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• Apple previews HomePod speaker for year-end launch

  05-06-2017 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Apple has joined the market for voice-activated home speakers, previewing at its annual developers conference a 7-inch device powered by its virtual assistant software Siri. The HomePod is planned to launch in December for USD 349 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Apple also presented at WWDC new iPad Pro models and the latest version of iOS, which will roll out in the autumn.
  
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• Liberals Challenge Big Telecom In Fight For Affordable Wireless - Huffington Post Canada

  05-06-2017 19:17 via huffingtonpost.ca
  
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  Liberals Challenge Big Telecom In Fight For Affordable Wireless
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  The federal Liberals say wireless prices in Canada are too high, and have ordered the country's telecom watchdog to carry out a review that could lead to less expensive mobile phone services. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced Monday he is ...and more »
  
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• Prysmian Group Presents at Offshore Wind Energy 2017

  05-06-2017 16:14
  
  Group strengthens its offering with enhanced strategies and investments to support the Offshore Wind sectorTurnkey cable solutions, Project engineering, State-of-the-art cable technologies and monitoring & maintenance services all on displayMilan, 05 June 2017 – Prysmian Group, world leader in energy and telecom cable systems will present its products and services portfolio underpinning its new enhanced strategy expanding its presence and offering in the offshore wind sector on the occ
  
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• Why AT&T Is the Best Buy in the Telecom Sector -- The Motley Fool - Motley Fool

  05-06-2017 15:23 via fool.com
  
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  Why AT&T Is the Best Buy in the Telecom Sector -- The Motley Fool
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  Finding the best telecom stock on the market today is a matter of process of elimination. Smaller wireless providers such as Sprint and T-Mobile don't pay ...and more »
  
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• SK Telecom Moves Closer to 1Gbit/s 4G - Light Reading

  05-06-2017 14:39 via lightreading.com
  
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  SK Telecom Moves Closer to 1Gbit/s 4G
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  SK Telecom says it will launch a gigabit-speed 4G service in early 2018 based on its investments in more advanced 4G technologies. The South Korean telco has also switched on a 900Mbit/s 4G service in six of the country's main cities as well as a ...
  SK Telecom plans aggressive expansion of LTE-A ProRCR Wireless News
  SK Telecom launches LTE-A Pro service in 53 citiesMobile World Live
  SKT launches five-band CA, 4X4 MIMOTelecom
  
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• Telkom FY results up as mobile turns first profit

  05-06-2017 11:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South African operator Telkom's net revenue increased by 7.9 percent to ZAR 31.9 billion for the year ending 31 March, boosted by the full consolidation of BCX and a solid performance from the mobile business. EBITDA was flat at ZAR 10.9 billion, with a margin of 26.7 percent, in line with the operator's outlook. The mobile business contributed EBITDA of ZAR 660 million, its first profit after four years of losses. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased 12.4 percent to ZAR 7
  
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• Panasonic India cashing in on telecom green energy push - The Japan Times

  05-06-2017 11:12 via japantimes.co.jp
  
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  Panasonic India cashing in on telecom green energy push
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  NEW DELHI – With India's telecom sector investing heavily in green-energy solutions, Panasonic's local unit has cashed in on the growing demand, generating over $100 million in sales in the last three years supplying lithium-ion battery-based solutions.
  
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• MDS Launches VNOnDemand Solution

  05-06-2017 10:47
  
  As-a-service solution enables MVNOs to deliver a digital OnDemand customer experience Warrington, UK | 5 June 2017: MDS has today launched a completely new proposition, VNOnDemand, dedicated to the virtual network operator (VNO) market.In order to succeed in a crowded and competitive marketplace, MVNOs need to deliver an ‘OnDemand’ experience, to provide the digital experience today’s consumer expects. This must be real-time, 24/7, app-based and offer flexible payment options t
  
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• LG Uplus becomes Vodafone partner in South Korea

  05-06-2017 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone and LG UPlus entered into a new Partner Market agreement for South Korea. This is the first strategic partnership by LG Uplus with a global telecommunications company since the company's founding in 2010. Under the new partnership, which commenced on 1 April, Vodafone will draw on its global reach and experience to support the consumer and enterprise operations of LG Uplus. Vodafone and LG Uplus will also cooperate to offer unified communications and enterprise services t
  
