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Industry News Briefing
March 5, 2018 |
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SAMENA Council emphasizes on industry challenges during GSMA MENA workshop |
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The workshop was attended by ministers and senior regulators from MENA to look at the path to 5G and spectrum. SAMENA Council with its focus on broadband investment-friendly policies and addressing issues that drive efficient investment decisions, presented on some of the industry challenges...
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Governor of CITC: Proud of STC investments in Saudi youth |
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His Excellency the Governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Salem Al Ruwais, expressed pride on STC's plan to invest in young Saudis and noted that the positive presence of Saudi youth was astonishing at the Mobile World Congress...
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Policy and Regulation |
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ARKEP gearing up for spectrum sale
Kosovo’s telecoms watchdog has begun preparing to make more spectrum available to operators, opening a tender for consultation on pricing for the airwaves...
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Nigeria’s internet users rise by 6% in Q4 2017
The number of mobile Internet subscriptions across mobile network operators (MNOs) increased by 5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, a new industry report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed...
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Sky launches Netflix rival in Switzerland
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has launched a subscription video-on-demand service in Switzerland offering TV series and movies for a flat monthly fee...
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Google brings real-time video segmentation to YouTube app
Google has announced the introduction of real-time, on-device mobile video segmentation to the YouTube app, by integrating this technology into the latter's stories feature, a new lightweight video format, designed...
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Global Telecom Update |
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Mobile players race ahead with 5G plans
Technology companies are losing no time after the world’s biggest smartphone trade show to ensure their plans to seize on fifth generation (5G) telecommunications opportunities are realised over the coming months...
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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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