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• Tech, Telecom Shares Drop Thursday - Morning Consult

  10-11-2016 22:22
  
  Morning Consult
  Tech, Telecom Shares Drop Thursday
  Morning Consult
  U.S. telecom stocks also fell, 2.22 percent, while the Standard and Poor's 500 Index was up 0.24 percent with 10 minutes remaining in the trading day. screen-shot-2016-11-10-at-4-08-. The iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW) tracks equity investments in ...and more »
  
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• Telecom industry continues push into cloud platforms - RCR Wireless News

  10-11-2016 21:15
  
  RCR Wireless News
  Telecom industry continues push into cloud platforms
  RCR Wireless News
  Cloud platforms along with the move towards virtualization technologies have begun to have a significant impact on the way telecom operators run their businesses. Operators have been very active in providing cloud-based options for customers, as well ...
  How Telecom Operators Could Capture Business in the Cloud MarketHuffington Postall 6 news articles »
  
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• Netgem, CDC, Oceinde join forces to create French fibre ISP

  10-11-2016 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) STB maker Netgem, state-owned bank CDC and Oceinde have announced the creation of fibre ISP 'Vitis', which specialises in reselling broadband access to French consumers in areas covered by public-initiative networks (known as RIP, 'Reseaux d'Initiative Publique'). Netgem holds a 55 percent stake in the ISP, with CDC and Oceinde controlling 33 and 12 percent respectively. The announcement states that CDC and Oceinde participated in a capital increase valuing Netgem's investment at
  
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• Analysts: Trump Administration Poses Hurdles for Telecom, IT - Channel Partners

  10-11-2016 19:18
  
  Channel Partners
  Analysts: Trump Administration Poses Hurdles for Telecom, IT
  Channel Partners
  With Donald Trump set to be the nation's 45th president, analysts are weighing in on how his administration could impact IT and telecom in the coming years. 451 Research's Nick Patience. During his campaign, Trump promised to revive the U.S. economy by ...and more »
  
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• Altice stabilises revenues in Q3, EBITDA continues higher

  10-11-2016 18:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Altice reported third-quarter revenues flat at EUR 5.89 billion, as growth at its newly acquired US cable operators offset continued declines at its European operations. Synergies and cost reductions after the string of takeovers helped adjusted EBITDA grow 8.3 percent year-on-year to EUR 2.33 billion, and the margin expanded by 3 percent points to 39.5 percent. Operating cash flow, defined as EBITDA minus capex, rose 13.6 percent to EUR 1.38 billion, excluding over EUR 400 millio
  
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• US Presidential election breaks Akamai traffic records

  10-11-2016 17:15
  Traffic through its CDN peaked at 7.5Tbps as Americans voted to make Donald Trump their new President
  
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• UK gets first broadband service in TVWS spectrum

  10-11-2016 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UK internet domain registry Nominet said it plans to connect remote areas in Wales and Scotland not covered by wired broadband by using gaps in the radio spectrum assigned to Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT). Working with telecoms firm Broadway Partners, Nominet said Europe's first TV white space (TVWS) service will start this week on the Isle of Arran, west of Glasgow. Customers can opt to pay GBP 25 monthly for a connection delivering 25/2 Mbps or GBP 35 for 35/3 Mbps, according to
  
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• Yahoo "knew" about 2014 hack before Verizon deal

  10-11-2016 16:30
  In a government filing, internet firm has admitted some staff were aware of state sponsored hack more than two years ago
  
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• How Telecom Operators Could Capture Business in the Cloud Market - Huffington Post

  10-11-2016 16:03
  RCR Wireless News
  How Telecom Operators Could Capture Business in the Cloud Market
  Huffington Post
  In the last decade, we've witnessed a major shift in the way IT departments operate. Today, many organizations are faced with competing choices in speed, availability, stability and cost optimization. As an expert in telecom operations, I believe there ...
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• Telecom sector will have 8.6 million jobs by 2022, expert says - Times of India

