SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
November 6, 2017 |
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Accenture launches global digital hackathon |
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Accenture, in alliance with Expo 2020 Dubai, has launched its first global digital hackathon, challenging participants from 11 cities to develop prototypes of human-centered digital solutions to help improve the quality of urban living.
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South Asia |
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iflix launches in Bangladesh
Streaming service iflix has launched its service in Bangladesh yesterday, in partnership with telecom operators Robi…
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Dial-up Internet comes to an end in Nepal
After an era of dial-up connection, the people using this technology has reduced significantly and now replaced with much faster and better technologies…
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3G and 4G Networks |
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Ericsson and Swisscom offer Gigabit LTE
Ericsson and Swisscom offer gigabit LTE connectivity to Swiss consumers, starting with the deployment of the Ericsson Radio Dot System in the operator's retail stores…
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Zamtel to upgrade network
Zamtel has begun modernising the first 100 out of a total 1,009 sites, which will see the rollout of 4G LTE speeds of up to 240Mbps...
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Alternative Telecom |
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NBN pilots ICT partner program for channel
NBN Co is launching a series of updates to spur midmarket and enterprise users to migrate to the national broadband network, including a program aimed at the ICT channel…
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China launches two navigation satellites
China, which is building its own navigation system to rival United States GPS, has launched two BeiDou-3 satellites into space though a single carrier rocket…
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Local OTT service reaches 10 million users
Mocha Messenger, an over-the-top (OTT) service that provides free Internet-based calls and messaging for users, reached some 10 million of users by the end of October, two years after its launch…
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Global Telecom Update |
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DoCoMo achieves URLLC with outdoor 5G trial
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has claimed two new world first with recent 5G trials, including the first successful outdoor trial of 5G technologies for ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC)...
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Sprint, Altice agree MVNO deal
To expand broadband communications and video services, Sprint and Altice have struck a new multi-year strategic agreement that will see Altice USA utilise Sprint’s network to provide mobile voice and data services to...
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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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