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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 3, 2017 |
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STC announces SEA-ME-5 cable is running; also receives ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management certificate
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This cable is consider to be the most updated submarine cable in the region with 20,0000 km of length and aims to raise the efficiency and reliability of the international network to better serve company’s clients...
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du partners with NMC Hospital to revolutionize Electronic Health Records with Blockchain Technology
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Blockchain will bring data integrity, security and trust to the flow of patient’s information between the health providers and the patient. It will enable NMC to be 100% certain of the accuracy of all the retrieved records...
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Huawei, Al Jazeera plan to deliver video online
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Huawei’s Media Cloud Solution employs a converged architecture and media processing resources for computing, storage, migration, and management. The solution enables convergence between office and production service networks; between input, editing, broadcast, and management workflows; and between traditional media and new media...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Argentina declines regulations to allow more competition in telecoms sector
Argentina has loosened regulations to allow more competition in its telecoms sector and widen internet penetration... Read More
- Algerian government adopts new telecoms bill
The law includes an obligation for fixed line incumbent Algerie Telecom (AT) to open its unbundled local loops to alternative operators, in addition to granting extra powers to the telco to undertake widespread monitoring of all international phone calls... Read More
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South Asia
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- Banglalink seeks permission to establish tower company
Banglalink has sought permission from the telecom regulator to establish a subsidiary company for its network infrastructure such as towers, energy equipment and civil work... Read More
- SpeedCast to upgrade Roshan's cellular backhaul in Afghanistan
The new backhaul network over satellite also allows operators to explore and develop new business opportunities and revenue streams, such as offering broadband and managed network solutions to banks, governments and home users using VSAT... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- NLC to partner with FG to provide jobs in Telecom sector
The Nigeria Labour Congress announced collaboration with the Federal Government to ensure jobs in the telecom sector... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- VivaCell expands 4G network
Aremenia's VivaCell has started to expand its 4G network and on its completion the 4G services will be available to 52.5% of the country's population... Read More
- Megafon upgrades LTE network
Russian mobile operator Megafon plans to upgrade its network in two regions while large projects focused on the replacement of base stations were carried out in 11 regions in 2016... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Midden-Brabant to start rolling out fiber networks
The roll-out of FTTH in the Dutch region of Midden-Brabant will start on 14 January, covering around 4,000 homes in 16 municipalities... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- AT&T launches virtual pay-TV service
AT&T has launched DirectTV Now, the third virtual pay-TV platform in the US market which offers zero-rating i.e. no charge for Internet traffic of streaming video... Read More
- SoftAtHome partners with MStar
SoftAtHome has inked a partnership with MStar, which is integrating SOP8 security solutions into its hybrid set-top box (STB) and will support 4K video quality with advanced security... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- CMRI successfully accomplishes China's first eMTC call
The China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) worked with Ericsson and Qualcomm to complete China's first data call over the enhanced machine type communications (eMTC) cellular IoT standard... Read More
- Gemalto LinqUS Solution to Power AT&T’s IoT Offerings
Digital security firm Gemalto said that it is supplying AT&T with a remote subscription management solution that will help enable its customers to deploy new and highly secure IoT applications in the U.S. and globally... Read More
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