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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 7, 2016 |
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- Microsoft bought keyboard app maker SwiftKey
The keyboard uses predictive technology that claims to learn a user's personal writing style, adapts to unusual words or phrases that they commonly use and predicts what they will write next. SwiftKey’s predictive technology aligns with Microsoft’s investments and ambition to develop intelligent systems that can work more on the user’s behalf... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- EC pushes members to launch 700MHz services by 2020
Brussels has given the deadline of 30 June 2020 for the 700MHz band to be assigned to operators. EU members must lay out their plans for network coverage and freeing up the band by 30 June 2017... Read More
- Saudi Arabia lifts WhatsApp call ban
The CITC, telecom regulatory authority in the Kingdom, has not yet confirmed whether the call facility is temporary or permanent... Read More
- TRA Bahrain issues SIM-Card Enabled Telecommunications Services Registration Regulation
In the interest of the citizens and residents of the Kingdom, the Regulation aims to safeguard consumers from fraud and identity theft related crimes... Read More
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South Asia
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- Ooredoo Myanmar secures $300 million funding
Asian Development Bank and IFC, the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, will each provide a $150 million loan to the company for its network rollout... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Liberian president greenlights Orange's Cellcom acquisition
Orange envisages growing the number of company staff and to dramatically increase investment in the country, in particular in building telecom masts across the country, including unserved and remote areas... Read More
- Egypt to bring electronic payments to government subsidies
The Egyptian government, represented by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and the Ministry of Planning, this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Visa Inc... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Western Europe trails the world for LTE coverage
The region is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to LTE coverage. Netherlands is the only European country to sit within the 10 markets that have the best LTE coverage... Read More
- Nokia showcases LTE-enabled drones for smart cities
Nokia's technology will help unlock the multifold possibilities of drones technology, ensuring the safe and secure operation of drones across industry sectors... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Tigo Tanzania announces free WhatsApp messaging service
This makes Tigo the first telecom operator in the country to offer the social media service for free... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Huawei partners with Expway on mobile video standards
Huawei and Expway will cooperate in joint testing of the U-vMOS standards, market the industry alliance standardisation work to promote the development of the U-vMOS industry and standardisation process, and promote the overall upgrading of industry video quality... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Deutsche Telekom ranked as Europe’s most valuable telco brand
Germany-based operator has increased its brand value by 6.7 percent over the past 12 months to $33.2 billion. DT came in fourth place behind Verizon, AT&T and China Mobile in the global rankings... Read More
- Verizon CEO confirms interest in buying Yahoo
Earlier, the operator had announced its strategy as being broken into three tiers: having great connectivity, owning platforms to drive traffic to its network, and owning content that supports its ecosystem... Read More
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