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• Trump targets telecom rules in NAFTA summary | Toronto Star - Toronto Star

  18-07-2017 23:27
  
  Toronto Star
  Trump targets telecom rules in NAFTA summary | Toronto Star
  Toronto Star
  It's unclear from the summary of NAFTA negotiation goals released Monday if the Americans want a loosening of foreign ownership restrictions in the sector, ...and more »
  
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• New CRTC Chair Ian Scott's Ties To Telecom 'Raising Concerns' - Huffington Post Canada

  18-07-2017 20:05
  
  Huffington Post Canada
  New CRTC Chair Ian Scott's Ties To Telecom 'Raising Concerns'
  Huffington Post Canada
  The federal government's pick to head up Canada's telecom watchdog has some observers wondering whether the days of a fiercely pro-consumer CRTC are coming to a close. According to multiple news reports, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly has picked ...
  Canadian telecom exec Scott to head industry regulator - govtReuters
  Veteran telecom executive as new chair could make CRTC less consume
  
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• Canadian telecom exec Scott to head industry regulator - govt - Reuters

  18-07-2017 18:54
  Huffington Post Canada
  Canadian telecom exec Scott to head industry regulator - govt
  Reuters
  TORONTO, July 18 (Reuters) - Canada will name Ian Scott as head of the commission that regulates the telecom and broadcast industries, a spokesman said on Tuesday, tapping an executive who spent years lobbying the body on behalf of one of the ...
  New CRTC Chair Ian Scott's Ties To Telecom 'Raising Concerns'Huffington Post Canada
  Veteran telecom executive as new chair could make CRTC less consumer f
  
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• NetLink IPO oversubscribed, raises SGD 2.35 billion

  18-07-2017 14:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore's NetLink NBN said its initial public offering of shares was two times oversubscribed, with demand for SGD 4.7 billion in shares. The wholesale network operator offered a total 2.713 million units to institutional investors and 185 million to the public in Singapore, at a price of SGD 0.81 per unit. This gives it gross proceeds of SGD 2.35 billion and a market capitalisation of SGD 3.1 billion.
  
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• Devil in the details: MacNaughton mum on finance, telecom role in NAFTA talks - BNN

  18-07-2017 13:17
  
  Devil in the details: MacNaughton mum on finance, telecom role in NAFTA talks
  BNN
  Canada's top official in Washington is refusing to say whether the finance and telecom sectors are off limits in North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations. “We're at the beginning of the negotiations and I think it would be pretty unwise for ...
  
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• Liberty Global invests in new production studio with TPG

  18-07-2017 12:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Liberty Global is starting its own TV production and distribution studio, with support from venture capital group TPG. Liberty Global will have a minority stake in the company Platform One Media, and TPG will fund their investment through Evolution Media, an investment partnership with CAA and Participant Media. Additional terms of the investment were not disclosed.
  
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• Vodafone Qatar struggles to fix large-scale telecom outage - ABC News

  18-07-2017 11:51
  Vodafone Qatar struggles to fix large-scale telecom outage
  ABC News
  One of Qatar's two telecommunications companies is struggling to bring its network online following a widespread outage. Vodafone Qatar said on Tuesday on Twitter that network engineers have arrived in the tiny Gulf country to fix the outage that began ...and more »
  
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• NewVoiceMedia wins TMC’s 2017 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award

  18-07-2017 11:40
  
  ContactWorld solution recognised for exceptional innovationLONDON, July 18 2017 — NewVoiceMedia, a leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology that enables businesses to have more successful conversations, today announced that its premier solution, ContactWorld, has received TMC’s 2017 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award.TMC is a global, integrated media company and leading source of news for the communications and technology industries
  
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• Vivendi wary of TIM CEO's potential pay-off - report

  18-07-2017 10:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) French media giant Vivendi, the top shareholder of Telecom Italia (TIM), has temporarily shelved a plan to appoint its chief convergence officer Amos...
  
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• Genband collaborates with Red Hat on NFV products

  18-07-2017 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Genband announced from its annual customer & partner summit, Perspectives17, a collaboration with Red Hat to bring network functions virtualisation...
  
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• Samsung expands DRAM chip production for AI systems

  18-07-2017 10:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung has expanded production of new dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips that can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, Yonhap news agecy reports...
  
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• Logic picks Calix tech for marketing and customer support

  18-07-2017 09:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Calix has announced has announced a contract to provide its Calix Marketing Cloud (CMC) and Calix Support Cloud (CSC) platforms to Caribbean operator Logic, present in the Cayman Islands...
  
