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:.Daily News Briefing.:

February 3, 2016

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  1. PTCL to provide free broadband to Pakistan Sweet Homes
    Pakistan Sweet Homes is a non-profit organization committed to the care and upbringing of nearly 100 orphans aged between 4 and six years... Read More
  2. Cisco Visual Networking Index forecasts 8-fold surge in mobile data
    The growth in mobile data traffic will be mainly due to the increase in mobile users, smart devices, mobile video and 4G networks... Read More
  3. Orange Business Services inks M2M deal with Canny Quest for e-payment in Iraq
    Orange Business Services provides SIMs that enable connectivity to support ISC's 6,000 terminals at points of service (POS) across Iraq, and another 8,000 POS are planned at retail merchants by mid-2016... Read More
  4. Ufone launches UWatch to keep kids connected and secure
    Ufone’s UWatch is primarily aimed at keeping the kids connected with parents when they are away, and that too without the need of smartphones... Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) outlines plans to reallocate frequencies in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands
    MCMC will reallocate frequencies in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands among four telecoms operators by August this year, in line with the government’s decision to optimise the use of spectrum resources... Read More

South Asia

  1. Sri Lanka to buy 25% stake in Project Loon
    10% of the shares in the Project Loon joint venture will be offered to existing Sri Lankan operators. Tests for Google's ambitious plan will take place later in February... Read More

Middle East

  1. Nearly 40% of MENA businesses believe cyber breaches or insider threats are the fastest growing fraud risk
    With technology becoming increasingly sophisticated, the opportunity to drive value from FDA efforts is improving. If the FDA plans are aligned with businesses investments in broader Data Analytics, then there is a great opportunity to raise FDA benefits... Read More

North Africa

  1. Tuluntulu mobile app records strong growth in Africa
    The Tuluntulu app has been downloaded over 340,000 times in 154 countries and has a large database of users across Africa that can be accessed for surveys or questionnaires. It was selected by Unilever Foundry 50 as one of the top 50 startups in the world in 2015... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. ZTE will launch its new Falcon 4G Mobile Hotspot through T-Mobile
    The Falcon’s optimal attraction is its ability to pair with up to ten devices simultaneously, whilst providing equal Internet speeds to each of them... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Netflix available around the world
    Netflix is available on virtually any device that has an Internet connection, including personal computers, tablets, smartphones, Smart TVs and game consoles, and automatically provides the best possible streaming quality based on available bandwidth... Read More
  2. YouTube drives Google’s Q4
    Time spent watching YouTube more than doubled in 2015 and 80% of the viewership is outside the US... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Satellite TV one of the fastest-growing media in West Africa
    For 40% of the TV homes surveyed, satellite TV follows analogue terrestrial as the most popular choice for TV viewing, and a vibrant consumer appetite for a TV experience exists... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. China and Chile to study feasibility of connecting through a trans-Pacific submarine cable
    The agreement covers areas such as strengthening the information and interconnectivity infrastructure, policy exchange and cooperation in the area of Internet Plus, for the development of industry and production with the use of the internet... Read More
  2. SingTel to launch 10Gbps residential broadband
    The operator will use its 10GPON infrastructure to offer the service, which which will be the fastest home broadband service in Singapore. It will also feature four 1Gbps ports... Read More

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