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Qualcomm focuses on IoT as it agrees to buy chipset maker NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) have today announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will

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Turn quotes into orders: A major B2B challenge for CSPs

IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMDOCS Introduction Converting an enterprise sales lead into a solid order is not an easy process. Obviously, the calibre of the sales person is an important factor

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Shares fall 20% at Ericsson following profit warning and news it is cutting 3,000 jobs in Sweden

The bad news keeps piling up for Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). Last week the Sweden-based giant reported that it intends to cut its 16,000 Swedish workforce by 3,000 positions in production, research

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What is ‘intrapreneurship’ and why is it important for the telecoms sector?

The way big businesses in the telecoms sector discover and implement innovation is shifting, with the launch of venture teams, accelerator panels and internal ‘incubators’ bringing a start-up mentality to

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7 tips for your telco big data analytics project

The author is Josep María Balaguer, sales director at Blue Telecom Consulting. Independently of its size and economic sector, most companies feel a certain pressure to embark on big data

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Cisco finally focuses on the cloud, data centres, software solutions and the Internet of Things

EDITORIAL: On August 17 Cisco wrapped up a “great year” in the words of its CEO by preparing to lay off one in every 14 of its workforce (or 5,500

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B2B customer engagement: What every CSP needs

IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMDOCS Introduction For communications service providers (CSPs), the growth of the digital economy has coincided with an era of declining revenues from traditional sources such as voice

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What will Sabio spend its €35m warchest on? CEO Roberts talks to VanillaPlus

Customer contact specialist Sabio recently secured a multi-million pound investment from UK-based growth investor, Lyceum Capital. The company now plans to grow through acquisitions for which it has raised £30

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Industry losing patience as US regulators fail to keep up with security concerns for consumer communications

Following the FTC’s recent announcement of its intention to study security update practices within the mobile industry, there is growing frustration in some quarters that the regulations take little account

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iPhone 7: What will larger device memory mean for operators’ store and share offers?

The internet is buzzing with rumours on what to expect later this year from Apple’s next mobile phone (or phones), the iPhone 7. Rumoured new iPhone 7 innovations include everything

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