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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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September 8, 2016 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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Batelco recognised for its support of Khalid bin Hamad Youth Centres Futsal League
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Batelco sponsored the 4th Khalid Bin Hamad Youth Centres Futsal League and the 1st Khalid bin Hamad People with Disabilities Futsal League...
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Microsoft offers wide range of cloud services from UK datacentres
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Microsoft is the world's No. 2 cloud software supplier. Global spending on public cloud platforms, business services and applications will reach $236 billion by 2020...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Bangladesh court stays BTRC notices advising subscribers to switch from Citycell
Citycell, the oldest operator, faces closure as it has not paid its dues. The license awarded to Citycell is still valid and the BTRC has no jurisdiction to issue such public notices... Read More
- EU backs support for gigabit fibre investments
The move appears to be an easing of the trend towards forcing incumbent operators to give their competitors access to local broadband infrastructure, despite the high costs of construction... Read More
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South Asia
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- Airtel Sri Lanka to support government’s megalopolis and smart city initiatives
Airtel Sri Lanka has been successful in delivering significant advantages to the customer through its platform of affordability with a range of innovative and cutting edge solutions... Read More
- Telcos to certify phones to deal with call drops, apps to improve service quality
Operators in India are embarking on a certification programme that will tell users which phone models are best suited for an optimum network experience... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Orange gets African licences for e-money
Orange has received electronic money licences from the central banks of Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea, and has set up its compliance centre in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d’Ivoire... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Shared infrastructure agreements and neutral host providers to play a role in industry’s move to 5G
Network-sharing agreements can be successful where the goals and business strategies of the two partners are largely aligned... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Amazon adds Netflix results to Fire TV search
The enhancements will affect Amazon Fire TV and the Fire TV Stick, enabled automatically as part of a free, over-the-air software update being delivered to customers... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- China’s mobile Internet use soars as video and music content attracts 710 million
Wechat (with 560 million users), QQ (490 million users) and iQIYI (330 million users) are the top three most-used apps in China... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Mastercard reports on Masterpass uptake
The company, committed to digital financial inclusion, unveiled an enhanced version of Masterpass in July 2016 to enable in-store NFC mobile purchases through the platform... Read More
- ICT industry entering third wave of transformation
After going through two waves, network-centered transformation and then horizontal application-centered transformation, the third wave, which would last for the next 20-30 years, will be centered on vertical industry ecosystems... Read More
- Google to buy Apigee API management platform for $625 million
Apigee's products facilitate digital business, helping companies move beyond phone calls and customer visits to communicate with mobile and web-based apps used by their customers and partners... Read More
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