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Opinion: Canada's telecom Family Compact wins again
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account There are two main conclusions to be drawn from this week's Federal Court of Appeal decision rejecting the Competition Bureau's request to block Rogers Communications' takeover of Shaw…

Brazil's Telecom Operators Made Strides and Had Shortcomings in Internet Lab's New Report on User Privacy Practices
Brazil's biggest internet connection providers made moderate advances in protecting customer data and being transparent about their privacy practices, but fell short on meeting certain requirements for upholding users' rights under Brazil's data…
Will Rogers-Shaw deal make it to the finish line?
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Rogers Communications Inc.'s RCI-B-T $20-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. SJR-B-T is at risk of running past the companies' self-imposed Jan. 31 deadline, raising questions about…

The Market For Edge Computing Will Be Worth $156 Billion By 2030 | AI, 5G, IOT | Techresearchs
The expansion of edge computing technologies, driven by AI, 5G, and IoT, is shown in the Global Edge Computing Market Report 2022. More organizations are attempting to optimize their operations in the midst of the impending global economic crisis…

Tory donors own UK properties via more than 150 offshore firms
Conservative donors who have collectively given the party more than £21m since 2001 have been declared as the ultimate owners of UK properties held through more than 150 offshore companies in a new government register. They include major…

Cloud Provider Spend On IT Capex Climbs As Telecom Falls
‘Telcos remain locked in a low-to-no-growth world and their Capex reflects that,' says Synergy Research Group's John Dinsdale. Hyperscale cloud companies are spending more and more money on Capex IT infrastructure compared with the largest…
Cathie Wood is having her best month ever. Plus, TFSA advice and the latest moves by TSX short sellers
Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation Fund is closing in on the best monthly performance in its history as it rides a rebound in many of the high-growth stocks that took a beating last year. The US$7.3 billion ARK Innovation fund (ARKK-A) is up slightly…

3 Telecom Stocks That Will Be Big Winners in 2023
The term “big winners” rarely comes to mind when discussing telecom stocks. That's because of their weak, long-term performance compared to growth, real estate, and retail stocks. However, the downturn of late 2021 and 2022 has turned…

New Dumb Attack Against Gigi Sohn Tries To Shame Her For Being On The EFF's Board
We've explained how telecom and media giants have pulled out all the stops trying to block Gigi Sohn from being seated at the FCC. That has involved a sleazy smear campaign, seeded in the press by non-profits linked to companies like News…

Telecom authority releases subscribers tally; Airtel, Jio gain; Vodafone loses
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released the data of mobile subscribers gained by various telecom operators in November 2022. Cumulatively, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel obtained nearly 25 lakh subscribers during this…

Will 'ban' on Chinese telecom gear slow 5G rollout in India?
In November, public sector telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam ltd (BSNL), signed a $2 billion deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to roll out 4G and 5G mobile telecom services. The deal comes at a time when private telcos have…
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Dozen hedge funds eye bonanza as Rogers-Shaw deal nears close
TORONTO/LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - As one of Canada's most bitterly contested acquisitions nears the finish line, a dozen hedge funds including Citadel and Millennium Management are heaving a sigh of relief and sitting on profit of more than C$216…

Implementation of Survival Analysis in Customer Analytics
In general, survival analysis deals with topics such as death, churn, and recovery. In this article, we will look at survival analysis from the perspective of customer analytics in the telecom industry. Survival analysis is a statistical tool for…
Tech stocks are having their best January in decades - Here's why that may not be a good sign
Technology stocks are on quite a tear to start 2023, but that could actually be an ominous signal. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP is up 11% so far this month, on track for its best January performance since it notched a 12.2% gain in 2001…

Minister Champagne isn't hurrying to approve Rogers-Shaw merger
Rogers and Shaw are coming close to their proposed January 31st deadline, but Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne isn't rushing to grant his seal of approval. Champagne has to approve the transfer of Shaw's wireless licenses to…
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