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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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March 17, 2016 |
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du regularly engages youth through its du Tuesday and du Live! platforms
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du is committed to providing entertainment to all UAE youth, and as a part of this it has aligned with a number of charitable initiatives...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Nigeria suspends proposals to regulate OTT services
Investigations have shown that the NCC was no longer willing to regulate the services as they are lower in cost than the traditional method of delivery... Read More
- CRA Qatar concludes World Consumer Rights Day
With an estimated 50,000 visitors on weekends and 40,000 on weekdays, CRA was able to engage a large number of citizens and residents in City Center face-to-face. The Consumer Affairs Department is planning more engagement and outreach activities to enhance consumers awareness... Read More
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South Asia
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- India spectrum auction to see limited participation from telecom operators
Operators, which are expected to participate in the spectrum auction, are Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Reliance Jio Infocomm. The rise in debt is expected to worsen the gross debt/OPBDITA levels of the industry to around 6.5 times as against the current levels of 5.4 times. The merger/spectrum trading deals, which can lead to consolidation in the sector, is a ray of hope... Read More
- Afghan Wireless taps Cataleya for IP networking
AWCC is the first mobile operator to deliver enhanced voice connectivity in the country and will use Orchid One as an international voice-switching platform, addressing quality of service (QoS), quality of experience (QoE), interworking, and transcoding... Read More
- Cellco's acquisition of bank to scale up financial services in Pakistan
Telenor Group has acquired the remaining 49 percent shares of Tameer Microfinance Bank, thus making it a wholly-owned entity of the telecom group... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Etisalat prize for literature set for grand finale in Africa
This year’s Award Ceremony will encompass the theme: Representing the Diversity of African Voices by showcasing the richness of Africa and how diversity converges into one unique voice of the continent... Read More
- Airtel Nigeria partners with Kirusa on voice messaging
With the service, Airtel customers will be able to record a voice message that will be forwarded and listened to by the recipient. InstaVoice messages can be delivered to users anywhere in the world and to feature phone users in 14 countries, including 10 countries in Africa... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Philippine firms most aware in SEA about IoT security
Of the countries surveyed, the Philippines ranked highest in its IoT security awareness with 53% of IT leaders recognizing the need for enhancements to be made to their security controls to secure their IoT while Thailand ranked lowest and least aware as 39%... Read More
- China Mobile expects 1.4 million LTE base stations by year-end
China Mobile said its infrastructure currently provides LTE coverage to 1.2 billion people in the country. The operator ended last year with 312 million LTE customers across the country... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- 46% of Germans ready to drop cable & satellite for OTT
The most used streaming offers are YouTube (66%), the TV channels’ catch-up portals (63%), video-on-demand services (34%) and TV livestreams (28%)... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Australian IPTV service Flip TV expands on SPI content
Flip TV has launched seven SPI International channels and a video-on-demand (VOD) service.
FashionBox HD, independent music channel 360 TuneBox HD, and live family-oriented interactive channel MadscreenBox are also part of the IPTV deal... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- DOCOMO Digital urges telcos to work together on basic m-payment services
NTT DOCOMO is the latest telco trying to crack the m-payments space with a new approach that aims to give operators a central role. It aims to bring together telcos, merchants, enterprise partners and regulators across the world in a bid to drive mobile commerce adoption... Read More
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