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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 31, 2016 |
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- du announces the details of its Exclusive Packages for the Special Numbers Auction
Companies are increasingly looking beyond traditional CSR platforms to make a real difference to society... Read More
- Successful launch for Eutelsat 9B
The Ku-band satellite will now occupy the 9° East neighbourhood and is attributed with being able to increase Eutelsat capacity to 50 physical transponders... Read More
- Microsoft announces arrival of Windows 10 in Jordan
Running in 192 countries and on almost 200 million devices worldwide, Windows 10 has gained an incredible amount of momentum across the globe... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Lithuania’s 900MHz, 1800MHz spectrum auction raises EUR38.1 million
Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has announced the preliminary results of its auction of spectrum in the 880MHz-915MHz and 925MHz-960MHz paired frequency range, and the 1710MHz-1785MHz and 1805MHz-1880MHz paired band... Read More
- FCC allows further testing of LTE service in unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi
Verizon, Qualcomm and others have been pushing LTE-U, promising that it would allow for more efficient data use by cellular devices, while also insisting that it can be a good neighbor with Wi-Fi devices. Wi-Fi advocates, Google and various cable companies, meanwhile, have been saying LTE devices could overwhelm the airwaves... Read More
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South Asia
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- Myanmar remains one of the most promising telecom markets for Ooredoo
The company had plans to invest $350 million this year, on top of the $1.7 billion it has invested since starting operations in 2014... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Top opportunities in African telecoms for 2016
Unprecedented growth in the last several years has elevated penetration rates and performance. Yet, averaging around 75 percent penetration across the continent and lacking 3G coverage beyond urban areas, telecom is only encroaching on its full potential. Much remains untapped... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Telefonica launches IoT services in Costa Rica
Telefonica Costa Rica has announced the launch of its IoT services for multinationals, institutions as well as large, medium and small local companies... Read More
- MPT to cover 95% of the population with 3G by March
KGSM is the joint venture between Japan's KDDI and Sumitomo established to serve as the foreign partner for the collaboration with MPT to roll out nationwide mobile services in Myanmar... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Roku developing hybrid enhanced OTT box
The hybrid set-top box is designed to enable operators to offer linear and streaming services through a single device to consumers... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Dailymotion enters mobile global partnership with AdMaxim
Mobile has become a major device on which Dailymotion viewers watch videos Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Mobile payments are gaining acceptance
There are three types of mobile payments or mobile wallets available now: smartphone or wearables-based payments, branded mobile wallets from banks or credit card providers, and branded mobile wallets from retailers... Read More
- City awaits details of BT plans for EE after £12.5 billion merger
BT’s buyout of mobile phone firm EE was completed on Friday after regulators gave their blessing to the deal earlier in the month, which will create a combination of around 35 million mobile, broadband and TV customers... Read More
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