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French telco magnate Xavier Niel is mulling legal action to block UPC Switzerland’s acquisition of Sunrise. His Swiss unit, Salt Mobile, alleged this week that the proposed merger violates an exclusive agreement with Sunrise to jointly deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) to 1.5 million premises. In a statement, Salt said it has brought in law firm Quinn
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This report focuses on connectivity as the foundation of Industry 4.0 and hones in on return on investment (ROI) and cost of inaction(COI) for Industry 4.0 implementation in factories and warehouses. It also helps to provide more depth on five specific use cases for manufacturing: mobile robots, condition-based monitoring, asset tracking, augmented reality, and provisioning
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Flipkart has launched the Nokia Media Streamer, a new Android-based streaming device for televisions, priced at Rs. 3,499. Part of Flipkart’s branding partnership with Nokia that also includes smart televisions, the Nokia Media Streamer runs on Android 9, has a dedicated remote, and supports up to full-HD resolution streaming. Like other popular streaming devices such
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The increasing complexity of telecom networks and services and the exponential growth in the amount of data generated have gone beyond the capacity of manual calculation. Telecom operators therefore are increasingly compelled to embrace AI to help them properly manage their networks, services, and customers. This Telecoms.com Intelligence monthly briefing aims to separate noise from
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A bunch of operators and tech players have come together to try to accelerate the development of open, software-driven radio access network technology. There are already a number of initiatives in this area, most conspicuously O-RAN, but it seems some operators aren’t happy with the pace of progress and have decided to take matters in
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Primevest Capital Partners has acquired a municipal fibre network in the German town of Leichlingen, attracted by the potential for a solid return on investment. The European investment group revealed that it has bought the fibre-to-the-curb network rolled out by the Leichlingen municipality via its Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund (PCIF). The fund did not disclose
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Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the US-China trade war and coronavirus pandemic prompt firms to reexamine global supply chains. The plans could usher in billions of dollars in badly needed fresh investments over the next few years
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Facebook hopes to benefit from the COVID-fuelled growth in home working by adding several major collaboration apps to its Portal video-calling service. From September, housebound middle-managers and their lucky subordinates will be able to use Portal to arrange virtual get-togethers over BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Webex or Zoom. They can of course also use Facebook’s own collaboration
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A partnership autonomous vehicle maker Aurrigo will see Vodafone help golfers get around at the Wales Open without having to interact with potentially pestilent drivers. This will apparently be the first major sporting event to use driverless technology and Vodafone is doing its best to derive some social distancing virtue from the move. It will
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CityFibre has revealed that Swindon and Slough will be the next stops on its full-fibre rollout. The network provider, which is on a mission to offer a credible alternative to Openreach in major metros, will spend £40 million deploying a wholesale fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to nearly every home and business in Swindon, and £24 million
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