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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
February 20, 2019 |
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| Alfa Sports now on Cablevision |
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Alfa, managed by Orascom TMT, announces that the Alfa Sports app, the exclusive broadcaster of the Alfa Basketball and Volleyball Championships as well as other sports activities, is now available on the Cablevision network thanks to an agreement signed between Alfa CEO and Chairman, Mr. Marwan Hayek and Cablevision’s CEO, Ms. Samar Khalil...
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| Bangladesh pushes for third submarine cable |
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With existing internet bandwidth likely to be exhausted next year, Bangladesh is in talks with a consortium for a third undersea cable connection. The third cable Bangladesh wants to connect to is going to be further out into the Bay of Bengal than the first two, which will jack up the branch line cost...
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| Alternative Telecom |
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Chorus achieves 1.6Gbps speeds in WPON trial
New Zealand wholesale operator Chorus has completed a trial of gigabit-speed wireless passive optical networking (WPN) technology for last mile connectivity...
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Oi FTTH network reaches 31 cities
Brazilian telecoms operator Oi has extended its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to a total of 31 cities across ten states...
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Smart Telecom expands mobile service in Nepal
Smart Telecom has done expansion of its services to more cities and areas and its 4G service has reached to 19 districts, with the recent expansion...
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Bangladesh pushes for third submarine cable
With existing internet bandwidth likely to be exhausted next year, Bangladesh is in talks with a consortium for a third undersea cable connection. The third cable Bangladesh wants to connect to is going to be further out...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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AT&T expands Wi-Fi roaming deal with Boingo
AT&T has expanded its roaming agreement with Boingo Wireless to include more than 80 venues, including major airports, military bases and other places that have Boingo’s Passpoint-certified networks...
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XL Axiata cutting 2G network usage amid focus on data
Indonesian mobile network operator XL Axiata has revealed that since the start of 2018 it has been scaling back its legacy 2G (GSM) network to focus more on advanced mobile data services...
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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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