MobiCom Corporation LLC, KDDI's consolidated telecommunications subsidiary (Headquarters: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Chair and CEO: Tatsuya Hamada), announces commencement of high speed data communication service using carrier aggregation technology. The new service can achieve download speeds of up to 225 Mbps [1], twice as fast as any other service to date. Click here for more.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 19.9% year over year to $17.0 billion in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q17). The server market has strengthened recently after several slow quarters, in which much of the market waited for the Purley and EPYC launches. While demand from cloud service providers has propped up overall market performance, other areas of the server market are beginning to show growth now as well. Worldwide server shipments increased 11.1% year over year to 2.67 million units in 3Q17. Click here for more.
Quantzig, a global analytics solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest marketing analytics solution on the telecommunications industry. The client, a renowned IPTV services provider, wanted to devise a strong marketing campaign to improve their online presence. The client wanted to analyze competitive trends, measure the impact of their marketing strategies, and understand distribution and sales performance. Click here for more.
L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that the company will broadcast a live audio webcast of its Investor Conference on Tuesday, December 5, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. The event is scheduled to conclude by 12:00 p.m. ET. Click here for more.
Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology, today announced that, with Alexa for Business, it is bringing voice control to conference rooms across North America with the availability of its enterprise skill for Amazon Alexa. Alexa for Business is a new service announced today by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that lets you use Amazon Alexa to voice-enable your workplace. Now, employees can start a meeting simply by saying "Alexa, start my meeting." From launching a web conference to pulling up presentation materials on-screen, the power of Crestron and Amazon Alexa will help ensure meetings are timely and productive. Click here for more.
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications and collaboration solutions, today announced new, powerful Alexa for Business integrations that bring an entirely reimagined user experience to communications and collaboration in the modern workplace. These integrations with Amazon® Alexa enable the use of voice commands to join meetings, send text messages, listen to voicemails, and make calls in an easy and intuitive way. Click here for more.
The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments declined 0.5% year over year in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q17), finishing at $2.45 billion. According to results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker, the enterprise segment grew 2.8% year over year in 3Q17 to reach $1.49 billion. The enterprise WLAN market growth represents the lowest annual market increase in more than two years and a significant growth deceleration compared to the 9.4% year-over-year growth we saw in 2Q17. Click here for more.
At the 2017 World Communication Awards (WCA) in London, Telia Carrier has been recognized for having the best customer care in the industry. This is the third time the company has won the 'Best Customer Care' category and the award is a testament to the company's sustained focus on creating an exceptional customer experience. Click here for more.
Estech Systems, Inc. (ESI), a provider of business communication solutions that are intuitive, simple to use and uniquely integrated, today announced the release of the ESI ePhoneGO™ mobile application for iOS and Android™ smartphones to support increased connectivity for today's growing and evolving mobile workforce. ESI ePhoneGO™ replaces ESI Ditto™ as the mobility application for ESI eCloud PBX™ users. Click here for more.
Phobio, a leading provider of software and services that empower the retail industry, today announced new findings that reveal the year over year (YoY) growth for mobile phone trade-ins during the kickoff of the holiday season. Trade-in volume for smartphones increased this year by 57.1 percent on Black Friday and 30.2 percent on Cyber Monday compared to 2016 figures. Click here for more.
Comcast Business today announced an expanded relationship with COCO, a Minnesota- and Chicago-based provider of shared workspaces, meeting venues, coworking memberships, and educational and social events, to further advance business growth and innovation for entrepreneurs and small businesses based in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago. Through this collaboration, even the smallest of organizations can now take advantage of enterprise-class telecommunications services from Comcast Business as part of their COCO membership. Click here for more.
I bet you can name at least one of the first ten people in space. Well, Yuri Gagarin isn’t on this list because this list only features the worlds first ten women to ever go into space. While some of them only just reached the outer edges their names will still go down in history… Ten of the Worlds First Women in Space 10 – Mary L. Cleave (USA), 26th November – 3rd December 1985 Wiki Info: Mary Louise Cleave is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She also served from 2004 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate. Cleave was born in Southampton. She grew up in Great Neck, New York, and
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Sling TV, the live and on-demand streaming television service, today expanded its Spanish-language offering with the introduction of "Centroamérica," a new regional package including networks from Central American countries, such as El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica and more. Click here for more.