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• Former Oracle CFO joins Twilio board of directors

  18-07-2017 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Twilio has added Jeff Epstein, the former CFO of Oracle, to its board of directors. Epstein is an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners...
  
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• Virgin Media launches customer service app

  18-07-2017 09:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) UK cable operator Virgin Media launched a new app to help customers manage their accounts...
  
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• Russia orders end to national roaming charges within 2 weeks

  18-07-2017 09:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian federal competition watchdog FAS has ordered the four major Russian mobile operators to stop charging extra for national roaming within 14 days. Beeline, MTS, Megafon and Tele2 Russia were ordered to apply the same rates for their services as in the customer's home region when the customers are traveling within the country. The regulator said that the differences in price were groundless, both from an economic and technological point of view.
  
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• Ericsson cuts deeper after Q2 loss, lowers market forecast

  18-07-2017 08:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ericsson has decided to further reduce costs beyond its restructuring plan, after reporting another disappointing quarter of losses. CEO Borje Ekholm said the company was not satisfied with its underlying performance in the second quarter and he sees further downside in the market going forward.
  
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• Netflix adds 5.2 mln customers in Q2, sales up 32%

  18-07-2017 08:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Netflix added 5.20 million new subscribers in the second quarter for a total 104 million at the end of June, well ahead of is outlook for growth of 2.95 million. It expects another strong quarter in Q3, with a forecast for the addition of 6.40 million new customers. The strong results led to a 10 percent jump in its share price to a new record in post-close trade.
  
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• Vivacom starts summer internship programme

  18-07-2017 07:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bulgarian operator Vivacom accepted the applications of 100 students for its Vivaz Talent summer internship programme...
  
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• Smart launches Ka-Partner Retailer mobile app

  18-07-2017 06:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Philippines mobile operator Smart Communications has introduced the Ka-Partner Retailer mobile application...
  
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• Telekom Romania names Borbely as Public Affairs director

  18-07-2017 06:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Romania appointed former Communications Minister, Karoly Borbely, as its new Public Affairs director, writes local paper Ziarul Financiar...
  
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• Telecom cable to run from coast to Kampong Cham - The Phnom Penh Post

  18-07-2017 05:10
  Telecom cable to run from coast to Kampong Cham
  The Phnom Penh Post
  State-owned Telecom Cambodia yesterday inaugurated its Greater Mekong Telecom Backbone Network Project, which includes the installation of a 467-kilometre fibre-optic cable connection between Sihanoukville and Kampong Cham, the ...
  
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• Macron demands French telcos roll out fast broadband by 2020 - ETTelecom.com

  18-07-2017 04:28
  
  ETTelecom.com
  Macron demands French telcos roll out fast broadband by 2020
  ETTelecom.com
  PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron urged telecoms operators on Monday to roll out high-speed broadband across France by the end of 2020, two years earlier than a previous target. Macron said in a speech at a conference at the senate that the ...and more »
  
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• Marin Lipowitz: Right-of-way bill a Telecom giveaway - The Union of Grass Valley

  18-07-2017 02:46
  
  Marin Lipowitz: Right-of-way bill a Telecom giveaway
  The Union of Grass Valley
  Thank you, Nevada County Board of Supervisors, for joining the League of California Cities in opposing SB649 (California), the Telecom right-of-way bill. It passed the California Senate and is now in the Assembly. SB 649 is promoted by the Telecom ...
  
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• TIM to make San Marino Europe's first 5G state

  18-07-2017 02:00
  TIM this week declared that the tiny state of San Marino will be the first in Europe to have a 5G network, announcing several interim upgrades planned for this year.The Italian incumbent on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the San Marino government paving the way for TIM &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Openreach formally launches full fibre consultation

  18-07-2017 02:00
  Openreach late on Monday launched its highly-anticipated consultation that aims to gauge demand for so-called full fibre networks.The consultation, which was discussed at Connected Britain last month, will inform the BT-owned infrastructure provider's strategy when it comes to FTTP…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson seeks further savings after dismal Q2

  18-07-2017 02:00
  Ericsson on Tuesday pledged to make further cost reductions and warned that it expects the mobile equipment market to contract more than expected this year.The gloomy forecast was issued alongside a sorry set of financials that saw the Swedish kit maker swing to a second quarter net loss…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Latest Telecom Consolidation: Crown Castle and Lightower? - Channel Partners

  18-07-2017 00:33
  
  Latest Telecom Consolidation: Crown Castle and Lightower?
  Channel Partners
  Cell-tower operator Crown Castle International reportedly has made an offer to acquire Lightower Fiber Networks in what would be its biggest acquisition to date. Crown Castle's offer exceeds $7 billion, including debt, Reuters said, citing people ...and more »
  
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