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• Worlds semifinal preview: ROX Tigers vs SK Telecom T1 - The Rift Herald

  20-10-2016 23:46
  
  The Rift Herald
  Worlds semifinal preview: ROX Tigers vs SK Telecom T1
  The Rift Herald
  It is impossible to talk about the history of ROX Tigers without mentioning SK Telecom T1. In their first split, back in spring of 2015, ROX Tigers — then called GE Tigers — put together an impressive, and somewhat unexpected, run through the LCK ...
  
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• Stocks close lower as telecom, oil pummeled - MarketWatch

  20-10-2016 22:30
  
  MarketWatch
  Stocks close lower as telecom, oil pummeled
  MarketWatch
  U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, but off session lows, as a sharp drop in oil and telecommunications shares weighed on investors' sentiment. Investors also grappled with a mixed bag of economic data, earnings results, a steep drop in crude-oil prices ...
  MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Sag As Telecom, Oil PummeledNasdaqall 3 news articles »
  
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• We support healthy competition: Telecom minister - Business Standard

  20-10-2016 19:26
  
  Business Standard
  We support healthy competition: Telecom minister
  Business Standard
  Even though a large chunk of spectrum remained unsold in the recent auctions, telecom minister Manoj Sinha tells Kiran Rathee that there's no reason for a review of the process. On the entry of Reliance Jio, the minister said it would mean healthy ...
  Vodafone pays Rs 10100 crore for spectrum buysETTelecom.com
  No money with telecom firms to bid for more spectrum: COAILivemint
  Telecom companies pay over Rs
  
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• Future-proofing spectrum licensing at ACMA with LS telcom

  20-10-2016 18:04
  
  Lichtenau/Baden, Germany – LS telcom’s spectrum management and licensing system, SPECTRA Enterprise, is now fully operational at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after a multi-year implementation project. The ACMA chose a SPECTRA Enterprise system from LS telcom to support, enable and enhance the ACMA’s spectrum management capabilities. The system includes software for spectrum licensing, broadcast licence area planning and allocation, technical frequenc
  
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• Telkom responds to ICT policy white paper

  20-10-2016 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South African incumbent Telkom has welcomed the publication of the government's Integrated Information and Communication Technology Policy White...
  
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• America Movil says interested in Oi assets

  20-10-2016 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil is interested in assets of rival operator Oi that may be offered for sale, but not in a stake in the company, according to the...
  
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• Greece transfers OTE 5% state stake to privatisation agency

  20-10-2016 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Greece's Parliament approved an amendment which transfers 5 percent of the State's share in telecom company OTE worth some EUR 200 million to the...
  
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• Greece transfers 5% stake in OTE to privatisation agency

  20-10-2016 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Greece's Parliament approved an amendment which transfers 5 percent of the State's share in telecom company OTE worth some EUR 200 million to the...
  
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• UPC, union unveil collective bargaining agreement for 2017

  20-10-2016 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UPC, its employees' representatives and Swiss union syndicom have agreed to the implementation of the collective bargaining agreement for the Swiss employees...
  
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• UTRC invests EUR 1.5 mln in UCC's data analytics lab

  20-10-2016 16:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US-based United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) announced an investment of EUR 0.5 million in cash and EUR 1 million in in-kind contribution in...
  
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• ZTE wins Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for Pre5G massive MIMO

  20-10-2016 16:39
  
  London, 20 October 2016 – ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for mobile Internet, today announced that it has won the Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for its Pre5G massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) technology at Broadband World Forum in London.Sponsored by Informa, the global business media company, Broadband World Forum is an important event in the broadband industry and this award furth
  
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• Slovenia to adopt EU directive on broadband networks

  20-10-2016 16:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Slovenia's Ministry of Public Administration has prepared draft amendments to the Law on Electronic Communications, reports Sta...
  
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• GMX starts offering electricity services

  20-10-2016 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) United Internet subsidiary and German internet services provider GMX has started offering electricity services under the GMX Strom brand...
  
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• Huawei and Sao Paolo University set up innovation centre

  20-10-2016 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei and the University of Sao Paulo (USP) have announced the creation of a Centre for Innovation and Training of Human Resources for Internet of...
  
