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NCA advises telecom consumers to be on the alert
The Director Consumer and Corporate Affairs of National Communications Authority, directed the public to closely monitor the thumbs-up Digital Ghana logo when buying a set-top-box as there are fake ones on the market…
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New ham radio regulations in Netherlands
New Dutch amateur radio regulations highlight the possibility of future restriction in the 23 cm band due to the Galileo GPS system which operates across 1260-1300 MHz…
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PTA presents system to register complaints
Pakistan Telecommunication Authoritylaunched a system to resolve complaints where you can register your complaints against relative Mobile Company…
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| 3G and 4G Networks |
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Globe offers LTE-A
In order to doubles LTE capacity, Globe Telecom has become the first operator in Philippines to implement 4-component-carrier aggregation LTE-Advanced using the 2600-MHz band...
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HKBN offers 4G Mobile Services Bundle
In order to allow customers to terminate service with just 1 day of notice, Hong Kong fibre network operator HKBN has introduced its ‘Bye Anytime’ 4G Mobile Services Bundle including on-the-go entertainment and...
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Vini inaugurates LTE in Tahiti
French Polynesian government-owned mobile operator Vini has launched LTE services in Pape’ete and the surrounding areas, with the network footprint spanning from Arue to Puna’auia…
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| Middle East |
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Jordanian broadcaster modernizes Radio Operations
In a bid to cover the complete digital audio workflow, support production and programming, Jordan’s state radio broadcaster, JRTV is upgrading its existing radio automation and broadcast systems…
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Huawei to set up training academy, smart city centre in KSA
To support the Saudi Arabia 2020 program to grow its digital economy, Huawei and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu have signed an agreement to establish a training academy and smart city innovation center in Yanbu,...
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Digital learning process grows in the Middle East
More and more companies are looking at the Gulf region with billions of dollars budgeted for new school buildings as well as investments on smart tools and digital devices and applications…
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| Alternative Telecom |
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21 e-Libraries to be set up in Pakistan
Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif announced that 21 e-libraries would be established in Punjab to ensure availability of digital digital books, novels, magazines, online publications newspapers…
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Sri Lanka consumer rights enter a digital era
In order to ensure consumer protection, Sri Lanka announced that its consumer protection umbrella is expanding next to a brand new territory…
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New subsea cable laid to improve internet connection
In order to improve the security of Cambodia's connection to the internet, new subsea cable connecting Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand has been launched in Cambodia, adding at least 30Tbps of regional capacity…
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Telefónica, Vodafone sign FTTH deal
Telcos Telefónica and Vodafone have reached a breakthrough agreement over FTTH whereby Vodafone will be able to use Telefónica’s FTTH networks in exchange for a fee over a five-year period…
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OTT services supports Russia’s MegaFon
The Russian mobile operator MegaFon’s video and TV OTT solution MegaFon TV had 1.6 million registered users as of the end of 2016…
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