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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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July 26, 2016 |
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goetzpartners joins SAMENA Council as a member
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SAMENA Council has announced that goetzpartners, an independent advisory firm for all key issues driving entrepreneurial activities – Strategy, M&A and Transformation – joins SAMENA Council as a member...
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Ooredoo companies win series of honours at international award ceremonies
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This awards include five major honours at the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards in London, including Consumer Service Innovation, Business Service Innovation, Wireless Network Infrastructure Innovation and Infrastructure Innovation awards...
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du hosts first MENA standardisation conference in association with GCF
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The agenda consisted of several workshops one of which gave an introduction to GCF, its regulations, and the business benefits of device certification...
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CEO of Sudatel visits the top performer in Sudan’s school certificate examinations
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CEO confirmed the continuation of this patronage in support of the country’s development and future prosperity...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Satellite sector mulls how to live with FCC’s latest decision on telecom technology
The FCC acknowledged in its decision the potential for interference between 5G and satellite services, but nonetheless said it would authorize 5G mobile, granting satellite uses “secondary” status. “The investments satellite operators have made in Ka-band operations were made with the knowledge of their secondary status... Read More
- Ofcom recommends Openreach become a 'distinct company' from BT
Ofcom has recommended a new business model to be enforced by BT "would provide Openreach with the greatest degree of independence from BT Group that is possible without incurring the costs and disruption - to industry and consumers - associated with separating the companies entirely"... Read More
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South Asia
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- Ethernet Switch market share in India revealed by IDC
Cisco has 67 percent market share followed by Huawei and Juniper. Huawei witnessed a significant growth in market share from 1.8 percent to 6.6 percent in Q1 2016 due to uptake from telecom operators. Citrix, Brocade, Array Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent showed a strong growth in Q1 2016, said IDC... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Uganda government race to create e commerce regulations
The government already enacted the electronic transactions act, a law which guides the operations on the e- commerce entities... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- GSMA teams with Tanzanian MNOs to boost rural 3G coverage
69% of Tanzanians live in rural regions, and while operators have so far been able to deploy 2G networks to up to 85% of the population, only around 35% of are able to access 3G networks in the country... Read More
- Singtel, Ericsson demonstrate LAA on live 4G network
A stationary live test achieved an LTE LAA throughput of 275 Mbps, while a second test demonstrated LAA's ability to co-exist with Wi-Fi signals without degrading the Wi-Fi user experience... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Twitter backs video and live-broadcasting for future ad growth
The company will prioritize video and live-broadcasting in an effort to achieve re-acceleration in the advertising business... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- MobiTV launches connect IP-video delivery platform
The in-home TV experience is changing rapidly, creating both challenges and opportunities for providers as they navigate the new reality of delivering pay-TV services in today’s market... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- SES pilots satellite e-health program in Philippines
The implementation of SATMED, through satellite connectivity, makes digital imaging, e-learning and consultation, and other e-health solutions, available to the local medical community... Read More
- Telecom Italia, Fastweb to create FTTH joint venture
Telecom Italia will own 80% of the venture and Fastweb 20%, and the pair will together invest €1.2 billion in the project between now and 2020... Read More
- AT&T, Amdocs collaborate on NFV, Open Source
Amdocs will be the integrator for telecommunications companies and cloud developers who want to use AT&T’s ECOMP platform to build their own software-centric network services... Read More
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