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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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March 22, 2016 |
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Ooredoo, QBIC announce "Digital & Beyond" winners
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The incubator, Digital & Beyond, was set up to enable entrepreneurs to develop products and services that provide digital solutions to enhance customer experience and introduce new concepts...
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Batelco rewards loyal customers and offers enhanced value for new customers
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It is part of Batelco’s strategic plan to cover Bahrain with fibre and connect residents to very high speed access to the Internet to transform their user experience...
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Policy and Regulation
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- MoC Kuwait’s fixed infrastructure to be privatised
Kuwait’s Ministry of Communications (MoC) is set to undergo a belated privatisation process, following a proposal to privatise the fixed telephony infrastructure and post services... Read More
- Ofcom sets out new rules on business broadband
The rules follow Ofcom’s Strategic Review of Digital Communications, which confirmed plans for tougher quality of service standards, and will be finalised at the end of April, subject to consideration by the European Commission... Read More
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South Asia
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- Bhutan Telecom taps Ericsson for BSS overhaul
Bhutan Telecom is conducting the project to allow it to more flexibly launch promotions and notifications, offer cross-service bundling, and design and offer promotions and campaigns in real-time... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Orange and Ecobank launch a bank-to-wallet money transfer service linked to Orange Money
By enabling customers to link their bank account with their Orange Money account, this new service in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry and Niger furthers the development of mobile financial services in Africa... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Dhiraagu 4G coverage reaches 56% of Maldives
Dhiraagu’s LTE service supports maximum downstream speeds of 100Mbps, with customers experiencing average data rates of between 15Mbps and 20Mbps... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- WebRTC more vital than ever for telecom operators
WebRTC is not as much of a standalone technology or service, but rather it is a key building block for another major trend in communications, embedded or contextual communications... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- New marketing cloud to "redefine" TV experience, claims Adobe
The enhancement will extend its solution to help drive audience acquisition, engagement and monetisation by delivering more personalised TV and ad experiences directly to consumers via mobile, laptops and connected devices... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- KT, SKT, DoCoMo form technology specification alliance
The new Open Trial Specification Alliance plans to develop a specification that can serve as a common, extendable platform for various types of 5G trial activities around the world, with a focus on 5G radio interface trial activities... Read More
- Global smartphone sales on the rise
Developing markets in Asia offered smartphone sales the biggest push, with a 21% increase in sales in the 4th trimester. In the Middle East and Africa, sales increased by 12%... Read More
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