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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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September 9, 2015 |
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- Etisalat introduces new postpaid plans for mobile customers; offers promotion with free travel option
This limited time offer until 3 October, coincides with the introduction of new postpaid options... Read More
- Saudi Telecom Company to use new e-commerce platform
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) will be the first Saudi company to place direct ads on Instagram... Read More
- Mobily inaugurates its new data center in Unaizah
Special measures were taken into consideration in Unaizah data center’s design to have full monitoring and control to achieve high rate of operational sustainability and protection... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Osiptel publishes draft net neutrality rules
The proposed regulations would prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from using measures to arbitrarily manage bandwidth, or prioritise, degrade or limit particular types of traffic. Read More
- India Telecom industry lauds spectrum trading, but needs clarity
Though the industry has lauded approval of the guidelines, it has cited the need for further clarifications on market determined price at the time a company signs pact and the spectrum cap in the sector. Read More
- Government's unused billions will be spent on internet expansion to remote areas
BTRC started raising the money in December 2012 by tapping 1 percent of mobile phone operators’ income to expand telecommunications. Read More
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South Asia
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- Airtel in talks with Axiata to merge Bangladesh arm
Airtel Bangladesh has a subscriber base of nine million, while Robi Axiata has 28 million subscribers. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Tigo achieves significant voice quality improvements
The ongoing focus on boosting capacity and improving network quality and resilience is already yielding positive results... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Ooredoo Oman signs accord on LTE roaming with Telenor
This agreement also enables subscribers of Ooredoo Oman to have direct 4G access to 13 Telenor mobile operations globally. Read More
- EE to launch 4G LTE through 800 MHz spectrum
Until now, the operator offered 4G LTE services across the UK through spectrum in the 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz bands. Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Mexico to top 5 million OTT subs this year
Mexico's Clarovideo is the Latin American OTT company that produces the largest amount of original content, similar to Netflix in the United States. Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Televes eyes Colombia with IPTV business solutions
There appears to be interest in the Gigabyte-capable passive optical network (GPON) solutions for buildings and the TV distribution systems over IP for the hotel sector. Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Arabsat, EMC to launch triple-play service over satellite
A triple-play broadcast and communications service is to be launched across the Middle East and Africa. The triple-play service will be available once Arabsat Badr-7 is launched. Read More
- IP transit prices continue falling; major discrepancies remain
While IP transit prices have reached extremely low levels in principal markets, they scale considerably higher outside of these core hubs... Read More
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