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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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December 14, 2016 |
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Sudatel Telecom Group organizes Regional Forum on Use of ICTs for Transition to Smart and Sustainable Development
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The operator urged for a special attention from the ITU, as an international body, in order to ease the burden against the ICT sector in Sudan in light of the US sanctions that hindered the country...
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Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar demonstrate 4.5G Pro technology achieving 1 Gbps throughput speeds
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The milestone heralds the commercial launch, early next year, of 1 Gbps speed for Cat. 16* (category 16) capable devices...
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRA-UAE hosts ITU regional forum on ICT measurement
Aimed at enhancing the countries’ capabilities in the region to produce ICT related statistics on internationally agreed standards and national methodologies and indicators... Read More
- UK Government challenged to do more to prepare for 5G; sets 2025 as key deployment date
A key finding is that mobile connectivity has become a necessity and government must now play an active role to ensure that basic services are available everywhere, and roads, railways and city centres must be made 5G-ready as quickly as possible... Read More
- EU approves EC's fair usage plan for roaming
The member states voted to approve fair use proposals put forward by the European Commission, meaning they can be adopted in the coming days. The EC had set a deadline of 15 December to formally adopt the proposals... Read More
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South Asia
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- Seminar on cyber security conducted in Pakistan
National Telecom Corporation (NTC) arranged a one-day seminar on cyber security and software defined IP networks solutions at its headquarters in Islamabad. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Orange Egypt, Cisco complete modernisation of backbone network
Orange Egypt and Cisco Systems have announced the successful completion of two major strategic projects, which included the modernisation and capacity upgrade of Orange Network IP-MPLS core and data network backbones in preparation for Orange’s launch of 4G LTE mobile broadband services. Read More
- Sudatel Group announces consolidated results for 3Q-2016
Performance during the nine months’ period ending September 2016 has been consistent with the positive trend the company witnessed since the beginning of the financial year... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Vietnamese MNOs embraces LTE
Vietnamese telcos are wasting no time launching LTE services, with Vinaphone the first to launch in Phu Quoc Island and Viettel planning a nationwide rollout in 1Q17. Read More
- Sprint lights fire under high band 4G services
Sprint is rolling out a couple of major enhancements to its 2.5GHz 4G LTE network in 2017, which should enable some users to get 200Mbit/s downloads on their devices and more capacity as it builds out more radio density with a view to a 5G future. Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Spain to see investment in FTTH
Orange Spain has announced a total investment of USD 850,000 to bring fibre-optic services to the town of Berja in the Almeria province. Read More
- Alibaba to help develop Thai e-commerce landscape
Thailand and China’s Alibaba Group have arranged to collaboratively explore initiatives that would help develop Thailand’s e-commerce landscape... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Argentina to open door to telco pay-TV
Argentina’s Government is reported to be working on a new telecoms law that will grant telcos access to the pay-TV market in a year’s time. Read More
- Apple launches new TV app in US
Apple‘s has launched a new TV app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV in the US. The TV app, which was originally unveiled in October, is going to to act as a hub for all the content people watch across all devices. Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Liquid Telecom set to acquire Tanzanian ISP Raha
Liquid Telecom has been granted final regulatory approval to become the majority stakeholder of Raha, Tanzania’s leading Internet Service Provider. Read More
- Google unveils updated Android for Internet of Things
Google has unveiled Android Things, an update to its Internet of Things (IoT) developer platform, which it says will make it “faster and easier to create smart, connected products” powered by Android’s operating system and secured with updates directly from Google. Read More
- Singapore awards mobile license to Australia's TPG
Singapore's "smart nation" policy aims to digitally empower its citizens, and to introduce fresh blood into the market to spur innovation and competition... Read More
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