COPC Inc., a global consulting firm that helps companies improve operations to transform the customer experience, has published the COPC Customer Experience (CX) Standard for Vendor Management Organizations (VMOs), Release 6.0, a performance management framework for working with third-party providers of call center and CX services. Release 6.0 replaces the COPC VMO Standard, Release 5.2 and provides best practices for VMOs managing the customer experience, including assisted and unassisted channels, through third-party providers. The COPC CX Standard for VMOs is available for free. COPC Inc. also has redesigned and renamed its VMO training, which is now called COPC® Best Practices for VMOs. Classes will be available starting in early 2018. Click here for more.
Blue Lives Matter is bringing its advocacy for law enforcement officers and community safety to the new digital media network Maven (MVEN). Click here for more.
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that the early participation date has been extended until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on December 13, 2017 (the "Extended Early Participation Date"), with respect to its previously announced (i) offers, on behalf of certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, to exchange any and all of the outstanding series of notes listed below (collectively, the "Old Notes") for specified series of newly issued debt securities of Verizon (collectively, the "New Notes") (and additional cash amounts for specified series of Old Notes) (the "Exchange Offers"), and (ii) solicitations of consents, on behalf of such subsidiaries, to the proposed amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the indentures governing the Old Notes in order to, among other things, eliminate certain of the restrictive covenants contained therein (the "Consent Solicitations"), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Statement dated November 15, 2017 (the "Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Statement" and, together with the accompanying letter of transmittal and eligibility letter, the "Offer Documents"). Accordingly, the Extended Early Participation Date will occur at the same time the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are scheduled to expire. Eligible Holders (as defined below) who validly tender their Old Notes at or prior to the Extended Early Participation Date and whose Old Notes are accepted by Verizon will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration (as defined in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Statement), which includes the Early Participation Payment (as defined in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Statement). The deadline to validly withdraw tenders (and validly revoke the related consents) of Old Notes was not modified by Verizon, and expired with respect to all series of Old Notes at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on November 29, 2017. Verizon today also announced the early participation results, as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on November 29, 2017 (the "Original Early Participation Date"), of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations. Click here for more.
Starting tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 1st, the Arduino team will be exhibiting at 5th annual Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition. Those heading to Rome over this weekend (December 1st -3rd) are invited to swing by our booth at Pavilion 7 (Interaction) and join us for some inspiring talks. This year Arduino is also operating the official Maker Shop with lots of products and ideas that can help you find original gifts for Christmas.
The booth
We’ve been preparing a series of demos for adults and kids at the booth to showcase the new Arduino Education products and programs and the latest developments of the MKR family boards and IoT solutions. Moreover, you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about the AUG (Arduino User Group) Program, to meet the winner of the Arduino MKR FOX 1200 Contest, and to play with an interactive installation by Supsi university!
The store
At Pavillon 7, close to Arduino Booth there will be a Maker Shop by Arduino selling most of the Arduino products (including the latest Arduino MKR WAN 1300 (Lora) and Arduino MKR GSM 1400 recently announced!). You’ll find also some other interesting kits and Christmas gift ideas for kids, makers and developers, plus a selection of Arduino goodies.
Talks
The Arduino team will join the Maker Faire Rome’s program with some unmissable talks and presentations about Arduino innovations, new products and partnership programs with the following schedule:
We look forward to seeing you all at Pavilion 7 (check out the Makerfaire MAP in PDF)!
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, today announced that the Al Yah 3 satellite has arrived at its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, for its upcoming launch on an Arianespace rocket in January 2018. Al Yah 3, built for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat), a leading global satellite operator, is the first hybrid electric propulsion GEOStar-3™ satellite to be completed by Orbital ATK. The satellite was built at the company's satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia, and shipped to the launch site on November 28. Al Yah 3 will extend Yahsat's commercial Ka-band coverage to an additional 600 million users across Africa and Brazil. Click here for more.
The worldwide wearables market took another step forward in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q17) with total shipment volume reaching 26.3 million units, up 7.3% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. But while the overall market showed continued growth, it also showed a growing trend towards smart wearables (devices capable of running third party applications) and away from basic wearables (devices that do not run third party applications). Click here for more.
Cloudscene, the world's largest directory of colocation data centers, cloud service providers and network fabrics, has revealed 2017's Most Resilient Data Center Operators in its latest Fast 50 announcement. Click here for more.
