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:.Daily News Briefing.:

December 2, 2015

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SAMENA Council Position Statements
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  1. PTCL to offer Zong (China Mobile) its vast network footprint and infrastructure
    The newly signed MoU will facilitate Zong to avail of PTCL’s network footprint and infrastructure for serving its rapidly growing 3G and 4G subscriber base... Read More
  2. Qualcomm makes patent deal with Xiaomi
    The patent licensing agreement that will see the Chinese phone maker pay royalties for its 3G and 4G phones... Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Poland will not re-run 4G auction
    Poland’s new Minister of Administration and Digitisation, Anna Strezynska, has said that the government’s auction of 800MHz and 2600MHz frequencies will not be repeated... Read More
  2. ACMA publishes applicant information paper for 1800MHz spectrum in remote Australia
    The ACMA noted that it has revised existing regulatory measures for the band and developed access arrangements for remote regions utilising public telecommunications service (PTS) licences... Read More

South Asia

  1. Telecom market consolidation expected in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan is expected to witness consolidation in its mobile market over the next 18-36 months, as the market can no longer support five-to-six operators... Read More
  2. Telenor Myanmar signs on new tower supplier
    The company is seeking to extend its infrastructure supply chain to help it comply with the terms of its mobile license by achieving 90% coverage within five years of operation... Read More
  3. Axiata to enter mobile banking JV in Bangladesh
    Trust Axiata Digital will provide technology-driven financial services. As well as mobile financial services, this will include agent banking and cards... Read More

Middle East

  1. Middle East's first proof of concept for NFV presented
    The objective of the proof of concept is to demonstrate cloud use cases that allow for faster time to market and easy deployment of many ICT services such as Voice over LTE (VoLTE), Machine to Machine (M2M), Rich Communication Services (RCS) and Enterprise Solutions... Read More

North Africa

  1. Afrique Telecom, Eutelsat and Wikimédia France to offer free access to French-language Wikipedia in Africa
    In order to offer free, unlimited access, Afrique Telecom has developed a server located at “TamTam” hotspots that will locally host French-language Wikipedia content. The content will be updated regularly via a satellite link provided by Eutelsat... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Indosat Ooredoo launches 4Gplus service
    Indosat Ooredoo's 4G network is now available in 21 cities throughout Indonesia, and the company expects to expand this to 35 by the end of the year... Read More
  2. Taiwan’s 4G base has topped 10 million
    Overall mobile market leader Chunghwa Telecom also tops the table in terms of LTE-based accesses, with it reportedly having 3.84 million subscribers... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. HBO selects Colombia's ETB to kick off LATAM OTT launch
    HBO recently announced Colombia would become the first country to get HBO's new subscription streaming service, before it extended throughout Latin America (including Brazil) and the Caribbean... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Discovery launches TV everywhere app
    The launch of Discovery GO represents an important first step in providing viewers with access to award-winning content anytime, anywhere on practically any device... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) to build 9,700km submarine cable under Pacific
    The Moana Cable will be the first long-haul submarine cable in the Pacific islands region and will rely on 200 Gbps transmission technology. Alcatel-Lucent said the system will offer capacity of 20 terabits per second between Hawaii and New Zealand... Read More
  2. Vodafone makes Europe-wide gigabit FTTH push
    In Ireland, Vodafone has begun rolling out its gigabit FTTH service under SIRO, a joint venture between the operator and regional electricity provider ESB... Read More
  3. Bidders emerge for Yahoo's Internet business
    Yahoo Inc.'s board will be considering some significant strategic options, including a sale of the core business and whether to proceed with a spinoff of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which is currently worth more than $30 billion... Read More
  4. Nokia shareholders approve acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent
    The aim of the acquisition is to create a telecom network major by combining the business of Nokia Networks and relatively smaller Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has already announced a management team involving key executives from Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia... Read More

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