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Awarness campaign to be launched in Oman
Oman's telecom reulagor will be launching a drive against scammers claiming to represent telecom companies and banks and looting victims of their savings...
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Afghanistan to launch 4G services in near future
Engineer Syed Ahmadshah Sadat, the acting minister of communications and information technology at Afghanistan announced that they will be launching 4G services in the near future to enable faster mobile connectivity for...
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Communications Regulatory Authority registers new services
CRA is playing a central and active role in ensuring the efficient management of national resources as well as continuously monitoring and enabling growth of diverse areas in the communications sector in the state of Qatar,..
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| 3G and 4G Networks |
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T-Mobile announces 5 GHz LTE Technology roll out in Spring
Now customers will be able to take advantage of "underutilized unlicensed spectrum" on the 5GHz band, because T-Mobile is planning to extend LTE's longevity with the roll out of the LTE-U standard, scheduled for this...
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4G technology booming in China
According to Chris Lane, within a duration of 2 years, 4G networks now account for 59% of all mobile subscribers in mainland China…
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Vodafone launches 4G service in Amritsar
Vodafone India launched its SuperNetTM 4G service in Amritsar to enable customers to access internet via mobile with speeds across a range of smart devices, including Mi-Fi and dongles…
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| North Africa |
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Cryptocurrency gaining popularity in Morocco
The use is growing rapidly within Africa with with Bitcoin been spreading rapidly in Morocco with coins worth more than US$ 200,000 being traded daily...
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Arcadia launches online platform
ArcadiaMobileTV, a privately owned technology company will be launching its online platform on Friday, 24th February, 2017 with aims to educate stakeholders on how to push and monetise content across Africa...
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| Alternative Telecom |
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Spain added 1.8 million new FTTH lines in 2016
FTTH broadband has seen an upward trend within Spain, as the country saw an addition of 1.8 million new FTTH lines in 2016, bringing the total to over 4.8 million...
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MegaFon selects Elemental for its MegaFon.TV
To ensure smooth and seamless delivery of its OTT service, Russian telco and mobile operator MegaFon has selected Elemental for its MegaFon, available on mobile, web and smart TV...
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TDS Telecom plans to boost broadband connectivity
TDS Telecom put out a statement boasting that it’s looking to expand broadband to more than 3,000 locations in Colorado with funding from the FCC to maintain a voice and broadband network…
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| Global Telecom Update |
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GSMA launches IoT, big data directory
The GSMA has launched the IoT Big Data API Directory, which will make harmonized data sets from multiple sources worldwide available to developers and third parties, enabling them to create innovative new IoT services…
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Verizon to pilot 5G broadband technology in Atlanta
Verizon Communications Inc. will launch 5G to pilot customers during the first half of 2017 in Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Bernardsville, N.J., Brockton, Mass., Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Sacramento, Seattle and Washington,...
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SK Telecom plans to launch holographic telecommunication technology at MWC
SK Telecom Co will unveil a holographic communication technology called "telepresence, which will allow people to experience being present in another location…
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Ofo signs partnership with Huawei and China Telecom
Ofo has announced a partnership deal with China Telecom and Huawei. The partnership will see China Telecom providing wireless data access, Huawei providing NB-IoT chips (PDF), and Ofo providing the bikes…
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