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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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June 22, 2016 |
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PCCW supports university research to promote innovation and technology development in Hong Kong
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PCCW has launched a program to cooperate with local universities in ICT research projects as part of its efforts to promote innovation and technology development in Hong Kong...
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Ufone announces unique CSR initiative in true spirit of Ramadan
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This Ufone Ramzan 2016 campaign will donate free media space on television channels, newspapers, billboards and digital media to the 3 individuals, enabling them to reach out widely to the masses with their messaging seeking inspiration and support to their causes for the benefit of the deserving...
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Policy and Regulation
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- India approves prices for massive spectrum auction
The government plans to auction more than 2,300 MHz of airwaves across the 700-MHz, 800-MHz, 900-MHz, 1800-MHz, 2,100-MHz, 2,300-MHz and 2,500-MHz spectrum bands. At these prices the government expects to raise as much as $83 billion from the auction, close to five times the previous record of $17.6 billion set during last year’s mega auction... Read More
- PTA devising system to root out counterfeit mobile phones
PTA is in the process of DIRBS that will operate as a Centralized Equipment Identity Register to achieve key objectives derived from the Telecom Policy... Read More
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South Asia
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- Sri Lanka Telecom to power South Asia's tallest building
Once completed, the Lotus Tower will stand at a total height of 350 metres, the tallest tower in South Asia, and will also act as a single transmission hub for telecommunications, digital TV and radio... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Trace TV buys Pan-African VoD platform BuniTV
Previously part of pan-African studio Restless Global, Buni.tv was launched in 2012 as one of the first VOD platforms to focus on the African market. Today it’s one of the three largest VOD services on the continent... Read More
- Telecom Egypt no required to sell its stake in Vodafone Egypt after recent license
The country's landline monopoly does not plan to keep its stake in Vodafone in the long term, however, and will sell it as soon as it receives an appropriate offer... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- AT&T settles on LTE for cellular IoT
The specialized IoT LTE technologies uses AT&T's existing spectrum; it's more secure and can be managed using existing infrastructure... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Netflix accounts for 35% of North American Internet traffic
Netflix represented 35.2% of traffic on North America fixed networks in the last six months, according to network traffic specialist Sandvine... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Mobile booms as increased availability of streaming content drives cord-cutting
In the key millennial market, smartphones were the most popular device for watching online video and gaining ground among the broader population... Read More
- Mobile booms as increased availability of streaming content drives cord-cutting
In the key millennial market, smartphones were the most popular device for watching online video and gaining ground among the broader population... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Orange buys Airtel in Burkina Faso
Telecom network operator Orange has completed the acquisition of the mobile operator Airtel in Burkina Faso. The deal was announced in January 2016. Airtel is selling some of the business in Africa to repay its debt... Read More
- Google Fiber expands with takeover of Webpass
Google said the deal will help accelerate the deployment of fast internet connections for customers across the US. Webpass will remain focused on rapid deployment of high-speed connections for residential and commercial buildings... Read More
- More than 1 in 4 cloud apps are high risk
The key recommendation is to reduce cloud app risk by establishing an acceptable use policy, with which organizations can significantly reduce the application risk level organization-wide. Automating whitelisting or banning of potentially risky applications is an effective strategy... Read More
- Sweden inaugurates first electric road
Electric roads are one more piece of the puzzle in the transport system of the future, especially for making the heavy transport section fossil fuel-free over the long term... Read More
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