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• DGP reviews functioning of Telecom Wing, stresses for upgradation of network - Daily Excelsior

  06-03-2017 22:33 via dailyexcelsior.com
  
  DGP reviews functioning of Telecom Wing, stresses for upgradation of network
  Daily Excelsior
  JAMMU, Mar 6: Director General of Police (DGP), Dr. S. P. Vaid today said that strengthening the telecommunication system of police is always on priority for ensuring prompt redressal of public grievances. Dr Vaid said while reviewing the functioning ...and more »
  
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• Verizon (VZ) Presents at Deutsche Bank 25th Annual Media & Telecom Conference Transcript - Seeking Alpha

  06-03-2017 22:18 via seekingalpha.com
  Verizon (VZ) Presents at Deutsche Bank 25th Annual Media & Telecom Conference Transcript
  Seeking Alpha
  Okay, thank you everyone for joining us for one of our Media & Telecom Conference. For our lunch keynote we are very pleased to have Verizon's President of Operations, John Stratton with us. Thank you John. John G. Stratton. Good to be here. Thank you.
  
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• Corporate housing complex on the way in Richardson's Telecom Corridor - Dallas News (blog)

  06-03-2017 21:26 via dallasnews.com
  
  Dallas News (blog)
  Corporate housing complex on the way in Richardson's Telecom Corridor
  Dallas News (blog)
  A Kansas-based extended stay hotel firm is working on plans for its first two Dallas-area properties. Wichita, Kan.-based WaterWalk Hotel Apartments has hotels in the works in Richardson and Las Colinas. The planned Richardson project is in the booming ...
  
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• Comcast's (CMCSA) Neil Smit Presents at Deutsche Bank 2017 Media & Telecom Conference Results (Transcript) - Seeking Alpha

  06-03-2017 19:50 via seekingalpha.com
  Comcast's (CMCSA) Neil Smit Presents at Deutsche Bank 2017 Media & Telecom Conference Results (Transcript)
  Seeking Alpha
  Okay. Good morning, everyone. I'm Brian Kraft, and I'm the Media, Cable &Satellite equity analyst for Deutsche Bank. I'd like to extend a warm welcome to all of our institutional investor clients, corporate clients and all the companies who are joining ...and more »
  
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• Zain joins TIP to develop telecom infrastructure - Kuwait Times

  06-03-2017 19:08 via news.kuwaittimes.net
  
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  Zain joins TIP to develop telecom infrastructure
  Kuwait Times
  BARCELONA: During last week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced that it has joined the Telecom Infra Project, (TIP), an initiative co ...and more »
  
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• Telecom giants can finally stop caring about protecting your data - Mashable

  06-03-2017 18:48 via mashable.com
  
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  Telecom giants can finally stop caring about protecting your data
  Mashable
  For a brief moment, the personal data you gave to Verizon, AT&T and Comcast was protected from their corporate whims. But last week, new Republican Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai suspended customer privacy protections put in ...and more »
  
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• Band of the Week: Transcendental Telecom - Orlando Weekly (blog)

  06-03-2017 17:53 via orlandoweekly.com
  
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  Band of the Week: Transcendental Telecom
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  Welcome to Orlando Weekly's "Band of the Week." Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we're pleased to bring you Transcendental Telecom. Transcendental Telecom are playing Friday, March 19 at Henao Contemporary ...
  
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• Liberia: New Telecom Outfit Launched in Liberia - AllAfrica.com

  06-03-2017 16:51 via allafrica.com
  
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  Liberia: New Telecom Outfit Launched in Liberia
  AllAfrica.com
  The new company is promising to provide internet service at nearly ten times the current speed. K3 Telecom, a Swiss company, has officially launched its 'Triple-play Communication' services in the country. K3, which has become the latest entrant in ...and more »
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER unveil state-of-the-art RF over Fiber portfolio at SATELLITE 2017

  06-03-2017 15:00
  
  Introduction of the portfolio and the recent acquisition of Polatis now enables the company to provide end-to-end connectivity for mission critical satellite ground station applications Global connectivity supplier, HUBER+SUHNER, has unveiled a new RF over Fiber portfolio at SATELLITE 2017, highlighting the company’s ability to provide end-to-end connectivity for mission critical satellite ground station applications. The introduction of this portfolio – which includes 20 GHz RF over
  
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• Broadband Forum announces creation of new Advisory Council

  06-03-2017 14:58
  
  Industry experts to help guide the Broadband Forum to bridge the digital divideFremont, California, 6 March 2017. The Broadband Forum today announced the formation of a new Executive Advisory Council bringing together industry leaders to help ensure that the Forum delivers direction to the broadband industry in a fast-changing environment. The creation of the Advisory Council originated in discussions at the Forum’s Special Meeting, held in Atlanta last year, which saw the development of a
  
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• Jio Average Download Speed Doubles In January, Says Telecom Regulator - NDTV

  06-03-2017 14:57 via profit.ndtv.com
  
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  Jio Average Download Speed Doubles In January, Says Telecom Regulator
  NDTV
  New Delhi: Average peak download speed on Reliance Jio's network more than doubled to 17.42 megabit per second at the end of January, according to data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The monthly average mobile broadband ...
  Here's how Reliance Jio will use data muscle to capture Indian telecomEconomic Times
  Live on Twitter, telecom data duelCalcutta Telegraph
  Reliance Jio Prime forces tele
  
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• ETL Systems to showcase new RF innovations at SATELLITE 2017 following nomination of Teleport Technology of the Year

  06-03-2017 13:00
  
  ETL will debut 128 x 128 Harrier matrix for the first time to the US marketMadley, UK and Washington DC, USA. 06 March 2017. ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF signal distribution equipment for satellite communications, will be showcasing its new technologies in RF distribution at SATELLITE 2017. Among the technologies on display at the show will be ETL Systems’ new customizable RF matrices, the 64x64 Hurricane matrix router and the 128x128...Source: RealWire
  
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• We are in the last leg of competitive intensity in telecom space: Pankaj Murarka - Economic Times

  06-03-2017 11:47 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  We are in the last leg of competitive intensity in telecom space: Pankaj Murarka
  Economic Times
  In a chat with ET Now, Pankaj Murarka, Market Expert, says we have had parallel sort of a bull and bear markets across sectors or the markets so Reliance has been a big underperformer over the last eight years. Edited excerpts: What is it that you are ...
  