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• Oi calls for review of telecom regulatory framework

  20-10-2016 15:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The president of Brazilian operator Oi, Marco Schroeder, has called for a review of the regulatory framework of the telecommunications sector, reports Istoe...
  
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• Oi partners with Cisco on telepresence

  20-10-2016 15:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi has announced a partnership with Cisco for the evolution of the Telepresence service in Brazil, with the integration of the new...
  
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• TIM Brasil has no interest in Oi, for now

  20-10-2016 15:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The president of TIM Brasil, Stefano De Angelis, said that he will not look at Oi for the next six months at least as its faces problems not related to the industry, reports Ansa Brasil...
  
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• WOM, Claro, Virgin lead Chilean portability figures

  20-10-2016 14:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A total of 291,798 Chilean numbers were ported in September, around 8 percent less than the previous month but 50 percent more than a year earlier,...
  
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• Verizon results fall as phone customer growth turns negative

  20-10-2016 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Verizon reported a further drop in results in the third quarter, as the operator's expansion into new services has yet to offset the tough competition on the mobile market...
  
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• FCC hits T-Mobile with $48m throttling fine

  20-10-2016 14:00
  Regulator found labeling data offer as "unlimited" could be deceptive for consumers
  
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• Wipro acquires Appirio for USD 400 mln - report

  20-10-2016 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Wipro has acquired US-based consultancy firm Appirio. The acquisition price ranges between USD 400-500 million, Times of India reports citing unnamed sources...
  
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• China Mobile adds over 17 mln mobile customers in 9 months

  20-10-2016 13:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) China Mobile Group reported "favourable development" in its mobile business for the first three quarters of 2016. Growth was mainly boosted by the group's efforts to consolidate its 4G position and accelerate the migration of customers to 4G networks, the company said. China Mobile ended September with a total mobile customer base of 844 million, representing a net increase of 17.42 million for the first three quarters. Mobile ARPU rose 1.7 percent year-on-year to CNY 60.
  
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• Dayanidhi Maran denies CBI claim of pressurising telecom promoter - The Indian Express

  20-10-2016 13:28
  
  The Indian Express
  Dayanidhi Maran denies CBI claim of pressurising telecom promoter
  The Indian Express
  CBI has claimed that Dayanidhi pressurised Sivasankaran to sell his stakes in Aircel and two subsidiary firms to Maxis Group. By: PTI New Delhi Published:Oct 20, 2016, 16:58. india. Goa government begins process to allot beach shacks. Related Videos.and more »
  
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• DNA sees Q3 sales surge 7.4% and EBITA rise 5.3%

  20-10-2016 12:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Finnish operator DNA said net sales and profitability in the third quarter of 2016 performed well, thanks to its efforts to improve customers service, and to the quality and speed of its networks...
  
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• TM Forum members adopt digital service APIs

  20-10-2016 12:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TM Forum has announced that eight technology ecosystem participants, namely DGIT, EnterpriseWeb, Ericsson, Huawei, IBM, BearingPoint / Infonova,...
  
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• Outlook negative for telecom industry: ICRA - Livemint

  20-10-2016 12:54
  
  Livemint
  Outlook negative for telecom industry: ICRA
  Livemint
  The industry debt, which was Rs.2,90,000 crore at the end of March 2014, is expected to go up to Rs.4,25,000 crore by March 2017, the agency said. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint. New Delhi: Maintaining a negative outlook on the telecom industry, ratings ...and more »
  
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• Telenor runs Digital Winners Asia at start of November

  20-10-2016 12:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Group said that on 01 and 02 November, it will launch Digital Winners Asia, its first-ever regional start-up event in Yangon, Myanmar...
  
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• PTS says most Q3 complaints concern number porting

  20-10-2016 12:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swedish postal and telecoms regulator PTS said that in the third quarter, the greatest number of complaints that it received concerned problems with...
  
