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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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December 12, 2016 |
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Batelco sponsors BIC national day festival
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Batelco is delighted to support its valued partner the Bahrain International Circuit to ensure the success of this major event that will offer so much for residents and visitors to Bahrain...
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Ooredoo named official telecom sponsor of Barca-Ahli match
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Currently the company is the Official Telecommunication Partner for all Qatar Football Association events until 2018, as the organisations work together to promote football in Qatar in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar...
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Policy and Regulation
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- CRA begins push for Qatari domain names
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has initiated a drive to encourage the uptake of Qatari domain names by local businesses and individuals to increase their web presence. Read More
- BTRC asks mobile operators to check call spoofing
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) authorities have asked the country’s mobile phone operators to stay vigilant over call spoofing. Read More
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South Asia
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- E-commerce boost in Pakistan
E-commerce in the country is expected to reach US$1 billion by 2020. All heads of agencies appreciated the initiative taken by Pakistan. It was coordinated by Dr Tauqir Shah, Pakistan's ambassador to WTO. The group consists of Costa Rica, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Argentina and Uruguay... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Meditel adopts the Orange brand
Orange Group has revealed that its Moroccan unit Medi Telecom (Meditel) has adopted the Orange brand, following the rebranding of the group’s Belgian and Egyptian subsidiaries earlier this year. Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- TIM Brasil notches up 1,000th 4G location
TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) has announced that its 4G LTE network now spans a total of 1,000 locations, following its launch on Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean. Read More
- Kyivstar introduces Single Ran in preparation for LTE
Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar carries out a project on the upgrade of its network under the Single Ran principle. The equipment supporting both 3G and LTE technologies has been installed on over 7,000 of its base stations. Kyivstar plans to modernise almost 3,000 additional base stations in this way in 2017. Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- EWE unveils investment plan for fiber expansion
German regional utility and telecoms company EWE has revealed plans to invest more than EUR1 billion (USD1.1 billion) in the deployment of fibre-optic networks in the north-west of the country over the next ten years. Read More
- Fastweb offers gigabit broadband via FTTH
Italian service provider Fastweb says that it now offers gigabit broadband in Milan via its fiber to the home (FTTH) network. The company plans to roll out the gigabit FTTH service to 29 other cities, with most roll outs beginning in 2017. Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Mobiquity Networks adds new app partner to its publisher network
Mobiquity Networks has partnered with a major weather related app to join its App Publisher Network. This app will add approximately 70 million US downloaded users to Mobiquity’s existing publisher network. Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Vodafone trials cloud-based 5G RAN with Nokia
Vodafone has partnered with Nokia to trial cloud-based radio access network (RAN) technology for macro networks in tests aimed at enabling a smooth transition from 4G to 5G networks. Read More
- Smart launches satellite mobile phones
Smart Communications, Inc. has announced that it has recently partnered with a Dubai based satellite provider for satellite-based solutions for business stability. Read More
- EC launches EIB-backed broadband investment fund
The joint project intends to bridge the market gap in less populated or rural areas, where smaller-scale broadband initiatives have so far lacked easy access to funding and EU financial instruments... Read More
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