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• TIM sponsors Italian MTV Awards

  26-05-2017 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TIM (Telecom Italia) has announced its sponsorship of the MTV Awards 2017 to be held in Rome's Piazza del Popolo on 27 May...
  
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• Oi denied request for recognition of investments

  26-05-2017 14:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) denied Oi's request for the recognition of the company's commitments to invest in R&D, reports Jornal do Comercio...
  
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• Rosneft, Bashneft raise their damages claim against Sistema

  26-05-2017 14:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian telecommunications holding company Sistema has announced that it has received a motion filed by oil companies Rosneft and Bashneft with the Arbitrage of the Republic of Bashkortostan...
  
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• Oi presents list of over 55,000 creditors to court

  26-05-2017 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian telecommunications operator Oi, which is undergoing judicial reorganisation, has submitted a list of 55,080 creditors to the court, reports O Estado de Sao Paulo...
  
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• Twilio awards USD 1 mln in grants to eight nonprofits

  26-05-2017 11:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Twilio awarded USD 1 million in grants to eight nonprofits as a part of its pledge to commit 1 percent of its equity to further social impact programmes...
  
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• United Internet starts public bid for Drillisch shares

  26-05-2017 11:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) United Internet has launched its public offer for Drillisch, as first announced in early May...
  
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• Vodafone Turkey offers learning programme for companies

  26-05-2017 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Turkey offers distance learning opportunities for SMEs preparing their businesses...
  
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• Bosnian and Macedonian telecom regulators to cooperate

  26-05-2017 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RAK) and the Agency for Electronic Communications of Macedonia (AEK) have signed a...
  
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• Dominican Republic approves telecom tax to fund 911 service

  26-05-2017 10:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Dominican Republic's chamber of deputies has approved a tax of USD 0.02 on international voice minutes with a view to funding the country's 911...
  
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• Tan joins NXP automotive team

  26-05-2017 10:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NXP Semiconductors has announced the appointment of Alexander E. Tan as the new vice president and general manager of Automotive Ethernet Solutions,...
  
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• Augere to invest USD 10 mln in LTE infra in Pakistan

  26-05-2017 10:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Wireless broadband company Augere Pakistan plans to invest up to USD 10 million in Pakistan to deploy corporate LTE in 11 cities, PakWired reports, citing company CEO Jamal Nasir Khan...
  
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• Rostekh, Rostelecom to develop state VoIP application

  26-05-2017 09:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian company Rostekh, in cooperation with the national operator Rostelecom, plans to launch a Russian service similar to Skype, reports Comnews.ru...
  
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• Spain's Lowi launches first fibre plus mobile offer

  26-05-2017 09:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain's MVNO brand Lowi has finally launched its fibre-based convergent offer with a view to competing with low-cost plans from rivals such as Orange and MasMovil...
  
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• Turkcell AGM OKs dividends proposal

  26-05-2017 09:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Turkcell's general assembly meeting adopted the proposal of Turkcell Holding shareholders, including Telia Company, to distribute dividends for the...
  
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• Apple to open first SEA store in Singapore on 27 May

  26-05-2017 09:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple will open its Orchard Road store in Singapore on 27 May. Apple Orchard Road, the first official Apple store in Singapore and South-east Asia,...
  
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• Liquid Telecom names Whitehill as Neotel CEO

  26-05-2017 09:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Liquid Telecom has named Kyle Whitehill as CEO at Neotel. Over the coming months, Whitehill will oversee plans to make extensive upgrades and expansions to Neotel's network across South Africa...
  
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• US smartphone penetration reaches 80% of homes

  26-05-2017 09:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Smartphones are now in 80 percent of US homes, a six percentage point increase year-over-year, according to research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)...
  
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• EC to take 90 more days to rule on Vivendi-TIM case – report

  26-05-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) European Commission antitrust regulators could postpone a decision on the extent of Vivendi's control over Telecom Italia (TIM) for a further 90 days...
  
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• Batelco distributes Ramadan baskets to charities

  26-05-2017 08:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bahrain's operator Batelco has distributed 30,000 Ramadan baskets to the country's charitable societies as part of its annual donations programme...
  
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• TeleChoice incorporates NexWave Vietnam subsidiary

  26-05-2017 08:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TeleChoice International has announced that its NexWave Technologies subsidiary has incorporated the NexWave Vietnam subsidiary. The charter capital of NexWave Vietnam is VND 4.5 billion...
  
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• Axiata Group revenue up 1.6%, profit more than triples in Q1

  26-05-2017 07:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Axiata Group reported revenue of MYR 5.9 billion for the first quarter of 2017, which represents an increase of 1.6 percent quarter-on-quarter. Revenue growth was mainly boosted by data revenue which jumped 10 percent quarter-on-quarter and 43.3 percent year-on-year, and now accounts for 40.9 percent of total service revenue. First-quarter EBITDA was up 8.8 percent to MYR 2.2 billion. Group normalised PATAMI improved to MYR 291 million from MYR 77 million in the previous quarter.
  
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• Telcos call on EU to hold its nerve on deregulation

  26-05-2017 02:00
  Some of Europe's biggest telcos this week warned the European Commission that proposed amendments to the Electronic Communications Code (ECC) and ePrivacy Regulation could put future investment at risk.A letter sent to the Commission on Thursday expressed dismay at the possibility of the EU abandoning plans to ease access obligations for wholesale-only players and operators that jointly invest in new networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liquid Telecom hires ex-Voda exec as Neotel CEO

  26-05-2017 02:00
  Liquid Telecom on Friday named former Vodafone executive Kyle Whitehill as CEO of its South African operation, Neotel.Whitehill most recently served as CEO of Vodafone Qatar, where he spearheaded the launch of its 4…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Dtac to launch TD-LTE service on TOT's 2.3-GHz spectrum

  26-05-2017 02:00
  Telenor's Thai arm Dtac plans to launch TD-LTE services running on 2.3-GHz spectrum rented from TOT, after the state-run telco selected Dtac as its preferred network partner…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Asia's top brass go toe-to-toe at seventh annual ACAs

  26-05-2017 02:00
  A brass marching band was on hand on Wednesday to herald Total Telecom's return to Singapore to present the seventh annual Asia Communication Awards.What's more, the country's most flamboyant TV personality, Hossan Leong, was also back as master of ceremonies, looking resplendent in a sparkly-gold dinner jacket.It might not have been what our audience of esteemed telecoms executives expected, but when it comes to succeeding in today's industry, they know as well as anyone to expect the unexpect
  
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