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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Solid Q4 for T-Mobile US, Verizon Brings Unlimited Data Plan Back - Nasdaq

  16-02-2017 23:55 via nasdaq.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Solid Q4 for T-Mobile US, Verizon Brings Unlimited Data Plan Back
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  The telecom sector did not witness any notable event last week. With respect to fourth-quarter results, national wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc. TMUS and optical transport network developer Infinera Corp. INFN posted strong financial numbers. On the ...and more »
  
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• Security is the burning question in IoT: Can this tech-telecom alliance put out the fire? - SiliconANGLE (blog)

  16-02-2017 21:13 via siliconangle.com
  
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  Security is the burning question in IoT: Can this tech-telecom alliance put out the fire?
  SiliconANGLE (blog)
  “What about security?” is the burning question as the Internet of Things metastasizes through industries. There is so much for all to lose and gain that even competitors are putting their heads together for the greater good. At the RSA Conference in ...and more »
  
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• Telecom operators navigate three technology transformation options - TechTarget

  16-02-2017 21:10 via searchtelecom.techtarget.com
  
  Telecom operators navigate three technology transformation options
  TechTarget
  To reduce cost or increase revenue, operators have three telecom technology transformation options to increase service automation, using different amounts of new technologies. This Article Covers. Telecom OSS and BSS. RELATED TOPICS.
  
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• Reliance Jio free services resulted in 20% revenue loss to telecom industry: Report - Economic Times

  16-02-2017 20:16 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Reliance Jio free services resulted in 20% revenue loss to telecom industry: Report
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Indian telecom industry lost an estimated fifth of its revenue due to the disruptive free services offered by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report where it also revised its FY18 ...
  Reliance Jio stands for affordability, says CMD Mukesh AmbaniETTelecom.comall 116 news articles »
  
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• Parcus Group wins contract from Global Transit Malaysia

  16-02-2017 19:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Parcus Group, a provider of training and consulting services for the telecom sector, has signed an agreement with Malaysia's Global Transit...
  
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• Mitel inks ASEAN distribution deal with Exclusive Networks

  16-02-2017 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Enterprise communications company Mitel has expanded its business and global presence in the ASEAN region through a distribution agreement with Exclusive Networks...
  
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• Air Telecom renamed Nordic Telecom, plans LTE service - Telecompaper (subscription)

  16-02-2017 17:42 via telecompaper.com
  
  Air Telecom renamed Nordic Telecom, plans LTE service
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  Czech virtual operator Air Telecom is changing its name to Nordic Telecom. It will drop the brands U:fon and Air Telecom, and only operate under the new name Nordic Telecom. The name is derived from the investment group Nordic Investors, which ...and more »
  
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• Telecom Sector Skill Council, Cybermedia Research collaborate to empower skill in Indian telecommunications - Voice & Data Online

  16-02-2017 17:37 via voicendata.com
  
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  Telecom Sector Skill Council, Cybermedia Research collaborate to empower skill in Indian telecommunications
  Voice & Data Online
  GURUGRAM: The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and CyberMedia Research (CMR) have entered into an alliance to work closely in emerging areas within telecommunications to contribute significantly in the creation of more vibrant and globally ...
  
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• Sigfox Selects LuxCarta for Global IoT Network Deployment Geodata Requirements

  16-02-2017 17:34
  
  Sophia Antipolis, France - February 16, 2017 - LuxCarta delivered its latest countrywide geodata data sets to leading low power wide area network (LPWAN) operator Sigfox earlier today. The company has provided geodata for over 50 countries in the past two years in support of the operator’s global network buildout. “LuxCarta’s Planner data sets, in particular its clutter and PopMaps products, are the perfect input to our design processes and RF planning software,’’ s
  
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• AT&T Ranks #1 in Telecom Globally in FORTUNE's Most Admired Companies for Third Year in a Row - Yahoo Finance

  16-02-2017 17:32 via finance.yahoo.com
  AT&T Ranks #1 in Telecom Globally in FORTUNE's Most Admired Companies for Third Year in a Row
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  DALLAS, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AT&T* was recognized by FORTUNE magazine as the Most Admired Telecommunications Company in the world in 2017 for the third year in a row. "Our industry has never been more dynamic than it is right ...and more »
  
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• Moldova consults on combating abroad unauthorised traffic

  16-02-2017 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Moldova's telecommunications authority Anrceti launched a public consultation on a new project concerning counteracting unauthorised telephony...
  
