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• A new telecom giant - Deccan Chronicle

  29-09-2016 21:11 via deccanchronicle.com
  
  Deccan Chronicle
  A new telecom giant
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  Once the sale of its telecom tower arm is complete, the debt could be further reduced to Rs 20,000 crores. Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani (Photo: PTI). The telecom industry's process of consolidation took a leap with the merger of MTS and Aircel ...and more »
  
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• FCC cancels vote on 'unlock the box' proposal

  29-09-2016 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The US Federal Communications Commission has delayed its vote on a proposal to open up the set-top box market. It had been scheduled to vote on the item at its meeting 29 September, but the vote was removed from the agenda at the last minute. The FCC said it would still consider the proposal, but more work was needed "to resolve the remaining technical and legal issues".
  
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• Line invests in DAG Ventures, Korelya Capital

  29-09-2016 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Line passed a resolution during its board meeting held on 29 September to invest, via its subsidiary Line Plus, in US-based venture capital firm DAG...
  
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• Line invests in selfie app Snow

  29-09-2016 15:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Line Corporation, owner and operator of the free call and messaging app Line, has agreed to acquire ordinary shares newly issued by Snow, through a third-party allotment...
  
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• TIM brings FTTH, LTE-A to Carrara in EUR 1.5 mln rollout

  29-09-2016 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced that the town of Carrara in the northern Italian region of Tuscany now boasts a fully operational fibre-optic and...
  
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• Siddiqi appointed COO of Redcentric

  29-09-2016 15:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UK IT managed services provider Redcentric appointed Mohammad Siddiqi as its chief operating officer (COO)...
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Charter Communications to Enter Wireless Market, Verizon Plans to Buy Vessel - Zacks.com

  29-09-2016 15:06 via zacks.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Charter Communications to Enter Wireless Market, Verizon Plans to Buy Vessel
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  The telecom industry had a steady run on the bourse last week as most of the key stocks traded in the green.Several significant developments ruled the headline with Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR - Analyst Report) at the forefront. The company has ...and more »
  
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• Orange Spain launches digital courses in Andalucia towns

  29-09-2016 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Spain has announced the launch of its 'Se Digital' training programme in the towns ofAlcala de Guadaira and Dos Hermanas in Andalucia, the...
  
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• Apple opens R&D center in China

  29-09-2016 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple has set up its first research and development center in China. Located in Beijing's Zhongguancun Science Park, the R&D center has a registered...
  
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• Telekom Slovenije opens renovated sales centre in Novo Mesto

  29-09-2016 14:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije has opened a completely refurbished sales centre in Novo Mesto...
  
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• Prysmian To Launch The Most Powerful Cable Solution Ever For Power Transmission Grids

  29-09-2016 13:36
  
  New P-Laser 600 kV HVDC System Allows A Cost Reduction Of Up To 30% Per Transmitted MWP-Laser Is The First Fully Recyclable Environmentally Friendly HVDC Cable SystemMilan, 29 September 2016 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, is ready to launch a new breakthrough cable technology for the development of power transmission grids that will ensure higher electrical performances, lower costs and better environmental sustainability. The Group announces tod
  
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• Nepal launches fiber network project tender

  29-09-2016 13:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has launched an invitation for application to build a district optical fiber network and provide optical network lease connectivity services in Province no...
  
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• VNL completes telecom tower installation in LWE region

  29-09-2016 13:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Government of India has announced it has completed the rollout of a telecom network in the areas worst affected by left-wing extremism across 10 states...
  
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• 5G to bring annual EUR 113 bln benefit to EU economy - study

  29-09-2016 12:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The deployment of 5G technology is set to create over two million jobs and generate EUR 113.1 billion a year of benefits for the European economy by 2025, according to a European Commission supported study. Although the total cost of deploying 5G across all EU member states could reach some EUR 56 billion in 2020, the return on that investment could result in trickle-down benefits totalling as much as EUR 141.8 billion a year, according to the year-long study prepared for the EC b
  
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• IoT ecosystem expands significantly with new global standards from oneM2M

  29-09-2016 12:00
  
  Sophia Antipolis, France, 29 September 2016: The full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) advanced significantly today as oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and the IoT, published a new landmark set of specifications, Release 2. Based on contributions from more than 200 member companies, Release 2 builds on oneM2M’s initial set of official specifications, which enable basic connectivity between applications and devices. The new specifi
  
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• LeEco names Chandhok as chief R&D officer for North America

  29-09-2016 11:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) China-based technology company LeEco appointed Rob Chandhok as chief research & development officer for the company's North America operations...
  
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• Poland faces EU infringement action on LTE auction - report

  29-09-2016 11:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Commission is preparing an infringement procedure against Poland for how its LTE auction, finalised in October 2015, was conducted. Polish operators have already raised numerous issues about the preparation and course of the auction. One of the objections concerned the award of a block in the 800 MHz band to Sferia earlier, outside the LTE auction.
  
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• Major storms in South Australia hit Optus customers

  29-09-2016 11:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australian operator Optus said some customers may experience some voice or data service problems due to the major storms moving across South Australia...
  
