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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
March 23, 2017 |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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NBTC offers unified telecoms/broadcast licenses
In a bid to keep up with the industry trends of convergence and digital innovation, Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission is considering moving towards a unified licensing regime for...
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OFCA to consult on future spectrum allocations
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) is to consult later this year on plans to offer more spectrum in the 3.4GHz-3.7GHz and 26GHz-28GHz ranges for future 5G mobile services...
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| Middle East |
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Ecommerce license issuance soars in Ajman
The Ajman Free Zone e-commerce licence issuance to an array of new regional and global digital enterprises year–on-year ending December 2016 soared by 35 per cent...
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Amazon interested to buy Middle Eastern online retailer
According to sources, Amazon.com has agreed in principle to buy Dubai-based internet retailer Souq.com, one of the best-known names in the Middle East's online shopping market...
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Doha forum tackles key issues in telecoms sector
International Institute of Communication’s Telecommunications and Digital Media Forum is being held in Doha with with the aim to tackle a range of issues such as, stimulating investment in telecom and digital media...
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Azerspace-1 broadcasts Iranian TV channel
In order to provide to provide digital TV and VSAT services, Azerbaijan telecommunications satellite Azerspace-1 has started transmitting the Iranian public television channel TIN TV...
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| Alternative Telecom |
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Operator focused Android TV device to be launched
Amino will showcase at TV Connect 2017 a new small and powerful 4K UHD Android TV device designed specifically for operator-managed deployments...
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Portugal Telecom boosts fiber network
In a bid to provide better image quality with HD content, Portugal Telecom is continuing with the expansion of its fiber optic network and covered an additional 31,000 households…
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Next gen OTT platform to be launched by Midco
According to SeaChange International, Midco is upgrading its multi-market OTT video-on-demand system to the next-generation SeaChange Adrenalin multiscreen capable software platform...
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| North Africa |
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Video streaming on the uptake
Businesses and brand owners have been urged to take advantage of the Youtube for content creation sharing and return on investment as YouTube watchtime in Nigeria has increased by 150 percent...
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| Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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