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• Teoco gives analytics expertise a boost with PreClarity buy

  16-02-2017 15:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Teoco said it has strengthened its analytics capability with the acquisition of PreClarity, a highly-specialised provider of data processing and analytics solutions...
  
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• Best And Worst Q1'17: Telecom Services ETFs And Mutual Funds - Seeking Alpha

  16-02-2017 15:38 via seekingalpha.com
  
  Best And Worst Q1'17: Telecom Services ETFs And Mutual Funds
  Seeking Alpha
  IXP is our top-rated Telecom Services ETF and VTCAX is our top-rated Telecom Services mutual fund. The Telecom sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our Q1'17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Telecom ...
  
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• Smart launches SmartStart program with 4 universities

  16-02-2017 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cambodia mobile operator Smart Axiata, in partnership with four local universities, has introduced a 9-month tech incubator program dubbed 'SmartStart'...
  
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• Liquid Telecom considering sale of shares - Global Telecoms Business

  16-02-2017 15:35 via globaltelecomsbusiness.com
  Converge Network Digest (blog)
  Liquid Telecom considering sale of shares
  Global Telecoms Business
  Liquid Telecom, a unit of Econet Wireless Global, is reported to be considering a sale of shares, following its successful purchase of Neotel. This would create the largest broadband network operator in Africa if it went ahead. Nic Rudnick, CEO, Liquid ...
  Liquid Telecom Acquires of South Africa's NeotelConverge Network Digest (blog)
  Microsoft, Liquid Telecom to boost cloud adoption in AfricaTeleco
  
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• Time Warner shareholders approve AT&T takeover

  16-02-2017 15:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Time Warner have approvedthe USD 85 billion takeover bid from AT&T. by a majority of 78 percent worth of shares...
  
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• Vodafone India offers goodie bags to orphans

  16-02-2017 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone India has distributed goodie bags to more than 150 underprivileged kids at the MDD Bal Bhawan, Karnal Orphanage...
  
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• SK Telecom T1 sweeps Samsung Galaxy in Worlds rematch - ESPN.co.uk

  16-02-2017 15:16 via espn.co.uk
  
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  SK Telecom T1 sweeps Samsung Galaxy in Worlds rematch
  ESPN.co.uk
  South Korean jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho played against SK Telecom T1 in the 2016 Worlds semifinals with ROX Tigers. Now he is a starter for SKT. Provided by Riot Games. Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger · Pinterest · Email; comment. 1:48 PM ...and more »
  
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• 2017 LCK Week 5 Day 3 - SK Telecom T1 sweeps Samsung Galaxy ... - ESPN.co.uk

  16-02-2017 15:16 via espn.co.uk
  
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  2017 LCK Week 5 Day 3 - SK Telecom T1 sweeps Samsung Galaxy ...
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  South Korean jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho played against SK Telecom T1 in the 2016 Worlds semifinals with ROX Tigers. Now he is a starter for SKT.and more »
  
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• Analog revenues pass guidance, up 28% to USD 984 mln

  16-02-2017 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Analog Devices said results for its first quarter to 28 January passed its guidance, with revenues rising 28 percent from the year before to a (Q1)...
  
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• Over quarter of Portuguese use OTT VoIP services

  16-02-2017 14:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Portugal's National Communications Authority (Anacom) has published a report on the use of over-the-top (OTT) services...
  
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• Mango Office expands cloud services

  16-02-2017 14:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian multiservice operator and cloud services provider Mango Office has started providing cloud and telecom services in new regions, reports Cnews.ru...
  
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• ZTE to unveil first gigabit LTE smartphone at MWC

  16-02-2017 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE announced plans to unveil a 'gigabit' smartphone at Mobile World Congress. ZTE said the "forward-looking" ZTE Gigabit Phone marks an "important cornerstone for the 5G mobile era". The device will support speeds of 1 Gbps, suggesting it will work on the new LTE Advanced Pro networks being rolled out. Telstra recently launched the first of these in Sydney, but so far only offers a router that can reach the maximum network speeds. ZTE said it will also be displaying at MWC its la
  
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• Ericsson, China Unicom, Qualcomm demo Cat-M1 data call

  16-02-2017 14:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ericsson, China Unicom and Qualcomm Technologies have completed a data call using Cat-M1 technology on China Unicom Beijing branch's live network in Yizhuang, Beijing on December 29, 2016...
  
