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• Telecom Alert: September 19, 2016– IoT Workshop; TerreStar 1.4 GHz Buildout; PTC Spectrum; E-Rate Eligible ... - The National Law Review

  19-09-2016 23:36 via natlawreview.com
  
  Telecom Alert: September 19, 2016– IoT Workshop; TerreStar 1.4 GHz Buildout; PTC Spectrum; E-Rate Eligible ...
  The National Law Review
  Last week, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking comment on TerreStar Corporation's Request for Temporary Waiver of its Substantial Service Requirements for its commercial wireless licenses in the 1.4 GHz band.
  
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• Broadband internet use lifts 40% in Croatia in Q2

  19-09-2016 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Broadband internet consumption in Croatia amounted to 160 GB in the second quarter, up 40 percent from the year before, according to data from the State Statistics Bureau...
  
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• Elco enters race to acquire Golan Telecom – report

  19-09-2016 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Israeli firm Elco, which had previously considered a joint investment with former Pelephone CEO Gil Sharon, has entered the race to buy Golan Telecom, reports Globes...
  
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• IUC: COAI approaches Trai, seeks deadline extension by 2 months - ETTelecom.com

  19-09-2016 19:07 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  IUC: COAI approaches Trai, seeks deadline extension by 2 months
  ETTelecom.com
  NEW DELHI: COAI, which had criticised the regulator's move to review the inter-connection usage charge, has urged Trai to extend deadline for submission of comments on the contentious consultation paper by more than two months, citing operators' ...and more »
  
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• Telecom Regulator Seeks Details From Operators On Congestion Levels - NDTV

  19-09-2016 18:11 via profit.ndtv.com
  
  Deccan Chronicle
  Telecom Regulator Seeks Details From Operators On Congestion Levels
  NDTV
  New Delhi: Taking a stern view of the ongoing connectivity dispute between existing operators and Reliance Jio, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday warned of action in case of service quality violation as it asked all service ...
  Telecom operators submit call traffic dataDeccan Chronicle
  Low hanging fruits of telecom war shouldn't turn sourZee News
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• Telecom Italia Faces New Rival: Iliad (TI) - Investopedia

  19-09-2016 17:52 via investopedia.com
  
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  Telecom Italia Faces New Rival: Iliad (TI)
  Investopedia
  Competition in the telecommunications market in Italy is about to pick up with the entrance of France's Iliad, but for Telecom Italia (TI), it's nothing to worry about. Last week, Flavio Cattaneo, the head of Telecom Italia told Reuters on the ...
  
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• Another Leading Telecom Stock Showing Weakness, Know This Chart Level - Inthemoneystocks.com (blog)

  19-09-2016 17:40 via inthemoneystocks.com
  Another Leading Telecom Stock Showing Weakness, Know This Chart Level
  Inthemoneystocks.com (blog)
  Disclaimer: All comments made by InTheMoneyStocks, LLC and its subsidiaries, instructors, and representatives are for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice regarding the purchase or sale of ...and more »
  
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• Bouygues Telecom announces senior appointments

  19-09-2016 17:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bouygues Telecom has made several senior appointments, which include naming Didier Casas as deputy director general and member of the executive committee...
  
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• Dean One launches Go programme for partners

  19-09-2016 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Dutch business services provider Dean One is expanding its partner programme. The new concept Go! offers partners in the ICT channel the possibility to design their own prices, tariffs and margins...
  
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• Newtec’s Mx-DMA® Wins Ground Segment Technology Award At VSAT Global

  19-09-2016 15:47
  
  Dynamic bandwidth allocation technology awarded “Best Ground Segment Technology”LONDON, UK, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 19 September 2016. Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, has been presented with the “Best Ground Segment Technology” award at the VSAT Stellar Awards for its dynamic Mx-DMA® bandwidth allocation technology.A key staple of the Newtec Dialog® platform, Mx-DMA combine
  
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• Pharol secures delay in ruling on PT-Oi merger

  19-09-2016 15:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A court ruling on the request to annul the merger between Portugal Telecom and Brazilian operator Oi, scheduled for 19 September, has been postponed...
  
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• Crnogorski Telekom introduces Magenta 1 Business packages

  19-09-2016 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom has introduced the new Magenta 1 Business packages, bringing together all services with easy activation.
  
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• Tech Data to buy Avnet Technology Solutions for USD 2.6 bln

  19-09-2016 14:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Avnet has agreed to sell its Technology Solutions division to rival Tech Data for USD 2.6 billion...
  
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• Infoblox agrees sale to Vista Equity for USD 1.6 billion

  19-09-2016 14:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Infoblox has agreed to go private in a takeover by Vista Equity Partners for USD 1.6 billion. Infoblox stockholders will receive USD 26.50 per share cash, a 33 percent premium to Infoblox's average closing share price over the last 60 trading days. Vista specialises in enterprise software, analytics and risk management. The new owner's support is expected to help Infoblox expand sales of its DDI automation and DNS security products in the enterprise market. Infoblox said its Board
  
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• Oi gives away cinema tickets to customers

  19-09-2016 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi is giving away cinema tickets to customers of its pre-paid or Contol plans. The tickets are valid for the Kinoplex, Cinemark...
  
