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• Telecom to take a hit, says COAI - Deccan Chronicle

  20-06-2017 21:42 via deccanchronicle.com
  
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  Telecom to take a hit, says COAI
  Deccan Chronicle
  “There is no question that the industry, in general, is stressed financially and this happened even before Jio came in.” Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Hyderabad: Already suffering from huge stress due to bad loans and price wars, the telecom ...
  
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• Videocon Telecom enters new businesses | Business Line - Hindu Business Line

  20-06-2017 18:43 via thehindubusinessline.com
  
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  Videocon Telecom enters new businesses | Business Line
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  Videocon Telecom, the telecom arm of Videocon Group, is venturing into new businesses, even as it hopes to post ₹1,658 crore revenue in the financial year ...
  Videocon Telecom to grow broadband business - ET TelecomETTelecom.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• oneM2M's First U.S.-Based Industry Day Will Advance IoT Solutions Development Through Collaboration

  20-06-2017 17:00
  
  Vertical industries encouraged to attend and be part of the standards collaboration that can boost the effectiveness of companies’ IoT solutionsWashington, DC, and Memphis, TN, 20 June 2017: Technology giants and industry-renowned Internet of Things (IoT) experts will come together in Memphis, TN, on July 12, as oneM2M hosts its second Industry Day to further progress the IoT and M2M industries. “As a oneM2M founding Partner, ATIS knows first-hand how oneM2M architecture and standard
  
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• Telecom minister to meet operators in Delhi - Times of India - Times of India

  20-06-2017 16:17 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Telecom minister to meet operators in Delhi - Times of India
  Times of India
  Hyderabad, Jun 20 () Telecom minister Manoj Sinha will meet promoters of service providers on Thursday in New Delhi to take stock of the concerns and ...and more »
  
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• Better 5% Dividend Yield Telecom: AT&T Or Vodafone? - Seeking Alpha

  20-06-2017 16:03 via seekingalpha.com
  Better 5% Dividend Yield Telecom: AT&T Or Vodafone?
  Seeking Alpha
  For example, AT&T (NYSE:T), the largest U.S. telecom, offers a hefty 5% dividend yield right now. And, it has raised its dividend for 33 years in a row. AT&T is a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats, a group of just 51 stocks in the S&P 500 ...
  
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• Sprint, Samsung test Massive MIMO in Korea

  20-06-2017 15:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Sprint and Samsung America said they have tested Massive MIMO on 2.5 GHz spectrum in Suwon in Korea. The test represented a real-world application of new technology that Sprint says will dramatically boost LTE Plus wireless capacity and coverage, and enable it to offer Gigabit LTE service to its customers.
  
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• Care Ratings: Cut in telecom revenue target to impact fiscal deficit ... - ETTelecom.com

  20-06-2017 14:51 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Care Ratings: Cut in telecom revenue target to impact fiscal deficit ...
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  The fiscal deficit estimate for the year 2017-18 is Rs 5, 46532 crore and if the shortfall is taken into account, the deficit estimate for the year w..and more »
  
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• Care Ratings: Cut in telecom revenue target to impact fiscal deficit estimate in 2017-18 - ETTelecom.com

  20-06-2017 14:51 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Care Ratings: Cut in telecom revenue target to impact fiscal deficit estimate in 2017-18
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  Care Ratings: Cut in telecom revenue target to impact fiscal deficit estimate in 2017- NEW DELHI: The government's fiscal deficit estimate for 2017-18 is set to rise to 3.35% from present 3.24% of the GDP, impacted by the shortfall in non-tax revenue ...and more »
  
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• Prysmian aboard the Energy Observer, the first hydrogen vessel to circumnavigate the globe in a 100% green manner

  20-06-2017 13:17
  
  By supplying the cables installed on the catamaran, the group confirms its commitment to developing and promoting renewable energyMilan, 20 June 2017 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announced its partnership with the Energy Observer, the world’s first catamaran powered solely by renewable sources, at the Paris Air Show today. Energy Observer and CEA Liten, the research institute that developed the project, have chosen Prysmian as the officia
  
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• Vivendi fights Italian regulator ruling on Telecom Italia - Mobile World Live

