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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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September 21, 2015 |
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Members
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- Ooredoo demonstrates 4G technology leadership in Oman
Current data service coverage is provided via LTE 1800 (4G) and UMTS 900 (3G) spectrum. Ooredoo is now adding LTE 800 to a number of sites around Muscat... Read More
- Etisalat’s ‘Smart Mobi-Shop’ to offer customer service on the move
The Smart Mobi-Shop gives customers access to a wide portfolio of Etisalat’s services, products and promotions including mobile services and eLife home services. Read More
- VIVA Bahrain partners with MBC Group to launch mobile payment for SHAHiD Plus Service
SHAHID is the number one premium VOD service in the Arab world that allows watching Arabic movies and programs via online streaming service owned by MBC Group... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- CPC Bulgaria approves M-Tel’s takeover of Blizoo
Blizoo offers digital/analogue cable TV, high speed internet access and voice telephony, and operates its own 2,000 km national fibre-optic backbone while using HFC technology... Read More
- CPC Bulgaria approves M-Tel’s takeover of Blizoo
Blizoo offers digital/analogue cable TV, high speed internet access and voice telephony, and operates its own 2,000 km national fibre-optic backbone while using HFC technology... Read More
- Policy proposes storage of all messages on WhatsApp, SMSs et al for 90 days
The proposed policy would apply on everyone including government departments, academic institutions, citizens and for all kind of communications... Read More
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South Asia
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- DTAC aiming for 2.5 million fourth-generation users by year-end
It plans to increase its total number of base stations to 32,000 in 2016 from its current 17,000, while taking LTE network coverage nationwide... Read More
- Aircel India readies to launch mass market mobile services by December
The company holds 20 MHz of spectrum in the 2300 MHz (4G) band across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, the North East and Jammu & Kashmir. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Egypt's Global Telecom to move headquarters to Amsterdam
This follows VimpleCom's acquisition of a 51.9 percent stake in 2011 and the reorganization plan announced by the company on Jan. 4, 2015... Read More
- Telecom Egypt appoints Waleed Gad new chairman
The company's former chairman, Mohamed Salem, resigned on Saturday... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Ericsson and LG Uplus collaborate on 5G and IoT
The two companies will work on four key areas: IoT infrastructure, including narrow-band LTE; software-defined networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Skype glitch preventing some users from making calls
Microsoft Corp's online telephone and video service said some users are unable to make calls due to a settings issue... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Ericsson opens LTE gateway for Cable&Wireless in LATAM, Caribbean
By 2020 86% of all mobile data traffic in the Caribbean and Latin America will come from smartphones, while 78% of data traffic in the region will be from LTE... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Internet growth slows; most people still offline - UN
By the end of this year, 3.2 billion people will have some form of regular access to the Internet, up from 2.9 billion in 2014. Read More
- Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom partner on in-flight Internet
This bold step will make Deutsche Telekom the first telecommunications operator to take the advantages of LTE technology to the European airspace... Read More
- BT commits to answering more customer calls in UK
In order to achieve this, BT has created over 1,000 new jobs in the UK and said it plans to create “hundreds” of additional call centre positions in the country over the next year. Read More
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