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• Telstra announces winner of Telstra Business Women Awards

  29-09-2016 11:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cynthia Whelan has won the Telstra Business Women's Awards. Whelan is responsible for a number of Telstra's key growth businesses, including Telstra Health, Home, Ventures and Energy...
  
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• Comptel wins EUR 1.4 mln Monetizer contract in UK

  29-09-2016 11:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comptel said it has a new service provider contract in the UK worth around EUR 1.4 million...
  
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• NextDC completes AUD 150 mln offering

  29-09-2016 11:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NextDC said it has successfully completed its AUD 150 million offering. The retail part of the offer raised AUD 45 million at AUD 3.74 per new share...
  
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• 21st ECOC Exhibition in Germany draws crowds of more than 5,200

  29-09-2016 11:00
  
  London, 29 September 2016: The European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) 2016 Exhibition organised by Nexus Media Events Ltd, has once again secured its position as Europe’s most influential event for the fibre optic communication industry after enjoying yet another record-breaking year. Attracting more than 5,200 visitors and 314 exhibitors from 78 countries, ECOC 2016 ran between Monday, September 19 and Wednesday, September 21 at the CCD Congress, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
  
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• Rostelecom calls for change in interconnection regulation

  29-09-2016 10:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has sent a letter to Arkady Dvorkovich, the deputy prime minister, asking the government to amend the regulation on interconnection rates, reports Comnews.ru...
  
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• Telefonica Chile places CLP 94 bln in bonds

  29-09-2016 10:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica Chile has placed CLP 94.4 billion (around USD 140 million) on the local market via bullet bonds maturing in September 2021...
  
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• NEC Australia opens new office in Wollongong

  29-09-2016 10:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NEC Australia has opened of a new corporate office in Wollongong that will create more than 130 new technology jobs in regional Australia...
  
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• Samsung, SAP open in-memory tech R&D center

  29-09-2016 10:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics and SAP SE have opened a joint research center where engineers will conduct R&D for memory solutions to be used in next-generation in-memory computing...
  
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• Nigerian govt appoints Pantami head of NITDA

  29-09-2016 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Nigerian government has appointed IIssa Pantami, an ICT specialist, as the new director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)...
  
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• HKBN leads bidding for Wharf's telecoms unit - report

  29-09-2016 10:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hong Kong fibre network operator HKBN and the consortium of MBK Partners and TPG Capital are front-runners in the bidding for the fixed-line telecoms...
  
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• Anam's A2P SMS Firewall a hot favourite with MNOs

  29-09-2016 10:00
  
  ROCCO’s independent survey of 170 Mobile Network Operators (MNO) places Anam’s ASSURE solution at the top. Anam’s ASSURE solution has shot into a leading position in a survey of MNO opinions on A2P SMS Firewall vendors, as well as earning a coveted Tier 1 supplier status. The comprehensive study asked MNOs to rate 16 leading vendors on 40+ KPIs across multiple aspects of the solution including Business Understanding, Technological Capability, Performance, Reporting and Leadersh
  
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• Comtech EF Data puts Bengatta in charge of EMEA sales

  29-09-2016 09:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comtech EF Data appointed Magid Bengatta to Sales director, Europe, Middle East and Africa...
  
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• Orange Spain, Macmillan in e-learning partnership

  29-09-2016 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Spain has teamed up with publisher Macmillan Education to launch EducaInternet, an educational platform and competition designed to promote the safe and responsible use of technology...
  
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• Telefonica to reduce share capital by 1.5%

  29-09-2016 09:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced its decision to proceed with the cancellation of shares equivalent to 1.5 percent of its capital...
  
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• IBM, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft team up on AI

  29-09-2016 08:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Amazon, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft and Google's DeepMind subsidiary have agreed to create a non-profit organisation that will work to advance public...
  
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• Telefonica, Vivendi strike mobile content deal

  29-09-2016 02:00
  Operator to offer music video platform, mobile TV app to LatAm customers from October.
  
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• NBN ditches Optus HFC network

  29-09-2016 02:00
  
  Australia's national broadband network to roll out FTTdp to 700,000 premises instead.
  
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• MTN denies illegally channelling $14bn out of Nigeria

  29-09-2016 02:00
  
  Embattled telco's CEO insists allegations it colluded with banks to transfer funds are unfounded.
  
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• Mitigating Signaling and Security Burdens of IoT

  29-09-2016 02:00
  The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a major opportunity for carriers.   Industry analyst firms have predicted the market will likely be 20-30 billion connected units by 2020, with a market opportunity of more than $300 billion in incremental revenue for vendors of products and services.  For carriers, this can translate into opportunities for new services, up-selling and cross-selling with new partners, and new levels of customer experience and service through leveraging big data.
  
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• 5G represents €113.1bn opportunity for EU countries

  29-09-2016 02:00
  
  Study claims 5G investment will create €141 billion worth of trickle-down benefits, create 2.3 million jobs.
  
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