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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon to Densify Small-Cells, Comcast Partially Acquires Icontrol - Nasdaq

  16-03-2017 23:05 via nasdaq.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon to Densify Small-Cells, Comcast Partially Acquires Icontrol
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  The telecom industry witnessed strong performances by most of the key stocks last week. A few developments even made the headlines. As per a recent FierceWireless report, U.S. telecom behemoth Verizon Communications Inc. VZ is planning to deploy ...and more »
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon to Densify Small-Cells, Comcast ... - Nasdaq

  16-03-2017 23:05 via nasdaq.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon to Densify Small-Cells, Comcast ...
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  The telecom industry witnessed strong performances by most of the key stocks last week. A few developments even made the headlines. As per a recent.and more »
  
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• Telecom and Cloud Service Options Expand in Africa - Mountain ... - Mountain Grove News Journal

  16-03-2017 21:05 via news-journal.net
  
  Telecom and Cloud Service Options Expand in Africa - Mountain ...
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  (NewsUSA) - Affordable mobile telecommunications in Africa are expanding through a joint venture between two Virginia-based companies.and more »
  
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• Sound telecom regulations a necessity - Daily Nation

  16-03-2017 20:46 via nation.co.ke
  
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  Sound telecom regulations a necessity
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  Communications Authority of Kenya Director General Francis Wangusi speaks with radio and television broadcasters in western Kenya on responsible broadcasting, at Tourist Hotel Bungoma on February 11, 2017. The CA should reassure the market on its ...
  
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• Broadband Forum launches new Council for NG-PON2

  16-03-2017 17:51
  
  Council will focus on delivering the promise of this new technologyFremont, California, 16 March 2017. The Broadband Forum today welcomes NG-PON2 Forum members, integrating the NG-PON2 Forum to create the new NG-PON2 Council, which will aim to accelerate the development of NG-PON2 technology as it continues to gain momentum.Over the last 12 months, the Broadband Forum has been increasingly focused on NG-PON2 through its Fiber Access Networks Working Group. That work is a solid basis...Source: Re
  
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• Across The Telecom Spectrum: 6 Moves That Made Waves In The ... - CRN

  16-03-2017 16:59 via crn.com
  
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  Across The Telecom Spectrum: 6 Moves That Made Waves In The ...
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  From a plethora of new offerings, to carriers extending the reach of their networks, here are six newsworthy items that happened in the telecom industry last ...and more »
  
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• Across The Telecom Spectrum: 6 Moves That Made Waves In The Channel - CRN

  16-03-2017 16:59 via crn.com
  
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  Across The Telecom Spectrum: 6 Moves That Made Waves In The Channel
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  Telecommunications service providers big and small broadened their horizons in February by expanding the reach of their networks into new geographies. Service providers also were busy building out their product portfolios with next-gen networking and ...and more »
  
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• Ofcom to make sure Fox 'fit and proper' for Sky takeover

  16-03-2017 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The UK government has asked regulator Ofcom to look into 21st Century Fox's proposed GBP 11.7 billion acquisition of the 61 percent of Sky it does not yet own. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley has asked Ofcom to report by 16 May on the effects of the deal, and to make sure it is in the public interest with respect to media plurality and commitment to broadcast standards. In short, Ofcom must make sure Fox is "fit and proper" to make the acquisition, an
  
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• Telia Carrier tests Facebook's Voyager transponder

  16-03-2017 12:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telia Carrier has announced that the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Facebook completed a successful trial of 100 Gbps and 200 Gbps capacity using Facebook's Voyager gear on its 1,089 km Stockholm to Hamburg route. The Voyager equipment uses technology developed by Coriant, a supplier of SDN-enabled packet optical networking and DCI systems. This demonstrates that 16QAM signalling works effectively over long distances, said Telia Carrier
  
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• Higgs & Sons - Renewing Innovation With Zylpha

