This Week in the Cloud and Telecom Industries:

by Paul | May 22, 2014 | AT&T, China, Cloud Computing, Telecom, Telecommunications, Uncategorized

This Week in the Cloud and Telecom Industries:

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US telecom giant AT&T nearing deal to buy satellite broadcaster DirecTV

By Michael J. de la Merced

AT&T is poised to announce a takeover of DirecTV Inc. within days, people briefed on the matter said on Saturday, ushering in another sweeping transformation of the telecommunications industry. READ MORE

Google and other IT companies pull support for NSA reform bill

AFP | May 22, 2014, 04.26 PM IST

In the original bill, the NSA no longer would have been allowed to use secret court orders to gather telephone data on unlimited millions of Americans, and collected data would be stored with telecom companies, not government groups like the NSA. READ MORE

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The Top 5 VoIP Providers of 2014, Determined by TheDigest.com

China to lead cloud computing in 5 to 10 yrs

Reporter: Laura Luo 丨 CCTV.com | 05-22-2014

Cloud computing has seen explosive growth in China as the country is expected to become the biggest market for the technology in 5 to 10 years. American and Chinese cloud service providers are already going head-to-head in global competition. READ MORE
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