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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon, AT&T Disappoint in Q1; T-Mobile US Outperforms - Zacks.com

  27-04-2017 22:50 via zacks.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon, AT&T Disappoint in Q1; T-Mobile US Outperforms
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  The telecom space was predominantly buzzing with earnings news last week. Notably, U.S. telecom behemoths Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ - Free Report) and AT&T Inc. (T - Free Report) reported weak results. Verizon Communications' top line as well ...and more »
  
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• Russian-controlled telecom hijacks financial services' Internet traffic - Ars Technica

  27-04-2017 22:22 via arstechnica.com
  
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  Russian-controlled telecom hijacks financial services' Internet traffic
  Ars Technica
  On Wednesday, large chunks of network traffic belonging to MasterCard, Visa, and more than two dozen other financial services companies were briefly routed through a Russian government-controlled telecom under unexplained circumstances that renew ...
  
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• Will enforce rules to ensure telecom sector's health: Manoj Sinha - Economic Times

  27-04-2017 22:01 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  Will enforce rules to ensure telecom sector's health: Manoj Sinha
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: The entry of Reliance Jio has benefited consumers with voice and data rates falling sharply, said telecom minister Manoj Sinha, who added that the government will use the regulatory framework to ensure the telecom sector remains healthy.
  Jio effect: Rules soon for telecom companies TRAI-ing new serviceETTelecom.com
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• Ghana's telecom policies outdated and need review - Minister - Graphic Online

  27-04-2017 21:02 via graphic.com.gh
  
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  Ghana's telecom policies outdated and need review - Minister
  Graphic Online
  Ghana's Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is vowing a thorough review of the country's policies on telecommunications regulations and mobile financial services soon because they are outdated. She has thus expressed a keen desire to start the ...and more »
  
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• Korea Telecom poised to transform Moheshkhali into digitised island - Dhaka Tribune

  27-04-2017 19:52 via dhakatribune.com
  
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  Korea Telecom poised to transform Moheshkhali into digitised island
  Dhaka Tribune
  The GiGA island project of Korea Telecom is going to crave a real boon for Moheshkhali – an island famous for its beauty and tranquillity in the Bay of Bengal. The project aims to transform Moheshkhali into a digitised island, ensuing quality life with ...
  
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• Who Has Your Back in Brazil? Second Annual Report Shows Telecom Privacy Slowly Improving - EFF

  27-04-2017 19:04 via eff.org
  
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  Who Has Your Back in Brazil? Second Annual Report Shows Telecom Privacy Slowly Improving
  EFF
  Today InternetLab, Brazil's leading digital rights organization, released their 2017 report on local telecommunications companies, and how they treat their customer's private information. Brazil's “Quem defende seus dados?” (“Who Defends Your Data?
  
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• Telecom Managed Services Market Worth 22.58 Billion USD by ... - MarketWatch

  27-04-2017 18:31 via marketwatch.com
  
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  Telecom Managed Services Market Worth 22.58 Billion USD by ...
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  According to a new market research report "Telecom Managed Services Market by Service Type (Managed Data Center, Managed Network, Managed Data and ...
  Telecom Managed Services Market - 22 billion by 2022, report saysIT Brief NZall 5 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Managed Services Market Worth 22.58 Billion USD by 2022 - MarketWatch

  27-04-2017 18:31 via marketwatch.com
  
  Telecom Managed Services Market Worth 22.58 Billion USD by 2022
  MarketWatch
  According to a new market research report "Telecom Managed Services Market by Service Type (Managed Data Center, Managed Network, Managed Data and Information, Managed Mobility, Managed Communication, and Managed Security), Organization ...and more »
  
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• EU telecom watchdog plan dead on arrival - EUobserver

  27-04-2017 17:38 via euobserver.com
  
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  EU telecom watchdog plan dead on arrival
  EUobserver
  A European Commission proposal to upgrade a Riga-based forum of national telecommunications watchdogs into a more powerful EU agency lacks the required support in the European Parliament and member states, sources tell EUobserver. “A majority of ...
  
