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:.Daily News Briefing.:

October 16, 2015

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  1. Cisco supplying SDN and NFV to Softbank
    Software-controlled service chains steer traffic through the appropriate Layer 4-7 security functions based on flow, customer profile, service type or other characteristics... Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Thai NBTC to consider TOT use of 2.3GHz for 4G service
    TOT currently uses 64 megahertz of the 2.3GHz spectrum to provide a signal transmission link |for telecom services. It can use the spectrum until 2025... Read More
  2. China plots US$22 billion rural broadband project
    Under the plans, 30 million households would have their internet access improved, including some 50,000 villages currently without broadband access... Read More

South Asia

  1. Bangladesh's Bangabandhu satellite may miss deadline
    The government now has a plan to launch the satellite -- Bangabandhu-1, meant for communication and broadcast services -- on December 16, 2017... Read More

Middle East

  1. UAE telecom infrastructure ready to handle data and emergencies
    Etisalat has announced the launch of nine data centres across the UAE in order to boost its services to consumers and to manage emergency situations arising as a result of natural disasters... Read More
  2. Global companies addressing smartphone congestion in ME
    The value of the UAE’s smartphone market alone will climb to a whopping $9.32 billion by 2019. Read More

North Africa

  1. Airtel Ghana is awarded for learning and development practices
    Airtel Ghana, the telecom brand of the year has been crowned the best organisation for learning and development practices at the maiden HR Focus Awards 2015... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Vodafone Australia’s VoLTE rollout begins in December
    VoLTE means enhanced spectral efficiency with 2.3 times more users per MHz. It will also support the refarming of spectrum from 3G to 4G... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Content piracy declines due to online streaming services
    Australia has witnessed a 4% drop in illegal content downloads due to the arrival of online streaming services like Netflix... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Mobile research firm uses TiVo data to show TV ROI
    NinthDecimal can also track mobile and digital advertising, which enables it to compare the effectiveness of TV to digital media, or to see how TV works with other media in multiplatform campaigns... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Telecom Italia to resume talks over possible Metroweb deal
    The operator would resume talks with the main shareholders of broadband company Metroweb to see whether they can share investments to build an ultra-fast broadband network in Italy... Read More
  2. Niger combines nat'l telecom carriers to boost competitiveness
    Three private carriers, Airtel, Orange and Moov, have entered Niger's telecoms market since it ended a monopoly in 2004... Read More

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