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:.Daily News Briefing.:

March 8, 2016

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  1. Ooredoo signs contract with Ministry of Foreign Affairs to connect diplomatic missions worldwide
    Member Logo Under the agreement, Ooredoo will work with telecoms providers around the world to provide communications services, including IP telephony and video conferencing, to connect missions even in remote areas...  Read More
  2. du releases poll results from the first ever Global Women’s Forum Dubai
    Member Logo Prominent UAE female figureheads gathered at du’s Social Impact Hub and offered their input of the most important social issues today. Youth empowerment topped the list, according to 25% of the attendees...  Read More
  3. Ministry of Education and Microsoft join forces on smart learning
    Member Logo The objective of the agreement is to enable public schools to receive the most out of ICT and curriculum integrations which enables schools to benefit from modern communication systems as well as deal with any challenges related to smart learning...  Read More
  4. OSN partners with Eutelsat for more HD channels and sets stage for Ultra HD services in MENA
    Member Logo Following the launch in August last year of the powerful Eutelsat 8 West B satellite, this contract marks a new milestone in the growth story of the most popular satellite TV neighbourhood in the Middle East...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Lebanon’s telecoms minister promises nationwide 4G this year
    The telecom ministry will also drive the expansion of fibre-optics this year, starting with large corporations, until high speed fibre services reach every town in Lebanon... Read More
  2. Myanmar likely to delay 2600-MHz spectrum auction
    Myanmar's telecom ministry may need to delay a planned auction of 2600-MHz spectrum due to a conflict over whether the spectrum should be allocated before the regulatory framework is finalized... Read More

South Asia

  1. Bangladesh has invited Thai telecoms sector investments for infrastructural development of Teletalk
    The country is seeking investment for infrastructural development of Teletalk, the struggling state-owned mobile-phone carrier... Read More
  2. Bangladesh has invited Thai telecoms sector investments for infrastructural development of Teletalk
    The country is seeking investment for infrastructural development of Teletalk, the struggling state-owned mobile-phone carrier... Read More
  3. Google's Project Loon to go ahead in India
    Despite concerns the government had with the program disrupting cellular transmissions last year, Google (now acting as Alphabet Incorporated) has secured support and is in talks with telecom firms... Read More

Middle East

  1. UAE operators to join forces for "Taawun"
    ‘Taawun’ will establish a robust telecom infrastructure as a backbone for property developers, deploying advanced fibre-optic and passive telecom solutions. It aims to contribute to the UAE Vision 2021 to rank the nation among top ten globally in the overall ICT infrastructure, Online Services Index and the Network Readiness Index... Read More
  2. Intelsat and DETASAD enhance broadband connectivity for corporate networks in Saudi Arabia
    Along with powering Saudi Arabia's ATM networks, DETASAD serves a wide range of corporate networks that are used by small and medium enterprises, maritime operators, oil and gas companies, government agencies, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs)... Read More

North Africa

  1. Mainone champions regional broadband connectivity
    In comparison with other parts of the world, Africa’s contribution to internet connectivity is rated around only 8% of global users on the internet today... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. 4G LTE, LTE-A network deployment gains strong momentum
    4G LTE is set to outnumber 3G (all form of 3G technologies) subscribers globally by 2020. LTE-A is a more powerful version of the legacy LTE network offering increased speed and network capacity. Carrier aggregation is the most important part of LTE-A technology... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. World's top five VoLTE service providers
    VoLTE is a part of voice over mobile broadband (VoMBB). VoMBB allows telecom service providers to manage the flow of mobile Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) traffic generated by over the top (OTT) applications such as Skype and YouTube... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. A1 launches A1 NOW mobile TV service nationwide
    Austrian operator A1 has announced the commercial launch of the new A1 NOW mobile TV service. This gives customers access to 41 linear TV channels, including nine in HD... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Most APAC enterprises implementing NFV
    The research finds that 64% of APAC businesses are at some stage of NFV deployment, with the most advanced markets being Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand... Read More
  2. MVNOs set to pivot away from existing value proposition; to focus on customer service
    MVNOs are no longer set to differentiate their offerings based on price. Companies such as Virgin Mobile and Lycamobile will instead look to focus on customer service and offering new services. Those that have systems that offer only simple capabilities will be at risk of losing out... Read More

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