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• Liquid Telecom partners with Botswana Power Corporation to create new internet provider - Technology Zimbabwe

  20-10-2016 12:17
  
  Technology Zimbabwe
  Liquid Telecom partners with Botswana Power Corporation to create new internet provider
  Technology Zimbabwe
  Botswana Power Company (BPC) the national power utility concern for the Southern African country has partnered with Pan-African telecoms carrier Liquid Telecom to create a new telecoms network provider in Botswana. This comes after BPC's directors ...
  BPC, Liquid Telecom enter JV to create new wholesale providerCapacity Media (registration)all 3 news articles 
  
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• Liquid Telecom, Botswana Power Corporation announce joint venture - ITWeb Africa

  20-10-2016 12:17
  ITWeb Africa
  Liquid Telecom, Botswana Power Corporation announce joint venture
  ITWeb Africa
  Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has entered into a joint venture with Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) resulting in the formation of a new telecoms network provider Liquid Telecom Botswana. According to an agreement signed between Jacob ...
  
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• Comptel Q3 profit jumps over 500% on flat revenues

  20-10-2016 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comptel reported third quarter results showing net revenues virtually unchanged at EUR 22.4 million and the profit jumping 526 percent year-on-year...
  
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• Afghanistan ends June with 2.5 mln 3G broadband subscribers

  20-10-2016 11:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Afghanistan ended June with over 6,781 mobile telephone base stations. The country also had a mobile telephone population coverage of 89 percent at...
  
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• ZTE launches Titan optical access platform

  20-10-2016 11:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE has launched its flagship platform for optical access dubbed 'ZTE Titan' at the Broadband World Forum 2016...
  
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• Nigerian inactive phone lines fall to 73.88 mln in August

  20-10-2016 11:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Nigerian Communications Commission says the number of inactive telephone lines in the country reduced by 2.27 million lines to 73.88 million in...
  
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• Tele2 Austria revenues grow, mobile customers at 6,000

  20-10-2016 11:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 Austria reports revenues of SEK 287 million, growing by SEK 5 million or 1.8 percent during the third quarter, while decreasing by 4.6 percent year-on-year...
  
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• Telefonica inaugurates Rafa Nadal tennis academy in Mallorca

  20-10-2016 11:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica CEO Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete and Rafa Nadal have officially inaugurated the 'Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar' in the Spanish tennis player's native town of Manacor in Mallorca...
  
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• Dynamic Spectrum Alliance announces South African communications regulator as co-host for the 2017 Global Summit and welcomes 11 new members

  20-10-2016 11:00
  
  Eleven new organisations from Africa, Asia, North America and Europe join the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance as the fifth annual Global Summit is announced to take place in Cape Town from 9-11 May 2017Cape Town, South Africa, 20 October 2016: The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is pleased to announce that its 2017 Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the South African national spectrum regulator, in Cape Town on...Source: RealWire
  
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• Snapchat wants to stop ad revenue sharing - report

  20-10-2016 10:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Snapchat is looking to revamp its advertising deals with media companies and move away from a revenue sharing model, reports tech website Recode...
  
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• CA orders PCC, Globe, PLDT to wrap up arguments on SMC telecom buyout - GMA News

  20-10-2016 10:41
  
  GMA News
  CA orders PCC, Globe, PLDT to wrap up arguments on SMC telecom buyout
  GMA News
  The Court of Appeals (CA) is a step closer to resolving the consolidated petitions hurled by PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom Inc. at the antitrust commission reviewing the P69.1-billion co-acquisition of San Miguel Corp.'s telecom business. The CA Special ...
  
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• Tele2 Q3 grows revenues but profit hit by Dutch impairment

  20-10-2016 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 reported third quarter revenues up slightly to SEK 6.961 billion from 6.791 billion the year before, driven by growth in Sweden, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan and the Baltics. Group mobile end-user service revenue lifted 6 percent, with record revenue in Sweden. Group EBITDA slid to SEK 1.562 billion from 1.599 billion, with the margin off to 22 percent from 24 percent, affected by costs associated with the commercial push in the Netherlands following the launch of LTE there.
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER lightens the load for Swiss rail operator

