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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 28, 2016 |
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Arthur D. Little and SAMENA Council equip telecom operators with new insight into the MENA opportunity landscape
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A new report from global management consultancy Arthur D. Little (ADL) and SAMENA Telecommunications Council (SAMENA Council) urges Middle East and North Africa operators to ride the OTT wave, and, in parallel, look for new revenue streams to grow sustainably...
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Zain acquires strategic stake in the innovative mobility provider and consultancy firm FOO
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Zain’s partnership with FOO builds on the establishment of the Zain Digital Frontier and Innovation (ZDFI) business unit, which is charged with launching Zain into the digital space with the view to growing the company through innovative business streams...
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Omantel partners with Ericsson for operations and maintenance services
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The OMS service shall encompass multivendor and multi-technology with a prime objective of enhancing end to end network availability, network reliability and customer experience through automation and strong managed services platforms...
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Orange Jordan offers its customers preferential prices and benefits
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Orange Jordan is working to fulfill its new Essentials 2020 strategy, which aims to offer local consumers an unmatched customer experience...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Govt asks Google to choose telco partner in India for Loon Project
Google wants to test the Loon Project in expensive and scarce spectrum bands. It has been asked to partner with any telecom operator that can meet its requirement and then approach the government for testing Loon... Read More
- Ofcom opens a road to faster broadband through BT
There will be a new government-backed universal obligation to provide fast broadband to every home and business in the UK, starting at 10 megabits per second... Read More
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South Asia
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- Reliance Jio moving towards best spectrum holdings across pvt ops in India
Analysts feel the volumes and margins of incumbants will come under stress, even as the available spectrum will see consolidation as the company moves to a position of strength in the area. Reliance Jio will be ready for commercially launch in the second half of 2016... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Egypt’s CIB signs deal to sell investment bank to Orascom
Orascom Telecom (OTMT), which possesses holdings in media, technology and cable businesses in addition to energy, logistics and transport, is expanding into financial services... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Telenor, Ericsson transform 4G network capabilities in Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Ericsson has signed a five-year contract with Telenor Group for the design and implementation of 4G LTE networks and the transformation of existing 2G and 3G networks in Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- India’s OTT video subscriber base numbers 1.3 million
With the recent introduction of Netflix in India, independent professional content production will continue to grow. A few aggregator OTT companies such as YuppTV and Spuul are also in the market... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Newsy, SpotX team to meet Apple TV video ad demand
The partners see particular potential in connected TV platforms, which they believe offer one of the largest opportunities emerging for video publishers... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Singapore leads APAC by readiness for app economy
Australia, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong make up the rest of the top half of the top 10 rankings, while Malaysia, China, Thailand, India and Indonesia made up the remainder of the list... Read More
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