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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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October 23, 2015 |
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- Huawei commits $1 billion to Development Enabler Plan
The platform will be called eSDK, and will be designed to help developers accelerate technological information. It will be based around the LEADS concept - Lab-as-a-Service, end-to-end, agile, dedicated and social... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- French telcos get green light for 700 MHz spectrum sale
No operator may win more than three blocks – or 2x15 MHz – of 700-MHz frequencies, but in addition, Arcep has capped the total amount of spectrum any player can hold across the 700 MHz, 800 MHz and 900 MHz bands at 2x30 MHz... Read More
- Brazilian regulator approves frequency auction
Lots will be offered in the 1.800 MHz, 1.900 MHz and 2.500 MHz bands for mobile telephony, broadband and radio taxi services... Read More
- FCC wants spectrum above 24GHz for next-gen mobile, including 5G
The regulator wants to make 28GHz, 37GHz, 39GHz, and 64-71GHz bands available using schemes like “traditional wide area licensing, unlicensed, and a shared approach that provides access for local area and wide area networks... Read More
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South Asia
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- Ooredoo Myanmar gets IFC loan for network expansion
By the end of 2015, Ooredoo’s network in Myanmar is expected to cover more than 85% of the population. To date, Ooredoo has set up around 2,800 mobile phone towers across the country and targets to operate 3,000 towers by year-end. The plan is to reach 100% coverage until 2019... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- MTN retains spot as Africa's Most Admired Brand
MTN is the most pan-African brand among the Top 100 Most Admired Brands in Africa, operating in 17 countries and among the Top 10 admired in 7 African countries... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- TOT presents business plan to NBTC for nationwide 4G service
TOT has proposed a business plan for 4G-2.3GHz wireless broadband to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, aiming to launch the service in the third quarter of next year... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Wuaki launches European SVOD marketplace
As it ramps up its pan-European over-the-top (OTT) offering, streaming TV service provider Wuaki.tv is launching a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) marketplace for the region... Read More
- PCCW Media launches Viu OTT video service
Global OTT video subscription revenues are forecast to rise from nearly US$9 billion in 2014 to more than US$19 billion in 2019... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Mauritius Telecom targets 1,000 IPTV subscribers per month
The multiscreen service launched by My.T allowed subscribers in the same household to watch different My.T channels on different TV sets, smartphones or tablets simultaneously... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Millicom reports 25% growth in cable business
Although mobile is still Millicom's largest business around the world, its cable business' share continues to gain importance, growing by 25% in Q3 pushed by its Latin American operations... Read More
- Liberty Global confirms Cable & Wireless takeover talks
The possible deal comes after Liberty Global announced that it had ended discussions with Vodafone about an exchange or combination of assets... Read More
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