  20-06-2017 13:05 via mobileworldlive.com
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  Vivendi fights Italian regulator ruling on Telecom Italia
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  Vivendi launched legal action against Italian regulator Agcom over its ruling to prohibit the French group from holding large stakes in both Telecom Italia and broadcaster Mediaset. According to a Financial Times source, Vivendi chairman Vincent ...and more »
  
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• Youngest winner of the Manx Telecom Parish Walk in over two decades - isleofman.com

  20-06-2017 12:01 via isleofman.com
  Youngest winner of the Manx Telecom Parish Walk in over two decades
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  Liam Parker has won this year's Manx Telecom Parish Walk after completing the epic 85-mile course in 15hrs 36mins 59secs, making him the youngest competitor to win since Lee Cain in 1996. Breaking the ladies record, Karen Chiarello was second ...
  
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• Italtel Awarded EU Funding To Advance 5G

  20-06-2017 11:17
  
  Projects will leverage Italtel’s expertise in virtualization, the IoT and edge computingMilan, Italy, June 20, 2017 – Italtel – a leading telecommunications company in IT system integration, managed services, Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and all-IP solutions – today announced it will receive €1.150K in European Commission Research and Development (R&D) funds for its role as one of the companies promoting three Horizon 2020 research projects.MATILDA, 5GC
  
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• SK Telecom completes quantum repeater trial - Telecompaper (subscription)

  20-06-2017 10:51 via telecompaper.com
  
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  SK Telecom completes quantum repeater trial
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  South Korean operator SK Telecom has developed its Trusted Repeater, a quantum repeater designed to extend the distance of quantum communication. SK Telecom also reports it has successfully tested the repeater's performance over a trial optical fiber ...
  SK Telecom develops long-range quantum communication technologypulseall 3 news articles »
  
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• Orange to reduce stake in BT, issue convertible bonds

  20-06-2017 10:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Orange will sell one third of its current participation in BT through a private placement of approximately 133 million shares, owned by its subsidiary Atlas Services Belgium. As part of this transaction, BT will place an order for GBP 200 million at the placement price, part of which for the benefit of its Employee Share Ownership Trust. Orange said that the sell-down represents around 1.33 percent of the share capital of BT. At the same time as the share sale, Orange will issue r
  
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• Reliance Jio is still a second option for 82% telecom users - Business Standard

  20-06-2017 09:45 via business-standard.com
  
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  Reliance Jio is still a second option for 82% telecom users
  Business Standard
  Reliance Jio Infocomm has managed to expand its subscriber base to a staggering 112 million but only 18 per cent of the subscribers use Jio's service as standalone and the other 82 per cent use it as their secondary connection, according to a report ...and more »
  
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• Selectra selects NewVoiceMedia as its preferred contact centre partner

  20-06-2017 09:00
  
  Firm replaces telephony infrastructure from Talkdesk with ContactWorld to enhance customer experience throughout EuropeLONDON, 20 June 2017 – NewVoiceMedia, a global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology that enables businesses to have more successful conversations, today announced that Selectra, a leader in energy price comparisons, has chosen its ContactWorld for Service platform to enhance its contact centre operations and customer experience throughout Europe.Sel
  
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• Italian govt to summon TIM over fibre broadband plans

  20-06-2017 08:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Italy's ministry for economic development (MiSE) has announced that it intends to summon executives from Telecom Italia (TIM) to discuss the group's fibre-optic broadband plans in underserved and rural areas. In a statement, industry minister Carlo Calenda said the government had no wish to prevent or hinder TIM's investment but that it needed to respect legal commitments and the relevant European Community legislation for broadband expansion in non-economic viable areas. If TIM's
  
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• Mediaset acquires Telefonica's 11% stake in Premium unit

  20-06-2017 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has announced the acquisition of an 11.1 percent stake in its pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium from Spain's Telefonica for an undisclosed amount. The Spanish group acquired the stake in 2014 for EUR 100 million but has always been regarded as a passive shareholder, especially since French media giant Vivendi pulled out of a deal to take over Premium, prompting a full-scale legal battle with Mediaset, which is seeking EUR 1.5 billion damages in t
  
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• Government Expects Telecom Sector's Health Picture to Be Clear in ... - News18

