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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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December 16, 2015 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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- du awarded at the Service Olympian Awards 2015 for its Customer Experience Management
The Awards support the development of ever higher standards in Customer Experience delivery throughout the UAE... Read More
- Syniverse extends end-to-end LTE roaming reach for Ooredoo Oman
The Syniverse IPX network interconnects the world’s mobile networks to make LTE data and VoLTE roaming possible, reaching more than 270 operators through more than 2,000 LTE roaming routes... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Myanmar seeks applicants for fourth mobile license
The Myanmar government is seeking expressions of interest from international operators looking to join the consortium that will become the market's fourth mobile operator... Read More
- Swaziland to liberalise the mobile market in 2016
Under the new regulations, the government is planning to grant a 10-year non-exclusive concession to any telecoms operator who wants to offer mobile services in Swaziland. Selected companies will also pay the government 5% of their net operating profit as royalties... Read More
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South Asia
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- Mobilink completes ICT Enhancement Program in Pakistan
Under the program, Mobilink has set up six state of the art ICT labs in its partner schools to ensure youth from marginalized communities are equipped to thrive in the fast evolving digital economy... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Liquid Telecom to build new undersea cable
Liquid Sea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liquid Telecom, has started a project to build a new subsea cable linking Africa to the Middle East with onwards connectivity to Europe... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- 150 telecom operators launch HD voice service on W-AMR technology
128 deployments are on 3G / HSPA networks, 17 deployments are on 2G / GSM networks, while 40 deployments are on LTE networks (VoLTE), according to GSA, Global mobile Suppliers Association... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Alibaba, Disney unveil Chinese OTT service
The over-the-top (OTT) service will offer viewers films from Disney and Pixar, as well as the Hollywood studio’s animated series, games, e-books and music... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Dailymotion boosts monetisation in extended AOL Platforms partnership
Dailymotion boasts 3.5 billion video views per month, and the new partnership allows its advertisers to purchase inventory directly through ONE by AOL, claimed to be the first cross-screen programmatic advertising platform optimising campaigns from online to TV... Read More
- Broadcasters set to complete move to IP by 2025
The use of IP within the broadcast environment is gaining momentum and that already more than a third of broadcasters are using IP in live production... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- ITU launches tool to calculate voice roaming costs
ITU said its members had been calling for greater clarity into the degree to which prices consumers pay for roaming services are commensurate with the costs of providing the services among operators... Read More
- APAC to lead global IoT spending
Over the next five years, however, the industries forecast to have the fastest IoT spending growth will be insurance (31.8% CAGR), healthcare, and consumer... Read More
- AT&T moves ahead in IoT biz by adding 5.8 million connected cars
The main focus areas of AT&T’s IoT business was to connect devices across the automotive, shipping, industrial, health care, home security and smart cities sectors... Read More
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