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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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March 21, 2016 |
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Batelco Group AGM approves US$110.29 million cash dividend
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During 2015 the Group remained resilient and ended the year with net profits of US$131.3 million in line with 2014 net profits. At the end of the year, the total subscriber base stood at 9 million across the 14 geographies of the Group...
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Zain Iraq launches #HassaEliya, a multi-faceted program to inspire and empower Iraqi youth
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The program is based on the use of many innovative methods to stimulate and develop the relationship between Zain Iraq and the youth in Iraq, and among many initiatives, a Facebook page that serves as a platform for young Iraqis to voice their ambitions...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) issues conditional approval to Mobilink and Warid merger
The commission identified some persisting concerns in areas of spectrum concentration, infrastructure sharing, non-compete obligations, and joint control for which conditions have been imposed... Read More
- Kenya to review OTT, MVNO regulation guidelines
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications & Technology is reviewing ICT sector guidelines in regards to regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services – such as WhatsApp, Skype and Viber – amidst complaints from telecoms operators over unfair competition... Read More
- Concerns raised over IEEE-SA policy for telecoms in India
Experts argue that IEEE-SA policy is now inconsistent and incompatible with the policies of all major SDOs (standard development patent policy) in the cellular communications industry... Read More
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South Asia
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- India and Bangladesh to co-operate on power and internet connectivity
India will start supplying 100mw of power from the northeastern state of Tripura to eastern Bangladesh as well as lease internet bandwidth from the neighbouring country. Bangladesh telecom operators would be enabled to effectively monetise their existing infrastructure... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Alternative finance: The way forward for emerging market economies
In 2007, Safaricom, a leading telecommunications operator in Africa, launched M-Pesa, a mobile payments service aimed at improving access to financial services for the African population... Read More
- Airtel to sell Tanzania towers for US$179 million
The deal is among the series of similar transactions in the past few quarters by Bharti to repay US$11.90 billion of loans, majority of which it had taken in 2010 to buy the African operations of mobile telecommunications operator, Zain, which marked the foray of the Indian operator into the continent... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Smile Tanzania introduces VoLTE, unlimited 4G data plan
The operator’s time division duplex LTE (TD-LTE) network provides coverage in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Morogoro and Mbeya... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Astro launches regional OTT service
Malaysian pay-TV giant Astro is rolling out an over-the-top (OTT) video service across south-east Asia, in conjunction with regional partners... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Spanish digital advertising grows ahead of video
2015 has been a good year for digital advertising. Online platforms are increasing total investment share within the media industry... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- TeliaSonera, Zegona enter exclusive talks on Yoigo
The Scandinavian operator, which has a 77 percent stake in Yoigo, has been looking to offload the company for several years... Read More
- StarHub, China Mobile, TrueMove enter alliance
Under the agreement, China Mobile Communications Corporation, the world’s largest telco, will play host to the collaboration in five areas. The agreement is a timely one as China embarks on its One Belt One Road project... Read More
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