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• S&P 500 Futures Stage Late Rally as Utilities, Telecom Lead - Economic Calendar

  24-02-2017 22:55 via economiccalendar.com
  
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  S&P 500 Futures Stage Late Rally as Utilities, Telecom Lead
  Economic Calendar
  U.S. stocks closed near record highs on Friday, buoyed by utilities and telecommunications shares ahead of a key speech from President Donald Trump next week. The large-cap S&P 500 Index rose 0.2% to close at 2,367.34. Stocks opened firmly lower on ...and more »
  
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• NCR to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference - Business Wire (press release)

  24-02-2017 22:45 via businesswire.com
  
  NCR to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
  Business Wire (press release)
  DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) announced today that Bob Fishman, Chief Financial Officer, NCR, will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on February 28, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. PST.
  Etsy to Present at the Morgan Stanley 2017 Technology, Media & Telecom ConferencePR Newswire (press release)all 4 news articles »
  
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• OpenStack as part of the telecom virtualization journey - RCR Wireless News

  24-02-2017 20:44 via rcrwireless.com
  
  OpenStack as part of the telecom virtualization journey
  RCR Wireless News
  Canonical expands on the impact and potential for telecommunication operators that have embraced OpenStack as part of their virtualization plans. On this week's “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Mark Baker, OpenStack product manager at ...and more »
  
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• Tata Communications: An outlier in telecom space - Business Standard

  24-02-2017 17:53 via business-standard.com
  
  Business Standard
  Tata Communications: An outlier in telecom space
  Business Standard
  In a sector wracked with volatility and stock price spikes, Tata Communications has been one of the few telecom stocks which has seen a secular uptrend in prices over the last one year. While business to consumer sector (B2C) peers have posted December ...and more »
  
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• Ericsson, Panasonic Introduce EaaS Platform for Telecom - Energy Manager Today

  24-02-2017 17:52 via energymanagertoday.com
  
  Energy Manager Today
  Ericsson, Panasonic Introduce EaaS Platform for Telecom
  Energy Manager Today
  Telecommunications providers – cable operators and wired and wireless companies – generally run a great number of small and often unmanned facilities. Cable headends, cell towers and other facilities collectively use tremendous amounts of power.and more »
  
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• Google expands reach of RCS-based Android Messages app

  24-02-2017 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Google has announced a major expansion of its Android Messages next-generation texting app to 27 more operators and device manufacturers. Shortly after launching Rich Communications Services (RCS) for Telenor's 214 million subscribers, the company revealed in a blog statement that Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Globe and Vodafone will also preload Android Messages as the standard native messaging app for their subscribers. The company previously announced deals with Sprint in the US an
  
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• Ericsson, Panasonic to deliver energy products

  24-02-2017 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ericsson and Panasonic of North America teamed up to bring a new energy-as-a-service (EaaS) platform to the market...
  
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• Orange Spain to hit 10 Gbps at MWC in XGS-PON trial

  24-02-2017 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Spain has announced that it will be taking advantage of its appearance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona from 28 February to conduct...
  
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• Mahindra Agri launches digital platform MyAgriGuru for farmers - ETTelecom.com

  24-02-2017 14:16 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Mahindra Agri launches digital platform MyAgriGuru for farmers
  ETTelecom.com
  MUMBAI: Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd (MASL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra today announced the launch of 'MyAgriGuru', an advisory platform for farmers that has been introduced as a mobile app. "We have launched mobile app ...and more »
  
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• Beyond phones and 5G, mobile world seeks to reinvent itself - ETTelecom.com

  24-02-2017 14:15 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Beyond phones and 5G, mobile world seeks to reinvent itself
  ETTelecom.com
  By Eric Auchard and Sophie Sassard. FRANKFURT/LONDON - Seeking to escape a cycle of falling prices and tight regulation, big telecom operators from Vimpelcom to Telefonica are set to reinvent themselves as internet players to escape the industry's ...
  Mali Telecom Report 2017: Mobile Data and Value-Added Services to Support Telecom Growth - Research and MarketsBusiness Wire (press release)all 3 news art
  