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• BT launches new LatAm Unified Communications service node

  19-09-2016 14:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) British Telecom (BT) has announced the deployment of a Unified Communications service node in Sao Paulo to support Latin American customers using the...
  
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• Ingram Micro inks distribution deal with Cradlepoint

  19-09-2016 13:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ingram Micro has announced a strategic channel alliance with Cradlepoint in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey...
  
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• Diehl appointed new Millicom Executive VP, CSO

  19-09-2016 13:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Luxembourg-based Millicom has announced the appointment of Rodrigo Diehl as its new executive vice president, chief strategy officer...
  
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• Samsung starts Note 7 replacements in South Korea

  19-09-2016 13:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung has started the recall of Galaxy Note7 phablets in South Korea. Samsung Electronics distributed 100,000 new Note 7 units to smartphone vendors run by SK Telecom, KT and LG U+, Korea Joongang Daily reports. No official data has been released as to how many recalls were made on the first day. "We released one fourth of the entire volume sold since Aug. 19 today and today's recall data will help us project roughly when the recall process will wrap up," said a Samsung spokesma
  
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• Vodafone Portugal will distribute no dividends to parent

  19-09-2016 13:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Portugal will not distribute dividends to its parent company for the fiscal year 2015/2016, CEO Mario Vaz told Dinheiro Vivo...
  
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• Moody's downgrades outlook for Ziggo ratings

  19-09-2016 13:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the outlook for Ziggo's credit ratings to negative from stable...
  
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• Intracom Telecom Joins Competitive Carriers Association in the US - PR Newswire (press release)

  19-09-2016 13:29 via prnewswire.com
  
  Intracom Telecom Joins Competitive Carriers Association in the US
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced today that it has become an associate member of Competitive Carriers ...
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• AT&T gives USD 65,000 to Tennessee community colleges

  19-09-2016 13:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) AT&T said it has given a total of USD 65,000 to the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR). The money will help fund scholarships. Each of the state's 13...
  
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• Oracle takes on Amazon in cloud services market

  19-09-2016 13:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Oracle has presented a range of new cloud services at its Oracle OpenWorld event, announcing its intent to challenge Amazon in the cloud infrastructure market. The flagship offering is the release of the Oracle Database software 'as a service', hosted in the cloud. The company also presented more than 20 new Oracle Cloud Platform and Application services. Oracle said the new DBaaS is "orders of magnitudes faster and more scalable than other cloud database services" and also offers
  
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• DNA mobile data traffic exceeds fixed traffic in August

  19-09-2016 12:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Finnish operator DNA said data traffic on its mobile network exceeded the volume of fixed broadband traffic during summer 2016...
  
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• Zebra implements Cloudera-powered enterprise data hub

  19-09-2016 12:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Zebra Technologies implemented a Cloudera-powered enterprise data hub running in the cloud as the foundation for its Asset Visibility Platform (AVP)...
  
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• Saudi Telecom Said to Mull Options for Indirect Maxis Stake - Bloomberg

  19-09-2016 12:38 via bloomberg.com
  
  Bloomberg
  Saudi Telecom Said to Mull Options for Indirect Maxis Stake
  Bloomberg
  Saudi Telecom Co. is exploring options for its indirect stake in billionaire T. Ananda Krishnan's Maxis Bhd., the second-largest Malaysian wireless carrier by market value, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Gulf kingdom's biggest ...and more »
  
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• Samsung sells assets to free up cash

  19-09-2016 12:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics has sold stakes in Seagate Technology, ASML Holding, Rambus and Sharp to free up cash and focus on its core business, Bloomberg reports...
  
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• Inoapps Wins Prestigious Oracle EMEA and Global Specialized Partner of the Year Awards For SaaS Cloud Transformation

  19-09-2016 12:16
  
  Oracle Recognises Inoapps’ Expertise in Delivering Specialized EMEA and Global Solutions At Oracle OpenWorld 2016, Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has won both the EMEA and Global Oracle Excellence Awards for Specialized Partner of the Year, in SaaS Cloud Transformation. The Awards encourage innovation by Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) members, who use Oracle’s products and technology, to create value for customers and generate new business potential. In winning the awards, Inoapps, an Oracle
  
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• Huawei, Oracle expand technical cooperation

  19-09-2016 12:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei and Oracle have signed a partnership agreement to expand their technical cooperation based on the Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server...
  
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• ZTE launches 25G DC TOR switch, all-gigabit routing switches

  19-09-2016 12:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE has launched its new-generation 25G data centre (DC) top of rack (ToR) switch, dubbed 'ZXR10 5960-4M'. ZTE has also introduced its all-gigabit routing switch series, the ZXR10 5950...
  
