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• Tata Group: Bharti Enterprises disconnects call on mega telecom ... - Economic Times

  03-08-2017 21:02
  Economic Times
  Tata Group: Bharti Enterprises disconnects call on mega telecom ...
  Economic Times
  Bharti, burdened with debt of Rs 87840 crore at the end of June, will instead focus on strengthening its books through a strategic stake sale in tower arm Bharti ...
  Tatas explore sale of telecom assets to RILTimes of India
  Jio effect: Telecom sector consolidating into a 5-player marketMoneycontrol.com
  With Likely Tata Exit And RCom Tottering, Telecom May Be An Oligopoly Of Three Private Opera
  
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• UK, Canada sign MoU to combat spam messages, telemarketing calls

  03-08-2017 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Canadian Radio-television and Communications Commission (CRTC) have signed an MoU to fight...
  
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• LPC: Discovery to boost US technology, media and telecom lending - Reuters

  03-08-2017 19:50
  LPC: Discovery to boost US technology, media and telecom lending
  Reuters
  NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - A bridge loan of nearly US$10bn backing Discovery Communications Inc's US$14.6 purchase of Scripps Networks Interactive is setting this year up to be one of the biggest ever for loans backing mergers in the ...and more »
  
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• Tupl raises $7M to help telecom companies better serve their customers - GeekWire

  03-08-2017 19:38
  GeekWire
  Tupl raises $7M to help telecom companies better serve their customers
  GeekWire
  A Tupl dashboard for managing a wireless network. (Tupl Photo). Tupl, a Seattle startup that helps telecom companies make their networks more efficient, is in the process of raising a $7 million funding round, according to SEC filings and company ...
  
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• RCom Withdraws From Telecom CDMA Body AUSPI: Report ... - NDTV

  03-08-2017 19:17
  NDTV
  RCom Withdraws From Telecom CDMA Body AUSPI: Report ...
  NDTV
  RCom sent its letter to the Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI) to withdraw from the membership of the body recently, sources ...and more »
  
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• Italy economy minister sees gains from Telecom Italia network spin off - Reuters

  03-08-2017 19:17
  Reuters
  Italy economy minister sees gains from Telecom Italia network spin off
  Reuters
  ROME (Reuters) - There would be clear advantages to spinning off Telecom Italia's fixed-line network, Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said on Thursday, without clarifying whether the government was planning such a move. Rome is locked in a tussle ...and more »
  
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• ChinaCache adds Bang Zhang to board

  03-08-2017 19:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Chinese internet content and application delivery services provider ChinaCache International has appointed Bang Zhang as an independent director of...
  
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• Samsung to sponsor Tekken tournament

  03-08-2017 19:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics will become an official sponsor for the Tekken World Tour Korea set to be held in South Korea next week...
  
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• ZTE completes acquisition of 48% stake in Netas

  03-08-2017 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) ZTE has completed its acquisition of a 48.04 percent shareholding in Netas Telekomunikasyon...
  
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• CyrusOne ups EBITDA guidance as revenues lift 28% in Q2

  03-08-2017 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) US data centre operator CyrusOne said revenues for the second quarter lifted 28 percent year-on-year to USD 166.9 million, driven mainly by a 35 percent increase in leased colocation square feet...
  
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• Oi on the road to recovery, says Anatel

  03-08-2017 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The president of Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), Juarez Quadros, said in an interview with Valor Economico that he is satisfied...
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: A Mixed Bag for Sprint, CenturyLink and ... - Zacks.com

  03-08-2017 15:47
  Zacks.com
  Telecom Stock Roundup: A Mixed Bag for Sprint, CenturyLink and ...
  Zacks.com
  Last week too, was all about earnings in the telecom sector. Several sector participants declared second-quarter 2017 financial numbers, and the results were a ...and more »
  
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• SK Telecom T1 deny KT Rolster the title of first place | Dot Esports - Dot Esports

  03-08-2017 14:52
  Dot Esports
  SK Telecom T1 deny KT Rolster the title of first place | Dot Esports
  Dot Esports
  SK Telecom T1 won the final regular season Telecom War match of 2017 to deny KT Rolster first place and an immediate ticket to the World Championship.
  League of Legends Champions Korea - SK Telecom T1 returns to ...ESPNall 4 news articles »
  
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• Jio Impact: When The Telecom Battle Was Compared With 'Hunger Games' - NDTV

