SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
May 21, 2017 |
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Zain launches iflix service across the region |
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Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa region (MENA), and iflix, the leading Streaming Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets announce the official launch of iflix’s world-class service across several of Zain’s markets...
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Nokia and Finnish government test LTE for public safety |
Finland’s public security group has carried out a demonstration of running public safety communications voice and data in a trial with Nokia and Telia…
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North Africa |
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OilLibya signs up with Ecobank for smart ATMs
OilLibya, has announced it is linking with Ecobank, the Pan-African banking group which will provide sophisticated ATMs at its service stations…
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HerZone.com introduced in Egypt
To deliver new packages of products and services for its consumers in Egypt and the Middle East, HerZone.com announced the official launch of the website and its application in Egypt...
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3G and 4G Networks |
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Claro boosts 4G coverage in Ceara
Claro Brasil has expanded 4G coverage in the Brazilian state of Ceara, adding five new municipalities (Barreira, Cascavel, Jaguaruana, Lavras da Mangabeira and Mauriti) to its network…
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AT&T launches nationwide LTE-M network for IoT
In order to create an LTE-M footprint covering 400 million people, AT&T has completed deployment of its nationwide LTE-M network for the internet of things (IoT) ahead of schedule…
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America Movil set to install 4.5G in Mexico
America Movil has decided to roll out a 4.5G LTE network in Mexico by the end of this year which will pave the way for the deployment of a 5G network by 2020 to meet rising demand for mobile data services…
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Alternative Telecom |
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Magyar Telekom introduces Flip
The Hungarian incumbent Magyar Telekom has launched a new fixed line brand named Flip for home which offers 100 Mbps broadband speeds…
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Telstra plans for Programmable Network
Australian operator Telstra is considering to offer SDN and NFV, cloud platform and data centers as well as global and Australian networks in one integrated and intelligent platform…
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Calkins Digital teams up with comScore on OTT solutions
Calkins Digital teamed up with comScore to streamline the integration of verified third-party audience measurement data on emerging OTT platforms…
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Zain launches iflix service across the region
Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa region (MENA), and iflix, the leading Streaming Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets announce the official...
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Global Telecom Update |
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HGC signs IPX peering deal with Telenor
Hutchison Global Communications increased its connectivity to Europe through a new IPX peering agreement with Telenor...
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Celcom performs Malaysia’s first 5G trial
According to Malaysian mobile network operator, Celcom Axiata has carried out Malaysia’s first 5G trial, and the first 5G trial conducted using 28GHz spectrum in Southeast Asia…
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China Telecom establishes NB-IoT tech beachhead
China Telecom Corp established the world's biggest coverage in the narrowband internet of things, which has a wide range of commercial applications in fields including smart parking and intelligent manufacturing…
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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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