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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 25, 2016 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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- Etisalat Group sets industry record for Global Mobile Awards
It has set a new benchmark for the industry by being shortlisted in eleven categories this year... Read More
- Omantel voted Best Telecom Brand
Omantel was selected as the most favored brand within the majority of categories in the annual survey, reinforcing the company’s leading position across different customer segments... Read More
- Zain reveals new thought-leadership report, linking innovation to overcoming regional challenges
The challenges faced by the SAMENA region include: high unemployment (particularly amongst youth); insufficient economic growth; undiversified economies; ongoing socio-economic exclusion and inequality; high rates of displacement due to conflict; an innovation deficit... Read More
- du rewards My Account users with prize draw and new services
A 25% increase in My Account users has been seen in just six months, which shows how much customers value managing their services online... Read More
- Deloitte: Top 5 telecoms trends for 2016
Analysts from Deloitte Global outline the five key trends that will manifest over the next 12-18 months for companies in the telecoms industry... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Vietnam approves broadband development plan
Vietnam's prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to improve the nation's fixed broadband infrastructure to give at least 40% of households nationwide access by 2020... Read More
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South Asia
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- 7 players express interest in Myanmar mobile JV
The new consortium, to become the fourth mobile operator, will be competing in the mobile market with Telenor Myanmar and Ooredoo Myanmar, the winners of the 2013 tender, as well as state-owned Myanmar Post and Telecom in partnership with KDDI... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Facebook & Merck support initiative for continent-wide healthcare in Africa
There is an economic opportunity in investing in successful cases of African innovation that can be adopted by other developing countries and the developed world... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Etisalat has over 100 roaming partners for its 4G LTE networks
The telecom operator currently facilitates international mobile roaming services on 2G, 3G and 4G networks across 612 partner networks... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Qwilt’s OTT open cache options reach South Africa
The partnership enables three6five to offer Qwilt’s open cache technology as growing demand for OTT in South Africa puts greater bandwidth pressure on operators trying to provide high quality video streaming solutions... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Wuaki.tv rises to 3 million worldwide subs
Wuaki.tv also faced the arrival of Netflix in Spain during the last quarter of 2015. According to the company, the American platform has helped to increase awareness of streaming services, which has benefited the entire market... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Worldwide device shipments to grow 1.9 percent in 2016
Driven by economic variations the market is splitting into four categories: economically challenged mature markets, economically stable mature markets; the same for emerging markets... Read More
- Mobile backhaul transport market to be worth $5.3 billion
Small cells have started to rollout, and though most are indoor units, telecom network operators will steadily raise deployments of outdoor small cells requiring additional backhaul links... Read More
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