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• The Morning Download: Telecom Companies Want to Break IT Bottleneck by Automating Networks - Wall Street Journal (subscription) (blog)

  24-02-2017 14:10 via blogs.wsj.com
  The Morning Download: Telecom Companies Want to Break IT Bottleneck by Automating Networks
  Wall Street Journal (subscription) (blog)
  Sign up here for The Morning Download, and get the most important news in business technology emailed to you each weekday morning. Good morning. A chain is as strong as its weakest link. An IT infrastructure is as fast as its slowest element. In too ...and more »
  
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• Italtel, Exprivia to demo new ICT tech at MWC

  24-02-2017 13:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Italian telecommunications network specialist Italtel will be teaming up with IT services group Exprivia to showcase a range of new ICT offerings at Mobile World Congress 2017...
  
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• CBTS introduces Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service

  24-02-2017 12:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) CBTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell, introduced Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DraaS), a multi-tenant disaster recovery platform aimed at the enterprise segment...
  
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• Makedonski Telekom sees 17% drop in net profit in 2016

  24-02-2017 12:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Makedonski Telekom ended 2016 with MKD 1.03 billion of net profit, down 16.6 percent on the previous year. Sales revenue fell 1.2 percent to MKD 10.485 billion...
  
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• Ipko grows FY revenues 3%, net loss widens

  24-02-2017 12:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kosovo telecommunications operator Ipko ended 2016 with revenues of EUR 70.09 million, a 3 percent increase on the previous year, according to the financial results of parent Telekom Slovenije Group...
  
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• Italtel And Exprivia To Launch New Telemedicine System

  24-02-2017 12:00
  
  Jointly developed smart health solution integrates Italtel’s DoctorLINK and Exprivia’s eLifeCare platformsMilan, February 24, 2017 – Italtel, a leading telecommunications company in IT System Integration, managed services, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and all-IP solutions, and Exprivia, an international group enabling the digital transformation process through added value solutions, today announced they will launch an advanced telemedicine solution. The solution bring
  
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• Telekom Slovenije Group sees 42% drop in net profit for 2016

  24-02-2017 11:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije Group generated EUR 39.94 million in net profit in 2016, down 42 percent compared to 2015 due mainly to the deconsolidation of its activities in Macedonia...
  
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• Ericsson Nikola Tesla grows FY sales 17%

  24-02-2017 11:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Croatian telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson Nikola Tesla reported 16.7 percent growth in sales revenue during 2016 to HRK 1.59...
  
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• KT adopts Sonus Diameter Signaling Controller

  24-02-2017 11:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean operator Korea Telekom (KT) has selected the Sonus Networks' Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) 8000 as the foundation for its signaling network...
  
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• TM group revenue grows nearly 3% in 2016, profit jumps 10%

  24-02-2017 11:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Malaysia (TM) has announced a 2.9 percent growth in group revenue to MYR 12.06 billion for the financial year ended 31 December 2016...
  
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• Mali Telecom Report 2017: Mobile Data and Value-Added Services to Support Telecom Growth - Research and Markets - Business Wire (press release)

  24-02-2017 11:35 via businesswire.com
  
  Mali Telecom Report 2017: Mobile Data and Value-Added Services to Support Telecom Growth - Research and Markets
  Business Wire (press release)
  Telecom services revenue in Mali is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% during 2016-2021, driven by growth in fixed broadband and mobile data revenue. Mobile voice will continue to remain the largest revenue-contributing segment through 2021.and more »
  
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• Telecom sector and essence of competition - Vanguard

  24-02-2017 11:29 via vanguardngr.com
  
  Telecom sector and essence of competition
  Vanguard
  “Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.” –President Herbert Hoover. COMPETITION is a state of centrifugal market forces that produces gains for the overall economy, thereby encouraging ...and more »
  
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• Tango's revenue drops 2.9% to EUR 34 million in Q4

  24-02-2017 11:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Luxembourg fixed and mobile operator Tango reported a 2.9 percent drop in revenue for the fourth quarter to EUR 34 million, which compares with a 1.1 percent fall in the previous quarter...
  
