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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 29, 2016 |
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Etisalat and Huawei to collaborate on Etisalat Cloud Factory
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The initiative will examine the technical and business requirements of virtualizing Etisalat network functions; such as Operations Support Systems (OSS), Value-Added Services (VAS) and Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF)...
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Turkcell confirms bid for TeliaSonera stake in Fintur
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Fintur includes mobile operators in Kazakhstan (Kcell), Azerbaijan (Azercell), Moldova (Moldcell) and Georgia (Geocell) and is already 41.45 percent owned by Turkcell...
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Policy and Regulation
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- India high court upholds call drop compensation rules issued by telecom regulator in October
The controversial new regulation requires mobile operators to pay customers 1 rupee per call dropped, up to a maximum of 3rupees per day. The rule applies only to the originating network, which has four hours to notify an affected customer... Read More
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South Asia
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- RCom, Aircel reach merger agreement
RCom will combine its mobile business with Aircel, and both parent companies will hold 50 percent each in the resulting entity. The merged company will emerge as India's third largest mobile operator by number of customers... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Airtel Ghana and Trace launch Airtel Trace Music Star Season 2
Airtel Trace Music Star is arguably the biggest and most exciting music talent search competition in Africa... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- China Mobile Pakistan to invest up to $400 million in 3G/4G expansion
The cellco saw a substantial jump in subscribers in January 2016, with its LTE user base climbing 47.4% to 416,676, compared to an 11.2% increase reported in November-December... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Telenor launches live chat in partnership with Brand Embassy to compete on customer experience
According to a telco trends report released by the Telenor Group on 20 January, 2016 customers increasingly expect to co-create the service experience. As OTT operators like Whatsapp and Skype increasingly encroach on the telco space, customer experience is a key differentiating factor... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- ICFLIX VOD app comes of age for Apple TV
In addition to Apple TV, the MENA SVOD service is currently available on over 12,000 different mobile and fixed Internet-enabled devices including PCs, Macs, smart phones, tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Telefonica, China Unicom unveil another device deal
Through the alliance, announced last year, “China Unicom continues to introduce its Chinese smartphone partners to the international market through the global footprint of Telefonica”... Read More
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