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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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November 10, 2015 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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- Etisalat to develop the UAE’s Connected Car ecosystem with Nissan
Under the terms of the deal, Nissan Middle East and Etisalat will jointly pursue opportunities to develop connected car technologies and applications to enhance the connected car ecosystem in the UAE and the region... Read More
- Zain Group and Community Jameel unveil TV commercial to drive aspiring entrepreneurs to enter the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition
The competition, which is organized by the MITEF for the Pan Arab Region, is based on supporting and boosting innovation worldwide and engaging aspiring entrepreneurs in mentorship and networking... Read More
- Saudi Telecom deploys Affirmed Networks’ vEPC solution
The solution involves virtual geo-redundancy, and supports the delivery of M2M services in the region... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Vodacom South Africa calls for OTT regulation
Vodacom South Africa wants a regulatory approach to data-driven over the top (OTT) applications such as Facebook-owned WhatsApp... Read More
- British PM promises 10Mbps broadband speed by 2020
The announcement is aimed at ensuring consumers have access to a broadband connection with a speed of at least 10Mbps, no matter where in the country they live or work and would put broadband on a similar footing to other basic amenities such as water and electricity... Read More
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South Asia
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- Broadband India Forum (BIF) wants auction of TV broadcast spectrum
BIF represents companies such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Intel, Marvell, UTStarcom and Bharat Sanchar Nigam... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Egypt seizes 4% of France's Orange total revenues
The activities of Orange's 19 offices in Middle East and Africa are participating by 11 percent in it global revenues... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Cisco and Ericsson to "create networks of the future"
Both technology providers see an incremental revenue opportunity of $1 billion or more for each company by 2018 across the worlds of 5G, cloud, IP, and the IoT... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Operators to face the challenges posed by OTT players through voice-over LTE
The number of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) connections is anticipated to reach 2 billion by 2020, rising from an estimated 123 million in 2015... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- T-Mobile will let customers stream Netflix and HBO without using up data
The plan, called Binge On, builds on the company's Music Freedom initiative, which broke out music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music from customers' data plans starting last year... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Intel announces new cloud products, cooperation deals
The company has announced new products and collaborations to accelerate the move toward more agile and cloud-ready communications networks... Read More
- Orange sells entire Telkom Kenya stake to Helios
Operating under the Orange brand, Telkom is Kenya’s third largest mobile network operator, with a customer base of 4.05 million at mid-2015... Read More
- LTE Advanced coverage to reach 70% population by 2020
In 2017, about half of all LTE wireless operators will have to use carrier aggregation across three carriers, or LTE bands, to achieve LTE Cat. 6 data rates (downlink of 300 Mbps)... Read More
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