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• Global Ransomware Attack Targets Hospitals, Telecom Companies ... - CRN

  12-05-2017 22:28 via crn.com
  
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  Global Ransomware Attack Targets Hospitals, Telecom Companies ...
  CRN
  A massive ransomware campaign has crippled a number of healthcare systems and telecom companies globally, Friday. Page: 1.and more »
  
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• Red-hot telecom deal market about to get even hotter with reported Sprint, T-Mobile tie-up talks - CNBC

  12-05-2017 21:09 via cnbc.com
  
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  Red-hot telecom deal market about to get even hotter with reported Sprint, T-Mobile tie-up talks
  CNBC
  Sprint has approached T-Mobile-owner Deutsche Telekom to discuss a potential merger with the U.S. wireless carrier, according to Bloomberg News. The value of telecom M&A deals is already up 27 percent year to date to $38.8 billion through Thursday, ...
  Sprint, SoftBank Said in Informal Deal Talks With T-MobileBloombergall 119 news articles »
  
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• TDS Telecom internet outage reported in Kandiyohi County - West Central Tribune

  12-05-2017 18:40 via wctrib.com
  
  TDS Telecom internet outage reported in Kandiyohi County
  West Central Tribune
  Internet customers with TDS Telecom in Kandiyohi County and elsewhere are experiencing a service outage since about 9:25 a.m. Friday. Earlier this morning, TDS Telecom tweeted "Attn @tdstelecom customers: We have an outage impacting multiple ...and more »
  
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• Vivendi offers to sell Telecom Italia unit, may not be enough: source - Reuters

  12-05-2017 18:36 via reuters.com
  
  Reuters
  Vivendi offers to sell Telecom Italia unit, may not be enough: source
  Reuters
  FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of a Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) store in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo. By Foo Yun Chee | BRUSSELS. BRUSSELS Vivendi (VIV.PA) has offered to sell a Telecom Italia unit ...and more »
  
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• Telekom Slovenije ends Q1 with EUR 180 mln in revenues

  12-05-2017 18:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije Group ended the first quarter of 2017 with EUR 179.9 million worth of net revenues, up 2 percent from the year before...
  
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• Ipko Q1 revenue falls 2% to EUR 16.3 mln

  12-05-2017 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kosovo telecom operator Ipko ended the first quarter with operating revenues of EUR 16.3 million, down by 2 percent year-on-year, according to the...
  
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• Telenor Hungary gets new CMO, marketing directors

  12-05-2017 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telenor Hungary has a new chief marketing officer, Petra Stangl, an Austrian-born top executive with over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications sector...
  
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• Oi CEO says no need for government intervention

  12-05-2017 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The CEO of Oi, Marco Schroeder, said he sees the company's first-quarter profit margin as sustainable, reports O Globo...
  
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• Globe Telecom's Q1 revenue grows 4%, profit drops 13%

  12-05-2017 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Philippines operator Globe Telecom reported service revenues of PHP 31.1 billion for the fist quarter of 2017, which represents a 4 percent increase year-on-year...
  
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• Apple gives USD 200 mln to Corning under manufacturing fund

  12-05-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Corning will receive USD 200 million from Apple's new Advanced Manufacturing Fund, set up as part of the company's commitment to foster innovation among US manufacturers...
  
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• Calnex Ships Industry’s First 100GbE Jitter Measurement Solution to enable Deployment of High-speed synchronous Ethernet Networks

  12-05-2017 16:15
  
  EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, May 12, 2017 – Calnex Solutions Ltd today shipped the industry’s first ever 100GbE Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) Jitter measurement solution to a major North American equipment manufacturer. Providing 100GbE Jitter Generation and Jitter Tolerance measurement capability, the Paragon-100G enables the jitter performance of SyncE network equipment to be fully stressed and validated.The ITU-T standard for SyncE (G.8262) has strict limits for both Jitter Tolerance and J
  
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• Telecom and Nortel Announce CNV Authorization of the Publication of the Local Prospectus Regarding the ... - Stockhouse

  12-05-2017 15:54 via stockhouse.com
  
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  Telecom and Nortel Announce CNV Authorization of the Publication of the Local Prospectus Regarding the ...
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  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 11, 2017, Telecom Argentina S.A. ("Telecom") (NYSE: TEO; BASE: TECO2), received confirmation that the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores) had authorized ...
  Heritage Investors Management Has Decreased Mastercard (MA) Holding, Last Week Telecom Argentina SA (ADR ...Key G
  
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• Telus again raises div after lifting revenues, profit in Q1

  12-05-2017 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Canadian operator Telus reported first quarter revenues up 2.9 percent from the year before to CAD 3.2 billion, lifted by higher revenue from data...
  
