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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 28, 2016 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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- Omantel Launches state-of-the-art IPTV service
In October 2015, the company entered into a partnership agreement with the UAE telecommunications operator du, to provide its award-winning Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service platform in the Sultanate... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRAI's pricing recommendation on 700 MHz band divides analysts
Some experts said that the suggested starting price of $8.5 billion for a pan-India 5 MHz block of 700 MHz spectrum wasn't too high, given the easy financing options, the fact that this was a 20-year asset... Read More
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South Asia
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- Sri Lanka Telecom launches the country's national cloud
It is Sri Lanka's first fully automated cloud computing platform with a comprehensive self-service portal including features of pre-paid, post-paid options, service monitoring and alerts, single bill for all the services subscribed, automated service delivery, pay as you use, and managed services... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Busy Internet launches faster internet services; rebrands in Ghana
Busy Internet has provided reliable Internet access from its famous Cyber Café on the Ring Road, Accra since 2001. It launched as an Internet Services Provider in 2005 providing high quality services directly to businesses and to consumers at home... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- KT, Nokia complete first field trial of LTE-M; standard for using LTE networks to connect IoT devices
This trial, a world-first, offers a solid platform to promote the widespread application of services powered by IoT technology by addressing limitations that are hampering its spread and reach... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- OTT service providers regard telecom operators as partners; no generally accepted definition of OTT currently exists
OTT companies operate in very different markets. Where carriers have high barrier to entries and have to deal with a lot of regulation, the opposite is true for OTT providers... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Mobile TV grows in Russia
The report found that the most active mobile TV users are viewers aged 16-24, who spend over half of their TV viewing time on mobiles. Almost one in three (32%) of users also state a preference for mobile TV multiscreen viewing... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- BT launches SDN-based managed service globally
The new launch builds on BT’s existing intelligent network capabilities by using a hybrid environment and managed Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology. It brings new options to reduce the cost of customers’ networks whilst securing the performance of applications... Read More
- Broadband balloons secure local operators for 2016 test in Indonesia
Indonesia joins Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, and France on the Project Loon trial list, and earlier this month Alphabet said it hoped to name African partners soon... Read More
- Malaysia's Axiata, Indian Bharti Artel units merge
Axiata would hold 68.3% controlling stake in the combined entity, Robi, while Bharti would hold 25%. The remaining 6.7% would be held by the existing shareholder, NTT DOCOMO of Japan... Read More
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