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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 2, 2016 |
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- Omantel partners with BP Oman for 2,800 sq-km Khazzan Project
Omantel’s project scope is to design, deploy and maintain a comprehensive suite of telecommunication systems, ensuring seamless voice and broadband connectivity to cover the populated Khazzan gas field catchment area... Read More
- du University celebrates the graduation of its second batch of students
More than 850 du employees have undergone training through du University in 2015. This year, du is aiming to engage 1000 employees in educational initiatives through du University... Read More
- Orange invested JD200 million in its networks in 2015
The investment was made to upgrade its second and third generation networks, in addition to introducing Fourth Generation services across Jordan, the company's CEO, Mr. Jerome Henique said... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Telecom regulator TRAI recommends PPP model to revive India’s national optical fiber project
At present, a special purpose vehicle Bharat Broadband Network under the Telecom Ministry is handling roll out of optical fiber network. State-run telecoms such as BSNL, RailTel and Power Grid are running the broadband network project... Read More
- EU, US agree new privacy shield for data transfers
The European Union and the US have agreed on a new framework for protecting the privacy of personal data passed by companies between the two territories... Read More
- Telecom operator urges Nigeria to prioritize Sustainable Development Goals agenda of the United Nations
Etisalat Nigeria has called on governments across the country to prioritize meeting the critical development needs of the nation in their renewed efforts... Read More
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South Asia
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- India becomes second largest smartphone market
The overall mobile handset market in India however has contracted on a yearly basis, as transition from feature phones to smartphones gathers momentum in the country... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Board of Smart Africa holds meeting
Dr. Hamadoun Touré said that the signing of the agreement in just three weeks after the establishment of the office is a testimony of the dynamist, sense of urgency and commitment that founding fathers are placing on Smart Africa... Read More
- Skrill partners MTN Ghana for international money transfer
One of the world’s leading online payment systems, Skrill, is partnering leading mobile network MTN to provide international money transfer... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- EC proposes opening 700 MHz band to mobile by 2020
The EC said this will ensure the spectrum is available under the same technical conditions across the EU in time for the launch of 5G services... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Rovi, Intellectual Ventures team on OTT patent licensing
This would significantly expand the breadth and depth of assets licensable to OTT customers... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- More than half of US, European, Japanese households to have smart TVs by 2019
Growing availability of 4K content from online video providers will also support this trend, as will the introduction of Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2016... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Worldwide opportunities to monetize digital transformation investments in 2016
Telecom operators will see a significant upside in smart home, insurance, automotive and security sectors, and greater usage of cloud services, M2M/IoT solutions, and m-commerce solutions in enterprise markets... Read More
- Vodafone, Liberty Global to resume talks on partnership
Liberty Global and Vodafone together have more than $80 billion in annual revenue and about $115 billion in combined market capitalization... Read More
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