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:.Daily News Briefing.:

January 11, 2016

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  1. Mobily and Magrabi optics offer double “Neqaty” points and up to 50% discount to customers
    Neqaty program is considered the largest point based loyalty program in the kingdom; customers can now utilize the earned points and earn more points by shopping with more than 1200 stores for more than 40 brands around the kingdom... Read More
  2. PCCW launches Viu streaming service in Asia
    Customers can access Viu content from their phones, tablets or on a PC. Viu also offers a download option for users who want to store files locally... Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Lithuania kicks off 900MHz, 1800MHz spectrum auction
    Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has launched an auction of spectrum in the 880MHz-915MHz and 925MHz-960MHz paired frequency ranges, as well as the 1710MHz-1785MHz and 1805MHz-1880MHz paired bands... Read More

South Asia

  1. Fixed broadband investment trends and broadband in India
    The biggest aspect of a Fixed Broadband network deployment is to crack the Out Side Plant (OSP) deployment challenges. Be it Copper networks backhauled on Fiber or FTTH networks, the operational and economic dependencies play a key role... Read More
  2. IGT secures US$122 million loan for Myanmar tower rollout
    The funding forms part of the tower company’s USD230 million investment plan, which will feature the deployment of a network of more than 2,000 towers covering 14 million people... Read More

Middle East

  1. Strong detachables growth drives Middle East and Africa tablet market
    The worldwide tablet market suffered a decline of 9.1% over the same period, with the steady growth seen in MEA largely driven by the strong performance of detachable devices... Read More

North Africa

  1. CloudEMS technology enters Africa and regional markets
    CloudEMS is at the forefront of the ERP software market. It gives institutions the choice on how they want to deploy their ERP solution... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Uruguay leads LTE in Latin America
    Uruguay's case is exceptional among Latin American territories, as the service was launched in 2011 and there is nearly 85% LTE coverage throughout the country. The majority of LATAM territories premiered their 4G networks in late 2014 or early 2015... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. CES launches reflect OTT TV boom on mobile
    Mobile devices are the most popular choices for watching paid-for OTT TV content says research from Paywizard... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Netflix to utilise Jo’burg’s NAPAfrica IXP
    Netflix will follow in the footsteps of Microsoft, Google and Facebook in using NAPAfrica to help improve the local speed of content delivery online... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Wi-Fi offload traffic to exceed 2G, 3G, 4G traffic by 2018
    Telecom network operators, neutral host providers, building, enterprise and venue owners can all leverage this growth in 4G and Wi-Fi traffic... Read More
  2. Semiconductor capital spending to dip 4.7 percent to $59.4 billion in 2016
    Semiconductor capital spending is estimated to dip 4.7 percent to $59.4 billion in 2016, according to market research firm Gartner, which also predicts 7.2 percent growth in 2017 and 8.7 percent increase in 2018 in Semiconductor capital spending... Read More
  3. Optimization to dominate RAN budgets in 2016
    One motivation for investing in RAN optimization is the goal of being able to track a user's location and relate that to the condition of the cells they need to use... Read More
  4. UCaaS market growing 16% annually
    The larger UCaaS standalone applications market is led by Cisco, Citrix, Microsoft, inContact and Genesys, while the UCaaS business suite market is led by RingCentral, 8x8, Vonage, ShoreTel and Mitel. Annualized revenues from UCaaS are now running at $4 billion... Read More

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