(Telecompaper) The US Federal Trade Commission has confirmed a record USD 5 billion fine against Facebook for violating customers’ privacy… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/KsNAVULMqzI/ftc-confirms-usd-5-bln-fine-and-20-year-compliance-agreement-for-facebook-privacy-violations–1302042

(Telecompaper) RingCentral UK and technology distributor Westcon partnered to bring a new generation of cloud communications products to channel partners… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/bWi7_7EVivw/westcon-ringcentral-team-up-to-enable-channel-partners-to-deliver-cloud-communications-to-enterprises–1302012

(Telecompaper) Australia’s Department of Defence has selected IBM to implement the initial phase of the SAP S/4HANA Defence and Security Industry platform. The 18-month contract is worth AUD 95.5 million… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/Js3v5sXTOmE/ibm-to-implement-sap-s4hana-project-at-australias-department-of-defence–1301972

(Telecompaper) Equinix is strengthening its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer enhanced cloud connectivity that helps enterprises accelerate their… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/w1FudkO4NX8/equinix-to-offer-enhanced-cloud-connectivity-with-amazon-web-services–1301910

(Telecompaper) CenturyLink said it’s using its global multi-conduit infrastructure to expand its intercity network by 4.7 million miles of fibre, making it what it… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/n8XZrZNqKu8/centurylink-expands-fibre-network-across-us-europe–1301888

(Telecompaper) Arrcus said it secured USD 30 million in Series B funding. The oversubscribed round, which brings the total capital raised to USD 49 million, was led… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/kj4a8bAE4h4/arrcus-raises-usd-30-mln-expands-to-network-edge–1301886

(Telecompaper) Italian wholesale operator Open Fiber and business-oriented telecommunications provider Estracom have announced an infrastructure sharing deal to… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/085sfOYQuXk/open-fiber-estracom-ink-prato-ftth-network-deal–1301880

(Telecompaper) Apple will deploy cars to take pictures of the streets in Germany to improve Apple Maps, Suddeutsche Zeitung reports. Around 80 vehicles will be used… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/BQn4cwdyRqs/apple-to-deploy-cars-to-take-pictures-of-german-streets-for-map-service–1301878

(Telecompaper) Italy’s police have taken down another illegal IPTV platform called ZSat in the Sicilian capital of Palermo that offered unauthorised access to Sky… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/MzW_7kcYwUY/italian-police-block-take-down-illegal-sky-italia-platform–1301876

(Telecompaper) Broadcaster All Media Baltics, working in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, has concluded an agreement with Polish IT company Atende Software to introduce a new OTT platform… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/sWU0Xx-Mvrc/all-media-baltics-picks-ott-platform-from-atende–1301865