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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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May 3, 2016 |
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Upgrade your World with Batelco
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Batelco is in a phase of transformation and is investing in the relevant platforms to elevate communication standards and become the leading integrator of digital solutions in Bahrain...
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Ooredoo introduces Business Reach solution
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The new service will allow companies in Oman to have Private Automated Branch Exchange (PABX) or ‘switchboard’ functionality for their mobile services, without the need to physically own their own PABX equipment...
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EUTELSAT 65 West A now fully functional
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The EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite, launched on 9 March, is now fully powered up and ready for service across Brazil and Latin America.The satellite is designed to target markets across Latin America and its Ku-band payload is optimised for direct-to-home (DTH) reception...
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Ufone appoints its new chief commercial officer
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Rainer Rathgeber, CEO, welcomed Younas Iqbal Sheikh’s caliber back to the Ufone team. His familiarity with the sector and Ufone will strengthen the Ufone team in its continuous efforts to focus on customer needs...
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VIVA recognized as ‘Best Telecom Company 2015’ by Arabian Business
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VIVA aimed since inception at making a leap in the telecom market and offering its customers a new experience through innovative products and services...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Govt, Orange strike agreement to merge fixed, mobile assets in Cote d’Ivoire
Discussions with the state are expected to be concluded by the end of the year, with the merger expected to be formalised by June 2017... Read More
- GSMA study tracks APAC's digital society progress
The report encourages governments to adopt policies designed to promote rapid mobile network coverage expansion and service uptake, including an efficient allocation of spectrum... Read More
- Mobile operators call for EU action on wholesale roaming
The roaming coalition, which includes operators such as 3, Free and Play as well as industry group MVNO Europe covering together nearly 70 million customers, welcomed the cut from 30 April of retail roaming prices... Read More
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South Asia
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- RealVU DTH TV service takes to the air in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has its first direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV service, which is a joint venture between Beximco and the Russian investment and industry holding company GS Group... Read More
- Telenor interested in mobile JV with Philippines' SMC
Norway-based Telenor has been aggressively expanding its Asian footprint, and now has operations in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Telenor's Asian operations contributed the majority (51%) of its service revenues in Q1... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- GTT, Digicel to receive conditional 4G licences
The government is rushing to allow operators to introduce 3G and 4G services in time for the 50th anniversary of the nation’s independence... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Canada’s Bell agrees $3.1 billion deal for rival Manitoba Telecom Services for 4G LTE expansion
Canada’s number two operator BCE (Bell) announced a deal to acquire Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) for C$3.9 billion ($3.1 billion), with a pledge to expand LTE. The combined company will be known as Bell MTS. Bell said it expects to close the transaction at the end of 2016 or early 2017... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- MTN sees Social Media calls ripping off telcos and govt
Whatsapp, which was acquired by Facebook for 19billion US dollars in 2014 is reported to have over a billion subscribers across the world. In 2014, the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, singled out Ghana as a country that is using the product in a way never envisaged when it was established... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- nexGTv launches dedicated mobile video app for kids
Available for download through the Google Play Store and Apple itunes across 140 countries, the nexGTv Kids app will allow children between the ages of 2 and 10 to access educative and entertaining video content... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Smart home energy management and efficiency to overcome challenges
New and innovative models and more attractive pricing are needed to enable consumers to realize the benefits of smarter heating, greater energy efficiency and energy savings. Mismanagement of big data is a major risk... Read More
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