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• Arctic investment firm makes play for Iceland telecom - Alaskajournal.com

  11-10-2016 23:47
  Arctic investment firm makes play for Iceland telecom
  Alaskajournal.com
  From left, Thor Björgólfsson, Nova founder, Liv Bergþórsdóttir, Nova CEO, and Hugh S. Short, founder and chairman of Pt. Capital. Previous; Next. Anchorage-based private equity firm, Pt Capital Advisors, has just announced it will acquire the leading ...
  
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• China Telecom Corp. (CHA) Upgraded at Zacks Investment Research - BBNS

  11-10-2016 23:17
  
  China Telecom Corp. (CHA) Upgraded at Zacks Investment Research
  BBNS
  China Telecom Corp. logo China Telecom Corp. (NYSE:CHA) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. The firm presently has a $59.00 price target on ...and more »
  
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• Govt's greed unwise for telecom sector - Deccan Herald - Deccan Herald

  11-10-2016 20:40
  
  Govt's greed unwise for telecom sector - Deccan Herald
  Deccan Herald
  There is absolutely no disagreement, even in government circles, that the latest round of telecom spectrum – which was billed to be the largest ever and was ...and more »
  
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• Govt's greed unwise for telecom sector - Deccan Herald

  11-10-2016 20:40
  
  Govt's greed unwise for telecom sector
  Deccan Herald
  There is absolutely no disagreement, even in government circles, that the latest round of telecom spectrum – which was billed to be the largest ever and was supposed to rake in over Rs 5 lakh crore for the exchequer – has failed miserably with just 41 ...and more »
  
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• SpeedCast expands Pan-African coverage with the announcement of joint venture in Ghana

  11-10-2016 17:30
  
  Houston, TX. 11 October 2016 - SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, today announced that it has finalized a joint venture in Ghana, strengthening the company’s commitment to provide high quality Pan-African coverage.Under the strategic alliance, SpeedCast, which has a global reputation for the quality of its managed network services and worldwide communications network, continues to expand on its commitment to A
  
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• Top 6 Vendors in the Global Generator Market for Telecom Sector ... - Business Wire (press release)

  11-10-2016 17:23
  
  Top 6 Vendors in the Global Generator Market for Telecom Sector ...
  Business Wire (press release)
  Technavio has announced the top six leading vendors in their recent global generator market for telecom sector report from 2016-2020.and more »
  
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• Telstra cuts incentive payments after service outages

  11-10-2016 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telstra's senior staff missed out on incentive payments in the past fiscal year after the series of outages on the Australian carrier's networks, CEO ANdrew Penn revealed at the AGM...
  
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• Nominet donates GBP 5.4 mln to Nominet Trust

  11-10-2016 15:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nominet, a public benefit company with 20 years' experience running the .UK internet infrastructure, confirmed a GBP 5.4 million charitable donation to Nominet Trust, its charitable foundation...
  
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• ICASA begins awareness campaign

  11-10-2016 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is starting with roadshows and public awareness campaigns across Provinces to engage...
  
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• Huawei confirms managed services deal at Sunrise

  11-10-2016 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swiss telecommunications company Sunrise and Huawei jointly announced the signing of a significant five-year ICT managed services contract in Shenzhen...
  
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• Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok and SK Telecom T1 wait backstage at the 2016 League of Legends World Championships ... - ESPN

  11-10-2016 15:33
  
  ESPN
  Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok and SK Telecom T1 wait backstage at the 2016 League of Legends World Championships ...
  ESPN
  The greatest player in League of Legends history, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, is only three best-of-five matches away from his third Summoner's Cup. His team, SK Telecom T1, had an up-and-down first week in the group stages of the 2016 World ...and more »
  
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• League of Legends World Championships 2016 Faker SK Telecom ... - ESPN

  11-10-2016 15:33
  
  ESPN
  League of Legends World Championships 2016 Faker SK Telecom ...
  ESPN
  The greatest player in League of Legends history, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, is only three best-of-five matches away from his third Summoner's Cup. His team, SK ...and more »
  
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• Dutch pass strict net neutrality law, T-Mobile plans appeal

  11-10-2016 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The Dutch Senate has approved legislation implementing the EU regulation on net neutrality and the end to roaming surcharges. The legislation amending the Telecommunications Act was already approved by the lower house of parliament in May and will take effect after its publication in the official journal. The law has already raised opposition, as T-Mobile said it plans a court appeal and industry association GSMA said the Dutch law goes "far beyond the intent of the EU Regulation"
  
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• Exprivia makes new offer to acquire Italtel

  11-10-2016 14:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Italian IT services group Exprivia announced that it has made a new offer to acquire a controlling stake in telecommunications network provider...
  
