(Telecompaper) Tele2 Latvia has implemented a protective system that automatically blocks calls from alternate mobile numbers from foreign networks, providing customers with safer voice communication...

(Telecompaper) DZS has agreed to sell its industrial IoT routers and gateway assets to Lantronix, a provider of IoT and remote environment management products, in an all-cash deal worth USD 6.5 million...

(Telecompaper) Telcofactory has started the first phase of its roll-out plan as a new MVNO in the French B2C market segment...

Vodafone Group heeft het budget voor zijn lopende aandeleninkoopprogramma verhoogd met EUR 20 miljoen, tot een totaal van EUR 520 miljoen. De aandeleninkoop is in augustus begonnen en zal deze maand worden afgerond, aldus de operator.

De Belgische operator Citymesh Mobile heeft gevraagd om afstand te doen van een deel van zijn spectrum in de 70/80GHz band, dat vorig jaar werd toegekend voor 5G backhaul. Volgens toezichthouder Bipt wil het bedrijf slechts 250 MHz van het oorspronkelijke 750 MHz blok behouden...

De Nieuw-Zeelandse handelscommissie is op zoek naar feedback over haar ontwerpbesluit om deregulering te overwegen van de Mobile Termination Access Services (MTAS) - waarmee klanten van het ene mobiele netwerk tegen gereguleerde tarieven kunnen communiceren met klanten van een ander mobiel netwerk via spraakoproepen en tekstberichten (SMS)...

Social media-apps kunnen voor afleiding zorgen, terwijl gebruikers zich ook zorgen maken over hun privacy. Daarom overwegen vier op de tien Nederlanders een of meer social media apps van hun telefoon te verwijderen, zo blijkt uit onderzoek van vergelijkingssite Slimster. I

This company profile analyses Colt Technology Services, focusing on the company's operations in Belgium. The report contains information on Colt's current position and strategy, discusses the company's latest financial figures and gives an overview of its current network. The report provides details of the product portfolio of Colt and looks at the market in which Colt operates as well as its competitors. Furthermore, the profile reports on Colt's marketing activities, including its customer strategy. Lastly the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis of Colt

This company profile analyses Canal Plus's activities in Belgium, which are part of the pay-TV provider M7. The company uses the TV Vlaanderen brand for Dutch-language services and the Télésat brand for the French-speaking part of the country. This report contains information on the company's current position and strategy in Belgium, gives an overview of its infrastructure and product portfolio, and looks at the market in which the brands operate and its competitors. Furthermore, the profile reports on the group's marketing activities, including its customer strategy. Lastly the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis.

This company profile analyses Telenet, a provider of mobile and fixed telecom services in Belgium. This report contains information on Telenet's current position and strategy, gives an overview of its infrastructure and product portfolio, and looks at the market in which Telenet operates and its competitors. Furthermore, the profile reports on its marketing activities, including its customer strategy. Lastly the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis of Telenet.

This company profile analyses Lyca Mobile Belgium, a provider of mobile services. The report contains information on Lyca Mobile's current position and strategy. It discusses the companies' latest financial figures and gives an overview of their current networks. The report provides details of the product portfolio of Lyca Mobile. It looks at the market in which Lyca Mobile operates as well as its competitors. Furthermore the profile reports on Lyca Mobiles' marketing activities, including its customer strategy. Lastly the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis of Lyca Mobile Belgium.

This company profile analyses the Belgian company DPG Media. The report contains information on the company's current position and strategy, looks at the market in which DPG Media operates and also its competitors. Furthermore, the profile reports on its marketing activities, including its customer and distribution strategy. Lastly the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis of DPG Media.

Sewan is European provider of cloud, hosting and (unified) telephony services to enterprises. The profile contains information on Sewan's current position and strategy. It focuses on the Belgian operations. It discusses the company's latest financial figures and gives an overview of its current infrastructure. The report provides details about its product portfolio. It looks at the market in which Sewan operates, as well as at its competitors. Furthermore, the profile reports on Sewan's marketing activities, including its customer strategy. Lastly, the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis of Sewan.

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The 68-watt wall charger is down to a new record low of $23 ahead of Black Friday.

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Moody's verhoogt de outlook voor de credit rating van Deutsche Telekom naar positief. Dat betekent dat de huidige Baa1-rating waarschijnlijk in de loop van 2025 omhoog gaat naar een A-rating (A3). Moody's verwacht dat de aangepaste leverage in 2024 daalt naar 3,0x.

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(Telecompaper) S4C, Welsh free-to-air public service broadcaster (PSB), has announced the appointment of Geraint Evans as its new CEO. He is currently Interim Chief Content Officer and leads the broadcaster's commissioning team.

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The made-in-India BSA Gold Star 650 has been available overseas for a couple of years but Classic Legends has now launched the bike in India. That gave us a chance to pit it against its closest competitor, the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and also to see how fuel efficient the engine is

BSA Gold Star 650 real world fuel efficiency

Our fuel efficiency tests are split into separate city and highway runs. The city run was conducted on a variety of roads in South Mumbai with everything from jam packed traffic under the JJ Flyover to faster, more flowing traffic down Marine drive. After covering over 40km, the bike returned 22.96kpl. With that completed, we then covered about 60 kilometres of highway riding while holding speeds of 70-80kph. In this test, the BSA Gold Star’s mileage increased to 29.14kpl. 

BSA Gold Star 650: fuel economy analysis

It is worth noting that while these numbers are a little lower than the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, the BSA actually proved to be slightly quicker in our performance tests, despite being tested in wet conditions. 

The Gold Star weighs slightly less than the Enfield, but its big single cannot match the RE’s smooth parallel twin engine when it comes to fuel efficiency, although it makes up for this with more low and midrange torque than any other made in India motorcycle.

Autocar India’s fuel efficiency testing

Our fuel efficiency testing routine starts off by first brimming the tank and ensuring that the bike is running the manufacturer's recommended tyre pressures. The bike is then ridden on fixed city and highway routes, where we maintain pre-decided average speeds that best mimic real-world scenarios for the bike in question. The payload on the bikes is kept constant by balancing rider weights and ballast, ensuring consistency across different vehicles and riders. At the end of the test cycle, the fuel tank is once again filled to the brim, giving us an accurate figure of how much fuel has been consumed, against the trip metre reading.

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I own a 10-year-old Audi Q5 diesel, which is in mint condition even after 1.2 lakh kilometres. It has performed flawlessly, apart from one sensor issue that the dealership rectified. I’ve spent about Rs 60,000 on it recently, including four new tyres and some suspension bushes. It runs like new now, and I’m absolutely in love with it. I don’t travel to Delhi-NCR much, but I’m in two minds if I should hold on to it or sell it due to its age.

Bonny Singh, Ajmer

Autocar India says: Our advice is to hang on to it. 2.0 TDI engines are brilliant and you can’t get a new car with them anymore. There is a certain pleasure in driving a diesel SUV, so enjoy it while you can! If you don’t go to Delhi-NCR very much, you are not too inconvenienced either, and we don’t think a diesel ban on 10-year-old cars will be imposed in Rajasthan in the near future.

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