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• Telecom firm promoter arrested for Rs 126 crore bank loan scam - The New Indian Express

  12-05-2017 15:33 via newindianexpress.com
  
  Telecom firm promoter arrested for Rs 126 crore bank loan scam
  The New Indian Express
  NEW DELHI: The CBI today arrested the promoter of a telecom company in connection with a Rs 126 crore bank loan scam case. Sunil Kakkad, the promoter of Click Telecom, was arrested this evening for allegedly cheating a consortium of State Bank of India ...and more »
  
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• Hrvatski Telekom and Combis complete ICT project for Allianz

  12-05-2017 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Croatia's Hrvatski Telekom and Combis have successfully implemented a complex regional ICT project for the the Allianz Group...
  
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• Algar Telecom Q1 gross revenue up 8.7% to BRL 855.7 million

  12-05-2017 15:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian regional operator Algar Telecom has reported gross revenue of BRL 855.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, up 8.7 percent compared with...
  
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• Mexico telecom investment up 7.6% to MXN 70 bln in 2016

  12-05-2017 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexico's telecommunications infrastructure sector received a total of MXN 70.2 billion (around USD 3.7 billion) in private investment last year,...
  
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• Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit 2017 Successfully Concludes Following Discussion on Investment in Broadband Infrastructure

  12-05-2017 14:30
  
  Europe announced as the location for the sixth Annual Global Summit taking place in 2018 Cape Town, South Africa, 12 May 2017: Establishing regulatory frameworks for enabling investment in broadband infrastructure across Africa was the key discussion as the fifth annual Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) Global Summit 2017 concluded yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa.The three-day event brought together representatives from five continents and 21 countries around the world, including policy maker
  
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• Mexican regulator launches online telecom information tool

  12-05-2017 14:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) has launched a new interactive tool designed to allow the public to consult, compare and download...
  
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• How Manx Telecom used NFV to navigate challenges of being a small scale telco - Mobile Europe

  12-05-2017 13:51 via mobileeurope.co.uk
  How Manx Telecom used NFV to navigate challenges of being a small scale telco
  Mobile Europe
  Being a small telco comes with certain agility advantages, but it does mean the stakes can be higher than for larger rivals as there is less opportunity to scale. Topic. More Network virtualisation Stories. Vendors set for windfall as NFV revenues hit ...
  
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• Samsung unveils Z4 smartphone with Tizen OS

  12-05-2017 13:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung has announced the imminent launch of the Z4 smartphone, the latest device in its low-budget Z series of handsets. The Z4 is LTE compatible and comes with 4.5-inch WVGA (480×800) screen, 1GB RAM, a quad core 1.5GHz processor, and 5MP front and rear-facing cameras. It will also be the fourth smartphone to use the company's Tizen OS, an open-source Android alternative that powers Samsung's wearables, TVs and IoT devices. Targeted at first-time smartphone users, the Z4 i
  
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• Keeping you connected: Here are the Valley's top telecom contractors - Phoenix Business Journal

  12-05-2017 13:16 via bizjournals.com
  Phoenix Business Journal
  Keeping you connected: Here are the Valley's top telecom contractors
  Phoenix Business Journal
  Cox Communications Arizona, which has been No. 1 on the Phoenix Business Journal's Telecom Contractors list since 2004, added another year to the string when the 2017 edition of the list was published today. The list was ranked by the number of local ...and more »
  
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• Vivendi talks up Telecom Italia commitment - Mobile World Live

  12-05-2017 13:04 via mobileworldlive.com
  Mobile World Live
  Vivendi talks up Telecom Italia commitment
  Mobile World Live
  Vivendi reiterrated a long term commitment to “create significant value” for the customers, employees and shareholders of Telecom Italia, as it revealed Q1 2017 earnings. The media company's comments come shortly after the candidates it submitted for ...and more »
  
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• Telephony solutions firm Glamorgan Telecom ring the changes in management buyout - WalesOnline

  12-05-2017 12:55 via walesonline.co.uk
  
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  Telephony solutions firm Glamorgan Telecom ring the changes in management buyout
  WalesOnline
  One of Wales' leading telecoms solutions businesses, Glamorgan Telecom, has been acquired in a management buyout as it looks to drive further expansion. The deal for the Cardiff-based business, which has more than 1,800 customers in south Wales and ...
  
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• Spain's Lowi confirms details of EUR 37/mth fibre offer

  12-05-2017 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain's low-cost MVNO brand Lowi has announced the details of its first fibre-based convergent offer, confirming recent reports...
  
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• Manx Telecom 4G speed and coverage ahead of UK - isleofman.com

  12-05-2017 11:44 via isleofman.com
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  Manx Telecom 4G speed and coverage ahead of UK
  isleofman.com
  Manx Telecom 4G speed and coverage ahead of UK Manx Telecom's 4G overall network speed, quality and coverage is ahead of UK providers, and UK cities, according to the latest figures. Which? and OpenSignal published data last week which was ...and more »
  
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• Fronter hires former Google Fiber exec for field operations

  12-05-2017 11:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Frontier Communications has hired Chris Levendos as its executive VP for Field Operations. Levendos is the former head of the Network Deployment and Operations organization at Google Fiber...
  
