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:.Daily News Briefing.:

September 18, 2015

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  1. PTCL partners with Google for Tech Mela festival
    As the largest ICT service provider of Pakistan, PTCL continues to innovate and bring exciting new products and services for its esteemed customers. Read More
  2. PCCW unveils ONTAPtv online video service for South Africa

    Customers will be able to stream content to up to three connected devices, or download TV shows or films that then remain available offline for 48 hours. Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. India govt policy on spectrum trading, sharing could boost service quality
    One band that nearly all operators are likely to want more of is 1800MHz—that’s the band on which they can offer both 2G and 4G (FD-LTE) services. Read More

South Asia

  1. Bhutan Telecom introduces surveillance service
    An additional feature allows for customer’s to monitor in real time the footage from their mobile device using a mobile app. Read More

Middle East

  1. Smartphone users in MEA to cross 106 million this year
    While 106 million smartphone owners is a milestone, that is still only 18 percent of the overall mobile phone user base in these markets. In Kuwait, usage rose from 49 percent to 86 in two years... Read More

North Africa

  1. MoneyGram expands Mobile Money in Africa
    MoneyGram continues to grow throughout Africa as a result of forming strategic relationships with mobile network operators, banks, post offices and retailers... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. China Mobile and ZTE Sign TD-LTE with South Korea
    This co-operation will help South Korea with the deployment of 4G interconnection and interoperability tests. Read More
  2. Ericsson expands 5G R&D program in Europe
    The 5G for Europe program will focus on delivering research, innovation and industrial pilots that use next-generation 5G networks as an enabler. Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Accedo powers OTT, cloud DVR for Telecable
    Telecable has launched the latest version of its interactive platform Tedi, including an over-the-top (OTT) and cloud-based DVR service powered by Sweden's Accedo. Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Netflix drives significant Web traffic in Europe
    Netflix is making gains in the new European markets it entered late last year, with the service now accounting for almost 10% of peak downstream traffic in Austria and France. Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. T-Mobile rolls out coverage in 20 more countries
    This means T-Mobile Simple Choice postpaid customers can now tap into flat-rate calls for just 20 cents a minute in 145 countries and destinations around the world. Read More
  2. Cloud computing moves to second adoption wave
    53% of companies expect cloud to drive increased revenue, and only 1% of organizations have optimized cloud strategies in place while 32% have no cloud strategy at all.... Read More
  3. Apple to launch online payment in China
    Apple will launch an online payment service in China as it seeks to expand in its largest market outside of the US despite fierce competition from local rivals. Read More

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