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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 5, 2017 |
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Etisalat launches new 1Gbps home broadband triple-play bundles
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The new, value-packed plans include premiumt TV content, featuring a wide spectrum of entertainment and sports channels...
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Cisco partners on Evolved WiFi Networks (EWN)
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Cisco sees a network landscape with Wi-Fi traffic predicted to grow to 50 percent of the total IP traffic by 2020...
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Policy and Regulation
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- UAE's TRA gets membership of general assembly board for computer emergency response
TRA represented by the aeCERT, has won membership in the general assembly board for computer emergency response teams in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation... Read More
- NTA approves more than 4300 mobile phone models
Nepal Telecommunications Authority approved as many as 4,300 models of mobile phones, while 1,243 models have received permanent type approval... Read More
- TRAI publishes second net neutrality consultation paper
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has published a new consultation paper on net neutrality, inviting stakeholders to provide their views on issues relating to the establishment of a comprehensive framework for non-discriminatory access to the internet... Read More
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South Asia
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- Sri Lanka plans coordinating authority for science, technology and innovation
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Minister has approved the establishment of a science, technology and innovation coordinating authority to enable better co-ordination of research and development institutions... Read More
- Mobile fueling growth for Asia's startups
According to the survey conducted by Telenor Group, mobile connectivity is fueling growth in Asia’s startup scene... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Samsung negotiates over Egyptian smartphone, IoT factory
According to Samsung Egypt, it has started discussions with the ITIDA and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to establish a factory to manufacture its smartphones and Internet of Things devices in technological zones... Read More
- Universe Distribution targets boost during 2017
According to the CEO of Universe Distribution Hisham Mo’men, the company is expecting a 10% growth rate in 2017, and is making plans to begin manufacturing for the local market... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Fierce competition between Thai operators for 4G services
Mobile carriers in Thailand are battling to become the dominant provider of 4G wireless services that are quickly becoming popular in the Southeast Asian country... Read More
- Nokia, T-Mobile get ground-breaking LTE speeds near 1 Gbps
Nokia and T-Mobile have achieved LTE speeds near 1 Gbps in a demonstration using Nokia’s deployed 4.5G Pro technology... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- YouTube set to establish its hotspot facility in Dubai
YouTube, Google’s video-sharing website has decided to open its tenth space in Dubai. It is already enjoying its success in the MENA and UAE region... Read More
- JT's fiber broadband network 70% completed
Channel Islands operator JT completed 70 percent of its planned connections to Jersey’s new fibre-optic broadband network... Read More
- Yahsat seeks to expand Y1B satellite broadband services
Al Yah Satellite Communications has placed an order for Hughes Network Systems-built very small aperture terminal to expand Yahsat’s broadband services... Read More
- MegaFon invests in Russian internet firm, plans mobile offering for social network
The operator is spending US$740 million to acquire 63.8 percent of the voting rights in Mail.Ru, which owns an e-mail service, an internet portal, social networks VKontakte (VK) and Odnoklassniki (OK), an instant messaging service and an online games business... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Taiwan's Asus set to launch smartphone with Google Tango 3D technology
According to Asus, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone which uses Google Tango 3D technology and allows users to experience augmented and virtual reality... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Apple invests in SoftBank's vision fund
Tech giant Apple on Thursday confirmed it plans to invest $1 billion in Japanese telecom giant SoftBank's massive $100 billion Vision Fund... Read More
- IM-only SIM provider ChatSim to launch at airports
ChatSim, one of the more intriguing mobile offerings around, is going to launch at airports allowing users to pay a yearly fee for unlimited access to mobile messaging platforms... Read More
- Smart Cities: Transforming communities and creating value for citizens
AT&T's Smart Cities framework uses a secure, holistic approach to helping cities improve functions like transportation, lighting, safety and sustainability... Read More
- Mastercard ‘selfie pay’ biometric service heads to Singapore
Identity Check Mobile, which allows cardholders to authenticate online payments by scanning their fingerprint or by taking a selfie, rolled out to Latin America in December 2016... Read More
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