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• AT&T's Telecom Woes Led It to Make a Questionable Deal for Time Warner - TheStreet.com

  24-10-2016 23:17
  
  Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today
  AT&T's Telecom Woes Led It to Make a Questionable Deal for Time Warner
  TheStreet.com
  Wireless competition, landline disconnections and cord-cutting are all taking a toll on AT&T. Time Warner is in better shape, but perhaps only for the near term. Eric Jhonsa. Oct 25, 2016 10:07 AM EDT. For a while, AT&T (T) used large stock buybacks ...
  AT&T to Buy Time Warner for $85.4 Bil. to Create Telecom-Media GiantWireless Week
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• Telecom gear companies look to gain from spectrum auctions - Economic Times

  24-10-2016 22:15
  
  VCCircle
  Telecom gear companies look to gain from spectrum auctions
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Telecom gear makers Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia are upbeat that the recent auction of airwaves will help shore up sagging revenue in India. These vendors, who have been under pressure due to slow spending on network by Indian telecom ...
  Spectrum auction adds to debt woes of telecom operators - InfracircleVCCircleall 10 news articles »
  
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• SK Telecom and Samsung Worlds Semifinals Interviews - Red Bull - Red Bull

  24-10-2016 20:07
  
  SK Telecom and Samsung Worlds Semifinals Interviews - Red Bull
  Red Bull
  SK Telecom are playing angry through Worlds, while a cheerful Samsung become unlikely heroes.and more »
  
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• Goldman Tempers Earnings Outlook for Tech, Telecom Through 2018 - Bloomberg

  24-10-2016 17:38
  
  Bloomberg
  Goldman Tempers Earnings Outlook for Tech, Telecom Through 2018
  Bloomberg
  Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. issued a dire outlook for third-quarter earnings. Now the firm is darkening its prediction all the way through 2018. “Low interest rates and peaking margins constrain profit growth in information technology, ...and more »
  
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• Telia Estonia revenues lift 2% in Q3

  24-10-2016 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Operator Telia Estonia said revenues totaled EUR 212.4 million in the third quarter, up 1.8 percent year-on-year. Profit from commercial activities...
  
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• STMicroelectronics struggles to find new CEO - report

  24-10-2016 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) STMicroelectronics is looking for a replacement to its CEO, but seems to be finding it difficult to find one to the wishes of both its French and...
  
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• Fitch downgrades outlook for telecom industry to 'negative' - BusinessWorld Online Edition

  24-10-2016 16:57
  GMA News
  Fitch downgrades outlook for telecom industry to 'negative'
  BusinessWorld Online Edition
  FITCH RATINGS downgraded the credit outlook of the Philippine telecommunications industry to “negative,” citing increasing competition that is expected to push revenues lower and force companies to spend more to expand and upgrade to long-term ...
  Fitch revises outlook on telecom to negativeThe Standard
  Nokia, Globe Telecom ink agreement to strengthen data infrastructureETTelecom.c
  
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• Did Troubles at Tata's Telecom, Steel Businesses Lead to Mistry's Ouster? - News18

  24-10-2016 16:23
  
  News18
  Did Troubles at Tata's Telecom, Steel Businesses Lead to Mistry's Ouster?
  News18
  In a short statement on Monday Tata group announced that Cyrus Mistry was being replaced as the chairman of Tata Sons by Ratan Tata as an interim chairman. Though no reasons were given for the leadership change, market speculation is that the ongoing ...
  Opening bell | Asian markets open higher; Tata group, telecom shares in focusLivemint
  Tata Sons sacks Mistry as chairman; Ratan Tata returnsETTelecom.c
  
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• T-Mobile US adds 2 mln customers in Q3, ups FY guidance

  24-10-2016 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) T-Mobile US added 2.0 million new customers in the third quarter for a total of over 67 million. The number of branded postpaid phone net additions amounted to 851,000, with churn falling 14 based points from the year before to 1.32 percent. Postpaid growth under the T-Mobile brand reached 851,000 new customers in the quarter. T-Mobile also gained 684,000 prepaid users. Wholesale net customer additions were 317,000 in the quarter.
  
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• Kalanithi Maran denies CBI claims of pressurising telecom promoter - The Indian Express

  24-10-2016 16:07
  
  The Indian Express
  Kalanithi Maran denies CBI claims of pressurising telecom promoter
  The Indian Express
  On October 20, Maran's brother and former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran had also refuted CBI's claim that he had pressurised Sivasankaran in the deal. By: PTI New Delhi Published:Oct 24, 2016, 19:35 ...
  Kalanithi denies CBI claim of pressurising telecom promoterETTelecom.comall 5 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Stocks to Watch for Q3 Earnings on Oct 25: GLW, JNPR - Nasdaq

