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:.Daily News Briefing.:

October 25, 2016

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Members

  1. Etisalat, SDG partner for ‘Smart Dubai’ vision
    Member Logo A master services agreement has been signed, which will see Etisalat build the infrastructure to enhance the speed and performance of the existing network...  Read More
  2. Expresso Telecom Group and EDCH join forces to bring mobile financial services to West Africa
    Member Logo While mobile phone penetration is increasing in West Africa, the region has far lower levels of financial inclusion and mobile money usage than East Africa...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. ITU bumps G.fast to 2Gbps, adds support for coax
    The first ITU standard harnesses up to 106MHZ of spectrum frequency to deliver top speeds of 1Gbps on copper lines of less than 50 meters. The updated standard will allow 212MHz to be used. The amendment also enables G.fast to be used over coaxial copper cables... Read More
  2. EU considers concession to telecom firms to end roaming charges
    Mobile telecoms operators across Europe could be allowed to charge each other higher fees for keeping customers connected when they travel abroad under a Spanish proposal to help firms recoup their costs when roaming charges are abolished... Read More
  3. DoT panel to look into Trai's proposal of penalty on telcos
    Trai has proposed the highest penalty on telecom operators for failing to meet licence conditions relating to interconnect points to Reliance Jio, leading to large-scale call... Read More
  4. FCC 600 MHz incentive auction stage three set to begin Nov. 1
    Stage one of the process witnessed broadcasters requesting more than $86 billion for 100 megahertz of clean spectrum, with telecom operators halting their bidding at a mere $23 billion. Stage two had broadcasters asking for $56.5 billion for 90 megahertz of cleared spectrum, which failed to generate more than one round of forward auction bidding from telecom operators... Read More

South Asia

  1. Pakistan offers ample opportunities for investment in the telecom sector
    Growth potential exists in public- private partnerships and telecom operators are expected to play a more meaningful role in realising the vision of digital Pakistan... Read More

Middle East

  1. Oman reinforces telecom and IT infrastructure through Awasr
    Whether it is empowering our schools with the latest learning tools, linking our hospitals directly with the global medical community or the increasing permeation of smart phones and tablets, the sultanate’s demand for Internet capacity... Read More

North Africa

  1. Maroc Telecom revises FY2016 outlook on strong 9M16 results
    Maroc Telecom reported annualised growth of 3.2% for its consolidated customer base, with the total number of customers passing the 52 million mark at end-September 2016... Read More
  2. ICT will help Nigeria’s GDP growth
    If there is a policy to encourage more enterprises to embrace the technologies, then more private and public organisations will open their doors to more innovations... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Huawei sees 5G as the road to connectivity
    There is now a collaborative approach by global players to define a new global network technology led by 4 key success factors – unified standards, spectrum availability on a global level, key technologies development and global collaboration... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Chilean citizens call for OTT content regulation
    Over eight in ten Chileans consider that online content regulation is needed as internet viewing grows across the country... Read More
  2. WhatsApp's creators say they're committed to users' privacy
    The creators of WhatsApp say they're staying true to their formula of simply letting people connect with each other and now with businesses, all with privacy in mind... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Content key differentiator for the future of media and telecoms
    The future for telcos is content, so it makes absolute sense that they'd be looking to acquire creators of content... Read More
  2. Telco - content mergers raise fresh privacy concerns
    Data collected by Internet and media companies is a powerful tool, and the big mergers planned by AT&T with Time Warner and Verizon with Yahoo offer those firms more data that can be used to target consumers with content and advertising... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Orange to run IoT-based lost and found service for missing pets
    According to a Machina Research report in August, revenues from the IoT are set to top $3 trillion in 2025, up from $750 billion last year... Read More
  2. Alipay targets 2 billion global users
    Alipay is expanding its presence in US and European retail stores via a deal with POS maker Verifone. A similar deal with First Data has also been unveiled... Read More

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