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For network operators looking to differentiate the future is rural
“In order to differentiate, telecommunications operators must address the trend of bringing connectivity to remote locations,” said Stephane Palomba, vice president of Global Cellular Services at Speedcast as he spoke at CommunicAsia in Singapore. (more…)
Mobile VoLTE users to hit 3bn by 2021 as usage outstrips OTT apps
A new report from Juniper Research has revealed that the number of VoLTE (Voice over LTE) subscribers will rise from 488 million in 2016 to 3 billion in 2021, as operators reap the benefits from widespread 4G infrastructure roll-outs. (more…)
EXFO acquires semantic search specialist Ontology for US$7.6m (more…)
Companies face €20m fines for EU data protection non-compliance
According to a survey on business preparedness for the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), 51% of respondents said GDPR would impact their companies, while nearly a third of the respondents didn’t expect the regulations to impact them. (more…)
Brazil, UK and Mexico identified as countries with most mobile fraud attacks
Brazil, the U.K. and Mexico have been identified as the top three home countries affected by mobile fraud attacks in a new report published by Syniverse. (more…)
Redknee reveals US$83.2m investment from ESW Capital
Redknee Solutions Inc. has struck a new investment deal with ESW Capital worth up to US$83.2 million, reports Jeremy Cowan. Under the terms of the December 9 agreement with Constellation Software, if the Redknee Board announced a ‘superior deal’ Constellation had the right to withdraw its offer which it has now done. (more…)
AsiaInfo to scale down European operations
BSS vendor AsiaInfo is to radically scale back its European operations, closing its UK European headquarters. The company, which won its first European deal with Telenor in 2013, says it will continue to seek new customers for its products in EMEA and APAC but efforts will be led from China. (more…)
Borje Elkholm appointed president and CEO of Ericsson
Ericsson‘s (NASDAQ:ERIC) Board of Directors has appointed Börje Ekholm as the company’s new president and CEO, with effect from January 16, 2017. (more…)
Amdocs spends US$260m buying Brite:Bill, Pontis and Vindicia
Amdocs has closed the acquisition of three privately owned companies – Vindicia, Brite:Bill and Pontis – in line with the company’s digital strategy. (more…)
InfoVista buys Ascom TEMS business
InfoVista has announced a binding agreement to acquire Ascom’s TEMS business which incorporates the vendor’s network testing, monitoring and optimisation offerings… (more…)
