(Telecompaper) UK children are putting pressure on parents to get faster broadband, according to a survey by gigabit fibre broadband provider Hyperoptic. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/mcxCU_rJLjQ/uk-children-put-pressure-on-parents-for-faster-broadband-connections-survey–1302598

(Telecompaper) Civil rights group Liberty has expressed disappointment after the High Court dismissed its challenge against parts of the UK government’s… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/S_Usmcb9P0Q/liberty-loses-high-court-challenge-against-bulk-surveillance-powers–1302595

(Telecompaper) Lithuanian regional cable operator Cgates dropped its plan to acquire the regional cable TV operator Splius, working in the city of Siauliai and in other regions… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/F1i3SqzhB9M/cgates-drops-plans-to-acquire-splius–1302585

(Telecompaper) The platform will offer up to 200 news videos daily from Austria and worldwide. Oe24-NewsVideos will air the videos of oe24.TV as well as the videos… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/efe0eTvioco/oe24-to-start-news-video-platform-from-august–1302580

(Telecompaper) Sparkle, the international services arm of the Telecom Italia Group, has announced the availability of an integrated platform for network automation, programmability and virtualisation called Genome… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/MuwNWs8AhAU/sparkle-unveils-genome-network-automation-platform–1302573

(Telecompaper) Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) said it has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to Rugby World Cup 2019… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/MgyIzmhvm_s/nent-gets-exclusive-nordic-media-rights-to-rugby-world-cup-2019–1302549

(Telecompaper) UAE operator Du and Cisco have announced the launch of visual IVR for self-service. This is a visual interface as an alternative to IVR… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/03hDpgoT2M0/cisco-and-du-launch-digital-visual-ivr-for-customer-services–1302471

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has acquired 100 percent of the regional operator Prometey, working in the city and region of St Petersburg… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/wsVojyqD29E/rostelecom-acquires-st-petersburg-operator-prometey–1302427

(Telecompaper) Revenues of Russian internet search engine Yandex grew by 40 percent to RUB 41.4 billion in the second quarter of this year… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/DoIoCSsKV5s/yandex-revenues-up-net-profit-down-in-q2–1302425

(Telecompaper) According to ACCC chair Rod Sims, the Commission’s recommendations deal with the many competition, consumer, privacy and news media issues the… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/vhJeqAj4NeU/australia-to-introduce-reforms-to-address-dominance-of-digital-platforms–1302423