(Telecompaper) Proximus CEO Dominique Leroy will not join KPN as planned on 01 December, the Dutch carrier announced, saying Leroy is no longer a candidate for CEO or chairman of the management board. The news comes after the announcement of an investigation by the public prosecutor of Brussels into possible insider trading by Leroy, who reportedly sold shares in Proximus after coming into contact with KPN about a new job. KPN said it does not know how long the procedure will take in Belgium. This “unclear and unpredictable” situation is not in the interest of KPN and its stakeholders, the company said, explaining the reasons behind its withdrawal of Leroy’s appointment.
Last week in telecoms: Sunrise/UPC and Telenor/DNA deals moving forward but at a different pace
(Telecompaper) Last week was relatively uneventful for the European telecoms market. The proposed Sunrise/UPC merger in Switzerland hasn’t been resolved yet, but Telenor is nearing the full takeover of Finnish DNA. Our European Telecoms Services index ended week 39 up 0.5 percent, versus a decline of 0.7 percent for the EuroStoxx 50 index. SES (+11%), Altice Europe (+7.7%) and Cellnex (+6.3%) were the biggest winners, Forthnet the biggest loser (-22%).
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Team Rynkeby collects EUR 10 million in international donations on behalf of severely ill children
The Eckes-Granini Group supports the benevolent engagement of Europe’s most ambitious charity cycling project. Nieder-Olm, 30 September 2019. Since 2002, when employees of Rynkeby Foods A/S decided to ride their bicycles to Paris for a good cause, the Team Rynkeby project has become Europe’s biggest charity cycling event. More than 2,000 cyclists from 7 countries took part in the initiative in 2019 and collected 10.6 million euros for children suffering from severe illnesses. An absolute…
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Semafone adds new accessibility features to award-winning Cardprotect Voice+ payments solution
Enabling contact centres to serve all their customers securely, maintain PCI DSS compliance, and deliver a frictionless customer experienceBoston, MA and Guildford, UK – September 30, 2019 – Semafone®, the leading provider of data security and multi-channel compliance solutions for call and contact centres, today announced that it has added a range of new features to its award-winning and patented telephone payments solution – Cardprotect Voice+. One of the most important new features is Live…
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Global 5G users projected to reach 1.5B by 2024
With 5G technology expected to hit the ground running in 2020, widespread adoption of the service will follow.
NXP i.MX 8M-powered MaaXBoard offers long-lived support, RPi HAT compatibility
The MaaXBoard’s use of an enterprise-targeted SoC with at least a decade of support from the manufacturer could undercut the issues seen with budget Raspberry Pi competitors.
Apple in talks to release Apple TV+ feature films in cinemas – report
(Telecompaper) Apple is in talks to release feature-length films to cinemas before making them available on Apple TV+, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the plans. Discussions have taken place with cinema chains about the plan, with the aim of bringing in big-name directors and producers. Apple hopes in this way to avoid some of the issues that have arisen with Netflix, which usually asks theater owners to release movies it owns or produces at the same time they come out on the streaming service. That approach limits the company’s ability to play its movies in major cinemas, which generally insist that films don’t appear online for about three months after their theatrical debuts. Apple would have no problems letting its content stay for some weeks at cinemas before hitting its streaming service.
Verizon pledges to bring 5G to 100 Title 1 schools for AR/VR powered curriculum
Verizon announced a 5G expansion of their Innovative Learning initiative, providing technology and internet access to under-resourced schools.