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• The Phone House, Dutch telecom retailer, files for bankruptcy - Neowin

  16-02-2017 14:22 via neowin.net
  
  Neowin
  The Phone House, Dutch telecom retailer, files for bankruptcy
  Neowin
  Relevant Holdings-owned Dutch telecom retailer The Phone House has filed for bankruptcy in the District Court in The Netherlands on Monday, February 13, 2017. Customers accessing The Phone House online shop are confronted with this message (in ...
  
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• Equinix connects to Salesforce through Cloud Exchange

  16-02-2017 14:15
  Access to the world's biggest provider of CRM services can be over both private and direct connections
  
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• Comms365 enhances Continuum with bonded line system

  16-02-2017 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comms365, a provider of mobile data and fixed-line communications services, said it has enhanced its Continuum bonded network solution using 4G and...
  
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• Virgin Media launches exchange offer for Sterling 5.5% notes

  16-02-2017 13:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Virgin Media said it is offering to exchange any and all of its Sterling 5.5 percent senior secured notes due 2021 for new Sterling 6.0 percent senior secured notes due 2025...
  
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• UPC Hungary adds 20,500 RGUs in Q4

  16-02-2017 13:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UPC Hungary added 20,500 revenue-generating units (RGUs) in Q4 to reach a total of 2.167 million. The total number of customer relationships rose slightly by 400 to 1.113 million...
  
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• Liquid Telecom considering sale of shares - Capacity Media (registration)

  16-02-2017 13:12 via capacitymedia.com
  Converge Network Digest (blog)
  Liquid Telecom considering sale of shares
  Capacity Media (registration)
  Liquid Telecom, a unit of Econet Wireless Global, is reported to be considering a sale of shares. This would create the largest broadband network operator in Africa if it went ahead. Nic Rudnick, CEO, Liquid Telecom said: “A possible listing would be ...
  Liquid Telecom Acquires of South Africa's NeotelConverge Network Digest (blog)
  Microsoft, Liquid Telecom to boost cloud adoption in Afr
  
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• Telenor to launch RCS worldwide on Android Messenger

  16-02-2017 13:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Google said that it is launching Rich Communications Services (RCS) for Telenor's 214 million subscribers in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and India. The upgraded version of SMS will be available on Android devices through the Messenger app.
  
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• Yahoo unveils more cyber woes

  16-02-2017 13:00
  Internet giant warns customers that hackers may have used intricate techniques to hack their accounts, as Verizon nears $350m discount on its takeover price
  
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• UPC Romania adds 48,000 RGUs in Q4

  16-02-2017 12:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UPC Romania had 2.887,700 million homes passed in Q4, higher by 76,300 compared to the previous quarter. The number of two-way homes passed grew by 86,000 to 2.838 million...
  
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• Wilmington Capital ups MasMovil stake to 10%

  16-02-2017 12:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Spanish operator MasMovil announced in a regulatory filing that Canadian investment company Wilmington Capital has increased its stake in the operator to 10.02 percent...
  
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• Dutch govt proposes law to block unwanted telecom takeovers

  16-02-2017 11:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has proposed legislation to prevent unwanted takeovers in the IT and telecom sector...
  
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• Former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh becomes new TEPC chairman - ETTelecom.com

  16-02-2017 11:32 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh becomes new TEPC chairman
  ETTelecom.com
  Former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh becomes new TEPC chairman NEW DELHI: Former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh has become the new Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) chairman, a note by the council said.
  
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• Telenet forecasts flat revenue in 2017 on mobile pressure

  16-02-2017 11:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Belgian operator Telenet reported fourth-quarter revenues of EUR 629.2 million, up 36 percent from a year earlier thanks to its takeover of mobile operator Base...
  
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• FCC settles investigation of relay service providers

  16-02-2017 10:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a USD 9.1 million settlement with two companies which provide telecommunications services to consumers with hearing and speech disabilities...
  
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• Axtel Q4 revenues hit by weak peso, govt spending cuts

  16-02-2017 10:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexican operator Axtel reported revenues of MXN 3.78 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 34 percent year on year thanks to its merger with...
  
