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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 15, 2016 |
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Ooredoo signs MoU with Al Raffd Fund; enhances efficiency of 621 Sanad Service Centres across Oman
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SMEs make up almost 90% of Oman’s burgeoning business sector. Under the agreement, the packages will offer the Centres greater connection speeds and a cost-effective range of business services, among other benefits...
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Microsoft launches Azure IoT Hub
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Azure IoT Hub, which allows users to connect, provision and manage billions of IoT devices, acts as the bridge between customers’ devices and solutions in the cloud enabling storage, analyzing and acting on data in real time...
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Turk Telekom to invest in digitization over the next three years
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The operator exceeded its target numbers for FY2015 and, therefore, will use the surplus to further the digitization of Turkey in ways which will cater to customer needs as well as Turkey’s local interests...
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRA-Oman asked to license third telecoms operator
Oman’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al Futaisi, has directed the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to begin the licensing procedure... Read More
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South Asia
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- MPT leads subs race with 18 million users
Myanmar's state-owned telco, Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT), has racked up about 18 million subscribers – nearly three times the number it had in 2014, according to third-quarter financial results for its Japanese partner KDDI... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Maroc Telecom reports 17% increase in revenues in 2015
The successful integration of the new African subsidiaries strengthens the success of the Group’s international expansion... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Taiwan to launch 4G based disaster alert system
Subscribers of 4G telecommunication services will receive messages from the public warning system regarding natural disasters... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Nigeria to consider framework for the use of WhatsApp, BBM, Facebook, Skype
The Nigerian Communications Commission is considering a framework for the regulation of over-the-top services in the Nigerian telecoms market... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- IPTV grows in Russia
In Moscow, IPTV accounted for 48% of new pay-TV connections in 2015 thanks largely to the new MGTS GPON fibre-optic network... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Nine leading telcos forge partner alliance
The operators represent a potential customer base of around 1 billion in more than 80 countries around the world. The Alliance focuses on exchanging best practices on how to bring partner propositions to the market, joint efforts in partner scouting and sharing knowledge about upcoming trends and services... Read More
- APAC telcos slow in digital transformation
While operators in the region are executing digital transformation projects, 85% are still conducting them as stand-alone initiatives without alignment to a broader technology roadmap or business strategy... Read More
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