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@FierceTelecom RT @TelecomNetwork: Study: Bigger Companies Want More from Telecom Providers. Article | Follow @FierceTelecom
> Ericsson examines what role #ICT will play in transforming the #energy #utilities markets. Report
> Level 3 Communications has completed the marketing of the refinancing of its $2.0 billion senior secured Tranche B 2022 Term Loan and received commitments to borrow an aggregate $2.0 billion principal amount of a new senior secured Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan. Release
> Internap, a provider of Internet infrastructure services, announced the appointment of Michael Ruffolo as president and CEO. Release
> Brazil's Oi taps Alcatel-Lucent and its OTN solution to improve data streaming on its network backbone by 57 percent. Article
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> While we still don't have specifics about 21st Century Fox's plans to launch over-the-top services directly to consumers, company COO Chase Carey continues to boldly discuss their broad strokes. Article
> With his SVOD service making a flurry of MVPD partnership announcements in recent weeks, Hulu distribution chief Tim Connolly used an INTX panel focused on OTT distribution to better explain how these arrangements work. Article
Online Video News
> To cut the cord or not is a conversation that is increasingly taking place in households worldwide, according to a new report from Limelight Networks. Article
Wireless News
> Next week Samsung Electronics plans to unveil a new chipset platform called Artik to power devices in the Internet of Things, according to a CNET report. Article
> Google will kick off its I/O developer conference on May 28 with a keynote from Sundar Pichai, the company's senior vice president of products, and he will likely unveil the next version of Google's Android software, Android M. Article
And finally… @CIMICorp: A lot of the confusion about SDN and NFV can be traced to overlooking how networking works under the covers. Post