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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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August 9, 2016 |
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Omantel launches ultrafast home broadband packages offering speeds Up-to 200 Mbps
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The home broadband revamp is central to Omantel’s 3.0 transformation plan which firmly positions the Company as the Sultanate’s digital partner of choice...
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du announces UAE 5G Innovation Gate (U5GIG) for development of next generation 5G & IoT systems
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du, as well as other consortium members will jointly supervise a 5G research programs with the major UAE universities and based on carefully selected practical 5G research topics...
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Eutelsat concludes agreement with SpeedCast to sell stake in WINS
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In a consolidating market, the transaction will enable WINS to benefit from the scale of a leading global network and satellite communications service provider...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Sri Lanka to formulate national IT brand policy and plan
Based on the statement made by the Prime Minster at the parliament of digitising the economy and for taking the digital world to schoolchildren right across the country, the goal is to create a digitally inclusive Sri Lanka... Read More
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South Asia
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- Vodafone, Idea need spectrum most, will drive 29 September auction
The government expects telecom companies to bid aggressively in the auction as they seek to improve the quality of their service... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Djezzy to launch LTE services in Algeria
Optimum Telecom Algerie (formerly Orascom Telecom Algeria [OTA]), operating as Djezzy, is aiming to launch 4G LTE services in Algeria this autumn... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- MTN’s Visafone unit trials new LTE network
Premium Times reports that the test network operates in the 800MHz frequency band, although MTN Nigeria will also roll out a 2600MHz 4G service using the frequencies it was awarded by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in June... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Yahoo inks partnership with Hulu and launches TV watching experience
The new service is an extension of Yahoo’s long-standing distribution partnership with US over-the-top (OTT) provider Hulu... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- IO Industries unveils next-gen video recording for broadcast
In addition to its recording capabilities, the Core 2 MAX integrates other features commonly required in advanced test scenarios... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Verizon eyes automotive technology market
Faced with a saturated wireless market, several telecom companies are looking beyond their main phone business for ways to extract more value from existing networks... Read More
- Deutsche Telekom creates pan-European production model
On the pan-European network, individual services such as SMS, voicemail or e-mail are due to be available in the form of product components for all countries... Read More
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