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• Microsoft unveils new tools at developer conference

  12-05-2017 11:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Microsoft announced at its annual developer conference new tools and services to help developers modernise existing apps and build more intelligent ones, on every platform, for every platform...
  
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• Telecom Argentina to invest ARS 13 bln in 2017

  12-05-2017 10:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telecom Argentina announced plans to invest over ARS 13 billion in expanding and upgrading its 4G-LTE and fibre-optic networks in 2017 alone...
  
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• NEC demos 50Tb on submarine cable over 10,000 km

  12-05-2017 10:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NEC has demonstrated a transmission capacity of 50.9 terabits (Tb) per second on a single optical fiber, over a distance greater than 11,000km...
  
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• Kenya: The Awarding of Licence to Jamii Telecom Was Legal - CA - AllAfrica.com

  12-05-2017 10:32 via allafrica.com
  
  The Standard
  Kenya: The Awarding of Licence to Jamii Telecom Was Legal - CA
  AllAfrica.com
  In what has turned out to be a fight within, and for, the multi-billion shilling telecom industry, Jamii Telecom, the company at the center of a controversial mobile licence, now blames the big three operators as the ones behind the Daily Nation exposé ...
  CA: No money lost in authorisation of Jamii TelecomThe Standard
  Kenyan regulator denies 'gifting' 4G licence to Jamii TelecomDeveloping Telecoms
  
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• Netmarble launches IPO

  12-05-2017 10:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Korean mobile games developer Netmarble Games has listed on the country's main bourse...
  
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• 3W Infra launches lease-to-own financing programme

  12-05-2017 09:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hosting solutions provider 3W Infra has launched a financing programme. The 3W Infra Financing Program is a 'lease-to-own' programme focused on...
  
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• Vivendi announces Havas deal, posts 30% EBITA drop in Q1

  12-05-2017 09:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vivendi has offered to pay EUR 2.36 billion in cash to buy a 60 percent stake in advertising group Havas from Groupe Bollore. The deal ends months of speculation about Bollore's ambition to create synergies with the Havas group, in which his son Yannick Bollore is CEO. Coinciding with this announcement, Vivendi reported financial results for the first quarter, which continued to be negatively impacted by the performance of its Canal Plus subsidiary in France. Group EBITA decreased
  
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• United Internet buys Drillisch to combine with 1&1

  12-05-2017 08:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) German MVNO Drillisch and Germany-based internet services provider United Internet unveiled a plan to merge United Internet's fixed and mobile service providing activities with Drillisch. Effectively, United Internet subsidiary 1&1 Telecommunication will be acquired by Drillisch, creating a fourth full telecom service provider in the Germany. The acquisition includes the retail business of 1&1 Versatel, which was incorporated in 1&1 Telecommunication on 2 May and exclu
  
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• Xiaomi, China Telecom to offer smart home services - ETTelecom.com

  12-05-2017 04:50 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Xiaomi, China Telecom to offer smart home services
  ETTelecom.com
  Beijing: Chinese technology giant Xiaomi and telecom operator China Telecom have signed a cooperation agreement to develop smart home services. The two companies will use their strengths to cooperate in developing smart home devices, sharing sales ...
  China Telecom Co. Limited (CHA) Lifted to "Hold" at Zacks Investment ResearchSports Perspectivesall 20 news articles »
  
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• Sprint, T-Mobile US holding early deal talks

  12-05-2017 02:00
  Sprint has begun preliminary merger talks with T-Mobile US, it emerged on Friday.This is according to sources cited by Bloomberg, who claimed that representatives from Sprint parent Softbank have had informal contact with their counterparts from T…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EU5 incumbents: How they stack up after Q1

  12-05-2017 02:00
  With Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica publishing their quarterlies this week, now is the perfect time to check the headline figures of Europe's big five players to see how they fared during the first three months of 2017, and how their performance compares to this time last year.Deutsche TelekomRevenue: +5.8%Q1 2017: €18.65 billionQ1 2016: €17.63 billionAdjusted EBITDA: +7.8%Q1 2017: €5.56 billionQ1 2016…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson veteran Rima Qureshi quits

  12-05-2017 02:00
  Ericsson's Rima Qureshi, who has been at the company for nearly 25 years, resigned suddenly on Thursday.Qureshi served most recently as senior vice president and head of North America at the Swedish kit maker. She has held various roles over the years, including chief strategy officer and head of the company's CDMA business…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Pakistan's Telecom Agency Warns Mobile Users Against Blasphemy - Voice of America

  12-05-2017 00:29 via voanews.com
  
  Voice of America
  Pakistan's Telecom Agency Warns Mobile Users Against Blasphemy
  Voice of America
  Pakistan's government is pushing ahead with its anti-blasphemy campaign, which critics claim is really an attempt to quash dissent and intimidate opponents. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the government-run communications regulatory agency, ...and more »
  
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