  24-10-2016 15:40
  
  Telecom Stocks to Watch for Q3 Earnings on Oct 25: GLW, JNPR
  Nasdaq
  The Q3 earning season so far has seen better earnings and revenue growth than in the past few quarters. Notably, a larger number of companies are beating street estimates, with the Finance sector leading the way. Given the rosy earnings picture, this ...and more »
  
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• "Sophisticated” Mirai DDoS cyberattack caused US outage

  24-10-2016 15:15
  A “sophisticated” Mirai distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack crippled Dyn DNS on Friday, causing an internet outage on the US East Coast
  
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• Goldman Sachs Offers 'Charts To Watch' In The Telecom Sector - Benzinga

  24-10-2016 15:14
  
  Benzinga
  Goldman Sachs Offers 'Charts To Watch' In The Telecom Sector
  Benzinga
  Goldman Sachs' analysis of charts shows that telecom sector tends to outperform in years following presidential elections. The charts illustrated that the sector's hit rate of outperformance versus S&P 500 was above 75 percent. Analyst Brett Feldman ...
  
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• Melia Hotels selects Telefonica as global tech partner

  24-10-2016 14:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced a contract to become the international technology partner of Spanish hotel chain Melia Hotels...
  
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• Serbian government makes IT sector development a priority

  24-10-2016 14:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tatjana Matic, the State Secretary in Serbia's Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, said that the development of the IT industry is one...
  
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• AT&T strikes $85bn takeover deal for Time Warner

  24-10-2016 14:15
  Acquisition set to face intense government scrutiny after both presidential candidates raised doubts over deal
  
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• New MTN CEO Shuter to start in March 2017

  24-10-2016 12:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) African operator MTN announced that its new CEO Rob Shuter will start on 13 March 2017. Shuter, currently CEO of Vodafone Netherlands, was named MTN CEO in June, and at the time MTN said he would start no later than 01 July 2017. In a trading update for Q3, MTN said the start date had been brought forward, and will support its ongoing transformation plans. In addition to the senior management changes, MTN said it's focused on operating efficiencies and improving customer experienc
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to display wide range of innovative technology at Electronica 2016

  24-10-2016 10:00
  
  New RF connector system for small cell applications to make its debut alongside recently launched cable assembly systemHUBER+SUHNER will display a wide variety of radio frequency (RF), fibre optic, high voltage, and power and data transmission solutions at Electronica 2016.Among these products will be innovations such as the SUCOFLEX 526V – which is the first product from the SUCOFLEX 500V assembly family to be shown to the public – and the Quick-Fit Plus. The NEX10,...Source: RealWi
  
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• Nokia, Philippines' Globe Telecom Sign Memoranda Of Confirmation Frame Agreement - Nasdaq

  24-10-2016 09:42
  
  The Cetureon (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Nokia, Philippines' Globe Telecom Sign Memoranda Of Confirmation Frame Agreement
  Nasdaq
  (RTTNews.com) - Nokia ( NOK ) Monday said it has signed two Memoranda of Confirmation frame agreements with Globe Telecom, a telecom operator in the Philippines. One agreement is for wireless technologies and the other is for IP, Optical and SDN ...
  Globe Telecom signs MoC deals with Huawei, Nokia and Wuhan Fiberhome worth $750MThe Cetureon (press relea
  
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• Reliance Jio may extend that telecom vacation you're enjoying, till March 2017 - The Tech Portal

  24-10-2016 05:53
  
  NDTV
  Reliance Jio may extend that telecom vacation you're enjoying, till March 2017
  The Tech Portal
  While multiple reports claim that Jio will have to stop offering free services from 3rd December, a new report suggests that the company will continue to offer free services till March 2017. The free services, which are being offered by Reliance Jio ...
  Industry Body COAI Dismayed Over Fine On Telecom Firms, Takes Hands Off ApproachNDTV
  Trai floats paper on interconnection rules to remove arbitra
  
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• Nepal Telecom gets licence to start 4G service - Himalayan Times

  24-10-2016 05:04
  
  Himalayan Times
  Nepal Telecom gets licence to start 4G service
  Himalayan Times
  Nepal Telecom (NT) has finally received the operating licence to provide 4G service in Nepal from the government. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) — the telecommunication sector regulator — has allowed Nepal Telecom to introduce the service ...and more »
  
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• T-Mobile US nears 70m customers after strong Q3

  24-10-2016 02:00
  
  Operator adds 851,000 branded postpaid phone subscribers; profit jumps on spectrum gains.
  
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• MTN confirms CEO start date

  24-10-2016 02:00
  
  Rob Shuter to take the helm on 13 March as fresh trouble brews in Nigeria.
  
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• AT&T to test regulators' resolve with $85.4bn Time Warner acquisition

  24-10-2016 02:00
  
  U.S. telco will have a hard time proving to the FCC and the Justice Department that the deal will truly benefit consumers.
  
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• AT&T still hasn't stopped losing video customers

  24-10-2016 02:00
  
  DirecTV additions unable to offset Uverse outflow during third quarter.
  
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