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• Telecom firms begin state-wise GST registration - Business Standard

  27-04-2017 15:15 via business-standard.com
  
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  Telecom firms begin state-wise GST registration
  Business Standard
  Telecom companies have started state-wise registration needed under the goods and services tax (GST). Telecom companies have a single pan-India service tax registration but the GST, which is expected to come into force on July 1, requires them to be ...and more »
  
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• Times of Malta ‒ Editor wants telecom companies to investigate leak ... - Times of Malta

  27-04-2017 14:51 via timesofmalta.com
  
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  Times of Malta ‒ Editor wants telecom companies to investigate leak ...
  Times of Malta
  Last updated 10.15pm - MaltaToday managing editor Saviour Balzan has submitted a complaint to telecoms companies Vodafone and GO, demanding they ...and more »
  
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• Kinnevik buys 18.5% of Com Hem from BC Partners' NorCell

  27-04-2017 13:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Investment company Kinnevik said that it has agreed to acquire 33.9 million shares, corresponding approximately to an 18.5 percent stake, in Swedish fixed line operator Com Hem from NorCell, the indirect investment holding company of funds advised by BC Partners. It will pay SEK 110 cash per share, or SEK 3.7 billion in total. The deal is expected to close on 04 May.
  
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• SK Telecom Co. Ltd. Files its Annual Report on Form 20-F - PR Newswire (press release)

  27-04-2017 13:10 via prnewswire.com
  
  SK Telecom Co. Ltd. Files its Annual Report on Form 20-F
  PR Newswire (press release)
  SEOUL, South Korea, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 27, 2017, SK Telecom Co., Ltd. filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December ...and more »
  
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• Pay hike in telecom sector to be lowest this year, likely to average at ... - Moneycontrol.com

  27-04-2017 10:59 via moneycontrol.com
  
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  Pay hike in telecom sector to be lowest this year, likely to average at ...
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  The increments will be low as revenue and profitability in the sector remains under pressure due to intense competition and consolidation.and more »
  
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• Paysafe enhances productivity and customer experience with NewVoiceMedia

  27-04-2017 10:53
  
  LONDON, 27 April, 2017 – NewVoiceMedia, a leading provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology that enables businesses to have more successful conversations, today announced that the global payments company Paysafe increased its customer support centre productivity by 20 percent over the last year using NewVoiceMedia’s ContactWorld for Service platform. The technology has delivered dramatic improvements to both customer and agent satisfaction. Focused on connecting bu
  
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• China Telecom net profit up 4.5pc on back of 4G subscriber and ... - South China Morning Post

  27-04-2017 10:27 via scmp.com
  
  South China Morning Post
  China Telecom net profit up 4.5pc on back of 4G subscriber and ...
  South China Morning Post
  China's largest fixed-line telecommunications operator China Telecom on Thursday reported a 4.5 per cent jump in net profit thanks to a steady increase in the ...
  China Telecom says first-quarter profit rises 4.5 pct on 4G growth ...Nasdaqall 7 news articles »
  
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• Nokia sees SD-WAN as providing clear NFV business path for telecom operators - RCR Wireless News

  27-04-2017 10:05 via rcrwireless.com
  
  RCR Wireless News
  Nokia sees SD-WAN as providing clear NFV business path for telecom operators
  RCR Wireless News
  Nokia's Nuage Networks breaks down opportunities for operators and enterprises moving towards SD-WAN deployments. In acquiring Alcatel-Lucent last year for $16.5 billion, Nokia garnered a significant number of telecommunications software-based assets ...and more »
  
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• Nokia sees SD-WAN as providing clear NFV business path for ... - RCR Wireless News

  27-04-2017 10:05 via rcrwireless.com
  
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  Nokia sees SD-WAN as providing clear NFV business path for ...
  RCR Wireless News
  Nokia's Nuage Networks breaks down opportunities for operators and enterprises moving towards SD-WAN deployments.and more »
  
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• LG returns mobile business to breakeven as shipments up 10%

  27-04-2017 09:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) LG Electronics returned its mobile phone business to breakeven in the first quarter, helped by solid sales momentum for its mid-tier devices, and said it expects the improvements to continue in Q2 with the launch of its flagship G6 smartphone. The mobile division posted a small operating loss of KRW 0.2 billion in the quarter, recovering from a loss of KRW 202 billion in the year-earlier period and KRW 463 billion in Q4. This was driven by annual sales growth of 1.7 percent and a
  
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• Telecom struggles to block 22 social media banned in Kashmir - WBOC TV 16

  27-04-2017 09:03 via wboc.com
  
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  Telecom struggles to block 22 social media banned in Kashmir
  WBOC TV 16
  (AP Photo/Dar Yasin). Kashmiri students browse internet on their mobile phones as they sits inside a restaurant in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. On Wednesday, authorities ordered internet service providers to block 16 .
  Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sitesLivemint
  J&K govt bans 22 social networking sites citing their misuseETTelecom.comall 294
  
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• Telecom struggles to block 22 social media banned in Kashmir - Standard-Examiner

