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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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December 14, 2015 |
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- Ooredoo Signs MoU with Qatar Airways for Onboard Wi-Fi
The three-year agreement positions Ooredoo as the Exclusive Onboard Wi-Fi Sponsor for all Qatar Airways flights that are equipped with on board Wi-Fi... Read More
- Huawei drives Agile Network innovation unveiling its latest in SDN-ready solutions
The launch marks the latest solutions under the Agile Network 3.0 concept, announced globally earlier this year and is set to give users drastically faster and uninterrupted network connectivity... Read More
- Batelco continues expansion plans for global growth
Batelco stresses upon the importance of forming strategic partnerships with organisations that share a similar vision... Read More
- Saudi Telecom to invest in Virtualized Packet Core to transform mobile service
STC’s goal is to maintain its leadership by continuously innovating to meet the ever-changing customer needs... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Thailand plans for 3-day 900-MHz auction
The auction starts at $357 million (12,864 million baht) at 9 AM on December 15th. Takorn said that by 9 PM on the 15th, the price per licence will be $723 million (26 billion baht), $862 million (31 billion baht ) on 6 AM on the 16th and $1.13 billion (41 billion baht) at 9PM on the 16th... Read More
- New telecom policy may require OTT service licenses in Pakistan
Once new licensing framework is finalized by PTA, certain OTT services (WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook etc.) are likely to be asked to obtain license from regulator in order to operate in Pakistan... Read More
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South Asia
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- Reliance Jio a strong rival in the Indian telecom market
Newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm's 4G voice coverage using Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology is at par with that of incumbents plus no call drop problems, which will put up a strong competition for Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, brokerage firm Credit Suisse said... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Vodafone invests $1.7 billion to strengthen its operations
Vodafone, with a 23 percent market share, employs 1,500 permanent workers and another 300 people engaged on contract basis... Read More
- Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization elects General Secretary
Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor has been elected General Secretary of AICTO. Mr. Ben Amor has been head of the Tunisian delegation to several ITU conferences, as well as Arab and African Ministerial meetings... Read More
- Telefonica and MTN in talks to collaborate to cut costs
MTN and Telefonica may also partner focusing on areas such as technology projects in network and IT, new initiatives such as mobile money or Big Data projects, and collaborate on commercial and marketing strategies... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Vietnam's Viettel launches LTE-A trial
The LTE-A network delivered average real-world speeds of 40-80 Mbps on Saturday, with an average speed of up to 230Mbps in some locations... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Yahoo releases OTT video search app
The app is an easier, faster way to find and stream OTT content in the cord-cutting age, allowing users to search Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, HBO Go, YouTube, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and others... Read More
- T-Mobile to launch OTT TV service in Netherlands
The service works with any internet connection and does not require the customer to take a broadband or fixed-line subscription from T-Mobile... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- ShowMax adds VOD download feature
Claiming to have introduced a "game-changer", South African video-on-demand (VOD) provider ShowMax has enhanced its service with an offline download capability to the product’s Android app... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Mobile roaming revenues to decline 7 percent in 2017
The decrease in telecom operator’s billed mobile roaming revenues will be 28 percent in Europe due to the impact of the new EU regulations, according to a new study from Juniper Research... Read More
- LTE adoption in SEA, Oceania to hit 75% by 2021
Between 2015 and 2021, mobile subscriptions are also forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4%, reaching around 1.3 billion subscriptions by the end of the period... Read More
- Globe completes Bayantel integration; may retire Bayan brand name
Ayala-led Globe Telecom says it has successfully integrated its recently-acquired Bayan Telecommunications (Bayantel) subsidiary into its operations, promising subscribers on the unit’s network "faster and more stable broadband connections" by Q4 2016... Read More
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