans central subscriber database

  13-09-2016 11:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Zimbabwe's government plans to implement a National Central Subscriber Information Database System (NACSID) that some fear could be used by the state...
  
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• Comarch delivers BSS platform to Ngena

  13-09-2016 10:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comarch was selected by enterprise network alliance Ngena to provide a BSS platform, encompassing such key modules as network inventory, order...
  
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• Moldova telecom sales fall 4% in Q2 to MDL 1.7 bln

  13-09-2016 10:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Moldava's telecom services market generated revenues of MDL 1.662 billion in Q2, up 3.3 percent compared to Q1 2015 and down 4.4 percent compared to...
  
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• Telekom Slovenije appeals court decision against managers

  13-09-2016 10:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije has filed an appeal against the Ljubljana District Court Decision, based on the opinion issued by law firm Ilic & Partnerji...
  
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• Vodafone acquires MVNO Lebara's Australian business

  13-09-2016 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Australia is purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Lebara's Australian mobile business assets, with the telecommunications provider to take ownership of its customer base and branding within Australia. As Lebara has been a Vodafone-connected MVNO since 2009, and connected to the Vodafone 4G network in June, Vodafone chief strategy officer Dan Lloyd expects the transition to be "seamless".
  
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• Samsung, LG accused of no hiring deal in US - report

  13-09-2016 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) LG and Samsung have been accused of driving down wages by agreeing not to recruit each other's employees in Silicon Valley, according to a lawsuit seen by Bloomberg...
  
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• Portugal extends consultation on network integrity rules

  13-09-2016 10:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Portugal's National Communications Authority (Anacom) has extended the deadline for contributions and suggestions in the procedure for the...
  
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• Swisscom director joins Cognia advisory board

  13-09-2016 09:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cognia, a provider of cloud-based communications archiving and analytics, announced that Swisscom Investment Director Par Lange has joined its Advisory Board...
  
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• Glonass appoints new business development head

  13-09-2016 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian company Glonass, developing the Glonass navigation system, has appointed Sergey Nikishov the new director for business development, reports Comnews.ru. This is a new position at Glonass...
  
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• Aviat wins USD 28 mln project with State of Colorado

  13-09-2016 09:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Aviat Networks was awarded a project worth approximately USD 28 million over three years from the State of Colorado to implement a network using...
  
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• DT, Huawei hit 1.2 Gbps in test of 4x4MIMO, 5-CA

  13-09-2016 09:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom and Huawei have passed the 1 gigabit speed barrier for mobile data transfers in the LTE network, reaching over 1.22 Gbps via mobile radio during a live demonstration in Berlin. To achieve the speeds, the companies deployed a technology mix of four sending and receiving channels (4x4MIMO) and five carrier frequencies for the first time.
  
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• Manx Telecom hit by interest rate swaps charge - MarketWatch - MarketWatch

  13-09-2016 09:16 via marketwatch.com
  
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  Manx Telecom hit by interest rate swaps charge - MarketWatch
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  LONDON--Manx Telecom PLC (MANX.LN) said Tuesday it continues to trade in line with the board's expectations for the full year despite incurring an interest ...
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  Manx Telecom reports solid half-year resultsIsle of Man Today
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• Telefonica named in top 9 sustainable firms in telco sector

  13-09-2016 09:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced that it was named in the top 9 companies in the world in the latest edition of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)...
  
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• Samsung chairman's son joins board

  13-09-2016 09:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics announced the appointment of Jay Y. Lee to its board of directors. Lee is the son of Samsung Chairman Kun-Hee Lee, who was hospitalised two years ago following a heart attack. He is considered the likely successor as head of the Korean group. Samsung Electronics said that "the time is now right to nominate Jay Y. Lee as a member of the Board to allow him to take a more active role in the company's strategic decision-making".
  
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• Business process industry boss blast telecom service providers ... - Jamaica Gleaner

  13-09-2016 07:06 via jamaica-gleaner.com
  Business process industry boss blast telecom service providers ...
  Jamaica Gleaner
  Western Bureau:Peeved by the recent inconsistencies in the provision of telecom services, the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), the ...and more »
  
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• Oil bust on par with telecom crash of dot-com era - Houston Chronicle - Houston Chronicle

  13-09-2016 02:39 via houstonchronicle.com
  
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  Oil bust on par with telecom crash of dot-com era - Houston Chronicle
  Houston Chronicle
  The oil market crash has inflicted "catastrophic" financial losses on creditors that are on par with the telecommunications bust at the beginning of the century, and ...and more »
  
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• Vodafone acquires Lebara Australia

  13-09-2016 02:00
  
  Telco adds 130,000 customers by taking over MVNO; will continue to use Lebara brand.
  
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• Jio to hold interconnect talks with Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea

  13-09-2016 02:00
  
  Telcos likely to drive hard bargain as newcomer seeks to ease network congestion.
  
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• Deutsche Telekom hits 1.2 Gbps in LTE-A Pro test

  13-09-2016 02:00
  
  German incumbent, Huawei use 4x4 MIMO, five carriers to reach ultrafast speed on live network.
  
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• CenturyLink completes G.fast rollout

  13-09-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. telco connects 44 apartment blocks not covered by its FTTP deployment.
  
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• CenturyLink competes G.fast rollout

  13-09-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. telco connects 44 apartment blocks not covered by its FTTP deployment.
  
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