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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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November 4, 2015 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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Members
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- ‘UAE WiFi by Etisalat’: High-speed public WiFi launched nationwide
UAE WiFi by Etisalat benefits from fibre backhauling, using Etisalat’s extensive fibre-optic network enabling speeds of up to 300Mbps... Read More
- GBI joins DE-CIX and UAE-IX internet exchanges
GBI focuses on ensuring Internet traffic is transported and managed across a reliable, diverse and secure network, and has a critical role in ensuring the high quality of the Internet in the Middle East... Read More
- DE-CIX wins Capacity Award 2015 for Best Internet Exchange
DE-CIX is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the award crowns the work of two decades... Read More
- Du eyeing partnerships in TV space outside UAE
The operator will not offer services to customers directly but through partnerships with other carrier partners... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Tunisia’s Mincom opens 4G tender
The ministry has opened a tender for the award of three concessions to install and operate 4G networks, and an obligation to roll out coverage to remote areas would also be included in the 4G concessions... Read More
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South Asia
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- France to invest 2 billion euros to develop three smart cities in India
France in April had already committed 600 million euros for Smart Cities and projects related to sustainability, including in renewable energy and energy efficiency... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Safaricom's spark fund invests in local package delivery start-up
In addition to Safaricom’s investment, Sendy will also have access to strategic partnerships, network elements, and a mix of marketing opportunities that will help it expand... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- China sets sights on influencing 5G standards before it starts replacing 4G services
The research behind the current march to global adoption of 5G technology started in 2012 among the world's leading telecom companies, and Chinese firms joined the effort a year later. Then in June 2014, the ITU announced that 5G systems would be ready for testing by late 2017... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- OTT video in Asia-Pacific: Advanced networks to boost OTT growth across diverse markets
OTT services in both markets see heavy traffic from mobile networks. Markets with low pay-TV penetration, low broadband penetration or low smartphone penetration see lower levels of OTT adoption and simpler services... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Altice to become one of five groups controlling half world's pay-TV revs
The opportunity for growth in pay-TV revenues is geographical expansion in emerging Asia, Africa and the Middle East... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Intelsat, JSAT to bring high-speed capacity to Asia Pacific
The two companies have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will launch a new satellite with optimized C-band and high throughput Ku-band capacity to satisfy the growing mobility and broadband connectivity demands... Read More
- IoT will impact the Asean cloud landscape
According to Microsoft Asia-Pacific IoT and advanced analytics product management lead Vasily Malanin, the IoT is at an “inflection point” globally and in the Asia-Pacific region... Read More
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