(Telecompaper) NTT East and NTT West have jointly announced the launch of “Flet’s VPN Advance,” a new managed VPN service designed to provide secure, high-speed connectivity for businesses nationwide… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ntt-launches-flets-vpn-advance-service–1544039

(Telecompaper) DirecTV plans to provide millions of streaming, satellite and U-verse subscribers with access to ESPN’s new streaming service at no extra cost… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/directv-offers-free-access-to-new-espn-streaming-service–1544037

(Telecompaper) Sprout Social, global provider of cloud-based social media management software, has acquired Dublin-based NewsWhip, specialist in AI-powered, predictive media intelligence… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sprout-social-buys-irish-predictive-media-analytics-firm-newswhip–1544031

(Telecompaper) The US division of telco engineering services firm Circet has acquired Gemini Communications’ outside plant fibre services assets… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/circets-us-unit-acquires-gemini-communications-assets–1544027

(Telecompaper) Plume announced the appointment of former Cujo AI senior vice president Marcio Avillez as chief operating officer… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/working-avillez-joins-plume-as-coo–1544019

(Telecompaper) Fusion Connect, a US-based cloud communications provider, appointed Elizabeth Schneider to vice president of partner channel sales… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/fusion-connect-hires-newvice-president-of-partner-channel-sales–1544015

(Telecompaper) Quickline Communications, UK rural broadband provider, said that over 2,000 rural homes and businesses across North Yorkshire now have access to… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/quickline-connects-over-2000-north-yorkshire-premises-under-project-gigabit–1544017

(Telecompaper) Charter Communications announced that its shareholders approved the conditions needed to complete its planned merger with Cox Communications… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/charter-shareholders-back-cox-merger-plan–1544011

(Telecompaper) Roku reported double-digit year-over-year growth in revenue and profits for the second quarter thanks to video advertising and its acquisition of Frndly… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/roku-raises-fy-outlook-as-revenue-and-profits-grow-in-q2–1544006

(Telecompaper) Gigaclear, UK rural full-fibre broadband provider, has announced two new appointments to its board – former Openreach executive Catherine Colloms;… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/gigaclear-appoints-new-non-executive-directors-to-board–1544014