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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 11, 2016 |
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Members
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- Zain Group and Community Jameel support MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition
The region's future development will be driven by young people in technology, whose ideas and the ability to turn them into something constructive and sustainable have been and will continue to be the success story of modern society... Read More
- Ufone awarded in the 5th Corporate Social Responsibility Award selection
Two awards were given to Ufone after the judges unanimously voted to acknowledge Ufone’s contributions in the categories of “Innovation” and “Employee Engagement”... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRAI recommends licence amendment to facilitate internet calls
If accepted by the government, users on newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm's VoLTE-based 4G network will be able to call subscribers of other telcos who operate traditional `circuit switch' (CS) mobile networks... Read More
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South Asia
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- Approval to Robi-Airtel merger in Bangladesh awaits public hearing
As BTRC sought, other operators in the country have already given their opinion welcoming the proposed merger... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Vodafone still interested in Mobilis Algeria
British telecoms group Vodafone is still reportedly interested in entering the Algerian mobile market via the acquisition of a stake in Mobilis, the mobile arm of state-owned telecoms provider Algerie Telecom... Read More
- Vodacom Business Nigeria, Etisalat seal enterprise partnership
Tgreement enables Vodacom to provide mobile voice and data services to its customers and equips Etisalat to provide improved enterprise solutions to its customers... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Japanese team test 100Gbps wireless broadband at 275GHz-305GHz
The use of CMOS in the 275GHz-305GHz range has allowed for ultra-high speed broadband over multiple channels to deliver faster transmissions than current 5GHz wireless networks, or even the 60GHz range used by high speed LAN standards such as WiGig... Read More
- Verizon set to trial LTE-U via SpiderCloud small cells
SpiderCloud’s LTE-U Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-RAN) is designed to deliver LTE capacity to high-density venues like office buildings, malls, stadia, etc. It combines licensed and unlicensed spectrum... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- LATAM OTT double by 2018 as infrastructure improves
Netflix has amassed over 10% of the region’s 66 million broadband homes in around four years of operation, but poor broadband infrastructure, strong local TV providers, high levels of piracy, and complexities around payment are all barriers for Netflix and other OTT services... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- TV platform operators, connected TV devices give winter boost to BBC iPlayer
TV screens saw the biggest monthly increase, up 4%, while computers saw a 6% decline month-on-month and mobiles/tablets grew 1-2%... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Telefonica spins off network assets in new company Telxius
Telefonica announced the creation of Telxius, a new company to manage its global infrastructure. Telxius will initially include around 15,000 towers in Spain and other countries, as well as Telefonica's 31,000km of fibre cable... Read More
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