  27-04-2017 08:48 via standard.net
  
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  Telecom struggles to block 22 social media banned in Kashmir
  Standard-Examiner
  Kashmiri students browse internet on their mobile phones as they sits inside a restaurant in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. On Wednesday, authorities ordered internet service providers to block 16 social media sites, ...
  Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sitesLivemintall 294 news articles »
  
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• Nokia slows drop in sales to 4% in Q1

  27-04-2017 08:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Nokia slowed the decline in sales to 4 percent in the first quarter, for a total EUR 5.39 billion. The company blamed the drop on weaker IP/optical and fixed network sales, while sales in the mobile and applications segments were flat. Overall, Networks sales were down 6 percent to EUR 4.90 million, offset in part by 25 percent growth in licensing sales to EUR 247 million. Cost savings helped limit the drop in adjusted operating profit to 1 percent to EUR 341 million, and the marg
  
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• Orange Q1 sales up slightly, led by Spain

  27-04-2017 08:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange reported a small increase in first-quarter results, in line with its full-year outlook and supported by demand for its fixed-mobile bundles in Spain and elsewhere. Revenues rose 0.6 percent year-on-year to EUR 10.07 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was up 1.1 percent to EUR 2.60 billion. On a comparable basis, sales were up 0.8 percent, led by 8.5 percent growth in Spain, a 0.5 percent increase in Poland and 3.2 percent growth in the rest of central Europe. This offset a drop o
  
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• Samsung net profit up 46% in Q1, mobile results lower

  27-04-2017 08:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung reported a drop in mobile revenues and profit in the first quarter but said shipments improved compared to the previous quarter thanks to new mid-range models like the A7. Revenues at the mobile division fell 15 percent year-on-year and 0.5 percent from the fourth quarter to KRW 23.50 trillion, and operating profit was down to KRW 2.07 trillion from KRW 3.89 trillion a year ago. The company's net profit in the first quarter totalled KRW 7.68 trillion, up from KRW 5.25 tril
  
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• FCC chairman proposes overturning net neutrality rules

  27-04-2017 07:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The new chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission Chairman, Ajit Pai has confirmed plans to undo his predecessor's Open Internet order, which imposed net neutrality rules on broadband providers. Pai was opposed to the rules from the start, largely due to the FCC's method. The regulator reclassified internet access services under Title II of the Telecommunication Act, making it a utility service subject to FCC authority. This allowed the regulator to impose the ban on IS
  
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• China Telecom net profit rises 4.5% - MarketWatch - MarketWatch

  27-04-2017 07:07 via marketwatch.com
  
  China Telecom net profit rises 4.5% - MarketWatch
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  China Telecom Corp. (0728.HK) reported Thursday a 4.5% rise in net profit for the first quarter as stronger demand for faster mobile services offset the pricing ...and more »
  
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• Former telecom corridor hub gets new life as RealPage HQ - Dallas News (blog)

  27-04-2017 03:18 via dallasnews.com
  
  Dallas News (blog)
  Former telecom corridor hub gets new life as RealPage HQ
  Dallas News (blog)
  You won't find the ghost of Telecom Corridor past in RealPage's new Richardson headquarters. The apartment industry software, research and services firm just took the wraps off its new corporate headquarters on North Central Expressway. The huge ...
  
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• Telia manages to sell Tcell, reports Q1 numbers

  27-04-2017 02:00
  Telia has managed to push through the sale of Tcell, its Tajikistan unit, albeit for a lower price.The Sweden-based telco also said it expects to pay less to settle an investigation into its Uzbekistan operation.Telia agreed back in September to sell its 60% stake in Tcell to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• NBN fixed wireless trial tops 1 Gbps

  27-04-2017 02:00
  Australia's NBN this week achieved gigabit downlink speeds in a fixed wireless trial.The state-run broadband wholesaler used carrier aggregation technology to combine seven carriers in the 3…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Connectivity for the last 10-20%

  27-04-2017 02:00
  Total Telecom TV recently spoke with Steve Collins, CTO of NetComm Wireless at the 2017 Gigabit Access conference. Steve explained how NetComm Wireless are specialising in connectivity for the last 10…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T in nonsense '5G' launch

  27-04-2017 02:00
  As if losing hundreds of thousands of postpaid phone customers in the first quarter wasn't bad enough, AT&T this week also launched what it calls a '5G Evolution' service.What the rest of the industry refers to as 4.5G, or LTE-Advanced Pro, is clearly not highfalutin enough for the U.S. telco; only the best 'G' will do for Randall Stephenson and Co., and in this case, that 'G' is 5G.To ensure maximum confusion and to dodge any awkward questions to which the obvious answer is…read mor
  
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