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2017 Global Mobile Trends Report Focuses on Subscriber Growth, Network Evolution and Industry Convergence

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif-Thursday, September 14th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today published its second annual ‘Global Mobile Trends’ report, which provides exclusive data and analysis on the key trends shaping the future of the mobile ecosystem. Published at Mobile World Congress Americas being held in San Francisco this week, the 2017 edition of this flagship report series compiles data on mobile subscriber growth trends across both developed and emerging markets, plus insight on: device innovation beyond the smartphone; the evolution from 4G to 5G networks; industry financial performance and growth outlook; competition and convergence; and statistics for every region worldwide.

“Our latest Global Mobile Trends report provides a comprehensive view of the opportunities and challenges facing the mobile ind ... Read more »

 Reinventing the wheel – Bends but does not break

FRANKFURT, Germany-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Innovation has always been part of Michelin’s genetic code – driving mobility and tire developments for more than 100 years. Now with MICHELIN ACORUS Technology, in partnership with Maxion Wheels, Michelin is reinventing the wheel to help eliminate road-based damage to tires and rims.

The patented new technology, developed by Michelin and Maxion Wheels for the passenger car wheel market, incorporates two flexible rubber flanges mounted on a special wheel body to create a flexible wheel that improves the ride and comfort and also absorbs impacts from potholes and curbs. The new wheel is compatible with all tires on the market and comprises an alloy rim – which is narrower than normal, two rubber flanges and an optional cosmetic insert to protect the alloy wheel.

Talking about this ... Read more »

DURHAM, N.C.-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologics, today announced the first patients have been enrolled in its BONES (Bioventus Observational Non-interventional EXOGEN Studies) clinical development program. BONES includes three observational, non-interventional, direct-to-patient studies designed to collect real world data on the use of the EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System. EXOGEN uses safe, effective low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) to help stimulate the body’s natural bone healing process.

The BONES studies will compare the incidence of fracture nonunions in patients utilizing EXOGEN with patients from a national health insurance claims database who received standard of care alone. The studies will include long and small bones of upper and lower extremities and the unique design of BONES was discussed with FDA during its development. Its primary endpoint is defined as the abili ... Read more »

I Squared Capital portfolio company successfully prices refinancing transaction

LONDON-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Viridian Group FinanceCo PLC and Viridian Power and Energy Holdings DAC (together, the “Issuers”), subsidiaries of Viridian Group Investments Limited (“Viridian”), a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, have priced their offering of £540 million (equivalent) in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes. This issuance comprises a Euro tranche of €350 million of 4.00 percent senior secured notes due 2025 and a Sterling tranche of £225 million of 4.75 percent senior secured notes due 2024 (together, the “Notes”).
Viridian intends to use the proceeds of the Notes, together with amounts received in relation to the settlement of certain forward foreign exchange contracts and cash on balance sheet, to refinance its existing Euro denominated notes, to pay costs ... Read more »

Wipro to offer SAP-certified interface software for the Wipro HOLMES platform, supporting AI capabilities to accelerate automation of business processes on SAP® ERP

CUPERTINO, Calif. & BANGALORE, India-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the launch of automation services powered by the Wipro HOLMES™ artificial intelligence platform. The interface software for Wipro HOLMES 2.0 for SAP® applications has been certified by SAP, a market leader in enterprise application software, to automate and interoperate with business processes running in the SAP ERP application.
Wipro’s automation services are designed to deliver cognitive enhancements to user experience and productivity with a measurably improved ‘Business Value Index’ for each lev ... Read more »

 North America’s Mobile Ecosystem To Be Worth $1 Trillion to Regional Economy by 2020 

SAN FRANCISCO-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- North America leads the world in 4G and smartphone adoption and is expected to migrate rapidly to 5G networks and services, according to a new GSMA study. The latest edition of the GSMA’s flagship Mobile Economy series, published at Mobile World Congress Americas this week, forecasts that smartphones connected to 4G networks will account for four out of five mobile connections in North America by 2020, a higher proportion than any other global region. The report also predicts that the mobile ecosystem’s contribution to the North American economy will increase to more than $1 trillion by 2020, equivalent to almost five per cent of regional GDP.

“The successful large-scale rollouts of 4G networks across the US and Canada, alongside strong consumer take-up of 4G-capabl ... Read more »

LONDON-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Solutions today announced a number of powerful enhancements to its Counterparty Risk Solutions, each designed to help risk professionals make faster and more insightful decisions. The Counterparty Risk Solution now includes a curated news monitoring service, Country Risk Data from BMI Research, and Bank Rankings – all delivered through the Fitch Connect platform.

Fitch Connect News: This innovative offering uses machine learning and text mining technologies to gauge news sentiment on user-defined portfolio of banks, curated from thousands of global sources. This unique service applies a ‘negativity algorithm’ against entity and portfolio content, learning to deliver increasingly relevant content based on user behavior and delivered within his or her credit risk workflow.

Country Risk Data: This qualitative view of BMI Research’s macroeconomic data, ... Read more »

 David Townsend Joins the Firm

LONDON-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, is pleased to announce the opening of a London office, which will serve institutional clients and their consultants in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

“We believe our clients in the EMEA region can best be served from an office that’s close to them in geography and time zone,” said Mehdi Mahmud, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC. “London is a natural location for the office because of its established position as a centre of excellence in global financial services and its depth of resident talent in the investment management industry.”

The new office is centrally located in the City at 125 Old Broad Street, Suite 720, London, EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom. Business at the office will be conducted through a new UK-ba ... Read more »

 Showcases Positive Impact of Mobile on Individuals, Economies, Societies 

SAN FRANCISCO-Sunday, September 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- At Mobile World Congress Americas, the GSMA today launched a new global campaign to draw attention to the significant impact that mobile technology is having on the lives of more than 5 billion people around the world. The “Case For Change” will put the spotlight on the work of the mobile industry to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, in doing so, connect everyone and everything to a better future.

“Operators and ecosystem players around the world are doing some amazing work to create this better future – and we need to tell those stories,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Case For Change demonstrates the direct, positive impact that mobile operators have on the lives of billions of men, women and chil ... Read more »

BRUCHSAL, Germany -Friday, September 15th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CYNORA, a leading provider of highly efficient organic emitter materials for OLEDs, announced today that the two Korean tech giants have decided to support CYNORA on its way to becoming a major player for OLED emitting materials.

CYNORA is developing a new type of organic emitting materials for OLED displays based on TADF (Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence) technology. With this technology, CYNORA will be able to commercialize the first high-efficiency blue emitting material on the market, which is the most sought-after material by OLED display makers. High-performance blue materials will enable a significant reduction of power consumption and allow higher display resolution.

LG Display and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (“Samsung Ventures”) have decided to invest €25 million in a Series-B round to support the German company in the de ... Read more »