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• Google to introduce Chrome ad-blocker from early 2018

  05-06-2017 09:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Google announced it will start offering website publishers 'funding choices' to serve up to customers using ad blockers. This means publishers can show a customized message to visitors using an ad blocker, inviting them to either enable ads on their site, or pay for a pass that removes all ads on that site through the new Google Contributor platform. Funding Choices is available to publishers in North America, the UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand to start and will be rolling
  
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• Netia CEO steps down

  05-06-2017 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The management board of Polish operator Netia has announced that CEO Tomasz Szopa resigned on 01 June with immediate effect, without providing reasons for his resignation. At the same time, the supervisory board has appointed Katarzyna Iwuc to take on the responsibilities of CEO and CFO. Supervisory board member Stefan Radziminski has been designated as a temporary member of the management board with responsibility for strategic projects and technology until 01 September.
  
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• RCom banks agree to delay payments to year-end

  05-06-2017 08:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Indian operator Reliance Communications announced an agreement with its lenders to delay payments on its debt until it can complete a key divestment. The banks agreed to give the company until the end of December to complete the sale of its mobile towers and merger with Aircel, which is expected to reduce RCom's debt by around 60 percent. RCom said it will also present to the lenders its long-term plans for servicing its remaining debt of INR 200 billion. If the company does not r
  
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• AT&T to buy Brocade's Vyatta assets including OS and vRouter

  05-06-2017 08:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) AT&T has announced an agreement to buy the Vyatta assets of Brocade Communications, including the Vyatta network operating system and vRouter product line. Under the terms of the deal, the financial details of which were not disclosed, AT&T will also hire certain Brocade employees associated with Vyatta located mostly in California and the UK. The transaction is set to close in early summer, prior to the closing of Broadcom's purchase of Brocade, said AT&T, adding that
  
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• SK Telecom launches LTE-A Pro with five-band CA, 4X4 MIMO

  05-06-2017 07:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) South Korean operator SK Telecom has commercialized five-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and 4X4 MIMO LTE-A Pro technologies. Engineers from SK Telecom are checking the telecommunications network for five-band CA in Seoul, South Korea. SK Telecom's five-band CA LTE-A Pro service supports up to 700Mbps data rates. According to SK, the five-band CA LTE-A Pro service currently covers 53 cities in Korea, including Seoul, Busan and Daegu.
  
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• Vodafone hails successful NB-IoT interoperability tests

  05-06-2017 02:00
  Vodafone on Monday said it has successfully carried out NB-IoT interoperability tests, paving the way for the global rollout of NB-IoT services.The U.K.-based telco said it has tested modules made by Neul and Qualcomm with network equipment from Ericsson…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Time to push broadband boundaries

  05-06-2017 02:00
  Gigabit is the goal, and amid an endless cycle of speed and technology advances it is easy to become diverted from the basics. Broadband is becoming a basic human right, governments are mandating basic minimum speeds for all – and nationwide networks are being built out in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and several other regions worldwide.
  These countries are taking on one of the biggest challenges of our time – and, as with any mass&h
  
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• RCom lenders give it until December to pay down debt

  05-06-2017 02:00
  Reliance Communications (RCom) late last week revealed that its lenders have agreed to give it until December to meet its debt repayment obligations.The deal eases the pressure on the Indian operator, which is struggling to fight a fierce price war sparked by disruptive newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Partnerships are key for service providers looking to make the jump to digital

  05-06-2017 02:00
  As communications service providers (CSPs) transform their business to become digital service providers (DSPs) there’s a growing recognition that the technological, cultural and operational changes involved must extend from the core of the network out beyond the CSP’s own business to partner organisations that provide applications and content. The sheer breadth and depth of the transformation, which has to touch every facet of the business, means it won’t happen overnight but
  
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• MVNOs need more wiggle room

  05-06-2017 02:00
  MVNOs must shift from simply offering low prices to providing a more innovative customer experience if they are to survive in what is an intensely-competitive market.That is the message from Andy Peers, vice president of service innovation at real-time billing specialist MDS. On Monday, the company launched a new managed service, called VNOnDemand…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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