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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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May 14, 2016 |
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Ooredoo recognised as one of Oman’s top 20 performing companies for sixth year running
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Supporting Ooredoo’s strategy of service innovation, quality and reach, the company continues to invest heavily and in 2015 completed an independent national fibre backbone, which spans the length and breadth of the country...
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRC looking into telcos' plans to charge for Internet calls
By the end of 2015, there were 13.7 million mobile subscriptions in the Kingdom, in addition to 7.9 million Internet users, according to the TRC... Read More
- Bahrain approves Fourth National Telecommunications Plan
Succeeding the country’s Third NTP (issued in 2012), the new NTP is based on eight themes, including: developing the infrastructure of high-speed broadband services, consolidating sustainable competition in the field of mobile telecommunications and developing networks and systems to deliver the best services, managing the frequency spectrum effectively and developing wireless infrastructure... Read More
- Telecommunications Regulatory Authority participates in ITU ‘Study Group 5’ meeting
The symposium aimed to spread awareness within the Environment and Climate Change sectors and identified ideal ways to address the challenges faced by these vital sectors... Read More
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South Asia
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- Nepal completes laying optical fibre at Nepal-China border
This has paved the way for interconnecting service of the NT with the China Telecom. Once the Nepal Telecom gets connected with the China Telecom through optical fibre, it will be directly linked to Hong Kong Data Centre which is one of the two biggest global data centres in Asia... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Airtel launches first mobile based lending scheme
The game-changing partnership, which seeks to provide small loans to all Ghanaians, both in and outside the banking system is set to open up the space in Mobile Commerce and fundamentally change the way Ghanaians interact with their Mobile wallets... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Ooredoo Myanmar lines up 4G launch
The operator has announced plans to launch 4G services in Yangon and Mandalay by the end of May, but a wider launch will require the company to secure more spectrum from the regulator... Read More
- Tigo leads the deployment of 4G LTE technology in Tanzania
The expansion of 4G technology to all corners of the country is in line with the commitment to provide customers with world-class services that enable a fully digital lifestyle... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Skype video calling added to Microsoft Edge
This type of connectivity brings communication and collaboration in one place, across all devices to improve workflow. For small businesses, this means being able to use smartphones that most people have without additional investment... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- CCNL to provide digital TV in Nigeria after SES deal
The deal provides capacity on the Astra-2F satellite positioned in orbit at 28.2° East for CCNL, the consortium appointed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to aggregate content and manage free-to-air digital terrestrial (DTT) and direct-to-home (DTH) TV platforms, ready for the country’s digital switchover (DSO)... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- China Unicom to invest $2.1 billion on urban infrastructure
The operator has announced a significant investment project involving expanding and upgrading its telecoms infrastructure, building new a IoT platform and data centers in Shanghai... Read More
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