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:.Daily News Briefing.:

August 31, 2016

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  1. STC wins the Middle East Grand Prix at the Lorez Award Ceremony
    Member Logo STC was awarded the Grand Prix during the Lorez award ceremony, for the concept of www.laywagif.com, the website specializes in the Advertising Content...  Read More
  2. Batelco Opens Retail Shop in Juffair Mall
    Member Logo Batelco’s Retail Shops are in prime locations all over the Kingdom of Bahrain to provide convenience for customers and showcase a wide range of telecom products and accessories...  Read More
  3. Huawei CEO sets out enterprise cloud plan
    Member Logo The company wants to become a preferred partner that enables digital and cloud transformation, while actively contributing to the cloud ecosystem through openness, collaboration, and shared success...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Germany grants EUR457 million for high speed broadband expansion
    The government approved the BMVI’s plans to allocate EUR2.7 billion for the deployment of high speed broadband in so-called ‘white spots’ in October 2015, and went on to allocate an additional EUR1.3 billion in July to raise the total fund to EUR4 billion... Read More
  2. Telecom firms look to Ofcom for guidance on mobile ad blocking
    It's understood Ofcom will act reactively to the regulation from Brussels and only investigate instances where it feels the rules might have been breached... Read More

South Asia

  1. Cloud spending in India to cross $10 billion by 2020
    Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is expected to continue to be the biggest spend category within public cloud at $2.6-2.8 billion, followed by Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) cumulatively accounting for $1.2 billion by 2020... Read More

Middle East

  1. French operator to pursue stake in Iranian operator, MCI
    Sealing a deal would mark the first time a Western firm has acquired a significant holding in a major Iranian company. MCI and Orange are first expected to complete a commercial agreement in the coming months, helping to build trust between the two sides... Read More

North Africa

  1. Telecom Egypt acquires 4G mobile license
    Telecom Egypt, the state-owned landline monopoly, said it acquired the country's first 4G mobile license on Wednesday at a cost of $797 million, paving the way for it to become the fourth mobile provider in Egypt... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Smart’s Tanzanian unit launches ‘unlimited’ 4G bundles
    The operator has announced the launch of weekly and monthly 4G LTE bundles offering unlimited data browsing and streaming on any device including MiFi dongles, 4G compatible smartphones or routers... Read More
  2. Kazakh cellcos to share 4G networks
    The two mobile network operators (MNOs) say they will undertake joint planning of the combined network in order to generate greater cost efficiencies and a significantly accelerated rollout of LTE across the country... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Twitter to pay more to users for creating videos
    Unlike YouTube, which gives 55 percent of the money to creators and keeps 45 per cent, Twitter wants to keep 30 percent and give away 70 per cent to the content creator... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. New research predicts mobile video traffic set to soar
    4K UHD video, along with social media video, virtual reality and augmented reality, will drive future growth, with enterprise video coming on strong... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Simple method could help recover gold from old phones
    Electrical waste – including old mobile phones, televisions and computers – is thought to contain as much as seven per cent of all the world’s gold. The precious metal is a key component of the printed circuit boards found inside electrical devices... Read More
  2. Broadband Forum reveals new specifications on FTTdp management
    Software deliverable TR-355, YANG Modules for FTTdp Management, enable configuration and control of fiber-fed nodes in the periphery of the access network using advanced software-based techniques resulting in interoperability for FTTdp management... Read More
  3. IoT and customer relationships
    Despite current spend, only a small percentage of companies have developed a comprehensive strategy for the IoT and committed investments accordingly. This is a huge gap between consumer expectations and the reality of what’s available... Read More

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