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• Why civil rights groups are siding with telecom giants in the net neutrality fight - Fast Company

  14-02-2017 23:55 via news.fastcompany.com
  
  Why civil rights groups are siding with telecom giants in the net neutrality fight
  Fast Company
  In the debate over net neutrality, civil rights groups like the NAACP, National Urban League, and Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership have found themselves on the pro-deregulation side of big internet providers like Comcast and ...
  
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• Price of biggest wave of M&As? Massive job cuts likely in telecom industry - Economic Times

  14-02-2017 19:55 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Price of biggest wave of M&As? Massive job cuts likely in telecom industry
  Economic Times
  MUMBAI: The 45-year-old telecom executive believed he was set for life. He would easily be able to fund his son's dream of studying music abroad, for instance. But all that's changed over the past few months. He, like many others in the telecom ...and more »
  
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• Trai directs Videocon Telecom to continue mobile services operations in Punjab - Economic Times

  14-02-2017 19:42 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Trai directs Videocon Telecom to continue mobile services operations in Punjab
  Economic Times
  MUMBAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of india (Trai) has directed Videocon Telecom to continue its mobile services operations in Punjab and maintain quality of service till the time its licence is operational or valid, rejecting the telco's decision to ...and more »
  
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• Vodafone-Idea merger: Telecom companies may call for easing spectrum caps - Economic Times

  14-02-2017 19:38 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Vodafone-Idea merger: Telecom companies may call for easing spectrum caps
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, in talks for a possible merger, are likely to ask the Department of Telecommunications for a relaxation in the amount of spectrum telcos can hold, citing the ongoing consolidation wave that would reduce the ...
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• Teraki to use ASPIDER-NGI eSIM eConnect to embed data reduction capability

  14-02-2017 17:45
  
  ASPIDER-NGI delivers eSIM eConnect to support Teraki OEM solutions to automotive OEMs & Manufacturers The Netherlands, Feb 14, 2017: ASPIDER-NGI, a leading provider of MVNE, IoT, eSIM and content solutions, today announced the supply of eSIM technologies to Berlin based Teraki, an innovative leader in data reduction solutions.ASPIDER-NGI is providing its new eSIM eConnect product to Teraki allowing them to control the security and deployment of the Teraki data reduction to its customers via
  
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• Ericsson bags Rs 2040 crore 4G contract from Vodafone India - ETTelecom.com

  14-02-2017 17:00 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Ericsson bags Rs 2040 crore 4G contract from Vodafone India
  ETTelecom.com
  Vodafone will ready itself to launch 4G in the five circles where it won 5 Mhz or more of airwaves in the 1800 Mhz band in the February auctions. NEW DELHI: Vodafone India has awarded a 4G deployment contract worth $300 million (about Rs 2,040 crore ...
  Love engulfs telecom operators, Reliance Jio wishes 'Valentine's Day' to Airtel, Vodafone, IdeaABP Live
  How Idea plans to raise funds as Reliance Jio pushes
  
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• SK Telecom T1 bounce back against Longzhu - ESPN

  14-02-2017 16:08 via espn.com
  
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  SK Telecom T1 bounce back against Longzhu
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  Despite a few missteps, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok and SK Telecom T1 plan to continue dominating in the LCK Spring Split. Provided by Riot Games. Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger · Pinterest · Email; comment. 10:07 AM ET. Wyatt Lyles. Facebook ...and more »
  
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• Oi nears new creditor proposal, regardless of Brazil telecom reform: CEO - Reuters

  14-02-2017 15:49 via reuters.com
  
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  Oi nears new creditor proposal, regardless of Brazil telecom reform: CEO
  Reuters
  People walk in front of the headquarters of the Brazil's largest fixed-line telecoms group Oi, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes. BRASILIA Changes in Brazil's telecom law currently under debate in the Senate are not being ...and more »
  
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• Market Challenge: Verizon, Telecom Under Pressure - Seeking Alpha

