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:.Daily News Briefing.:

December 21, 2016

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  1. Strategic partnership between STC & Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Member Logo This agreement allows both parties to cooperate and exchange researches and innovation in the information technology field...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Bell-MTS deal moves forward with CRTC broadcasting approval
    Canada’s telecom regulator has approved the transfer of MTS’s broadcasting rights to Bell parent company BCE, effectively approving the deal from its end and bringing it one step closer to completion after approval by MTS shareholders. Read More
  2. Irish govt presents telecom infrastructure action plan
    The Irish ministry of communications has presented its final Report of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce, with 40 measures on how the country can accelerate the delivery of its telecom infrastructure. Read More
  3. EU court says mass data retention illegal
    The general and indiscriminate collection and storage of data such as internet search histories and usage of messages and apps is not justifiable in a democratic society, Europe's highest court ruled... Read More

South Asia

  1. Pakistan recognizes top IT exporters
    Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) under the auspices of Ministry of IT organized an IT Awards event. The purpose of the event was to motivate and to recognize the top IT exporters of Pakistan. Read More
  2. Samsung partners with Pakistani mobile operator for Knox platform
    Samsung has engaged Jazz-Mobilink – Jazz as its operating-partner to introduce Samsung ‘Knox’ in Pakistan, according to a statement issued jointly by the two companies. Read More

Middle East

  1. Lebanon's IT sector is fastest-growing segment of the economy
    The Lebanese ICT sector holds a lot of economic potential given its fast-growing pace and its vast reach to the different aspects of consumers’ daily life, health, transport, etc. Read More
  2. Dawn of financial technology in Islamic finance
    Over the past decade, financial technology — widely referred to as FinTech — has grown primarily due to growing Internet access worldwide and the emergence of smartphones and apps. Read More

North Africa

  1. Ooredoo Algeria, Nokia achieve 1.2Tbps in fiber optic trials
    Ooredoo Algeria and equipment vendor Nokia have successfully achieved transmission speeds of 1.2Tbps over optical fibre in what they claim was ‘Africa’s first field trial’ of Nokia’s optical communications technology. Read More
  2. Orascom Telecom sells MENA Submarine Cable Systems to Bharti Airtel
    The sale of MENA SCS is in line with the company’s exit strategy from non-core investments. Orascom had laid all cables starting in Italy, and had also laid some cables within Arab Gulf states starting in Saudi Arabia, crossing Jordan... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Bitel launches LTE in 500 towns and cities
    Bitel, the Peruvian cellco owned by Vietnam’s Viettel Group, launched its 900MHz 4G LTE network on 16 December, the company confirmed via Twitter. Read More
  2. Telstra enhancing LTE network with Ericsson’s Small Cell Solutions
    Australia’s Telstra is partnering with Swedish vendor Ericsson to deploy indoor and outdoor small cells in its 4G LTE network, including the Ericsson Radio Dot System and Pico Cell RBS 6402. Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Sky launches UK’s lowest priced fiber broadband
    Sky has gone against almost every idiomatic phrase that involves its boundless brand name by launching the lowest priced fibre broadband and line rental offer in the UK. Read More
  2. SK Telecom to build 100G undersea link with Coriant
    To support growing demand for high-bandwidth end-user services and applications, SK Telecom is cost-effectively increasing long haul DWDM capacity to Ulleungdo Island using Coriant technology deployed in its nationwide terrestrial DCM-free 100G network. Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. IPTV drives Portugal’s pay-TV to exceed 90% penetration
    For the twelve months ending last September, the number of subscribers grew by 4.6%, up 159,000, all of them due to the IPTV options driven by increasing fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. Read More
  2. Mohu launches Untangle.TV
    Mohu has launched Untangle.TV, an online application that analyses consumer viewing behaviours to recommend a custom mix of over-the-air (OTA) and over-the-top (OTT) devices and services needed to watch the TV they prefer at a cost they control. Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. SAP rolls out new big data services suite
    SAP has rolled out a suite of end-to-end big data services to help customers identify and capitalize on data-driven business opportunities. Read More
  2. IoT satellite start-up Else raises new financing
    The Swiss start-up Else has raised over USD 4 million in a new financing round to support its planned launch of two nano-satellites in Q4 2017. Read More
  3. UK to invest £442 million to boost Superfast Broadband Cover
    Broadband Delivery UK project has been working to roll-out “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) to 95% of UK premises by 2017/18 and possibly 97% by 2020... Read More

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