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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 5, 2016 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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- Orange to launch mobile banking service in France next year
Orange plans to generate €400 million of revenues in financial services in 2018 as part of its latest strategic plan... Read More
- Mobily offers free eLife subscription
eLife offers unparalleled Internet connectivity through the fiber-optic network... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Algeria's ARPT to launch 4G tender
The government will grant the licensees a period of three months to obtain the required equipment, with the launch of commercial 4G services expected to take place in the last quarter of 2016... Read More
- Mincom Tunisia sets US$77 million price tag for 4G licences
Technical bids are expected to be submitted by Tunisia’s trio of cellcos in February 2016, with the licences to be awarded the following month... Read More
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South Asia
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- Warid Telecom expands 4G coverage in Pakistan
After the commercial launch of 4G LTE services back in December 2014, Warid Telecom has achieved the milestone in less than a year and expanded its 4G LTE network to 30 cities of Pakistan... Read More
- Ncell Nepal gets new local investor
Following the news last month that Axiata Group of Malaysia is to buy TeliaSonera’s 80% stake in Nepalese mobile operator Ncell for USD1.365 billion... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Access Bank partners Airtel on Smart Savers initiative
With the Smart Savers initiative, customers can enjoy real-time mobile banking services such as funds transfer to accounts in Access Bank and other Nigerian banks accounts... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- China Mobile, Ericsson team on 5G, IoT
China Mobile and Ericsson will also focus on network architecture evolution towards 5G, including close interworking between 5G and the evolution of LTE, as well as innovative RAN features to support future industrial use cases... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Pay-TV providers to hit direct-to-consumer route in 2016
Under pressure from both pure over-the-top (OTT) players and their content partners’ D2C offerings, pay-TV providers are competing at the lower end of the market with lite offerings... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Google set to be the changing face of TV as we know it in 2016
By investing in original content and leveraging the gaming asset that it has, YouTube could differentiate the platform from its peers and attract paying subscribers. YouTube could become the next movie distribution platform... Read More
- Boost for US IPTV as broadband proliferates across country
In what could be the basis of a spur to online video, US broadcast and telecoms regulator the FCC has revealed a significant increase in broadband speeds offered to consumers in the country... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- France may experience telecom industry consolidation
A merger between Orange and Bouygues would eliminate the country's third-largest mobile operator and a significant player on the fixed broadband market, while strengthening Orange's market lead... Read More
- Singapore's NTU launches two new satellites
NTU Singapore is the first university in Singapore to develop a satellite program for undergraduates and boasts one of the most advanced satellite research facilities in Asia... Read More
- Telefónica, China Unicom unveil big data joint venture
Telefónica and China Unicom have created a new joint venture in China that aims to promote the Spain-based operator’s big data technology... Read More
- Nokia gains control of Alcatel-Lucent in US$17 billion deal
The deal, set to become the biggest transaction in Finland’s corporate history, follows a string of M&A moves that have restructured Nokia in recent years... Read More
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