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• Telefonica, CT sign Mexico IoT and cloud distribution deal

  24-02-2017 11:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica Business Solutions, the B2B unit of Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica, has signed an agreement with Mexican ICT wholesale...
  
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• Mobile World Congress 2017: Orange invites cloud security specialist Secucloud to its booth

  24-02-2017 10:49
  
  German IT security specialist to present its innovative security concept on the Orange booth at MWC 2017Hamburg, Germany. 24 February 2017 – Whether we use our smartphones and tablets for online shopping, mobile banking or payments – even for financial transactions they have become an essential part of our everyday lives – and a very attractive target for hackers and cyber-criminals. The threat situation is growing continuously in Europe as in other parts of the...Source: RealW
  
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• Avaya upgrades Colombia hospital network infrastructure

  24-02-2017 10:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Avaya announced a contract to revamp the network infrastructure of Hospital Internacional de Colombia, one of the top five healthcare organisations in Latin America...
  
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• Get ready for volatility in telecom sector: Rohit Agarwal, Kotak Life Insurance - Economic Times

  24-02-2017 10:36 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  Get ready for volatility in telecom sector: Rohit Agarwal, Kotak Life Insurance
  Economic Times
  In a chat with ET Now, Rohit Agarwal, Equity Fund Manager, Kotak Life Insurance, says currently the market believes that all three will gain which is unlikely to be true. One will have to wait and watch as the events fold. Edited excerpts: ET Now ...
  
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• Proximus says no request this year for CEO bonus

  24-02-2017 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Proximus has denied reports that the company's board or CEO asked the government this year to allow a long-tern bonus for the CEO Dominique Leroy...
  
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• Telefonica becomes tech partner of Sierra Nevada ski resort

  24-02-2017 10:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telefonica has signed an agreement to become the main sponsor of the 2017 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships held in Sierra Nevada in southeastern Spain from 07 to 19 March...
  
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• Consolidation in telecom sector may lead to 1 mn job losses - Moneycontrol.com

  24-02-2017 09:47 via moneycontrol.com
  
  Hindu Business Line
  Consolidation in telecom sector may lead to 1 mn job losses
  Moneycontrol.com
  According to a GSMA report, India's telecom sector directly employs 2.2 million people and 1.8 million indirectly. Consolidation in the sector could cause nearly a third of these jobs to be shed. Like this story, share it with millions of investors on ...
  Consolidation could lead to huge job losses in the telecom sectorHindu Business Lineall 2 news articles »
  
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• FCC eases accounting requirements for large carriers

  24-02-2017 09:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has streamlined a number of accounting requirements for all carriers and eliminated certain accounting requirements for large carriers...
  
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• ATH to pay interim dividend of 2 cents per share

  24-02-2017 09:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Fiji government-backed group Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) has declared an interim dividend of 2 cents per share or a total FJD 8.4 million for its financial year ending 31 March 2017...
  
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• Australian govt launches first Joint Cyber Security Centre

  24-02-2017 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Australian government has launched its first Joint Cyber Security Centre. The facility is designed to enable industry, government, and law...
  
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• Cell C board rejects takeover proposal from Telkom

  24-02-2017 09:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South African operator Cell C's board has rejected a proposal from Telkom to acquire the mobile operator and said it is "unable and not willing to pursue any discussion" with the fixed line operator. Board chairman Mohammed Hariri said that Cell C has already entered into legally binding agreements through which it has committed to a recapitalisation with Blue Label Telecoms, among other parties. He confirmed that Cell C's board has received an unsolicited, non-binding and conditi
  
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• India faces 1.5 mn white-collar job crisis in telecom, IT, BFSI - Moneycontrol.com

  24-02-2017 09:13 via moneycontrol.com
  
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  India faces 1.5 mn white-collar job crisis in telecom, IT, BFSI
  Moneycontrol.com
  India is staring at an imminent jobs crisis as three leading service sectors — which have been engines of job creation for two decades now — get ready to shed jobs by the tens of thousands, each driven by its own dynamic. Like this story, share it ...
  
