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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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June 14, 2016 |
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Zain unveils 2016 Ramadan television commercial, four million YouTube views in five days
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The commercial’s message of peace is at the heart of the concept, and is a message that resonates with everyone. Filming took place in an idyllic rural setting in Sri Lanka, reflecting people living in the past, doing things that today’s technology has since made obsolete...
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRA-UAE to allocate new bandwidth frequencies compatible with 5G mobile networks
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is discussing plans to allocate new bandwidth frequencies compatible with 5th generation (5G) mobile networks, enable airlines to provide high-speed broadband internet connection during flights at lower costs, and develop a global maritime distress system... Read More
- FCC’s Open Internet Order to treat internet service providers as common carrier utility service providers upheld
Net neutrality has pitted the FCC and civil society groups against internet service providers, with the former arguing that data throttling must be prevented and the latter claiming that the FCC’s rules are choking the development of network infrastructure... Read More
- Trai issues consultation paper on inclusion of voice mail, audiotex into UL norms
In view of new technologies and new user applications and service delivery scenarios, there is a need to review the technical specifications, financial terms and conditions, scope and guidelines for services and the licence conditions... Read More
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South Asia
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- China links Nepal with optical fiber via Tibet
As a result of this Nepal now can be directly linked with Hong Kong Data Centre, which is one of the two biggest global date centres in Asia... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- IHS Holding completes acquisition of Helios Towers Nigeria
HTN and IHS established the mobile telecommunications infrastructure industry in Nigeria in the early 2000s and this transaction, announced on the 10th of March 2016, is the first in-market consolidation in Africa... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- LTE subscribers surge by 182 million in Q1 2016
The number of LTE and LTE-Advanced subscriptions reached 1.29 billion by 31 March 2016. Over 645 million LTE subscriptions were gained during the past year, representing 100 percent annual growth... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- More than half online users get news from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter
Facebook is playing an increasingly significant role in the distribution of online news, with 44 percent of people using it as their source of news, followed by 19 percent of people using YouTube and 10 percent using Twitter... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Millicom to bring mobile Netflix to subscribers in LatAm
Millicom, through Tigo and TigoUNE, serves more than 2.5 million homes connected in Latin America and more than 32 million mobile customers across 7 countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Paraguay... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Nokia enters the smart home as it unveils new solution
The Finland-based vendor said its offering supports an array of sensors, plugs and other connected devices for the delivery of home security, automation and smart metering services. It will be available by the end of 2016... Read More
- VimpelCom charges Ericsson with $1 billion IT transformation project
The two companies cited reduced operating costs, accelerated product and service development times, greater personalisation through “near real-time” analytics and an improved customer experience as key drivers of the deal... Read More
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