  16-03-2017 12:26
  
  Top 200 law firm Higgs & Sons is continuing to create and deploy innovative solutions through its case management system, following a decision to renew the practice’s ongoing investment with Zylpha (www.zylpha.com). The renewal encompasses both electronic document bundling software and MoJ portal integrations for EL/PL and RTA and reflects the significant time and cost savings delivered by the technology. Higgs & Sons has also benefitted from Zylpha’s extensive DeveloperPlus
  
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• Vodafone Spain, Telefonica sign major wholesale fibre deal

  16-03-2017 11:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain has announced a wholesale access agreement to use Telefonica's fibre-optic network in areas not reached by its own network. The unprecedented deal not only covers the non-competitive areas in which Telefonica is required to provide access under the CNMC's recently-approved regulation, but in others not covered by the wholesale obligations. The non-competitive areas correspond to 65 percent of the country and exclude Spain's 66 largest cities, but under the terms of
  
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• Telecom tribunal asks regulator to re-examine Jio's Happy New Year Offer - Moneycontrol.com

  16-03-2017 09:43 via moneycontrol.com
  
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  Telecom tribunal asks regulator to re-examine Jio's Happy New Year Offer
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  After Airtel, Vodafone and Idea accused Reliance Jio of predatory pricing, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had in February given the new entrant's promotional offer a clean chit. ByAshmit Kumar ...
  No Stay on Jio Free Offer,Telecom Tribunal TDSAT Asks TRAI For Re-ExaminationOutlook India
  Recent developments that disrupted Indian telecom spaceBusiness Today
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• Oracle raises dividend as cloud growth accelerates

  16-03-2017 09:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Oracle reported progress in its shift to cloud-based products, with revenues from SaaS and PaaS up 73 percent in its fiscal third quarter to February. Total cloud revenues, including IaaS, were USD 1.19 billion, up 62 percent from a year ago. Oracle's total revenues, including on-premise software and other equipment, rose 2 percent year-on-year to USD 9.21 billion. Operating profit still fell 2 percent to USD 2.96 billion, after an increase in restructuring and acquisition costs.
  
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• Telecom bill paves way for broadband investment - Las Cruces Sun-News

  16-03-2017 04:07 via lcsun-news.com
  
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  Telecom bill paves way for broadband investment
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  For decades, landline telephone companies dominated the nation's telecommunications market, as well as New Mexico's. In fact, their dominance spurred federal and state agencies to regulate them as if they were monopolies. With cell phone usage ...
  
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• Vodafone UK, Liberty global merger talks back on

  16-03-2017 01:00
  Vodafone and Liberty Global have allegedly restarted talks to merge their U.K. businesses, it emerged late on Wednesday.Unnamed sources cited by The Register said that negotiations between senior executives at each company are being held at Vodafone's Newbury headquarters…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US charges four with carrying out massive Yahoo hack

  16-03-2017 01:00
  U.S. authorities this week charged four men in connection with cyber attack on Yahoo that compromised the personal data of hundreds of millions users.Two of the defendants are members of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which confirms Yahoo's suspicions that it fell victim to a state-sponsored attack."The indictment unequivocally shows the attacks on Yahoo were state…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Delivering FTTH across Portugal on the road to 5G

  16-03-2017 01:00
  Ahead of Gigabit Access 2017 we caught up with keynote speaker Alexandre Fonseca, CTO of Protugal Telecom and Executive Manager at ALTICE Labs, on the progress of FTTH deployment in Portugal, the ALTICE Labs innovations that are driving the shift to gigabit networks and their Road to 5G programme.Can you outline how Portugal Telecom are delivering enhanced access networks across Portugal?The Altice Group is committed and focused on the deployment of fiber across the Group, which will also enabl
  
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• Bharti to retain 50%-plus of Infratel

  16-03-2017 01:00
  Bharti Airtel this week revealed that it will not sell a controlling stake in its towers business but will offload a significant chunk of the unit to an existing subsidiary or to other potential investors.After months of speculation over the future of the Infratel business…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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