(Telecompaper) Google is getting prepared to soon terminate its Google Play Music app and service in favor of YouTube Music, writes Engadget.com. The shutdown will start in September in Australia and New Zealand… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/oZNVZjiVs6U/google-to-shut-down-google-play-music-from-september–1349364

(Telecompaper) Ribbon Communications launched Ribbon Connect, a portfolio of subscription-based “as-a-service” offerings… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/BY5hkh7QtXU/ribbon-connect-for-microsoft-teams-direct-routing-service-delivers-carrier-grade-voice-calling-functionalities-in-minutes–1349363

(Telecompaper) Windstream Wholesale said it established a new presence at Cyxtera’s CH3 centre in Elk Grove, Illinois, and at Digital Realty’s centre in Richardson, Texas… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/_dzvOPtzuQ0/windstream-wholesale-continues-to-expand-adding-cyxtera-digital-realty-data-centers-to-portfolio–1349359

(Telecompaper) Windstream Wholesale said it established a new presence at Cyxtera’s CH3 centre in Elk Grove, Illinois, and at Digital Realty’s centre in Richardson, Texas… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/_dzvOPtzuQ0/windstream-wholesale-continues-to-expand-adding-cyxtera-digital-realty-data-centers-to-portfolio–1349359

(Telecompaper) BBC said iPlayer streaming requests reached a record-breaking 3.1 billion in the first half of the year, a jump of 47 percent from the year before… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/1Ksb770Pz1c/bbc-iplayer-requests-hit-record-31-bln-in-h1–1349354

(Telecompaper) Poland cable operator Vectra has extended its agreement with Polish TV channels Sportklub and Fightklub, reports Telko.in. Both sport channels will… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/ORYkFClY7Gs/vectra-to-continue-broadcasting-sportklub-fightklub-tv-channels–1349349

(Telecompaper) Belarusian national operator Beltelecom has added several TV-channels to the line-up of its IPTV service… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/im7BG6kNI60/beltelecom-expands-pay-tv-line-up-inks-deal-for-ice-hockey-rights–1349347

(Telecompaper) Facebook and MassChallenge Mexico launched the Facebook Accelerator: Connectivity, a new program for startups in the Americas focused on connectivity solutions… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/luAt9Dg69Go/facebook-and-masschallenge-launch-startup-accelerator-in-americas–1349245

(Telecompaper) Asati, the minority investors association of Telecom Italia (TIM), said that it would support the government’s plan for a single high-speed fixed… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/US6fCphu89U/tim-small-shareholders-association-to-back-single-network-plan-only-if-operator-secures-control–1349310

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Germany has abandoned its regional peering partnerships, Golem.de reports… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/-eQ21NFAoiU/vodafone-germany-abandons-regional-peering-partnerships–1349272