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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
December 30, 2018 |
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| NCC to lower usage fees for telecoms to boost 5G |
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The NCC said it has proposed adjusted frequency band and coverage coefficients to encourage telecoms to invest in 5G and infrastructure. The adjustment was primarily proposed because the nation is to auction off bandwidth to be used for 5G so that the service can be developed by 2020...
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| Egypt to replace 95% of its copper telecom network with fibre optics cable by 2020 |
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By modernising its internet network, Egypt wants to improve its broadband internet penetration rate that was 43.3% in 2015. By 2020, the government would replace 95% of its copper telecom network, which is now 60% replaced, with fibre optics cable...
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| Super-fast WiFi rolls out in UAE |
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Millions of passengers at Abu Dhabi Airport will now have access to the fastest WiFi connection in the world. Abu Dhabi Airports on Sunday announced its airport-wide ‘Super-Fi’ connection that will increase internet upload and download speeds to a maximum of 200 mbps per user...
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| Policy and Regulation |
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BTRC floats tender seeking third party
In an attempt to ensure improvement in and proper quality of service (QoS) in the telecom sector, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has chalked out plans to assign the responsibility to a third party...
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NCC to lower usage fees for telecoms to boost 5G
The NCC said it has proposed adjusted frequency band and coverage coefficients to encourage telecoms to invest in 5G and infrastructure. The adjustment was primarily proposed because the nation is to auction off bandwidth to...
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Linesight completes $250m data centre projects in Mena
Linesight said it has completed data centre projects worth over US$250 million in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain amid growing demand for such facilities in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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Deloitte expects 5G action in Q2
The new year will see the large-scale launch of 5G wireless networks as the start of commercial services rapidly approaches, accounting firm Deloitte said this month...
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SaaS company selects Zayo for colocation
Zayo was selected by a global software as a service (SaaS) company for data centre colocation...
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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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