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• FCC to hold vote on ISP customer data on 27 October

  11-10-2016 14:30
  US regulator seeking to bring in regulations over the sharing of geolocation data, browsing history and personal information
  
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• Over 33.8 mln phone numbers ported in Brazil over 8 years

  11-10-2016 14:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A total of 33.81 million telephone number portings have been conducted in Brazil since the introduction of the service eight years ago, according to ABR Telecom...
  
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• Andhra Pradesh postal and telecom circles inaugurated - Business Standard

  11-10-2016 13:44
  
  Times of India
  Andhra Pradesh postal and telecom circles inaugurated
  Business Standard
  Andhra Pradesh Postal and Telecom circles were today opened in the presence of Communications Minister Manoj Sinha, Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. "The communications department ...
  Naidu, CM inaugurates AP Postal, Telecom circlesWeb India 123all 5 news articles »
  
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• Telenor selects Youth Forum participants

  11-10-2016 13:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Group said 26 millennials from its thirteen markets were selected from nearly 5,000 applicants to represent their countries in the fourth...
  
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• Tanzania president confirms Kilaba as new TCRA chief

  11-10-2016 13:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tanzanian President John Magufuli has appointed James Kilaba as Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) Director General with effect from 08 October, reports Citizen...
  
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• Pure Telecom celebrates IIP silver success - shropshirelive.com

  11-10-2016 12:19
  
  shropshirelive.com
  Pure Telecom celebrates IIP silver success
  shropshirelive.com
  Pure Telecom, based on Shrewsbury Business Park, is celebrating after achieving the widely-regarded Investors in People silver award. “We are delighted with our successful accreditation, achieved at our first attempt. IIP is seen as the sign of a great ...
  
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• Eir chooses Openet to enable digital service passes

  11-10-2016 12:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Irish telecommunications company, eir, deployed Openet's Policy Manager platform to offer advanced digital service functionality and bundled offers to its customers...
  
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• Akyumen to launch devices in Nigeria

  11-10-2016 11:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US-based Akyumen Technologies is set to launch its Akyumen projector phone and projector tablet in Nigeria, reports the Daily Trust.
  
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• [News Focus] Korean telecom industry braces for impact of Galaxy Note 7 sales suspension - The Korea Herald

  11-10-2016 11:45
  The Korea Herald
  [News Focus] Korean telecom industry braces for impact of Galaxy Note 7 sales suspension
  The Korea Herald
  South Korea's telecom industry is geared to sustain sizeable losses from the official sales suspension of Samsung Electronics' problem-ridden Galaxy Note 7 smartphone just two months after its launch. Earlier Tuesday, Samsung Electronics said it will ...
  Samsung recalls 190000 Galaxy Note 7s, says Chinese regulatorETTelecom.comall 3,259 news articles »
  
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• MTN SA shareholders approve BEE scheme

  11-10-2016 11:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) MTN South Africa shareholders have voted to approve the operator's proposed ZAR 9.9 billion broad-based empowerment transaction, MTN Zakhele Futhi,...
  
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• Telecom/Cable Sector Remains Atop PPI Capex Index | Multichannel - Multichannel News

  11-10-2016 11:13
  Telecom/Cable Sector Remains Atop PPI Capex Index | Multichannel
  Multichannel News
  The Progressive Policy Institute has named its Top 25 investment heroes for 2016 and, as was the case in last year's report, the telecom/cable sector had the ...and more »
  
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• Unitymedia withdraws satisfaction guarantee

  11-10-2016 11:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) German cable network operator Unitymedia no longer offers a satisfaction guarantee allowing customers to cancel their contract within two months if they are not entirely satisfied...
  
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• Arcep welcomes new remits and powers granted by digital law

  11-10-2016 11:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) French regulator Arcep has outlined the main changes to its remits and powers following the final adoption of the digital law, approved by parliament at the end of September...
  
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• Telecom/Cable Capex Is Net Downer in 2015 - Broadcasting & Cable

  11-10-2016 10:59
  
  Telecom/Cable Capex Is Net Downer in 2015
  Broadcasting & Cable
  The Progressive Policy Institute has named its Top 25 investment heroes for 2016 and as was the case in last year's report, the telecom/cable sector had the lion's share of domestic capital expenditures at $48 billion, with the energy sector next at 33 ...and more »
  
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• Panasonic opens Solution and Innovation Centre in Vietnam

  11-10-2016 10:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has opened the 'Panasonic Solution & Innovation Centre Vietnam" at the Thang Long industrial zone in Ha Noi...
  
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• UPC reorganises Austria/Switzerland business

  11-10-2016 10:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cable operator UPC has announced a strategic restructure of its Austria/Switzerland regional organisation...
  