  14-02-2017 15:22 via seekingalpha.com
  Market Challenge: Verizon, Telecom Under Pressure
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  Shares in the four wireless (and two wireline) companies fell in Monday trading after Verizon announced plans to again offer unlimited data plans. Is Verizon a worthy investment? is any telecom stock worthy of investor consideration? Offer your ...and more »
  
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• Momentum grows for oneM2M standard following third interoperability event

  14-02-2017 15:05
  
  More than 50 participants from major companies took part in first event since Release 2 launchKobe, Japan. 14 February 2017: oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), today revealed adoption of its standard is continuing to grow, with more than 20 companies taking part in its interoperability testing event in Kobe, Japan. The Interop 3 event saw more than 50 participants from major companies such as Huawei, HPE...Source: RealWire
  
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• Learn More about the Telco Service Providers Network - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  14-02-2017 14:57 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Learn More about the Telco Service Providers Network
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  telco network Have you joined TSPN yet? The Telco Service Providers Network is a community for telecom professionals to discuss, share, and learn together. TSPN had its first in-person meeting at ITEXPO in Ft. Lauderdale last week. If you missed the ...
  
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• Oi CEO says Brazil telecom reform not affecting reorganization plan - Reuters

  14-02-2017 14:23 via reuters.com
  
  Oi CEO says Brazil telecom reform not affecting reorganization plan
  Reuters
  SAO PAULO Feb 14 Changes in Brazil's telecom law currently under debate in the Senate are not being taken into account by debt-laden carrier Oi SA as it devises its in-court reorganization plan, Oi's Chief Executive Marcos Schroeder said on Tuesday.
  
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• ZTE 'close to US deal over illegal sales'

  14-02-2017 13:30
  ZTE's chairman says in stock exchange filing that settlement with US over illegal exports to Iran 'will have material impact'
  
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• Telecom operators: Supporting tomorrow's business through flexible virtual networks - Cisco Blogs (blog)

  14-02-2017 13:20 via blogs.cisco.com
  
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  Telecom operators: Supporting tomorrow's business through flexible virtual networks
  Cisco Blogs (blog)
  One successful business powering the new digital future is Amazon, through Amazon Web Services, its on-demand cloud computing service. And Google is also driving change in the same direction, through its similar cloud-based offer. Why are these ...and more »
  
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• Nailed it: Early predictions about the telecom landscape that ended up being spot-on - Insider Louisville

  14-02-2017 13:13 via insiderlouisville.com
  
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  Nailed it: Early predictions about the telecom landscape that ended up being spot-on
  Insider Louisville
  The business of predictions and prognostications is far from an easy one. Every day people make and lose millions of dollars due to good or bad prognostications. From Wall Street in New York City to The Strip in Las Vegas, large buildings have been ...and more »
  
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• Star Micronics joins Kashing! at the B&B & Self Catering Show, Bristol to demonstrate unique Tablet POS Solution

  14-02-2017 13:09
  
  High Wycombe, UK, 14 February 2017 - International POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics announces that it will be joining payment technology provider Kashing! at the B&B & Self Catering Show (22 - 23 February 2017, Severnside Hall Exhibition Centre, Bristol) to demonstrate a tablet POS solution that successfully combines simple and secure payment technology with Star’s unique Bluetooth printer and cash drawer solution mPOP™.Kashing! is smart payments that is focused on the
  
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• Intracom Telecom Launches New E-Band Radio Offering 10 Gbps Capacity - Yahoo Finance

  14-02-2017 12:54 via finance.yahoo.com
  Intracom Telecom Launches New E-Band Radio Offering 10 Gbps Capacity
  Yahoo Finance
  Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced today the introduction of its new Point-to-Point E-Band radio, UltraLink™-GX80. The company will be displaying its uniquely featured product at its stand number 7B54, ...and more »
  
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• India Mobile Congress Vision 2020 - Economic Times

  14-02-2017 12:01 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  India Mobile Congress Vision 2020
  Economic Times
  Indian telecom industry has come a long way in the last two decades and is now poised to bring digital services to every doorstep. As the industry moves towards data-driven revenue from the current voice-led revenue stream, India Mobile Congress 2017 ...
  