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• ATH Q3 net profit grows 12.3%, revenue up 12%

  24-02-2017 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Fiji government-backed group Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) posted a net profit of FJD 41.04 million for the third quarter ended 31 December...
  
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• Proximus grows domestic sales, EBITDA in Q4

  24-02-2017 09:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Proximus reported revenues of EUR 1.49 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016, an organic decline of 0.8 percent year-on-year...
  
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• Telecom Deals Are Back as CEOs Head for Barcelona Gathering - Bloomberg

  24-02-2017 08:23 via bloomberg.com
  
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  Telecom Deals Are Back as CEOs Head for Barcelona Gathering
  Bloomberg
  Telecom executives from Vodafone Group Plc to Deutsche Telekom AG and Telefonica SA are headed to the industry's annual get-together in Barcelona next week with more on their minds than the latest handsets. Deals under consideration at the highest ...and more »
  
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• Show Notes: The telecom industry isn't the tech industry, dammit - The Verge

  24-02-2017 01:40 via theverge.com
  
  The Verge
  Show Notes: The telecom industry isn't the tech industry, dammit
  The Verge
  Before every episode of The Vergecast I sit down, read through a bunch of news, and take a bunch of notes. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my week, and I started thinking it might be fun to do every day on the site. So, every day this week I'm ...
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• Orange, Telefonica report similar fortunes in fourth quarter

  24-02-2017 01:00
  Orange and Telefonica this week reported broadly similar fourth quarter financial performances in terms of revenue and earnings, and both predicted modest growth in 2017.OrangeThe French incumbent generated revenue of €10.52 billion in the three months to 31 December…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MWC 2017: Modern classic

  24-02-2017 01:00
  Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, virtual/augmented reality, and the ultrafast networks that underpin all these technologies are heralding the fourth industrial revolution.More importantly though, for attendees at next week's Mobile World Congress it seems, some fondly-remembered old phone makers are going to unveil some new handsets.You can keep your self-aware, self-driving, self-percolating, self-fulfilling watchamacallit: speculation is rife that Fi
  
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• Italy's new telco leader sees earnings rise

  24-02-2017 01:00
  Italy's newly formed mobile market leader Wind Tre this week shared its first set of financial results as a combined company, highlighting EBITDA and revenue growth in the fourth quarter of last year and in 2016 as a whole.Wind Tre, created from the merger of CK Hutchison and VimpelCom's Italian assets &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Delivering a fibre future

  24-02-2017 01:00
  Total Telecom TV caught up with Damjan Slapar, CTO of Iskratel at FTTH Conference 2017. Damjan outlined some of Iskratel's key FTTH products including their award…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• "A small step for fibre, a big step for 5G"

  24-02-2017 01:00
  Total Telecom TV met Nokia's Senior Marketing Manager for Fixed Networks Ana Pesovic at FTTH Conference 2017. She outlined some of the key advantages of NG…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TDS Telecom to expand broadband access in rural Berkeley, Charleston counties under FCC program - Charleston Post Courier

  24-02-2017 00:50 via postandcourier.com
  
  Charleston Post Courier
  TDS Telecom to expand broadband access in rural Berkeley, Charleston counties under FCC program
  Charleston Post Courier
  TDS Telecom says it will expand broadband access to some 3,800 locations in rural parts of Berkeley and Charleston counties under a federal program aiming to improve speeds in less-populated areas. File. prev. next. TDS Telecom says it will expand ...and more »
  
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