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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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July 3, 2016 |
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du launches luxury Tonino Lamborghini smartphones at select UAE stores
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The Tonino Lamborghini TL 66 Antares will retail at AED 11,000 in black, rose gold and silver. The Tonino Lamborghini 88 Tauri, which comes in black, gold and silver will cost between AED 22,000 and AED 23,000...
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Alfa honors the press and media at its annual Iftar
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Under the auspices and in the presence of the Minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb, Alfa, managed by Orascom Telecom, held its annual Iftar in honor of the press and media at the Sultan Ibrahim Restaurant in downtown Beirut...
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Policy and Regulation
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- US spectrum auction has $86.4 billion target
The FCC has cleared 126 MHz of 600-MHz spectrum. According to auction regulations, operators' cumulative bids in the forthcoming forward auction must hit that $86.4 billion figure in order for the spectrum to be sold... Read More
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South Asia
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- VimpelCom's Mobilink completes merger with Warid to serve over 50 million customers
Under the deal that was signed last November to combine the two Operators in Pakistan, Mobilink is taking up 100% of Warid’s shares, while Dhabi Group will be acquiring 15% of the shares of Mobilink... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- HD satellite channels on the rise in MENA
By May 2016, Arabsat had the largest number of HD channels with 83 channels available on the platform. Nilesat followed... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- MTN commits to continued investments in Nigeria's broadband infrastructure after recent auction win
Although Nigeria is one of 28 African countries that currently offer 4G/LTE services, the rate of penetration is restricted to a few major cities. As such, MTN's success in this auction is a big boost to its plan to deliver global mobile broadband and LTE 4G services to over 60 million customers in Nigeria... Read More
- True Corp deploys world's largest 4T4R 4.5G network
In January, True Move revealed that it will spend 56 billion baht ($1.59 billion) this year to roll out an LTE-Advanced network covering 97% of the population... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Amazon inks exclusive distribution deal for PBS kids content
Prime members in the US will be able to watch PBS KIDS episodes via the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Operator pilots digital TV and OTT TV service in Nigeria
Nigeria is the second biggest pay TV market in Africa after South Africa, according to Dataxis... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- BMW partners Intel and Mobileye to bring fully autonomous driving to streets by 2021
The path to get to a fully autonomous world is complex and will require end-to-end solutions that integrate intelligence across the network, from door locks to the data center... Read More
- GSMA report shows mobile users preferring operator-led messaging services
The report highlights that a mobile operator, although unlikely to charge consumers directly for IP-based communications services, could still see substantial financial benefits of up to US$5 billion between 2015 and 2020 (in developed markets)... Read More
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