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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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December 13, 2016 |
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Batelco Drag965 participating in two endurance races in two countries
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Batelco Racing is all set to participate in two major 24-hour endurance races taking place over the National Day weekend, in Dubai and Kuwait...
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Policy and Regulation
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- NBTC to hold 5G spectrum auction in June
Thai regulator the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will auction 80MHz of 2600-MHz spectrum by June 2015, it has announced. Read More
- Oman Shura discusses Telecommunications Regulatory Authority initiatives to cover rural areas
410 villages were included by the initiatives and will be covered through the construction and installation of 312 telecommunication stations, of which 138 stations are completed... Read More
- Europe set to finally make its OTT move
The telco industry has long been lobbying regulatory decision makers to address the imbalance in rules governing how telcos can monetize mined data, as there has been a general acceptance the OTTs have significantly more freedom... Read More
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South Asia
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- Grameenphone, Versatile partner on mobile device management
Bangladesh: Grameenphone has signed a MoU with Versatile Solutions. Under the terms of the deal, Grameenphone will test and conduct proof of concept (PoC) for MDM (Mobile Device Management) with Versatile Solutions. Read More
- NMDA Mobile Expo to open on December 29
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Nepal Mobile Distributor Association is organising NMDA Mobile Expo 2016 from December 29 at Bhrikutimandap Exhibition Hall. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Egyptian government and Samsung discuss ICT investment plans
Egypt's ICT Minister Yasser ElKady has held talks with Samsung Egypt officials to present the results of the company's business and the future plans of the company's investments and activities in the Egyptian market. Read More
- Regulation key to growth of African fintech
African fintech is a booming sector, but effective regulation and tackling fraud are crucial to ensuring the space fulfils its potential in offering more Africans access to financial services. Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Asia Pacific Telecom attains 1.6 million 4G users
Asia Pacific Telecom has attained 1.6 million 4G mobile communication subscribers, exceeding the target of 1.4 million ones for the end of 2016, according to president Tim Chen. Read More
- Kyivstar 3G update
Ukraine’s mobile market leader Kyivstar has given an update on its network modernisation programme, disclosing that its Single RAN upgrade rollout has reached more than 7,000 base station transceivers (BTS) which are now ready to support both 3G and 4G LTE in anticipation of 4G licensing in late-2017. Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Cable Onda looks to fuse Operations for HFC, OTT, and IPTV service
Digital TV Research projects that Latin American pay TV revenues will grow from $18.31 billion in 2016 to $19.82 billion by 2021. One operator looking like its upping its technology game to better serve subscribers and bring in some of that growth in revenue is Panama-based operator Cable Onda... Read More
- Openreach hails ultrafast broadband milestone
Openreach has hailed the connection of a business in Bristol to its latest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology. Read More
- Fiber Corp rolling out NBN alternative
Australia: Fibre optics provider, Fiber Corp, is promising broadband speeds of between 200Mb/s and 10Gb/s at new residential and commercial developments across Sydney. Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Mporium to provide its mobile marketing technology to Jellyfish
Digital advertising technology company Mporium Group has won a contract to provide its Impact product to Jellyfish, a digital marketing agency, after an initial trial. Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Vietnam builds satellite-based global positioning stations
The Agency for Survey and Mapping under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has launched a project on building a network of satellite-based global positioning stations in Vietnam. Read More
- KT on track for 5G pilot service at 2018 Olympics
South Korean telecommunications company KT on Tuesday unveiled its latest preparations for the successful deployment of a pilot 5G network service at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Read More
- First Global signs mobile payments deal with Hidase Telecom through license partner
First Global Data Limited has announced that it has signed an agreement with Hidase Telecom to launch mobile payment services in Ethiopia. Read More
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