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• Digital Transformation in the Indian Telecom Sector, 2016 - PR Newswire (press release)

  29-06-2017 22:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  Digital Transformation in the Indian Telecom Sector, 2016
  PR Newswire (press release)
  NEW YORK, June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan (F&S) determines digital enterprise transformation as a set of activities that will reform business processes, empower stakeholders and provide new revenue models using digital technologies (such ...and more »
  
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• Comcast Accused of Stealing Telecom Cable Customers - TheStreet.com

  29-06-2017 18:28 via thestreet.com
  
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  Comcast Accused of Stealing Telecom Cable Customers
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  Telecom Cable LLC is suing Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) , claiming that the cable and internet service provider deliberately sabotaged the small Texas-based cable provider by hiring contractors who cut its underground cables. The suit alleges that between ...
  
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• The Rise (And Possible Fall) of Israel's Telecom Titan - Haaretz

  29-06-2017 18:24 via haaretz.com
  
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  The Rise (And Possible Fall) of Israel's Telecom Titan
  Haaretz
  “Don't miss the big opportunity!” read a big newspaper ad for engineers and technicians in October 2000. The advertiser was Ofek, a company owned by Shaul Elovitch, today the telecom tycoon whose empire is teetering under a government investigation.
  
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• KPN acquires Solcon

  29-06-2017 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) KPN has acquired Dutch regional ISP Solcon, a provider of internet, (mobile) telephony, hosting, television and secure email services for both individuals and businesses. With the acquisition, KPN strengthens its position in the broadband services market. The transaction was completed at the end of June. No financial details were given.
  
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• Telecom Industry Revenue May Fall 6% in Financial Year 2018: ICRA - News18

  29-06-2017 18:20 via news18.com
  
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  Telecom Industry Revenue May Fall 6% in Financial Year 2018: ICRA
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  New Delhi: Intense competition and pricing pressure will continue to take a toll on the telecom sector with industry revenue expected to plunge by another 6 percent during the current financial year, according to ICRA. "Industry headwinds are expected ...
  Challenging to come up with a consolidated outlook of telecom ...Moneycontrol.com
  ICRA Limited: Indian telecom sector revenue to decline by 6% to Rs ...ETTelecom.c
  
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• Liquid Telecom to raise $700m bond - Global Telecoms Business

  29-06-2017 18:09 via globaltelecomsbusiness.com
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  Liquid Telecom to raise $700m bond
  Global Telecoms Business
  A newly set up financial arm of Liquid Telecom, called Liquid Telecommunications Financing, has announced plans to raise a $700 million bond and long-term financing package. The round of investment will help the group reduce the company's debt and ...
  
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• Orange Is Looking For Deals Outside of Telecom, Including Ista - Bloomberg

  29-06-2017 18:08 via bloomberg.com
  
  Orange Is Looking For Deals Outside of Telecom, Including Ista
  Bloomberg
  Orange SA is looking for European acquisitions outside of telecommunications that could cost as much as several billion euros, and recently considered buying German metering company Ista International GmbH, according to people close to the matter.
  
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• Ariane 5 orbits telecom satellite for India, condosat for Inmarsat and Hellas Sat - SpaceNews

  29-06-2017 17:47 via spacenews.com
  
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  Ariane 5 orbits telecom satellite for India, condosat for Inmarsat and Hellas Sat
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  Ariane 5 VA238 Arianespace Inmarsat ISRO Hellas Sat Arianespace's VA238 launch on June 28 was the first mission whose schedule was not offset by civil unrest in French Guiana during the months of March and April. Credit: Arianespace video screen ...and more »
  
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• NetScout to Work with Bouygues Telecom for VoLTE Enhancement - Zacks.com

  29-06-2017 15:43 via zacks.com
  
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  NetScout to Work with Bouygues Telecom for VoLTE Enhancement
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  NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT - Free Report) recently announced a collaboration with French telecommunication company Bouygues Telecom. The deal is aimed at improving Bouygues' IP network and its Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) quality management ...
  NETSCOUT and Bouygues Telecom Collaborate for the Expansion ...Cellular Newsall 5 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Sprint Exploring Wireless Tie-up With Cable MSOs, Qualcomm to Face FTC Lawsuit - Zacks.com

  29-06-2017 14:52 via zacks.com
  
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  Telecom Stock Roundup: Sprint Exploring Wireless Tie-up With Cable MSOs, Qualcomm to Face FTC Lawsuit
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  Last week has been quite eventful for the telecom industry. Per a recent The Wall Street Journal report, U.S. national wireless carrier Sprint Corp. (S - Free Report) is exploring a merger or network-resale agreement with two major U.S. cable multi ...and more »
  
