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• Naka Mobile drives international expansion into LATAM and APAC

  15-11-2016 14:18
  
  Delivers roaming-free voice and data services for consumers and connected IoT devices in over 180 countries globallyBuchs, Switzerland, 15 November 2016 – Naka Mobile, a mobile telecommunication and technology company, today announced plans to expand its global footprint into LATAM and APAC on the back of major customer wins. With international travellers still plagued by exorbitant roaming charges on voice and data services, Naka Mobile is bringing an end to this by delivering truly globa
  
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• AT&T to expand 100% fibre service by 85 cities

  15-11-2016 14:00
  US operator aiming to expand 1Gbps service to 67 metro areas overall
  
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• Magyar Telekom to introduce mobile IPv6 services in 2017

  15-11-2016 13:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Magyar Telekom has become the first operator in Hungary to introduce IPv6 on all access technologies for residential customers, replacing the existing IPv4 protocol...
  
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• Vipnet close to takeover of Metronet - report

  15-11-2016 13:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Croatian mobile operator Vipnet is close to taking over fixed services provider Metronet, according to unconfirmed market rumours reported by Lider...
  
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• IoT global standards initiative, oneM2M, to host testing event in Japan

  15-11-2016 13:06
  
  Event follows successful test sessions in France and South KoreaKobe, Japan. 15 November 2016: oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced it will host its third interoperability event in Kobe, Japan, from Tuesday, November 29 to Friday, December 2, 2016. This event follows the success of its two previous test sessions. Interop 3 – co-organised by the Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea (TTA) and ETSI
  
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• Swisscom enhances internet with hybrid offer, G.fast router

  15-11-2016 12:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swisscom has announced a number of new customer offers, including a hybrid fixed-mobile internet service, a filter for unwanted marketing calls and a new router supporting faster speeds. The Internet Booster service links customer's DSL connections to the LTE network, enabling download speeds of 40 Mbps. From the start of 2017, this option will be available free of charge to Vivo S and Vivo M customers in selected areas. The new router, the Internet Box 2, offers the new Wi-Fi sta
  
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• Telecom Egypt Enhances VSAT Connectivity for Critical Government Applications in Country with Intelsat - Business Wire (press release)

  15-11-2016 12:00
  
  Telecom Egypt Enhances VSAT Connectivity for Critical Government Applications in Country with Intelsat
  Business Wire (press release)
  LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world's first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced that Telecom Egypt reaffirmed its commitment to Intelsat satellite solutions to support ...and more »
  
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• UAE re-elected as chair of global IoT study group

  15-11-2016 11:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The UAE has been re-elected to chair the Study Group 20 of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities at the recent World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) in Tunisia...
  
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• Viacomms Telecom wins top Avaya recognition - Trade Arabia

  15-11-2016 11:30
  Trade Arabia
  Viacomms Telecom wins top Avaya recognition
  Trade Arabia
  Avaya, a global leader in business communications software, has awarded Viacomms Telecom the 'Diamond Level' designation, the highest level available under its new Avaya Edge partner programme. Avaya Edge, introduced earlier this month, ...and more »
  
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• Telstra launches Smart Home platform

  15-11-2016 11:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australian operator Telstra has introduced its Smart Home platform. Available online and in selected stores, the platform allows users to connect compatible smart devices such as motion sensors, cameras, lightbulbs, thermostats, smart power plugs and smart door locks to Telstra Smart Home.
  
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• SENTECH migrates to multiservice with Newtec

  15-11-2016 11:08
  
  Newtec Dialog® at the core of SENTECH’s new 800 sites multiservice platform in South AfricaGAUTENG, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 15 November 2016. Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, today announced that state-owned broadcasting signal distributor SENTECH has selected the Newtec Dialog® multiservice platform including the MDM2500 IP Satellite Modem for 800 of its sites acr
  
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• AdEPT Telecom plc (ADT) Receives "Buy" Rating from Northland Securities - The Cerbat Gem

  15-11-2016 11:07
  
  Proactive Investors UK
  AdEPT Telecom plc (ADT) Receives "Buy" Rating from Northland Securities
  The Cerbat Gem
  AdEPT Telecom plc logo AdEPT Telecom plc (LON:ADT)'s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Northland Securities in a report released on Tuesday. They presently have a GBX 310 ($3.87) target price on the stock. Northland Securities' ...
  Adept Telecom a big riser as profits surgeProactive Investors UK
  AdEPT Telecom plc Excellent 6 months with improved
  
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• Vodafone Turkey service revenue growth slows in Q2 to 15.7%

  15-11-2016 10:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Turkey reported a small slowdown in organic service revenue growth in the September quarter, to 15.7 percent from 19.5 percent in the previous quarter...
  
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• Vodafone, Spark, Chorus to restore services to Kaikoura

  15-11-2016 10:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) New Zealand operators Vodafone, Spark and Chorus have announced they are working together to explore all options to restore services to Kaikoura...
  
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• Globe, Phivolcs develop hazard and risk info maps

  15-11-2016 10:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Philippines operator Globe Telecom has partnered with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in developing a data base for 56 provinces...
  
