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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 22, 2016 |
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International partnerships ‘Empower’ Etisalat’s efforts to develop Internet of Things solutions
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The foundation of an industry forum and new customer trials in several countries are the latest initiatives announced by the company to develop Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) solutions, which will play a critical role in deploying Internet of Things services...
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STC takes part in sponsoring the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona
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STC’s will also demonstrate the services offered to users and the related applications. the stand will also include Viva Kuwait, Viva Bahrain and “Integral” the content company...
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Ooredoo and Huawei to open innovation lab
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Based at Ooredoo’s state-of-the-art Qatar Data Centre 5, the facility will develop, test and demonstrate next generation information technology and communication solutions, including Mobile Broadband, 5G, digital transformation, Internet of Things solutions, 4K video enhancements, among others...
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Policy and Regulation
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- India commission approves interim measure for spectrum liberalisation
No market price is currently available for the 800MHz band in the four circles in question, however, as they were not auctioned in the March 2015 sale. As an interim measure, the regulator has allowed operators to liberalise airwaves... Read More
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South Asia
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- Nepal tops 28.8 million telephony customers in October
Nepal Telecom led the country’s voice telephony services market in October, with a total of 13.51 million subscribers, followed by Ncell with 13 million. Nepal Telecom had 11.4 million GSM subscribers, and 1.31 million CDMA customers... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Zain Sudan secures 4G licence
The cellco, which had a subscriber base of 11.869 million at the end of 2015, has claimed that as soon as it does receive permission, it could begin offering LTE within four months... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- 5G consumers will demand services and solutions, not speed
5G is about managing the consumer’s digital life – the connectivity, devices and services, as well as providing safeguards for privacy and security... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- RCS steps forward as Google and GSMA launch client with operators
RCS, or Rich Communication Services, is how operators will continue to counter feature-rich OTT services like WhatsApp through an interoperable standard enabling things like group messaging, IP voice calls, and file sharing between networks... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Akamai launches predictive content delivery
The leading content delivery network (CDN) services firm says that behind its decision to launch the solution has been the continued growth of mobile video consumption which it says driving both media companies and network operators... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- MWC 2016: 5 telco take-aways for the mobile industry
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is currently underway in Barcelona. Along with a huge range of devices, including smartphones, tablets and wearables, the conference has so far seen several partnerships, initiatives and technologies being announced... Read More
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