  10-11-2016 15:34
  
  Times of India
  Telecom sector will have 8.6 million jobs by 2022, expert says
  Times of India
  COIMBATORE: The telecom sector will have 8.6 million jobs in the next five years, said CEO of Telecom Sector Skill Council S P Kochhar here on Thursday. Of the 8.6 million jobs, nearly 3.8 million will be in the area of manufacturing mobile phones ...
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• Zylpha Announces Free Client Matter Inception Plugin for Visualfiles

  10-11-2016 13:41
  
  Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) the UK’s leading legal systems innovator, has announced the launch of a Client Matter Inception (CMI) plugin, which will be available free to all users of the LexisNexis Visualfiles case management system. CMI is the preliminary step for all law firms, either acting for new clients or when representing existing clients in a new matter. The process aids compliance with the Legal Services Act, helping to avoid potential conflicts of interest and adhering...Source: Rea
  
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• Grey market creates $15bn black hole

  10-11-2016 13:30
  
  Shut down the routes to claw it back says Dialogue CEO Hugh SpearLondon, November 10, 2016: More than half of the world’s mobile operators are losing more than half of their potential revenue from business-led Application to Person (A2P) SMS traffic which is able to by-pass network charges by using so-called ‘grey routes’. SMS message aggregators, working on behalf of many of the world’s biggest brands, are using these grey routes to avoid network operator...Source: RealW
  
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• Inoapps Launches Optimisation Service for Oracle ERP Cloud Invoice Scanning

  10-11-2016 12:27
  
  Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps (www.inoapps.com) has launched an Optimisation Service for users of Oracle Cloud Invoice Scanning. The service, staffed by highly skilled consultants will help users to optimize the benefits of Invoice Scanning within their own business. The new service is just one of a wide range of Oracle products and services available through Inoapps, the recent winner of both Oracle’s EMEA and Global Cloud Transformation Partner awards.The Oracle ERP Cloud Invoice Scann
  
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• SSE Enterprise Telecoms Connects London Stock Exchange Group's Customers

  10-11-2016 11:50
  
  London Stock Exchange Group and its customers to take advantage of SSE Enterprise Telecoms’ ultra-resilient, low latency optical network, tailored specifically to meet the needs of the trading communityLondon, UK – 10 November 2016 – SSE Enterprise Telecoms – the UK’s leading provider of network infrastructure and data centre services, and part of the SSE group – today announced that it has been named an Accredited Connectivity Partner (ACP) by London Stock Ex
  
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• Sophos revenues up 10% to in six months to 30 September

  10-11-2016 10:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Security service provider Sophos saw its revenues for the six-months to 30 September grow 9.7 percent year-on-year and 10.4 percent on a constant...
  
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• Tele2 gets new strategy chief from shareholder Kinnevik

  10-11-2016 10:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 announced that Stina Andersson is appointed EVP Strategy & Business Development and member of Tele2's Leadership Team...
  
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• NTT Com launches A2P SMS International Hubbing Service

  10-11-2016 10:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NTT Communications (NTT Com), the data and IP services arm of NTT Group, has introduced its A2P SMS International Hubbing Service...
  
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• Telecom Argentina 9-mth revenues up 36% on mobile adds

  10-11-2016 10:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecom Argentina reported a net profit of ARS 2.50 billion in the year to September, down 10.2 percent year on year, due above all to a 70 percent rise in Capex to ARS 7.70 billion...
  
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• Magyar Telekom raises FY outlook after better Q3

  10-11-2016 10:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Magyar Telekom Group revenue declined 4.7 percent to HUF 150.606 billion in Q3, driven by the operator's exit from the residential gas business,...
  
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• OTE boosts capex as revenue growth accelerates in Q3

  10-11-2016 09:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Greek operator OTE reported its strongest revenue growth in a decade in Q3 and said it will boost capital expenditure to support the momentum...
  