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• KPN extends partnership with Concertgebouw

  15-11-2016 10:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) KPN has extended its partnership with the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam for two years...
  
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• Personal Argentina increases bond issue to ARS 800 million

  15-11-2016 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Personal Argentina, the mobile unit of Telecom Argentina, has announced that it has increased the offer of two series of non-convertible bonds announced last week due to positive market response...
  
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• Vodafone Germany Q2 service revenue up 3.1%

  15-11-2016 10:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Germany saw a slight rise in revenue in its fiscal second quarter on the back of growth in the broadband sector and improving trends in mobile...
  
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• Vodafone India H1 standalone service revenue up 5.9% - ETTelecom.com

  15-11-2016 10:28
  
  Hindu Business Line
  Vodafone India H1 standalone service revenue up 5.9%
  ETTelecom.com
  MUMBAI: Vodafone India's standalone service revenue for the first six months of fiscal rose by 5.9 % on first half year. India's second largest telecom operator, Vodafone India announced its half year results (IFRS) for the six month period ended ...
  Vodafone India to launch 4G in 8 more circlesTelecom Asiaall 49 news articles »
  
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• El Salvador telecom revenues plummet 57% in 2015

  15-11-2016 10:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) El Salvador's telecommunications operators posted total revenues of USD 575.8 million in 2015, some 57 percent less than the previous year, reports...
  
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• Telkom H1 EBITDA rises 5% to ZAR 5 bln

  15-11-2016 10:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telkom Group reported a 5 percent increase in its EBITDA to ZAR 5 billion for the first six months ending 30 September with an EBITDA margin of 26 percent...
  
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• QSC revenue, EBITDA takes a hit in Q3

  15-11-2016 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) German IT and data services provider QSC has seen its revenues and EBITDA fall in Q3 compared to the year prior due in part to a weaker telecommunications and outsourcing sector...
  
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• Telenor Bulgaria sponsors 'Clash Royale' e-sports tournament

  15-11-2016 09:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Bulgaria became a general sponsor of a two-day Clash Royale e-sports tournament to be held at the Sofia's National Palace of Culture, hall 8, on 19 and 20 November...
  
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• Orange Spain offers free digital course in Puente Genil

  15-11-2016 09:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Spain has launched its 'Se Digital' training programme in the town of Puente Genil in Andalucia with a view to training local people to use digital tools for business...
  
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• ZTE names US-based export compliance officer

  15-11-2016 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE appointed Matthew Bell as the company's chief export compliance officer and legal counsel...
  
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• ZTE names new chief export compliance officer

  15-11-2016 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE appointed Matthew Bell as the company's chief export compliance officer and legal counsel...
  
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• Nokia presents new plan, with upped cost savings, higher div

  15-11-2016 09:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) During its Capital Markets Day presentation, Nokia outlined its vision and strategic priorities for the company going forward and set a number of new financial targets, as well as plans to substantially grow its dividend. The company also upped its cost savings goals to EUR 1.7 billion from its previous guidance of 1.2 billion. Nokia said that the upped figure reflect a more challenging than expected market environment and the implementation of additional transformation initiative
  
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• Stringent quality norms irrelevant for India, say telecom operators - MediaNama.com

  15-11-2016 09:42
  
  Stringent quality norms irrelevant for India, say telecom operators
  MediaNama.com
  TRAI should not be setting stringent Quality of Service (QoS) norms since it is “irrelevant in the Indian scenario”, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), a telecom lobbying group said in a response (pdf) to a recent consultation paper on QoS ...
  
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• Vivacom revenues up 4% in 9 months to BGN 650.4 mln

  15-11-2016 09:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vivacom reported revenues for the first nine months up 4 percent to BGN 650.427 million...
  
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• US internet firms send policy priorities to president-elect

  15-11-2016 09:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Facebook, Amazon and other US internet companies have sent a detailed list of their policy priorities to President-elect Donald Trump, Reuters...
  
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• TalkTalk profit up on cost savings, still losing customers

  15-11-2016 09:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TalkTalk reported a drop in revenues for its fiscal first half to September due to customer losses, but said the success of new broadband plans and...
  
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• Vodafone Spain service revenues flat in Q2, customers rise

  15-11-2016 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain reported flat service revenues in its fiscal second quarter to September, following a 1.3 percent rise in the April to June period,...
  
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• Vodafone Netherlands revenues, margin fall in Q2

  15-11-2016 09:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Netherlands reported service revenues down 3.3 percent in its fiscal second quarter to September to EUR 434 million, hurt by competition and the cuts to roaming prices...
  
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• What's Next for Net Neutrality and Telecom Under Trump? - NewsFactor Network

  15-11-2016 09:02
  NewsFactor Network
  What's Next for Net Neutrality and Telecom Under Trump?
  NewsFactor Network
  During the long 2016 election season, now-President-elect Donald Trump spent far more time talking about immigration, terrorism and the economy than he did about information technology issues. Over the past several years, though, he has occasionally ...
  Trump Picks Top Climate Skeptic to Lead EPA TransitionScientific American
  A Convenient UntruthVanity Fair
  Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waitingPoliticoa
  
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• Vodafone UK slows sales drop in Q2, customer growth improves

  15-11-2016 08:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone UK slowed the drop in service revenue in its fiscal second quarter to September and improved customer growth...
  
