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:.Daily News Briefing.:

May 22, 2016

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Members

  1. Turkcell, Ericsson deliver first Live HD streaming over LTE Broadcast
    Member Logo This demonstration was part of Turkcell's deployment of Ericsson's LTE Broadcast solution and highlighted the strength of the solution to power HD video streams...  Read More
  2. Orange Business Services improves collaboration and IT flexibility at AngloGold Ashanti with hybrid network and cloud services
    Member Logo The deal delivers a range of network services across 44 sites in Africa, America and Australia to improve collaboration and securely manage internet and cloud growth...  Read More
  3. Future of digital development through stakeholder collaboration redefined at SAMENA Telecom Leaders’ Summit 2016
    Member Logo As SAMENA Council's most anticipated stakeholder cooperation-building and thought leadership industry gathering, Leaders' Summit brought together renowned personalities from the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia, and Europe...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Regulator Arcep suggests slow end to French price war
    Arcep put the decrease in the price of flat rate plans down to the “swift development of SIM only plans” without a subsidised handset, as well as the trend of increasing data allowances attached to plans, with prices remaining unchanged... Read More

South Asia

  1. Pakistan-China fiber optic cable project goes live in Gilgit
    The Optical Fiber Cable project will involve overall investments of USD 44 million and will be completed in two years. The cable is expected to provide an alternate telecommunication route between Pakistan and China... Read More

Middle East

  1. Call for joint efforts to fight cyber attacks in Oman
    Oman needs joint efforts to protect itself against these cyber attacks, as the country's private and government sectors are increasingly focusing on internet technologies to serve their customers... Read More

North Africa

  1. Transformative cell phone platform to leap-frog disease diagnosis in Africa
    Most Mobile Applications in the medical field provide a platform for information exchange and consultation but do not replace hardware. The EASE App aims to replace bulky and sophisticated instruments which have limited utility in rural communities of Africa... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Vodacom Reaches 1Gbps on LTE-U
    Vodacom’s laboratory tests were conducted using the latest small cell technology and used a combination of feature enhancements to reach the 1Gbit/s milestone... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. YouTube launches Red in Australia
    Australia has become the second country after the US to receive YouTube’s premium video and music offering YouTube Red... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Kaltura claims world’s first specialised cloud video service
    The company has announced what it calls a landmark, ‘disruptive’ pay-as-you-go platform that enables operators to bring video everywhere... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Orange strengthens LoRa commitment
    The operator said it is joining the board of the LoRa Alliance, the lobby group promoting the standard, in a bid to drive the global success of the LoRaWan protocol, which is designed to provide long-range and low power connectivity between sensors and base sensors... Read More
  2. Online shopping in China accounts for 13% of retail sales
    Business-to-consumer (B2C) spending represented 52 per cent of the total online gross merchandising volume (GMV) in 2015 (up from 45.2 per cent in 2014), which is the first time it had a larger share of online shopping than C2C... Read More

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