  03-08-2017 13:30
  NDTV
  Jio Impact: When The Telecom Battle Was Compared With 'Hunger Games'
  NDTV
  For the first six months since its September 2016 launch, Reliance Jio's services including calls and SMSs were free, which impacted the sector adversely. Business | NDTV Profit Team | Updated: August 03, 2017 23:48 IST. 9 Shares. EMAIL. PRINT.and more »
  
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• TV Ramachandran: Telecom should not be seen as a means to ... - ETTelecom.com

  03-08-2017 12:12
  Financial Express
  TV Ramachandran: Telecom should not be seen as a means to ...
  ETTelecom.com
  Telecom should not be seen as a means to bridge fiscal deficit or as a direct revenue spinner through high spectrum charges and licence fees, said ..
  Know what is one country, one telecom network, one licence policy ...Financial Express
  Indian telecom industry to cross Rs. 6.6 trillion revenue mark by 2020: Manoj SinhaGizbotall 14 news articles »
  
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• Gothenburg set for keynotes from Microsoft, Ericsson and Huawei as ECOC Exhibition announces Market Focus agenda

  03-08-2017 12:00
  Fibre access, data centres and optical network agility to be discussed at sold-out exhibitionLondon, August 3rd, 2017: Some of the world’s leading technology companies will discuss the key issues and trends affecting the fibreoptics industry during this year’s European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) Exhibition’s Market Focus.Speakers from 26 different companies and organisations – including Intel, Huawei, Cisco, Ericsson and Viavi – will take to the sta
  
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• MTN sees underlying results improve in H1

  03-08-2017 11:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) MTN Group's revenue decreased by 18.5 percent to ZAR 64.315 billion in the first six months of 2017. Excluding currency effects, revenue rose 6.7 percent, underpinned by 10.8 percent growth in its largest market Nigeria and a 5.2 percent improvement in service revenue growth in South Africa. MTN Uganda, Ghana and Ivory Coast also contributed positively to the group's top-line growth. MTN Cameroon experienced a challenging period, negatively impacted by the data network shutdown in
  
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• LG to adopt plastic OLED for next flagship smartphone

  03-08-2017 08:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) LG Electronics announced that its next flagship smartphone will be the first to feature a plastic OLED FullVision display. The new V30 smartphone is expected to be unveiled at the Ifa consumer electronics show in Berlin at the start of September.
  
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• Deutsche Telekom lifts FY forecast after strong Q2

  03-08-2017 07:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has lifted its forecast for full-year adjusted EBITDA, after strong results in the second quarter, led by its operations in the US. Net revenue increased 6 percent in the second quarter to EUR 18.89 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was up 8.9 percent to EUR 5.99 billion. For 2017, the German operator now expects EBITDA of EUR 22.3 billion, up by EUR 100 million from its previous forecast.
  
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• Veon growth improves in Q2, organic revenue up 3.7%

  03-08-2017 07:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Veon reported an improvement in growth rates in the second quarter, with revenue accelerating to 12.3 percent annual growth to USD 2.5 billion. Organic growth was 3.7 percent, and the company also benefited positive currency effects and the takeover of Warid in Pakistan last year. Veon said sales were up in Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, offsetting continued weakness in Algeria.
  
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• Millicom hits back at Wari in Senegal spat

  03-08-2017 02:00
  Tigo Senegal late on Wednesday contested Wari Group's account of its recently-collapsed deal to acquire the operator from Millicom.In a statement emailed to Total Telecom, Tigo Senegal said Wari had made incorrect and misleading claims about Millicom's conduct…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom raises outlook following solid Q2

  03-08-2017 02:00
  Deutsche Telekom on Thursday raised its full year earnings forecast following a solid second quarter both at home and abroad."Our record investments are paying off: growing numbers of customers are choosing our networks and products. And revenue and earnings are lifting substantially on the back of this strong customer growth," said Deutsche Telekom CFO Thomas Dannenfeldt…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T Mobility and Consumer chief headed for the exit

  03-08-2017 02:00
  AT&T Mobility and Consumer CEO Glenn Lurie will retire next month, it emerged this week, as the U.S. telco prepares for the integration of media giant Time Warner.The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (subscription required) that his departure was announced by group CEO Randall Stephenson in an email to staff…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• 3UK still mulling legal challenge to Ofcom 5G spectrum rules

  03-08-2017 02:00
  3UK chief Dave Dyson said the operator has yet to decide whether to mount a legal challenge to regulator Ofcom's 5G spectrum rules, but suggested that such a move would not prove too disruptive to the U.K.'s 5G ambitions."We are still considering whether we should ask the courts to give an independent view of whether Ofcom has acted reasonably…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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