SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
April 25, 2017 |
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European Commission tightens laws on OTT providers |
Having conducted a review of the current ePrivacy Directive, the European Commission found that, although its objectives and principles remain sound, there have been important technological and economic developments in the market which the legislation needs to keep pace with...
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Industry players hail earlier 5G NR timeline |
Announced during the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and ratified at a 3GPP RAN Group plenary in March, the non-stand-alone option for 5G-NR is supported by a large group of operators and vendors and will have a significant impact on operators’ plans and to hasten early deployments of the new technology...
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3G and 4G Networks |
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ETECSA offers 3G pilot in Santiago de Cuba
To extend the data service to its citizens on a wider basis, Cuba’s state-owned telecoms operator ETECSA offered a pilot 3G network in the city of Santiago de Cuba...
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Monaco Telecom upgrades 1Gbps LTE network
After deploying a core network upgrade and a cloud RAN solution, Monaco Telecom said that its LTE service is now capable of offering a peak theoretical speed of 1 Gbps…
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MegaFon expands VoLTE availability
In a move to expand the geography of VoLTE services, MegaFon has made VoLTE available to a wider range of smartphones including Apple iPhone 6/7/SE devices…
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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PT Telkom offers TV-based video calling
To combine IPTV and IMS functionality with integrated video communication capabilities, Indonesia's PT Telkom has launchedmarket's first TV-based video communications service…
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YuppTV offers cross-platform live broadcasting device
To allow users to broadcast live across platforms including Facebook, Periscope, YouTube, etc, YuppTV, a US-based video application of South Asian content, has launched a live streaming device called Freedocast Pro…
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Snapchat offers a self-service ad platform
To give publishers a place to put ads as full-screen vertical videos, Snapchat offered a self-serve platform for its new ad product…
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Global Telecom Update |
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Micron teams up with Microsoft on IoT security
In order to address major challenges of providing trusted computing models for IoT deployments in industrial, automotive and consumer environments, Micron teamed up with Microsoft…
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Industry players hail earlier 5G NR timeline
Announced during the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and ratified at a 3GPP RAN Group plenary in March, the non-stand-alone option for 5G-NR is supported by a large group of operators and vendors and will have a...
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NTT Com gets international telecom license
NTT Communications received a Virtual Network Operator, International Long Distance (VNO-ILD) licence in India to meet customers' IT infrastructure and connectivity requirements...
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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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