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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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September 28, 2015 |
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- Ooredoo completes Oman fibre backbone, spanning over 5,000 kilometers
Providing high speed reliable connectivity, the company has established an independent national infrastructure to bring cutting-edge speed and services to customers... Read More
- Etisalat enhances enterprise mobility through secure Cloud-based solutions
Etisalat has collaborated with Kony, a leading enterprise mobility company, in providing its enterprise customers with a rich collection of pre-built enterprise apps and app models... Read More
- Zain partners Instagram for the launch of the advertising platform in the region
Instagram, owned by Facebook and known for its picture-sharing platform, is launching advertising in the Middle East for the first time... Read More
- DE-CIX Palermo internet exchange begins operations
DE-CIX Palermo is located in “Sicily Hub,” Telecom Italia Sparkle’s next-generation data center positioned at the center of the Mediterranean. Read More
- GameEon brings Direct Operator Billing to customers through partnership with SLA Mobile
Direct Operator Billing is a simple and secure mobile payment option which allows Mobile Operator subscribers the ability to charge digital products and services to their monthly phone bill... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Thailand confirms two 15MHz licences to be given in 1800MHz auction
Question marks remain over how the two 15MHz concession blocks will be made contiguous... Read More
- Govt may allow telecom firms to install mobile towers at post offices
Lack of mobile towers has been the main reason behind call drops in India and the government has taken a policy decision where all government buildings must allow installation of towers. Read More
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South Asia
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- Telenor Myanmar to up focus on data services
More than half of the operator’s customers are active data users, and over two-thirds use smartphones. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Samsung talks education and ICT Skills at 5th Innovation Africa
Energy efficient LED lighting and an IP camera, which is designed to use 3G connectivity in the classroom facility, allows for remote classroom monitoring. Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- StarHub has world's fastest 4G LTE network
This is based on collated survey results from LTE network users all over the world collected by OpenSignal... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Pay TV operators are accelerating OTT investments
Many operators are now moving beyond TV Everywhere (authenticated multiscreen viewing for existing set-top box subscribers) to provide their own standalone OTT services... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Korea's KT seals IPTV content deal with Sony, ABC
The telecommunications company is also reportedly in discussions to offer Netflix via its IPTV platform... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Arabsat-6B and GSat-15 launch set for November
Arabsat-6B is a sixth-generation satellite for Arabsat – the inter-governmental organization founded by the Arab League in 1976. Read More
- EU, China sign 5G partnership
5G will be the backbone of digital economies and societies worldwide... Read More
- Telefónica and China Unicom sign global data centre sharing deal
The two operators said they planned to cooperate on virtualised Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and “multi-cloud” solutions targeting multinational clients... Read More
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