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• Aricent and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity Unveil a Unique Bandwidth Control Solution to Enhance Customer Experience for Mobile Operators and Network Equipment Providers

  14-02-2017 11:00
  
  Aricent Traffic Detection Function (TDF) provides communication service providers an opportunity to capitalize on analytics for traffic optimization, charging and content manipulation, working hand in hand with the policy management system.REDWOOD CITY, California/ Leipzig, Germany — February 14, 2017 — Aricent, a global design and engineering company, and Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity, leading vendor of network analytics solutions, have announced a technology solution to further
  
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• Prysmian Group Academy Celebrates Five Years

  14-02-2017 10:37
  
  Created in 2012, it has trained over 1,500 individuals worldwideMilan, 14 February 2017 – Prysmian Group Academy — the corporate university of the world leader in the energy and telecom cable industry — is now in its fifth year of operation. Created in 2012, also thanks to a partnership with the SDA Bocconi School of Management, it has allowed over 1,500 individuals of various nationalities to receive training from 50 SDA Bocconi faculty members, an...Source: RealWire
  
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• TTCL opens shop in Dodoma, promises better customer service

  14-02-2017 10:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper)Tanzania Telecommunications Company (TTCL) has started to improve its customer services unit...
  
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• Euphoria Telecom introduces cellular features - ITWeb

  14-02-2017 10:20 via itweb.co.za
  
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  Euphoria Telecom introduces cellular features
  ITWeb
  Euphoria Telecom has introduced the next step in the evolution of business communications with its cellular PBX features, making professional business communications possible without the limitations of stable Internet connectivity. This latest ...and more »
  
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• Calix and Northpower Fibre Showcase World’s First Multi-wavelength NG-PON2 Service Delivery in a Live Service Provider Network

  14-02-2017 10:19
  
  The widely-deployed AXOS E7-2 Modular Access System demonstrates rapid new service turn-up; Points to a future of faster time-to-revenue over a converged infrastructure with dramatically reduced costsMARSEILLE, FRANCE – February 14, 2017 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in Subscriber Driven Intelligent Access, today announced that NG-PON2 has made the leap from promising technology to business transforming reality with the world’s first NG-PON2 demonstration in a li
  
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• Lama Group acquires fixed line operator Live Telecom - Telecompaper (subscription)

  14-02-2017 10:13 via telecompaper.com
  
  Lama Group acquires fixed line operator Live Telecom
  Telecompaper (subscription)
  Czech energy holding Lama Group, providing mobile services as the MVNO Lama Mobile, has acquired 100 percent of the company Live Telecom, supplier of voice and data services on fixed lines, reports Mobilenet.cz. Lama Group is taking over all the ...
  
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• Spark implements Ericsson IMS

  14-02-2017 10:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spark New Zealand has selected Ericsson to deliver its next-generation, fully digital voice network technology...
  
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• Detron grows FY sales 8%, EBITDA up 25%

  14-02-2017 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Dutch services provider Detron reported revenues of EUR 103 million for 2016, up 8 percent from a year earlier...
  
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• RCom turns to net loss, quarterly revenue down 4.3%

  14-02-2017 09:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) reported total income for its fiscal third quarter to 31 December 2016 of INR 49.2 billion, down 4.3...
  
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• Inmarsat, Geoscience Australia partner on SBAS Testbed

  14-02-2017 09:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Geoscience Australia, an agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, to launch a research project aimed at...
  
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• Samsung unveils Sao Paulo-based LatAm design centre

  14-02-2017 09:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of Samsung Design Latin America, a dedicated regional design office located in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo...
  
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• Orange Belgium starts 'Love' campaign for fixed-mobile plans

  14-02-2017 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Belgium announced the launch of a new marketing campaign for its fixed-mobile offers...
  
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• Amazon to open new Italian HQ in Milan

  14-02-2017 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Amazon Italia has announced plans to open new headquarters in Milan later this year with space for up to 1,100 employees...
  