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• 10 new women exclusive telecom centers to be opened - Saudi Gazette

  19-09-2016 11:46 via saudigazette.com.sa
  
  Saudi Gazette
  10 new women exclusive telecom centers to be opened
  Saudi Gazette
  RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is supporting the setting up of 10 new women-only telecommunication complexes in different regions of the Kingdom, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Sunday. In a statement to SPA on Sunday, ...and more »
  
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• Telekom and Ver.di reach agreement on teleworking

  19-09-2016 11:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom and trade union Ver.di reached a new collective agreement on the aims and terms of mobile working...
  
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• Tanzanian appeal court strikes out Sasatel suit

  19-09-2016 11:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tanzania's Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs an application by a director and shareholder of Dovetel, which trades as Sasatel, over the firm's...
  
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• Vodafone Hungary Foundation joins 'EU mobility week'

  19-09-2016 11:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Hungary Foundation launched a CSR campaign on Instagram whereby it will provide EUR 10 for each kilometer of road covered by participants on their bikes...
  
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• Cincinnati Bell prices USD 425 mln offering

  19-09-2016 11:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cincinnati Bell has priced an offering of USD 425 million worth of 7 percent senior notes due 2024. The transaction is expected to close on 22 September...
  
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• FPT revenue reaches 93% of year-to-date guidance

  19-09-2016 11:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) In the first eight months of 2016, Vietnamese ICT company FPT saw its consolidated revenue reach VND 24.5 trillion, equal to 93 percent of the year-to-date guidance...
  
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• Belgium calls for more EU efforts to fight telecom dupolies

  19-09-2016 11:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Belgian telecom minister Alexander de Croo has criticised the European Commission's telecom reform proposals, saying they don't give regulators enough power to address the threat of duopolies...
  
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• Globe to boost govt collaboration to reduce fiber cut events

  19-09-2016 10:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Philippines operator Globe Telecom plans to boost its collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reduce fiber cut incidents...
  
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• US CEOs call for EU members to overturn Apple tax decision

  19-09-2016 10:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs of leading American companies, has written to leaders of the European Union calling for the recent tax decision against Apple to be overturned...
  
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• Lebanese govt pledges to cut internet and 4G prices again

  19-09-2016 10:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper)
  Lebanon's telecommunications minister, Boutros Harb, says he will push for the reduction of internet and 4G charges, reports the Daily Star...
  
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• Nokia launches 'everything as a service' portfolio

  19-09-2016 10:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nokia has announced the launch of an extensive 'everything as a service' (XaaS) portfolio to help operators and businesses meet customers' ever-increasing data demands...
  
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• ACM warns telecom providers about contract changes

  19-09-2016 10:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecom operators must inform customers clearly about changes in their contracts, the Dutch regulator ACM warned...
  
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• Huawei unveils three network products at Ecoc 2016

  19-09-2016 09:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei unveiled three network products aligned with future network trends, namely large capacity, low latency and intelligence, at the 42nd European...
  
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• Avanti starts major strategic review

  19-09-2016 09:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UK broadband satellite Avanti has started a strategic review of all its financial and strategic options. The company also announced a two-phase...
  
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• Network Rail drops telecom cable sell-off - FT.com - Financial Times

  19-09-2016 06:30 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Network Rail drops telecom cable sell-off - FT.com
  Financial Times
  Network Rail has abandoned plans to privatise the vast telecoms network that runs alongside UK railway lines. The decision not to sell the fibre optic and ...and more »
  
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• Should TPG Telecom Ltd shareholders worry over Amaysim Australia Ltd's plans? - Motley Fool Australia

  19-09-2016 06:11 via fool.com.au
  
  Should TPG Telecom Ltd shareholders worry over Amaysim Australia Ltd's plans?
  Motley Fool Australia
  Telecommunications giant TPG Telecom Ltd (ASX: TPM) made a name for itself by being a low-cost broadband alternative to industry leader Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS). But is the disruptor now at risk of being disrupted itself? Fledgling telco ...
  
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• Telcos Seek Removal Of Row Barriers For Telecom Growth - Leadership Newspapers

  19-09-2016 04:48 via leadership.ng
  
  Leadership Newspapers
  Telcos Seek Removal Of Row Barriers For Telecom Growth
  Leadership Newspapers
  Nigerian telecommunications operators have called for the removal of all bottlenecks in the way of securing right of way (RoW) and permits among others in order to provide better access, achieve the desired national broadband objectives of 30 per cent ...and more »
  
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• Orange CEO reignites consolidation rumours

  19-09-2016 02:00
  
  Bouygues Telecom, Altice issue denials after Stephane Richard reportedly tells investors that talks are back on.
  
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• Conglomerate Elco shows interest in acquiring Golan

  19-09-2016 02:00
  
  Holding company reportedly expected to make joint bid with ex-Pelephone CEO.
  
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