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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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November 14, 2015 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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Members
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- TURKSAT becomes member of SAMENA Telecommunications Council
Prof. Dr. Ensar Gül, Turksat's General Manager, stated that by becoming a part of SAMENA Council, we affirm our commitment to building necessary communication networks, driving innovation through collaboration and knowledge exchange, and look forward to working with the community of terrestrial operators that are a part of SAMENA Council... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Verizon gets FCC waiver to begin offering Wi-Fi Calling
Wi-Fi Calling allows users to place a phone call over a local Wi-Fi network instead of their wireless connection—which is particularly helpful in areas with poor cellular service... Read More
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South Asia
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- India Inc's M&A deal tally touches $29 billion
During January-October, there were 486 deals worth $28,798 million, as against 476 transactions worth $27,516 million in the year-ago period... Read More
- Sri Lanka Telecom revenue up by 6% in first nine months - 2015
The investment friendly economic climate evolving in the country is benefitting SLT and all the arrangements have been made within the group to embrace opportunities arising through the economic development of the country... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Telecel takeover and change in stakeholders underway
The government is hoping to take full control of Telecel by also buying out 40% shareholder Empowerment Corp (EC), which is a consortium of local investors... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- 4G LTE mobile networks to reach over half population in China by 2016
Growth drivers in the China 4G market include mobile data allowances, reduced service fees, and convenience to upgrade... Read More
- XL Axiata launches 4G in Bandung with free SIM offer
To date, XL has deployed commercial 4G services in Medan, Bogor, Yogyakarta, Mataram, Denpasar and Surabaya... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Telecom Italia picks Qwilt for OTT
The open caching solution to boost network capacity and improve quality of over-the-top (OTT) streaming video has been implemented for more than 30 million customers... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- CBS inks massive streaming deal with China's PPTV
PPTV has 400 million users streaming programming on PCs and mobile devices, so the deal widens the broadcaster's range considerably... Read More
- Telcos take a fifth of pay-TV market
Ovum says the Telco TV universe includes a large proportion of cable and satellite as well as IPTV customers... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Telecom test and measurement market to reach $6.69 billion by 2020
Ethernet and fiber optics are evolving to achieve speed up to 400Gbps and above. Internet of Things (IoT) based projects and the 5G mobile technologies by 2020 will also be a major driving factor of the communication test and measurement market... Read More
- Vivacom attracts three bidders
Three potential buyers are said to have placed bids for Bulgarian telco Vivacom (registered as Bulgarian Telecommunications Company [BTC]), following the launch of the sale process of the operator by VTB Capital – the investment-banking arm of Russia’s VTB... Read More
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