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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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August 21, 2016 |
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Omantel reveals dedicated division for integrated ICT solutions
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The division is actively engaged in the roll-out of a number of strategic digital platforms across multiple vital segments of business and society...
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Batelco introduces SimSim Cash for prepaid customers
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The new package features unlimited data and unlimited social media with free Batelco to Batelco calls and 115 minutes of free calls to other providers including free international minutes...
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Huawei MateBook debuts in KSA
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The MateBook, which was launched at Mobile World Congress in February is Huawei’s first 2-in-1 device designed to meet the evolving demands of today’s modern business users...
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Policy and Regulation
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- FCC: 600MHz bids have already surpassed $10 billion
A total of 62 companies registered to participate in the process, including mobile giants Verizon Wireless (bidding as Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless), AT&T Mobility (AT&T Spectrum Holdings) and T-Mobile US, while Sprint Corp will sit out the process... Read More
- TRA-Bahrain's QoS portal goes live
TRA has implemented this monitoring solution utilizing several probes across the Kingdom's governorates that are deployed to simulate and collect samples that shed light on customer experience... Read More
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South Asia
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- Wi-Tribe plans investment to increase coverage in Pakistan
The company has not yet decided which technology it would prefer in its second phase of investment. The ISP started its operation in the major cities of the country seven years back and found that the quality of service could ensure loyalty of customers... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Kenya's telecom sector earns twice Uganda's, Rwanda's combined
In a rare glimpse into the sector’s financial muscle, GSM Association (GSMA), a lobby for telecom providers, found that Kenya’s mobile phone operators raked in Sh55.8 billion in the second quarter of this year... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- China's telecom operators to scrap domestic roaming fees amid restructuring
China's major telecom operators have announced plans to cancel domestic roaming charges as they are instead turning to 4G services as a major source of profit... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Verizon expands LATAM footprint eyeing regional OTT boom
Verizon has expanded its Latin American operation, targeting the increasing demand for connectivity for over-the-top (OTT) services... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- PCCW hands Amino 4K/Ultra HD software licensing contract
Now One provides consumers with new levels of entertainment and functionality delivered via Now TV (IPTV), digital terrestrial TV (DTT), over-the-top (OTT) – including 4K content on its Netflix service – and personal video recording (PVR)... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- BT tests Long Reach VDSL tech in Scotland as it bids to boost rural broadband speeds
The operator said Long Reach VDSL operates at higher power levels and makes use of a wider range of frequencies to increase broadband speeds and the distance over which they can be delivered... Read More
- Artificial Intelligence could help end poverty worldwide
With artificial intelligence analysis of data obtained by satellite images, need assessments will not depend on factors like distance, accessibility, preconceptions or bias... Read More
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