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• Questor: Buy Manx Telecom for a Man-sized dividend supported by ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  15-11-2016 08:56
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Questor: Buy Manx Telecom for a Man-sized dividend supported by ...
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Even the election of Donald Trump is not denting the market'and more »
  
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• Questor: Buy Manx Telecom for a Man-sized dividend supported by robust cashflow - Telegraph.co.uk

  15-11-2016 08:56
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Questor: Buy Manx Telecom for a Man-sized dividend supported by robust cashflow
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Questor: Buy Manx Telecom for a Man-sized dividend supported by robust cashflow ...and more »
  
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• Vodafone Italia sales up 2.2% in September quarter

  15-11-2016 08:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Italia reported service revenues up 2.2 percent in its fiscal second quarter to September, consolidating its return to growth since the turn...
  
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• Singtel announces 5-Min Video Challenge winner

  15-11-2016 08:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore operator Singtel has announced that "When We are Old", directed by Koh Chong Wu, has won the Singapore leg of Singtel Group's inaugural...
  
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• Vodafone raises dividend as organic sales grow 2.3% in H1

  15-11-2016 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone maintained underlying growth in revenues in the first half of its fiscal year, while its bottom line was hit by a writedown on its business in India due to more difficult market conditions...
  
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• TWZ's Q3 revenue grows 13%, profit plunges 30%

  15-11-2016 08:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai handset maker and distributor TWZ and its subsidiaries reached a total revenue of THB 1.07 billion to the third quarter of 2016, up 13.64...
  
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• Naver, SoftBank launch USD 43 mln investment fund

  15-11-2016 07:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean internet portal operator Naver, the company behind chat app Line, has partnered with Japanese operator SoftBank to launch an USD 43 million global investment fund...
  
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• SK Telecom drives hype around '5G' connected car - Mobile World Live

  15-11-2016 07:37
  Mobile World Live
  SK Telecom drives hype around '5G' connected car
  Mobile World Live
  South Korea's SK Telecom (SKT) claims to have deployed the largest mmWave pre-standard 5G trial network using the 28GHz band at BMW's driving centre in Incheon and says it has demonstrated the world's first 5G-based connected car. The '5G' trial ...
  SK Telecom tests out the world's most advanced 5G connected carpulse
  SK Telecom demos 5G connected car with Ericsson, BMWTelecompaper (subscription)all 8 news
  
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• Facing US sanctions, Chinese telecom equipment company ZTE appoints new export officer - Firstpost

  15-11-2016 06:57
  
  Firstpost
  Facing US sanctions, Chinese telecom equipment company ZTE appoints new export officer
  Firstpost
  Chinese telecoms equipment group ZTE Corp, facing U.S. sanctions that could come this month, on Tuesday said it had appointed a new chief export compliance officer based in the United States. Matthew Bell was appointed chief export compliance officer ...and more »
  
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• TWZ appoints director, acting chairman

  15-11-2016 06:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai handset maker and distributor TWZ has announced that Puttachat Rungkasiri has resigned from his position of company director, effective immediately...
  
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• NCC to sanction 13 telecom firms over unsolicited SMS - Guardian

  15-11-2016 05:08
  
  Guardian
  NCC to sanction 13 telecom firms over unsolicited SMS
  Guardian
  About 13 telecoms operators may face sanctions over unsolicited telemarketing and for failing to comply with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) order on the do-not-disturb (DND) directive issued to them on April 20, 2016. They have, however ...and more »
  
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• In Rajasthan's villages, solar-powered telecom towers are providing Internet - ETTelecom.com

  15-11-2016 04:37
  
  BGR India
  In Rajasthan's villages, solar-powered telecom towers are providing Internet
  ETTelecom.com
  ALWAR (RAJASTHAN): People in remote villages of Rajasthan's Alwar district are catching up on the 'Digital India' trail as many of them, including women, have started using internet being provided through unique solar-run telecom towers. Karenda ...
  Digital India: Rajastahan's Alwar district gets internet via solar-powered telecom towersBGR Indiaall 3 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Alert: November 14, 2016 - Trump Administration Predictions; UTC Summit; 4.9 GHz; FirstNet; FCC Open ... - The National Law Review

  15-11-2016 01:06
  Telecom Alert: November 14, 2016 - Trump Administration Predictions; UTC Summit; 4.9 GHz; FirstNet; FCC Open ...
  The National Law Review
  The new President will re-shape the FCC by shifting the Chairmanship from Tom Wheeler to one of the Republican Commissioners quickly after inauguration and ultimately adding a third Republican Commissioner to create a Republican majority on the ...
  
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• Vodafone widens 1H loss on India writedown

  15-11-2016 01:00
  
  U.K.-based telco takes €5 billion non-cash charge as competition from Reliance Jio bites.
  
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• Reliance launches Indian IoT venture in partnership with Cisco Jasper

  15-11-2016 01:00
  
  UNLIMIT to use Cisco Jasper's IoT management platform, RCom's networks; aims to drive smart cities growth in India.
  
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