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• Sunrise suffers from prepaid, landline slump in Q3

  10-11-2016 09:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swiss network operator Sunrise has reported limited revenue growth and EBITDA in Q3 compared to 2015 on the back of slowing landline and prepaid sales...
  
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• Telekom Deutschland revenue, EBITDA slips in Q3

  10-11-2016 09:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Deutschland's business has experienced a slight decline in revenue and EBITDA in the third quarter.
  Revenues for Q3 2016 were EUR 5.5 million, an 0.8 percent decrease from Q3 2015...
  
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• Nanya Technology buys 5% stake in Micron

  10-11-2016 09:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nanya Technology has approved an investment in Micron Technology. It will acquire 57.78 million shares or a 5 percent stake in Micron for USD 17.29...
  
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• Optus sees quarterly profit plunge 20%

  10-11-2016 09:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australian operator Optus has reported EBITDA of AUD 633 million for the quarter ended 30 September 2016, which represents a decline of 10.3 percent year-on-year...
  
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• Spain's Indra launches digital transformation unit in Italy

  10-11-2016 09:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spanish tech group Indra has announced the launch of its digital transformation unit Minsait in Italy with a view to exploiting the potential of this business segment...
  
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• GTT to acquire Hibernia Networks for USD 590 million

  10-11-2016 08:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) GTT Communications announced a definitive agreement to acquire Hibernia Networks, owner of the trans-Atlantic cable system Hibernia Express. GTT will pay USD 590 million for the takeover, including USD 515 million in cash and 3.3 million of its shares. GTT said the acquisition will expand its portfolio of cloud networking services, significantly increase the scope of its global network, and grow its multinational client base.
  
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• Twitter CFO Noto to take over as COO

  10-11-2016 08:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Twitter announced that Adam Bain has informed the company of his decision to step down as COO and explore opportunities outside the company. Bain worked at Twitter for six years. The company named Anthony Noto, who has served as CFO since July 2014, as the new COO. As COO he will continue to manage the live content business, and assume responsibility for Twitter's revenue generating organizations including global advertising sales, data, revenue product, and MoPub, as well as glob
  
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• Deutsche Telekom grows Q3 revenues 6%, EBITDA up 7%

  10-11-2016 08:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom reported another quarter of higher results, led by growth in the US and stable results in Germany...
  
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• Singtel's quarterly revenue up 2%, net profit down 6%

  10-11-2016 07:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) saw its operating revenue grow 2 percent to SGD 4.28 billion in the quarter ended 30 September 2016. The figure excludes declines in Australian mobile termination rates. Singtel said its associates, especially Telkomsel and Airtel, performed strongly in the quarter. The Group's customer base increased by 3 percent to 629 million subscribers. Net profit fell 6 percent to SGD 972 million due to exceptional gains recorded by Airtel in the compar
  
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• Kakao's Q3 profit drops 7.7%, revenue jumps 70%

  10-11-2016 07:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean mobile messaging services provider Kakao (former Daum Kakao) reported third-quarter revenue of KRW 391.3 billion, up 70.5 percent...
  
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• Telcos must look beyond consumers to monetise 5G – Ericsson

  10-11-2016 01:00
  
  Third-party collaboration, IoT to play significant role in generating a return on 5G, says Swedish kit maker's survey.
  
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• Telcos could recover $15bn in A2P SMS revenue by tackling grey routes

  10-11-2016 01:00
  
  Research by Dialogue Communications reveals scale of shady A2P messaging activity.
  
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• SK Telecom joins 5GAA

  10-11-2016 01:00
  
  South Korean operator says recently-formed industry group will play 'pivotal role' in creating new business opportunities.
  
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• DoCoMo to launch trial 5G network in 2017

  10-11-2016 01:00
  
  Japanese telco to test use cases, radio performance in select areas of Tokyo.
  
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