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• How GST will impact auto, real estate, telecom and retail sectors - Hindustan Times

  29-06-2017 13:39 via hindustantimes.com
  
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  How GST will impact auto, real estate, telecom and retail sectors
  Hindustan Times
  The Goods and Services Tax, which will bring the Indian economy under a single tax bracket, is said to reduce the delays in tax payments and ensure more stringent checks on the same. business Updated: Jun 29, 2017 17:29 IST. Live Mint New Delhi. GST.
  How GST impacts auto, real estate, telecom and retail sectorsLivemint
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• BRIEF-Dr Peng Telecom & Media plans bond issue of 1.6 bln yuan - Reuters

  29-06-2017 13:11 via reuters.com
  
  BRIEF-Dr Peng Telecom & Media plans bond issue of 1.6 bln yuan
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  Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news ...and more »
  
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• Bharti Infratel: Telecom M&As good for tower biz in long-run: Bharti ... - ETTelecom.com

  29-06-2017 13:05 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Bharti Infratel: Telecom M&As good for tower biz in long-run: Bharti ...
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  Bharti Infratel has said that telecom consolidation, particularly the Vodafone-Idea merger, will lead to short-term rationalisation in tenancies.and more »
  
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• Mobile computing is one of the biggest IT workplace security challenges - make sure your business is safe and secure

  29-06-2017 13:03
  
  Leading software vendor VXL Software’s device management suite, Fusion EMM, not only manages and secures your desktop and laptop PCs but crucially, also covers all your mobile devices including in the event that they are stolen or accidently lost. While the rapid expansion of mobile device usage in the workplace undoubtedly enhances employee productivity, it also has thrown up inevitable security and privacy issues. These devices are no longer fixed to desks and are with...Source: RealWire
  
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• Telecom M&As good for tower biz in long-run: Bharti Infra - ETTelecom.com

  29-06-2017 13:01 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telecom M&As good for tower biz in long-run: Bharti Infra
  ETTelecom.com
  New Delhi: Bharti Infratel has said that telecom consolidation, particularly the Vodafone-Idea merger, will lead to short-term rationalisation in tenancies. But the independent tower company of the Bharti Group is of the view that few strong and ...and more »
  
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• Pre-Market Technical Pulse on Telecom Services Stocks -- VEON Ltd, Telefonica, KT Corp., and Orange - PR Newswire (press release)

  29-06-2017 12:46 via prnewswire.com
  
  Pre-Market Technical Pulse on Telecom Services Stocks -- VEON Ltd, Telefonica, KT Corp., and Orange
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  If you want a Stock Review on VEON, TEF, KT or ORAN then come over to http://dailystocktracker.com/register/ and sign up for your free customized report today. Today, DailyStockTracker.com assesses VEON Ltd (NASDAQ: VEON), Telefonica S.A. (NYSE: ...and more »
  
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• Dairy farmers to benefit from satellite data used to monitor and predict pasture productivity and quality

  29-06-2017 12:21
  
  Harwell, Oxfordshire, 29th June, 2017. Rezatec, in conjunction with the University of Reading, is delivering its PASQUAL (“Monitoring and prediction of PASture QUALity and productivity from satellites”) project to develop an Earth Observation satellite based pasture farming intelligence tool. Through the analysis of multiple remote sensing satellite data sources (visible and radar) and meteorological data, in combination with the University of Reading’s detailed modelling and d
  
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• Evolved Intelligence flags 5G race concerns

  29-06-2017 12:00
  
  Says security in danger of being left behind in technology accelerationShanghai, China, June 29: At the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, network signalling security experts Evolved Intelligence warned that operators racing to deploy 5G services in time for the Winter Olympic games in 2018 were in danger of forgetting the security lessons of the past.Co-Founder and Commercial Director Peter Blackie said that not enough progress had yet been made on securing 5G network signalling. “It...So
  
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• SK Telecom demos 5G trial network using 3.5Hz spectrum - TeleGeography

  29-06-2017 11:47 via telegeography.com
  
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  SK Telecom demos 5G trial network using 3.5Hz spectrum
  TeleGeography
  South Korea's SK Telecom (SKT) has announced that, through collaborations with Samsung Electronics and Nokia, it has successfully demonstrated 5G communications using the 3.5GHz band – a first for the country. Outlining details of the development, SKT ...
  SK Telecom Demonstrates 5G Communications Using 3.5GHz Band for First Time in KoreaBusinessKorea
  Samsung, SK Telecom Wrap Up 5G Trial Using 3.5GHz Sp
  
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• Free content downloading falls sharply amid Dutch - study

  29-06-2017 11:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) About a quarter of Dutch people used free downloading for digital content such as video and music in January, from 40 percent in November 2013, according to the latest Telecompaper Consumer Panel study. The popularity of free downloading for content has fallen sharply in the last few years, as more streaming alternatives come on board, as people get better access to pay downloading services and amid a sharpening fight against illegal downloads.
  