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• Indian telecom operators to start 5G technology adoption from this year - Enterprise Innovation

  06-03-2017 11:28 via enterpriseinnovation.net
  
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  Indian telecom operators to start 5G technology adoption from this year
  Enterprise Innovation
  India's bid to use 5G technology to keep up with the rest of the world may soon become a reality. Indian telecom operators will start adopting 5G technology from ...and more »
  
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• Hit Rail and AlmavivA sign strategic cooperation agreement for IT and interoperability services to the European rail industry

  06-03-2017 10:10
  
  Hit Rail’s support for AlmavivA’s project with Italy’s Infrastructure Manager RFI leads to closer cooperation Brussels, 06 March 2017 – A new strategic cooperation agreement between interoperability experts Hit Rail b.v. and AlmavivA, Italy’s leading provider of ICT services for the transportation and logistics sector, is set to bring increased connectivity and high performance systems to the railway industry in the face of new European Technical Specifications for
  
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• Purple and Smarter WiFi reach new heights at renowned ski and climbing centres

  06-03-2017 10:01
  
  Purple, the intelligent spaces company, has revealed that the Ice Factor, Snow Factor and Bar Varia are collecting four times more CRM data following the installation of its solution by Smarter WiFi.The Scottish attractions draw visitors from far and wide as the Ice Factor is home to the world’s biggest indoor climbing walls and the Snow Factor has the UK’s longest indoor real snow slope. With guest WiFi already on offer, the group sought an...Source: RealWire
  
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• BT extends Champions League rights for GBP 394 mln

  06-03-2017 08:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) BT Sport will remain the exclusive UK broadcaster of all UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football. Following a competitive auction process, BT has secured the rights until the end of the 2020/21 season, including all live games, highlights and in-match clips of both competitions. The price is GBP 394 million per year, up from GBP 299 million in the last tender.
  
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• China's telecom firms to end roaming fees, offer corporate pricing ... - Reuters

  06-03-2017 06:29 via reuters.com
  
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  China's telecom firms to end roaming fees, offer corporate pricing ...
  Reuters
  China's three state-owned telecommunications companies plan to eliminate domestic roaming fees and offer pricing incentives to small and mid-sized ...
  China's telecom giants warn of earnings impact from tariff cuts, in compliance with Beijing directiveSouth China Morning Post
  Telecom carriers to end domestic long-distance, roaming charges from OctChina Daily
  China's telecom firms to end
  
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• How Jio could impact RIL and the telecom industry - Economic Times

  06-03-2017 02:00 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  How Jio could impact RIL and the telecom industry
  Economic Times
  After disrupting the industry with its free services, Reliance Jio has kept up the pressure with its competitive data tariff plans, starting 1 April 2017. Jio has also ...
  Telecom Commission Worried About Sector's Health, Cautions on Loan DefaultsNDTV
  Ambani Angle: Did someone powerful got telecom secretary JS Deepak removed?India Samvad
  Jio Has Changed Telecom Forever: But 50 Per Cent Market Share By 2021 Need
  
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• WTTx White Paper Release Accelerates Industry Development

  06-03-2017 01:00
  More than 100 WTTx networks have been commercially deployed around the globe. WTTx is practical and economical, winning favor with global telecom operators and serving more than 45 million households. At the Mobile World Congress 2017, ITU, GTI, TDIA, Qualcomm, and Huawei, along with over 25 operators and industry partners, such as Gemtek and MitraStar, attended the 3rd Smart Home @ Wireless Industry Roundtable. Hosted by GTI, this roundtable focused on how to build households broadband compete
  
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• Operators are not innovative but that's OK – consultant

  06-03-2017 01:00
  Operators in the main lack the scale and culture to drive innovation that would meaningfully move their topline upwards, claimed telco consultant Bengt Nordström.Total Telecom asked him last week whether he had seen anything at Mobile World Congress that might change his mind, and he gave a typically frank response:&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Norway sets date for 900-MHz sale

  06-03-2017 01:00
  Norway's telecom regulator plans to begin its upcoming auction of frequencies in the 900 MHz band on 23 May, having once delayed the process to address an issue regarding spectrum caps and the competitive situation in the market.The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) set the date late last week, although it noted that the schedule could still change…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Kenya mulls Safaricom break-up on M-Pesa success

  06-03-2017 01:00
  Kenya's Safaricom faces the possibility of greater regulation or even a break-up due to its dominant position in the country's mobile market, but indications are that the government opposes the latter course of action.A high-profile politician is calling for the telco's mobile money service M-Pesa to be separated off and he is not the only party interested in addressing the competitive imbalance in the market…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Delivering increases in loyalty and ARPU through connected home innovation

  06-03-2017 01:00
   Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director of Netgem spoke top Total Telecom TV at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT spends £1.2bn to extend Champions League rights

  06-03-2017 01:00
  BT on Monday paid £1.2 billion (€1.39 billion) to extend its exclusive rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League and Europa League football in the U.K. for three more years.It represents the incumbent's most costly content deal to date."The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League are two of the best competitions in the world and we would like to thank UEFA for choosing us as their exclusive broadcast partner in the U…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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