  20-06-2017 08:30 via news18.com
  
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  Government Expects Telecom Sector's Health Picture to Be Clear in ...
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  The government is hopeful that within three months the picture will be clear about what needs to be done to revive the health of telecom sector in India. "We have ...and more »
  
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• Government Expects Telecom Sector's Health Picture to Be Clear in 3 Months - News18

  20-06-2017 08:30 via news18.com
  
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  Government Expects Telecom Sector's Health Picture to Be Clear in 3 Months
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  The government is hopeful that within three months the picture will be clear about what needs to be done to revive the health of telecom sector in India. "We have given three months' times (to the inter-ministerial group). I think within three months ...and more »
  
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• Five ways CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais shook up the telecom industry - Financial Post

  20-06-2017 07:51 via business.financialpost.com
  
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  Five ways CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais shook up the telecom industry
  Financial Post
  He prided himself on standing up to industry and putting consumers and broadband at the centre of Canada's communications system. Industry players may clash over the success of his policies and his leadership, but no one could accuse Jean-Pierre Blais ...and more »
  
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• Government cannot force Manx Telecom and Sure to absorb mobile phone roaming charges - Isle of Man Today

  20-06-2017 06:34 via iomtoday.co.im
  Isle of Man Today
  Government cannot force Manx Telecom and Sure to absorb mobile phone roaming charges
  Isle of Man Today
  Mr Quayle told the House of Keys that the current system of 'user pays' was the 'fairest approach'. When Sure and Manx Telecom customers are off-island, their phones use another service provider, which will then charge the Isle of Man supplier which ...and more »
  
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• SK Telecom sets distance record with quantum repeater - Telecom Asia

  20-06-2017 04:40 via telecomasia.net
  SK Telecom sets distance record with quantum repeater
  Telecom Asia
  SK Telecom has announced it has developed and successfully tested a quantum repeater over a 112km pilot fiber network. The repeater can dramatically extend the distance of quantum communication, and could pave the way for the application of quantum ...
  
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• WBA shines a light on urban unconnected

  20-06-2017 02:00
  More than half a billion city-dwellers across eight of the world's richest countries are not online, with quality and affordability the biggest barriers, it emerged on Tuesday.A survey of Brazil, China, Germany, India…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Rural broadband schemes on lookout for healthy suppliers, not just cheap tech

  20-06-2017 02:00
  Local authorities look for more than just the most suitable technology at the lowest price when selecting suppliers for publicly-funded rural broadband deployments.That is according to Zoe Laird, director of Community Broadband Scotland (CBS), a Scottish government initiative that aims to get coverage to locations left behind by Digital Scotland's superfast broadband programme, which will cover 95% of the country by the end of March 2018…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Orange eyeing exit from BT

  20-06-2017 02:00
  Orange on Tuesday sold a 1.33% stake in BT for £383 million, and announced plans to issue convertible bonds equating to another 1.33%.The transactions will reduce the French incumbent's holding in its troubled U.K. counterpart to 1.33% from 4%. Orange also said it may offload its remaining shares to a strategic investor…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ministry to boost telecom services this festive season - The Star Online

  20-06-2017 01:25 via thestar.com.my
  
  Ministry to boost telecom services this festive season
  The Star Online
  KUALA BERANG: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry will be taking measures to boost telecommunication services during this festive period to avoid disruptions. Deputy Minister Datuk Jailani Johari said the Malaysian Communications and ...
  
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• Telecom Regulation: Danbatta bags 'Tell CEO of the Year' award - Premium Times

  20-06-2017 01:09 via premiumtimesng.com
  
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  Telecom Regulation: Danbatta bags 'Tell CEO of the Year' award
  Premium Times
  Tell Communications Ltd. has honoured the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, with the ”Tell CEO Of The Year 2016” award for regulatory consistency. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, the ...and more »
  
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• Cramer's lightning round: This telecom giant's prospects get an A - CNBC

  20-06-2017 00:54 via cnbc.com
  
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  Cramer's lightning round: This telecom giant's prospects get an A
  CNBC
  It's that time again! Jim Cramer rang the lightning round bell, which means he gave his take on caller favorite stocks at rapid speed: AT&T: "I like AT&T. I like the dividend. I like the growth prospects." At Home Group: "Well, we liked it. We said it ...
  
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