Appdome, the mobile industry's first cloud hub for mobile app integration, today announced the immediate availability of its Mobility Suite, a new service offering that provides never-before-seen integration options for third-party and custom mobile apps being deployed within enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions. Click here for more.
Fuze, the leading cloud-based communications platform provider for the modern global enterprise, today announced it has strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of Paul Milbury. In addition to serving as a Director, Milbury will serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board, which oversees Fuze's financial accounting and controls, among other responsibilities. Click here for more.
MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. ("MACOM") will showcase the industry's broadest and most advanced RF product and technology portfolio optimized for civil and defense radar, public and military radios and satellite communication applications at IRSI, December 14th - 16th at the Nimhans Convention Center in Bangalore, India, Booth #B6. Click here for more.
The MIPI® Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today released a new specification that provides a standardized way to integrate image sensors in mobile-connected devices. Click here for more.
NEW YORK - Leading the industry with the first commercial application of next-generation broadband services, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced it will launch wireless residential broadband services in three to five U.S. markets in 2018. Click here for more.
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that the early participation date has been extended until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on December 13, 2017 (the "Extended Early Participation Date"), with respect to its previously announced (i) 31 separate offers, for its own account and on behalf of certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offers") up to $1.0 billion aggregate purchase price of the outstanding series of notes listed below (collectively, the "Notes"), and (ii) solicitations of consents, on behalf of such subsidiaries, to the proposed amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to the indentures governing the Notes issued by such subsidiaries (collectively, the "Subsidiary Notes") in order to, among other things, eliminate certain of the restrictive covenants contained therein (the "Consent Solicitations"), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated November 15, 2017 (the "Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement" and, together with the accompanying letter of transmittal, the "Offer Documents"). Accordingly, the Extended Early Participation Date will occur at the same time the Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations are scheduled to expire. Holders of Notes who validly tender their Notes at or prior to the Extended Early Participation Date and whose Notes are accepted by Verizon will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement), which includes the Early Participation Payment (as defined in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement). The deadline to validly withdraw tenders (and, with respect to the Subsidiary Notes, validly revoke the related consents) of Notes was not modified by Verizon, and expired with respect to all series of Notes at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on November 29, 2017. Verizon today also announced the early participation results, as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on November 29, 2017 (the "Original Early Participation Date"), of the Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations. Click here for more.
Smart headphones present a new direction for headphones and personal audio devices. Until now, headphones have been limited to playing music, general audio, or providing noise cancelation features. Smart headphones combine the intelligence of a smartphone with the audio capabilities of headphones, and extend those capabilities beyond any personal audio device. Some of these smart capabilities include language translation, fitness and heart rate tracking, voice-based personal assistants, contextual location-based suggestions, environment-based noise suppression or audio enhancement, and gesture and touch-based control, among others. Click here for more.
New Cross Pacific (NCP) US Backhaul group, comprised of Chunghwa Telecom, KT Corporation, China Telecom, China Mobile International and China Unicom, has selected Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) for a private dedicated network (PDN), to diversely backhaul traffic from its U.S. landing station across the western United States. Click here for more.
The semiconductor industry continued its upward trend in the third quarter of 2017, notching 12 percent sequential growth with strength across all application markets, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. Global revenue totaled $113.9 billion, up from $101.7 billion in the second quarter of 2017. Click here for more.
The "U.S. Technology Marketing Report," developed and commissioned by LAVIDGE, reveals how technology buyers respond to marketing aimed at winning their investment dollars. Among the key findings: 40 percent of decision-makers prefer face-to-face meetings with vendors when considering purchases, and 52 percent are influenced by consulting colleagues and friends. Click here for more.
The "World Telecom Services andamp; Players - Trends andamp; Analyses - Markets at December 2016 andamp; Forecasts to 2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Click here for more.
Zedge, Inc. (NYSE American:ZDGE) will report financial and operational results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2018 (the three months ended October 31, 2017) on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Click here for more.
Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, announced its support for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Report and Order (Randamp;O) to reduce illegal robocalls. Neustar has been actively engaged with the FCC to recommend solutions to stop phone calls where the caller ID appears to be spoofed or hidden, while ensuring safeguards are in place to avoid blocking legitimate calls. Click here for more.