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• Reliance Jio: Telecom tangle: Is floor price for voice, data services ... - Economic Times

  29-06-2017 10:54 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Reliance Jio: Telecom tangle: Is floor price for voice, data services ...
  Economic Times
  This issue largely rose after Reliance Jio came in with a free offer for voice and data, thus disrupting the industry's tariff regimes.and more »
  
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• Canada court says Google must change global search results

  29-06-2017 10:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Canada's supreme court has ruled that the country's courts can order Google to remove search results all over the world after a long-running case between Vancouver-based tech company Equustek and distributor Datalink Technologies. In 2012, Equustek asked Google to remove Datalink search results after the distributor was accused of relabelling one of its products and selling it as its own online. Google proceeded to remove web pages associated with Datalink on the Canadian version
  
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• Trump Picks Republican Lawyer For FCC Commissioner Seat - NPR

  29-06-2017 09:55 via npr.org
  
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  Trump Picks Republican Lawyer For FCC Commissioner Seat
  NPR
  President Trump plans to nominate Republican Brendan Carr, the general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, to fill one of the agency's two empty leadership seats. Carr is a former legal adviser to current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and was a ...and more »
  
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• Orange Romania offers tickets to Valerian premiere

  29-06-2017 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Romania launched a contest that is related to a new Orange Group partnership that covers both the investment side, the marketing area and the...
  
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• Sky services get least complaints - Ofcom

  29-06-2017 09:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The number of complaints about landline telephone services rose in the first quarter, compared to the fourth, while the number of complaints about pay-monthly mobile services fell...
  
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• Vodacom executive may become airline CEO - report

  29-06-2017 09:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodacom Group executive director of regional operations Vuyani Jarana is reportedly the leading candidate to become the first permanent CEO of South...
  
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• KPN adjusts some MDF tariffs following ACM decision

  29-06-2017 09:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) KPN said has adjusted its wholesale rates for a number of services from its reference offer for MDF Access and for one service element from its reference offering for SDF Access...
  
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• Machine Learning Comes to Tour de France

  29-06-2017 09:00
  Deeper race insights on the cards for cycling fans around the worldLondon/Paris – 29 June 2017 - Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), organisers of the Tour de France, and Dimension Data, the Official Technology Partner of the Tour de France, today announced the introduction of machine learning technologies at this year’s Tour de France to give cycling fans across the globe an unprecedented experience of this year’s event. The race begins in Düsseldorf on Saturday and...Sou
  
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• Smart deploys Redknee Unified platform

  29-06-2017 06:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Filipino operator Smart Communications (Smart) awarded Redknee a services and support contract under which it will deploy its Redknee Unified billing, charging, and customer care platform...
  
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• NTT Docomo Ventures invests in US startup Auth0

  29-06-2017 05:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Japan's NTT Docomo Ventures has invested in Auth0, a US-based start-up company that provides an enterprise user authentication platform...
  
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• UK competition watchdog likely to probe Fox/Sky deal

  29-06-2017 02:00
  21st Century Fox's £11.7 billion (€14 billion) acquisition of Sky could face a considerable delay, after the U.K. government said it is likely to refer the deal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).Addressing Parliament, Karen Bradley, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, said a review by telco and media watchdog Ofcom has concluded that the proposed merger raises public interest concerns related to media mogul Rupert Murdoch's influence over the U…read m
  
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• PwC investigated over BT Italy scandal

  29-06-2017 02:00
  PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is being investigated by the U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over its audits of BT's books, following the Italian accounting scandal.The investigation concerns audits conducted by PwC for fiscal years 2015…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Evolved Intelligence sends warning signal over 5G security

  29-06-2017 02:00
  Telcos are racing to deploy 5G networks without paying due consideration to securing signalling networks, warned Evolved Intelligence on Thursday.South Korea aims to have pre-standard 5G networks up and running in time for the 2018 Winter Olympics…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Asia Pacific lags other regions in LTE data roaming

  29-06-2017 02:00
  Asia Pacific may be home to some of the world's most advanced mobile markets, but it lags other regions when it comes to LTE data roaming.This is according to research carried out by IPX provider Syniverse…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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