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• Orange Spain celebrates 10 years with 10-month giveaway

  11-10-2016 10:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Spain announced that it will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of its entry in the Spanish market by giving away a series of prizes to its customers over the next ten months...
  
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• LS telcom joins African Telecommunications Union

  11-10-2016 10:24
  
  Lichtenau/Baden (Germany), Paris and Nairobi – LS telcom joins the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) as associate member. “We are delighted to join the ATU” said Jean-Paul Chaib, Managing Director of LS telcom SAS, “LS telcom has always been very active in the African telecommunications market. In the past several years, the continent’s telecommunications sector has been the theatre of amazing innovation and breathtaking growth, often leapfrogging the developme
  
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• NEC, Netcracker launch NFV-powered NaaS offering

  11-10-2016 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Netcracker Technology and parent company NEC have unveiled what they describe as the industry's first full-service Network-as-a-Service (NaaS)...
  
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• Million Vision buys Redtone Asia for CNY 38.31 mln

  11-10-2016 09:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Malaysian broadband services provider Redtone International has sold its entire 92.31 percent equity interest in Redtone Asia...
  
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• NBN uses Facebook's Workplace during Sky Muster II launch

  11-10-2016 09:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NBN said it was the first large Australian company to sign up to Facebook's Workplace in beta, six months ago. NBN said it wanted to raise employee engagement...
  
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• TWZ director resigns

  11-10-2016 09:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai handset maker and distributor TWZ has announced that Kaikae Cherdvisavapan has resigned from her position of company director. Her resignation...
  
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• Verizon to help multicultural entrepreneurs open shops

  11-10-2016 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Verizon has launched a new programme aimed at helping multicultural entrepreneurs by giving them the chance to open specialty stores in the US...
  
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• Facebook targets business market with new Workplace app

  11-10-2016 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Facebook has officially launched a new version of its social network designed for workplace collaboration. Workplace by Facebook is offered to businesses for a monthly fee per employee and provides a platform to exchange messages, conduct video calls, collaborate on documents and network with colleagues. It also comes with analytics to manage use and integrate with existing IT systems. The company first started testing the application a year ago with customers and already over 1,0
  
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• Telefonica issues EUR 2 bln bond to raise debt

  11-10-2016 08:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced the issue of EUR 2 bln in notes via Telefonica Emisiones in its first attempt to raise debt following the shelved initial...
  
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• Unicom Group to run mixed-ownership reform pilot

  11-10-2016 08:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) China Unicom (Hong Kong) has announced that its parent company China United Network Communications Group (Unicom Group) has joined the special topic...
  
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• Samsung stops Galaxy Note 7 production

  11-10-2016 08:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Samsung has asked all its partners to stop all transactions with the latest Galaxy Note 7 device while the company looks into safety allegations. The company said it is working with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate recently reported cases. Samsung added that consumers with an original Galaxy Note 7 or replacement Galaxy Note 7 should power down and either seek a refund or replacement.
  
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• Government Issues Demand Notes To Telecom Firms For Spectrum Purchase: Report - NDTV

  11-10-2016 06:47
  
  NDTV
  Government Issues Demand Notes To Telecom Firms For Spectrum Purchase: Report
  NDTV
  New Delhi: Government on Monday issued demand notes to seven telecom operators to make payment in 10 days for the spectrum they bought in the just-concluded auction. In the five-day spectrum auction that concluded last week, seven telecom ...
  Low-interest spectrum auction may still improve data bandwidth, servicesETTelecom.comall 35 news articles »
  
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• RCS&RDS to launch 2 bond issues

  11-10-2016 04:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cable Communications System (CCS), the "mother" company of the cable operator RCS&RDS, will launch two bond issues in a bid to raise EUR 375 million...
  
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• Vodafone UK, PayPal strike NFC payments partnership

  11-10-2016 02:00
  
  Customers able to carry out contactless transactions in 400,000 outlets.
  
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• Telefonica Brasil CEO quits

  11-10-2016 02:00
  
  Eduardo Navarro to replace Amos Genish from January 2017.
  
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• Samsung kills off Galaxy Note 7 altogether

  11-10-2016 02:00
  
  Electronics giant kills off troubled flagship after bungled recall failed to address battery problem.
  
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• Samsung again halts Galaxy Note 7 sales

  11-10-2016 02:00
  
  Electronics giant urges customers with an original or replacement device to stop using it, turn it off.
  
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• Deutsche Telekom seeks to tackle IoT fragmentation

  11-10-2016 02:00
  
  German incumbent's new multi-IoT platform supports Microsoft, Cisco, Huawei.
  
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