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• Dutch govt proposes law to block telecom takeovers - Cyprus Mail

  16-02-2017 10:03 via cyprus-mail.com
  
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  Dutch govt proposes law to block telecom takeovers
  Cyprus Mail
  The Dutch government on Thursday proposed legislation that would give it power to block or undo mergers in the telecommunications sector. The Netherlands is gearing up for a national election on March 15 in which the ruling conservative VVD Party is ...
  Dutch government proposes law to block telecom takeoverseuronews
  Dutch draw up new law to block 'damaging' telecom sector takeoversDutchNews.nl
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• Liberty Global forecasts stronger cash flow growth in 2017

  16-02-2017 09:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Liberty Global reported revenue in Europe down 2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter to USD 4.22 billion, hurt by the weaker British pound as well as lower sales in the Netherlands. Excluding the Netherlands, revenue rose 3 percent on an organic basis, with a 6 percent increase in eastern Europe and 3 percent growth in western Europe. Operating cash flow fell 1.5 percent to USD 2.04 billion, but increased 7.5 percent on an organic basis and excluding the Netherlands. Net pr
  
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• Verizon secures cut in Yahoo! takeover price - report

  16-02-2017 09:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Verizon is close to a renegotiated deal for Yahoo! that would reduce the price of the USD 4.8 billion takeover by about USD 250 million, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The company entered talks to reduce the price after the revelation of major security breaches at Yahoo, reducing the attractiveness of its business. In addition to the discount, Verizon and the entity that remains of Yahoo after the deal, to be renamed Altaba, are expected to share any ongoing legal
  
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• Dutch draw up new law to block 'damaging' telecom sector takeovers - DutchNews.nl

  16-02-2017 09:11 via dutchnews.nl
  
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  Dutch draw up new law to block 'damaging' telecom sector takeovers
  DutchNews.nl
  Takeovers in the telecoms sector which could damage the national interest will be stopped in the Netherlands, if new legislation drawn up by economic affairs minister Henk Kamp becomes law. The draft bill will enable ministers to prevent takeovers of ...
  Dutch govt proposes law to block telecom takeoversCyprus Mail
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• Lenovo Q3 profit down sharply as mobile losses continue

  16-02-2017 08:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Lenovo reported a sharp fall in results for its fiscal third quarter to December, driven by continued weakness in its mobile and server businesses. Revenue fell 6 percent year-on-year to USD 12.17 billion. While the PC and Smart Device division increased sales 2 percent to USD 12.17 billion, Mobile revenues fell 23 percent to USD 2.19 billion, and the Data Centre business dropped 20 percent to USD 1.05 billion. The gross margin fell to 13.1 percent from 14.6 percent a year ago, an
  
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• Cisco raises dividend as quarterly sales fall 2%

  16-02-2017 08:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cisco reported revenues for its fiscal second quarter to January down 2 percent year-on-year to USD 11.6 billion. That's in line with its outlook for a 2-4 percent fall excluding its set-top box business. The company's net profit fell 25 percent to USD 2.3 billion or USD 0.47 per share, at the high end of its outlook. Despite the fall in profit, Cisco increased its quarterly dividend by 3 cents a share to USD 0.29. For the third quarter, Cisco forecast revenues flat to 2 percent l
  
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• Telecom consolidation in India will lead to massive layoffs: Report - TelecomTalk (blog)

  16-02-2017 02:22 via telecomtalk.info
  TelecomTalk (blog)
  Telecom consolidation in India will lead to massive layoffs: Report
  TelecomTalk (blog)
  The ongoing consolidation drive will lead to massive layoffs in the Indian telecom industry with as many as a third of over three lakh employees becoming redundant in the next 18 months as consolidation plays out, according to an ET report. india ...and more »
  
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• Ericsson says 5G to be worth $582bn

  16-02-2017 01:15
  Swedish vendor announces concept of 5G platform and forecasts market value for mobile operators in 10 years
  
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• Verizon nears $250m hack discount on Yahoo deal

  16-02-2017 01:00
  Verizon is close to agreeing a $250 million (€235.23 million) discount on its $4.83 billion purchase of Yahoo, following the latter's damaging data breach disclosures last year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liberty Global reports dip in Q4 Europe revenue

  16-02-2017 01:00
  Liberty Global late on Wednesday reported a 1.7% year-on-year decline in fourth quarter revenue at its European business, as the weaker British pound took its toll…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Colt details €500m investment plan

  16-02-2017 01:00
  Colt on Thursday announced a €500 million, three-year investment plan that will expand the capacity and reach of its networks, enabling it to meet the growing demand of its customers.€200 million will be ploughed into the business in 2017 alone…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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