GSMA Calls For Fresh Regulatory Approach to Deliver Europe’s Gigabit Society

BRUSSELS -Wednesday, October 18th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- More than 30 per cent of Europe’s mobile connections will be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 Europe edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series, published today at the GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Europe event in Brussels, forecasts that there will be 214 million 5G connections in Europe by 2025, establishing the region as one of the largest 5G markets in the world by that point. The first commercial 5G networks in Europe are due to be switched on by 2020 and are expected to provide 5G network coverage to almost three-quarters of Europe’s population by 2025.

“Europe has an opportunity to reestablish itself as a global technology leader as we move toward the 5G era, but this can only happen if policymakers move quickly and boldly to mak ... Read more »

 “Never better time to be a management accountant” 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, October 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Pay levels for management accountants are performing well against the backdrop of low global inflation.

The latest annual salary survey from the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants reveals average earnings for qualified Chartered Global Management Accountant designation-holders in the United Arab Emirates are AED 402,000, rising by an average of 8 per cent in the next 12 months.

Pay prospects for CGMA trainees are even brighter, with students en route to full CGMA status believing their salary will go up by 9 per cent in 2017/18. They are currently paid an average AED 193,000 a year.  

A strong focus on professional development in the accountancy sector was also shown in the survey, with a healthy desire by both qualified and student CGMAs to learn new skills, such as ... Read more »

Launch marks company’s re-entry into the market of Payment HSMs, offering a flexible and affordable solution for compliance-as-a-service

AACHEN, Germany -Wednesday, October 18th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the Payment Card Industry (PCI) continues to heat up, Utimaco is providing enterprises in the banking and financial services sector with the opportunity to achieve PCI compliance through its latest launch, PaymentServer 3.00.0. The new PaymentServer is a PCI Standards Security Council accredited PCI PIN Transaction Security Hardware Security Module Version 2 (PCI PTS HSM V2) solution that comes with a complete offering, including the HSM, a Software Development Kit, and additional services such as integration support, certification assistance and tiered maintenance. All of this allows Utimaco partners to focus on business innovation with the assurance that their work remains or regains PCI compliance.

Using Utimaco’s flexible software ... Read more »

 Introducing the next era of mobile: smartphones with the world's first Kirin AI processor deliver a faster, more customized mobile experience

MUNICH -Tuesday, October 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Disruptive innovation often begins with bold dreams. During IFA Berlin, Huawei Consumer Business Group introduced its first AI mobile chipset, the Kirin 970. Today in Munich, Huawei announced the HUAWEI Mate 10 Series, which will open the door to new AI mobile applications. The HUAWEI Mate 10, HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro, and Porsche Design HUAWEI Mate 10 are breakthrough AI devices that combine innovative hardware, the Kirin 970 chipset and EMUI 8.0. The HUAWEI Mate 10 Series continues its legacy of superior product performance and long-lasting battery life, while integrating New Leica Dual Camera technology.

“As we enter the age of intelligence, AI is no longer a virtual concept but something that intertwines with our daily life. ... Read more »

CompuDyne to provide affordable and reliable cellular backhaul services to extend the coverage to rural areas of Malaysia via SES-9

 LUXEMBOURG-Tuesday, October 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CompuDyne, a leading telecommunications solutions provider in Malaysia, is partnering with SES Networks to bring high quality and cost-effective cellular backhaul service to both East and West Malaysia and its surrounding islands.

SES announced that CompuDyne has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement to lease Ku-band capacity on SES-9, SES’s largest satellite dedicated to serve Asia-Pacific, for its customer Digi, the country’s leading mobile network operator.

Making a shift from a C-band to Ku-band system, CompuDyne can now deliver more cost-effective and reliable satellite connectivity, enabling Digi to extend its cellular network to underserved consumers residing in rural areas and in the far reaches of Malaysia. At the ... Read more »

 -New collaboration with Microsoft covering Microsoft Azure and Microsoft SQL Server 2016 -

TORONTO-Tuesday, October 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sibos - Murex, an industry leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, announces it has certified its MX.3 technology platform to run on Microsoft Azure.

Since early 2016, Murex has collaborated with Microsoft to bring to market solutions enabling clients’ digital transformation. This collaboration has now come to fruition with the availability of support for the Murex MX.3 platform on Azure, as well as the planned integration of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 as a relational database for MX.3.

Murex has certified Azure for its most demanding use cases including GPU-powered solutions for computationally intensive workloads. This enables Murex clients to leverage the flexibility and economies of scale of the cloud to meet new requirement ... Read more »

LONDON -Tuesday, October 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NEC Europe Ltd. today announced the appointment of Hironobu Kurosaki as President and CEO. In this role, Mr. Kurosaki will lead the growth of NEC Europe’s business for a broad range of customers spanning across its key business segments of Public Safety, Public IT services and Telecom Carrier Solutions in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

Since joining NEC in 1983, Mr. Kurosaki has gained extensive international experience in the development of sales, marketing and strategy throughout the Americas and EMEA.

In recent years, he has played a leading role in the development of NEC’s global business, where his experience as President of NEC Telecommunication and Information Technology Ltd. (Turkey), and contributions as General Manager of NEC’s Americas and EMEA Division have helped to deliver high-powered solutions and drive new growth in strategic markets.< ... Read more »

CAMBRIDGE, England-Tuesday, October 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Data for savolitinib in combination with Tagrisso or Iressa presented at World Conference on Lung Cancer1,2

New data give insights into disease progression and potential next-generation treatment strategies in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC with MET-amplification

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- AstraZeneca and its partner Chi-Med today presented preliminary safety and clinical activity of savolitinib when given in combination with either Tagrisso (osimertinib) or Iressa (gefitinib) in two Phase Ib trials conducted in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with MET-amplification who had progressed following 1st-line treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.1,2 In both trials, the addition of savolitinib (600mg, once daily), an investigational selective inhibitor of c-MET (mesenchymal epithelial transition factor) receptor tyrosine kinase ... Read more »