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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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December 9, 2016 |
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Policy and Regulation
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- Anatel, Ipea to cooperate on broadband investment study
Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) have signed a technical cooperation agreement to work together on broadening access to broadband infrastructure in poor regions and improving economic and social indicators. Read More
- Nepal on the road to Mobile Number Portability
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for a consultant to help formulate a regulatory framework for the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP) in the country. Read More
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South Asia
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- Pakistan bank offers mobile ATM cash withdrawals
Pakistan’s first ever Cardless Cash Withdrawals has been launched by Askari Bank. To bring it about Askari Bank partnered with TPS. Read More
- iPads instead of text books for students
Sri Lanka: Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Harin Fernando said the government hopes to give iPads instead of text books for students above Grade 9. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Uber Egypt says no price hike, no commission till end of January
Uber, the leading ride-hailing app, announced that there would be no price hike and no commission either until January 31st, 2017, celebrating its second year in Egypt. Read More
- Méditel becomes Orange in Morocco
Moroccan operator Méditel is rebranding as Orange in the market. With 14.2 million customers at the end of September 2016, Orange’s Moroccan subsidiary brings together the second largest number of customers within the Group’s Middle East and African footprint, after Orange Egypt. It contributes close to 10% of revenues in this region. Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Telkomsel debuts 4.5G in nine Indonesian cities
Indonesia’s Telkomsel, working with Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and ZTE, says it has debuted 4.5G services in nine cities, namely: Grapari in Medan, Jakarta, Bandung, Denpasar, Mataram, Pontianak, Makassar, Manado and Ambon. Read More
- Movistar Nicaragua activates LTE
Movistar Nicaragua has switched on its LTE network in the cities of Esteli and Matagalpa, the third and fourth largest cities in the country, respectively. Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- OTT services to play vital role in driving telcom growth
The telecommunications industry will have to focus on over-the-top (OTT) services as the primary growth driver while continuing a belt-tightening strategy in a bid to score impressive growth rates in 2017. Read More
- OTT TV booming, and set for more growth
Television audiences across the world are wholeheartedly embracing online pay-TV, as the proportion of consumers with over-the-top (OTT) subscriptions has leapt from 25% to 45% in just 12 months. Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- AerServ, Mediaocean partner on mobile ads for broadcasters
AerServ is partnering with Mediaocean to provide local broadcast buyers a mobile device audience extension that reaches millions of mobile smartphone and tablet users. Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Ooredoo Myanmar expands SIM registration channels
Ooredoo Myanmar has added new channels for its subscribers to use to self-register, in line with a government directive that all SIMs in use in the nation be registered by next year. Read More
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