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• Operators must learn new tricks when it comes to profitable business models

  14-02-2017 09:00
  
  Marseille, France, February 14, 2017 – The time has come for local operators to embrace the new business models being created by fiber networks and virtualization techniques, with those that ignore these opportunities likely to miss out on their share of the market, Iskratel’s newly appointed Chief Technology Officer proclaimed today.Speaking on the opening day of FTTH Conference 2017, Damijan Slapar said that operators which continue to rely on box equipment for fiber networks will.
  
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• Huawei deploys fixed infra for PyeongChang Olympics

  14-02-2017 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei has announced it will deploy fixed-line network infrastructure for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018, The Korea Times reports...
  
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• Verizon's $80 Unlimited Data Plan Could Signal Telecom Price Wars To Come - EconoTimes

  14-02-2017 06:47 via econotimes.com
  
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  Verizon's $80 Unlimited Data Plan Could Signal Telecom Price Wars To Come
  EconoTimes
  Verizon recently announced that it was bringing back its unlimited data offer that was scrapped five years ago, and this caused massive buzz because of the implications. Not only was the company forced to concede on this point due to increased ...and more »
  
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• SIM cards of Pakistani telecom companies found from spies - ETTelecom.com

  14-02-2017 05:16 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  SIM cards of Pakistani telecom companies found from spies
  ETTelecom.com
  SIM cards of Pakistani telecom companies found from spies JAISALMER: Availability of mobile signals from many Pakistani telecom service providers in border areas of Rajasthan has become a new threat to nation's security as it will be very easier for ...
  
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• Vodafone's Indian deal has an elephant in the room - ETTelecom.com

  14-02-2017 05:10 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Vodafone's Indian deal has an elephant in the room
  ETTelecom.com
  By Una Galani. HONG KONG: India's telecom merger will sort the tigers from the cubs. Two weeks ago, tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla said he wants to combine his Idea Cellular with Vodafone's local arm, in a merger "based on equal rights". Idea shares have ...and more »
  
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• Top 10 Telecom Technologies - Forecast to 2021 - Yahoo Finance

  14-02-2017 02:45 via finance.yahoo.com
  Top 10 Telecom Technologies - Forecast to 2021
  Yahoo Finance
  NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "Reduction in queuing & transaction time and increased convenience in making low value payments are driving the contactless payment market" The contactless payment market is estimated to grow from USD 6.70 ...and more »
  
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• ZTE braces itself for US fine

  14-02-2017 01:00
  ZTE revealed on Tuesday it expects to be fined by U.S. authorities for selling network equipment to Iran, in violation of export controls.In a statement, ZTE chairman Zhao Xianming said his company is currently negotiating a settlement with the Commerce Department…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Verizon, AwesomenessTV cancel content JV

  14-02-2017 01:00
  Verizon and AwesomenessTV have scrapped plans to launch a premium content service, it emerged late on Monday.Variety reported that Samie Kim Falvey, who joined AwesomenessTV from ABC in August 2016 to head up the project…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telekom Austria launches digital services unit

  14-02-2017 01:00
  Telekom Austria on Tuesday officially launched its new digital services arm, A1 digital.The unit aims to help businesses undertake digital transformation; its initial focus areas are the IoT and cloud ICT services…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• T-Mobile US revenues, earnings rise on strong net adds

  14-02-2017 01:00
  T-Mobile US chief executive John Legere on Tuesday pledged to continue his self-styled 'Un-carrier' revolution in 2017, after the operator reported healthy fourth quarter and full year results.T-Mobile added 2.10 million customers during the three months to 31 December 2016, of which, 933,000 were branded postpaid phone customers. In the same quarter a year ago, the company added 917,000 branded postpaid phone customers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Super Rugby Signs Four-Year Naming Rights Deal With Telecom ... - SportsBusiness Daily (subscription)

  14-02-2017 00:42 via sportsbusinessdaily.com
  Super Rugby Signs Four-Year Naming Rights Deal With Telecom ...
  SportsBusiness Daily (subscription)
  Vodafone's on again off again relationship with the Australian Rugby Union as a major sponsor turned another page, with the telecom signing on as the ...and more »
  
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