The French global analytics consultancy was chosen as a trusted third-party dedicated to increasing the reliability of advertising performance metrics on Facebook networks

PARIS -Tuesday, June 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ekimetrics (www.ekimetrics.com), a leading practitioner in data analytics and marketing intelligence for over 10 years, has announced that they are joining the Marketing Mix Modeling Program.
The companies who are part of the Facebook MMM Partner Program focus on measuring advertising’s impact on Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Audience Network. Advertisers need to measure the outcomes of their media investments, and identify correlations between their brand and an impact on their sales.
Ekimetrics will enable advertisers to acquire a better understanding of their media mix in different channels. They will be able to compare the effectiveness of offline/online investments with the kind of accuracy that has been expect ... Read more »

EVS delivers unprecedented voice and music quality to mobile phones and other devices

DENVER -Wednesday, June 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the EVS Patent Portfolio License providing efficient access to technologies underlying the EVS (Enhanced Voice Services) standard.

Designed to operate ubiquitously over packet-switched mobile and fixed-line communications networks, EVS represents a significant advance for voice and audio compression devices with compression, network capacity and other features that deliver vastly improved high definition quality for both music and voice services. EVS may be used in products such as mobile and landline phones, videoconferencing systems, desktop computers, tablets and connected home voice response systems.

“In an era when smartphones can do virtually anything, voice quality has lagged, but now the much anticipated EVS standard transmits spee ... Read more »

SaT5G consortium tasked to drive the integration of satellite into 5G networks

LUXEMBOURG-Thursday, June 29th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that the Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G (SaT5G) consortium, comprising SES and 15 further members, has been tasked to integrate satellite into 5G networks, enabling ubiquitous and instantaneous 5G coverage and capacity.

Funded by the European Commission under the 5G PPP Phase 2 of the Horizon 2020 programme for Research & Innovation, the 30-month project will kick off in June 2017. It aims to deliver the seamless integration of satellite into 5G networks to ensure ubiquitous 5G access everywhere. The consortium will be focusing on extending 5G security to satellite, exploiting multicast for content distribution and driving relevant standardisation efforts mainly in 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and European Telecommunications Standards ... Read more »

YuppTV Users across the Globe Can Now Watch Famous Movies by Fox Star Studios, Including Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Neerja and More

NEW DELHI-Thursday, June 29th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- World’s largest player for South-Asian content, YuppTV, announced its partnership with Fox Star Studios, one amongst the leading production houses of today. As part of the non-exclusive association, YuppTV is set to feature an admirable collection of popular movies by the Fox Star Studios, including Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Jolly LLB2, Akira, MS Dhoni and Neerja, on its on-demand movie streaming platform, YuppFlix, which can be accessed by YuppTV users across the globe for expat community.
Commenting on the association, Mr. Uday Reddy, Founder & CEO of YuppTV, said, “We are glad to announce our association with one of the leading production houses in India and offer the latest collection of movies to our global users. At YuppTV, we have always endeavoured to ext ... Read more »

Fourth Generation Toshiba Memory Corporation BiCS FLASH™ adds layers, boosts capacity

TOKYO-Wednesday, June 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced that it has developed a prototype sample of 96-layer BiCS FLASH™ three-dimensional (3D) flash memory with a stacked structure[1], with 3-bit-per-cell (triple-level cell, TLC) technology. Samples of the new 96-layer product, which is a 256 gigabit (32 gigabytes) device, are scheduled for release in the second half of 2017 and mass production is targeted for 2018. The new device meets market demands and performance specifications for applications that include enterprise and consumer SSD, smartphones, tablets and memory cards.
Going forward, Toshiba Memory Corporation will apply its new 96-layer process technology to larger capacity products, such as 512 gigabit (64 gigabytes) and 4-bit-per-cell (quadruple-level cell, QLC) t ... Read more »

 -Randomized Phase 3 Clinical Trial with ADCETRIS Met Primary Endpoint, Demonstrating a Statistically Significant Improvement in Modified Progression-Free Survival-

-Abstract to be Submitted for Presentation at the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting; Regulatory Submissions Planned-

-Seattle Genetics to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:30 a.m. ET- 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., OSAKA, Japan & BOTHELL, Wash.-Tuesday, June 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) today announced that the Phase 3 ECHELON-1 clinical trial met its primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in modified progression-free survival (PFS) versus the control arm. ECHELON-1 is a randomized, multicenter trial evaluating ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) as part of a frontline combination chemotherapy regimen in 1,334 patients with previously untreated advanced classical Hodg ... Read more »

TOKYO -Wednesday, June 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that its board of directors, meeting today, has agreed upon a FY2017 investment program for its wholly owned subsidiary, Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC), that will channel approximately 180 billion yen into Fab 6 at Yokkaichi Operations, TMC’s Flash memory facility. The investment will cover installation of manufacturing facilities in Phase-1 of the fab, and the construction of Phase-2.

Production at Fab 6 will be entirely devoted to BiCS FLASH™, Toshiba's innovative 3D Flash memory. As detailed in Toshiba’s February 9, 2017 announcement “Toshiba Starts Construction of Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center at Yokkaichi, Japan”, Phase-1 of the fab is scheduled for completion in summer 2018, and the current round of investment will ensure this target date is met. Demand for Flash memory is expected to see continued strong grow ... Read more »

Asia Pacific Mobile Economy Valued at $1.3 Trillion – Accounting for 5.2 Per Cent of GDP

SHANGHAI -Wednesday, June 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- China and India will account for almost half of all new mobile subscribers expected to be added worldwide by the end of the decade, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile Economy: Asia Pacific’ report, published today at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, forecasts that India will account for 27 per cent (206 million) and China 21 per cent (155 million) of the approximately 753 million new mobile subscribers expected to be added globally by the end of 2020. The Asia Pacific region as a whole is forecast to increase from 2.7 billion unique mobile subscribers1 at the end of 2016 to 3.1 billion in 2020, accounting for two-thirds of global growth. The report also highlights how the region’s mobile industry will be a growing contributor to the Asia’s ec ... Read more »

 ● New global CFB company – Sumitomo SHI FW

● Highly competitive global delivery network proven by hundreds of successful projects AMSTERDAM-Tuesday, June 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With reference to Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) announcement of 26th June, 2017 (attached), SHI completed the share acquisition of FW Energie B.V. culminating in the combination of SHI and Amec Foster Wheeler’s fluidized bed business to become Sumitomo SHI FW, a new global leader in sustainable energy solutions.

Sumitomo SHI FW will become part of the Energy and Environment Group within SHI where we will dedicate our talent, energy and quality of service on CFB and BFB steam generators and gasifiers, CFB scrubbers, metallurgical waste heat boilers and aftermarket services.

Tomas Harju-Jeanty, CEO, Sumitomo SHI FW, said:

“Combining our strong Foster Wheeler heritage with Sumitomo’s world-wide recognized name and ... Read more »

China to Account for 39 Per Cent of Global 5G Market by 2025

SHANGHAI-Wednesday, June 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chinese operators are on track to launch commercial 5G networks by 2020 and are expected to establish China as the world’s largest 5G market by 2025, according to a new study by GSMA Intelligence and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). The new study ‘5G in China: Outlook and Regional Comparisons’, which was published today at GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, explores the near-term outlook for the testing and commercial launches of new 5G networks in China and other advanced Asia markets, and the potential 5G use cases for both the consumer and enterprise markets.
“Operators in China are collaborating closely with government and enterprises to launch what will become one of the largest 5G deployments in the world,” said Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA. &ldq ... Read more »