  20-10-2016 10:00
  
  HUBER+SUHNER’s lightweight RADOX®Tenuis-TW cables are an integral part of Stadler’s design for its large-scale contract with SBBPfäffikon, Switzerland. 20 October 2016: Significant space savings and a weight reduction of several hundred kilos per train have made HUBER+SUHNER’s lightweight, thin-walled RADOX® Tenuis-TW cables the first choice for Swiss manufacturer Stadler’s large-scale contract with SBB. Stadler Rail is delivering 29 new eleven-unit trains fo
  
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• T-Mobile to pay USD 48 mln fine over 'unlimited' data plans

  20-10-2016 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Federal Communications Commission has announced a settlement with T-Mobile US over the "inadequate disclosures" of its data plans, which were throttled at times of high congestion even though they were sold as unlimited. The FCC said the operator has agreed to pay a total of USD 48 million after its investigation found that "company policy allows it to slow down data speeds when T-Mobile or MetroPCS customers on so-called 'unlimited' plans exceed a monthly data threshold." The
  
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• Ericsson may hire its new CEO from outside the telecom industry - Firstpost

  20-10-2016 09:27
  
  Firstpost
  Ericsson may hire its new CEO from outside the telecom industry
  Firstpost
  Struggling mobile networks giant Ericsson could try to hire a chief executive with no track record in the telecoms industry after looking beyond the obvious candidates, a source familiar with the matter said. Swedish business daily Dagens Industri ...
  Ericsson could look beyond telecoms sector for new CEOETTelecom.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Reliance Jio is positively making lives of other telecom companies more difficult - Zee Business

  20-10-2016 08:45
  Zee Business
  Reliance Jio is positively making lives of other telecom companies more difficult
  Zee Business
  Industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son, Akash Ambani with Reliance Jio President Mathew Oommen. Image Source: IANS. By Yoshita Rao. Updated: Thu, Oct 20, 2016 12:04 pm. Mumbai, ZeeBiz WebDesk. Twitter · Facebook · GPlus. RELATED NEWS.
  Airtel vs Reliance Jio: Top telecom player increases base Rs 259 4G internet pack's benefits by tenfoldInternational Business Times, India Edition
  
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• Telecom's Next Battle Will Take Place in the Web's Slow Lane - Bloomberg

  20-10-2016 08:42
  
  Bloomberg
  Telecom's Next Battle Will Take Place in the Web's Slow Lane
  Bloomberg
  After decades spent developing ever-faster networks that can do everything from stream Beyonce videos to steer driverless cars, the telecom industry has found a new battleground: slower, narrowband systems. Vodafone Group Plc is building a wireless ...and more »
  
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• Chinese telecom giant Huawei now official sponsor of Argentine club River Plate - China Daily

  20-10-2016 05:25
  China Daily
  Chinese telecom giant Huawei now official sponsor of Argentine club River Plate
  China Daily
  BUENOS AIRES - The Argentinean football club River Plate announced on Wednesday that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has became its newest sponsor . The event to announce the partnership was held at the River ...and more »
  
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• Telecom service down in Northern Luzon - GMA News

  20-10-2016 04:53
  
  GMA News
  Telecom service down in Northern Luzon
  GMA News
  The onslaught of Typhoon Lawin early Thursday has disrupted the service operations of Globe Telecom Inc. in parts of Northern Luzon. The 225 kph winds from the typhoon resulted in commercial power interruption, multiple fiber cuts and service ...and more »
  
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• Telecom agency: still room for new FTTH service providers - VietNamNet Bridge

  20-10-2016 04:27
  VietNamNet Bridge
  Telecom agency: still room for new FTTH service providers
  VietNamNet Bridge
  VietNamNet Bridge - Among 8 million fixed internet broadband subscribers, there are 5.5 million FTTH (fiber to the home) subscribers. The modest number of FTTH subscribers means there are still opportunities for new service providers. vietnamnet bridge ...
  
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• Verizon Q3 revenue falls, customer growth slows

  20-10-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. telco added 442,000 retail postpaid mobile customers.
  
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• T-Mobile Netherlands to beat Vodafone to world's first NB-IoT launch

  20-10-2016 02:00
  
  T-Mobile's network to go live in major cities next week; operator targets nationwide coverage in 2017.
  
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