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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
December 15, 2018 |
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| Eutelsat and The Switch partner to deliver global satellite and fiber occasional use network |
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The Switch® and Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) are joining forces to provide a new, independent offer delivering an unparalleled satellite and fibre video contribution network. The partnership will provide The Switch’s user community of over 800 of the world’s leading content producers and distributors with the ability to transmit feeds on a minute-by-minute basis to and from large parts of the globe...
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| UAE rated most advanced Mena country for online shopping |
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As the e-commerce market gains momentum regionally and globally, the UAE is making strides and the Emirates is rated the most advanced country for online shopping in the Mena and is ranked fourth among the top 10 developing economies...
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| Thailand to auction 2.6-GHz spectrum in 2H19 |
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Thai telecoms regulator NBTC has revealed plans to hold a 2600-MHz spectrum auction in the second half of 2019 as part of efforts to facilitate the launch of 5G by 2020...
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Batelco announces its 4th ‘Bahrain Eye’ photography contest
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Batelco, in line with its commitment to youth and the arts, and in partnership with the Capital Governorate, The Avenues, Huawei, Ashraf and Nikon, has announced the launch of its fourth photographic competition... |
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Zain launches exclusive Amazon Prime Video offer for first time in Kuwait
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Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of an exclusive Amazon Prime Video offer for the first time in Kuwait... |
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du announces availability of eSIM on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR
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du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has announced the availability of eSIM on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR... |
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PCCW Global and Orange collaborate to land PEACE cable in France
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PCCW Global, will collaborate with Orange to jointly land the high-speed 12,000 km-long Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) cable in Marseille, France, terminating the system in a carrier-neutral data center and... |
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Apple to build new campus in Austin and add jobs across the US
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Apple announced a major expansion of its operations in Austin, including an investment of US$1 billion to build a new campus in North Austin... |
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Swisscom ultrafast broadband rollout hits halfway point
Swisscom has reached the halfway point of its nationwide network upgrade and expansion programme having deployed ‘ultrafast’ broadband to the municipality of Saint-Barthelemy, the 1,111th community to receive the...
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PTCL and SCO collaborate to lay optical fiber cable
Special Communications Organization (SCO) and PTCL have entered in contract to lay more than 600 Kms of optical Fiber Cable in FATA to provide basic telephony and data services to region...
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Hutch to boost 4G network in Sri Lanka
Hutch has revealed plans to invest US$200 million in the medium term post-merger with Etisalat to bolster 4G services and win more businesses in the highly competitive mobile telecom market...
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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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