SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
April 5, 2017 |
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Member News |
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Sudani Launches 4G Network in Sudan
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Eng. Tarig Hamza Zainelabdin, CEO of Sudatel Telecom Group, said “We have invested a significant amount in our 4G networks as we know that fast and reliable telecoms infrastructure will help our country’s... |
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Policy and Regulation |
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Regulator plans 4G guideline for Govt nod
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has completed its proposed licensing guideline for 4G services, which will be sent to the government shortly for final approval…
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Nepal telcos urged to implement 10-second billing
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has instructed operators to reduce billing durations for domestic calls from the current 20 seconds to 10 seconds from April 14…
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Kenyan mobile subscribers grows
According to the Communications Authority of Keny, the East African nation ended 2016 with a total of 38.98 million mobile subscribers, an increase of 3.4% from 37.71 million twelve months earlier…
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3G and 4G Networks |
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Telia, Ericsson achieve ‘record’ 4G speeds
Following successful tests by Telia and Ericsson, residents in Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm can soon expect to receive record-breaking 4G LTE connection speeds...
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TIM set to offer 700Mbps LTE
Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced plans to launch LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) services offering data download speeds of up to 700Mbps in the next few months, with upload speeds of up to 75Mbps…
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China 4G user base hits 807M
Chinese consumers’ uptake of 4G services confirmed no sign of decelerating in the first two months of 2017, as the big three operator’s added 45 million 4G connections to take their total to 807 million…
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Alternative Telecom |
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Ewe enhances FTTH network to Twist
To ensure speeds up to 100 Mbps download, German operator Ewe has extended its FTTH network into the town of Twist, where it will connect nearly 2,000 households...
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CST enhances fiber network speeds to 200Mbps
CompanhiaSantomense de Telecomunicacoes(CST) has doubled the maximum speed available across its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to 200Mbps…
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Global Telecom Update |
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NTT Com offers SDx+M solution
NTT Communications launchedits software-defined (SD) services and a suite of technologies with enhanced managed services under the name of SDx+M (Software Defined Everything and Management) Solution...
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NZ operators offer joint rural development program
To ensure access to fast broadband for thousands of rural households and businesses, New Zealand's mobile operators Spark, Vodafone New Zealand and 2degrees have submitted a joint proposal to improve rural broadband and...
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Verizon, GSMA team up on IoT security featuring eUICC platform
In order to provide security for IoT devices, Verizon and mobile association GSMA teamed up on eUICC SIM cards for IoT security…
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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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