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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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August 22, 2016 |
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Ooredoo inks exclusive content partnership with MBC Group
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In the biggest content partnership agreement the company has ever embarked upon, Ooredoo has signed a seven-year deal with MBC Group, granting it exclusive rights in Qatar to premium high-definition (HD) content...
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New award for STC loyalty program Qitaf-Tamayouz
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The award coincides with the 10 year anniversary of the Qitaf-Tamayouz program. Serving more than 11 million members, Qitaf-Tamayouz offers an unrivaled range of products and services to reward customers for their loyalty to STC...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Paraguay plans to tax OTT providers
The law won’t be a traditional media regulation, as this is banned by the constitution, but rather a law intended to fill the gap between regulated pay-TV operators and online service providers... Read More
- Myanmar to auction 2600 MHz spectrum on 17 October
The government will offer 40 MHz of spectrum in the 2600 MHz frequency band. This spectrum can only be used for provision of broadband data services... Read More
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South Asia
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- How rural Internet is growing in South Asia's largest market
Cost and network availability have led to two-third of rural population using low-end internet-enabled phones, with a quarter users having smartphones and only 10 percent using PCs or laptops... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Five tips for designing African digital banking experiences
As mobile internet connectivity grows, African youth is fast embracing the opportunity to connect, converse and transact on the Web... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Nokia to help China Mobile build 100G optical network
Nokia has been awarded more than 30% of China Mobile’s project to construct a 100G optical network in support of its rollout of LTE-based mobile broadband services. The contract win is part of Nokia’s 2016 frame agreement with China Mobile... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Operators look for acquisitions to drive OTT growth
The over-the-top (OTT) video market is hot, and the desire to compete with pure OTT services is driving the current wave of acquisitions from operators like AT&T (which took in Quickplay) and Google (which bought Anvato)... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Korea Telecom rolls out wireless IPTV service
The smart channel selection technology removes network interference with nearby Wi-Fi access points and automatically selects Wi-Fi channels optimal to IPTV services... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- AT&T signs deal to offer roaming services in Cuba
Earlier, phone calls between the United States and Cuba had to be routed mostly through other countries, adding to costs and reducing the quality of calls... Read More
- America Movil trims stake in Telekom Austria
America Movil had said in July it would reduce its stake in the Austrian carrier to just over 50 percent, ahead of an end-of-year deadline to reduce its holding and increase the Austrian firm's free float... Read More
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