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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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June 21, 2016 |
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Batelco first to launch 4G+ advanced in Bahrain
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It is the next major step in the evolution of Batelco’s mobile network; the network roll-out has just started and the network will be growing over the coming months...
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‘Innovate for Refugees’: MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab launches global competition to find pioneering solutions to address refugee challenges
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In partnership with Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator across the Middle East and Africa, and MBC Hope, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of MBC, and supported by the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) and Jusoor...
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du University hosts its first coaching conference
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The conference aimed at offering international best practices and expert advice in recognition of 100-plus coaches and mentors at du...
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Microsoft previews contactless payments on Wallet app
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Microsoft works with Mastercard and Visa and a range of banks and credit unions to support the Wallet app...
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Policy and Regulation
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- China internet regulator to crack down on online comments
The Chinese government already exercises widespread controls over the Internet and has sought to codify that policy in Law... Read More
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South Asia
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- US govt agency investing $250 million in Myanmar telecoms
US government development finance institution the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has announced its first investment in Myanmar's burgeoning telecoms sector with a $250 million loan to Apollo Towers Myanmar... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Mauritius most innovative country in Africa
Each nation must find the right mix of policies to mobilize the innate innovative and creative potential in their economies... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- VoLTE subscriber base, revenue future
As VoLTE continues to surge, the need for roaming becomes greater, giving rise to VoLTE roaming as the next big thing to come — and fuelling the debate over local breakout (LBO) versus S8 home routing (S8HR)... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Yahoo launches Storyteller marketing studio
Yahoo Storytellers offers advertisers content consulting services and curriculum-based workshops, development of premium video and a full range of editorial content, influencer activations across social platforms and partnership extensions... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Twitter has bought a machine learning startup that can sharpen real-time video
Earlier this year, some machine learning research was unveiled, showing how algorithms can essentially upgrade the resolution of low-res videos using ordinary graphics cards... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Global telecommunications executives capitalize on digital convergence via cross-sector alliances and M&A
Digital disruption and changing consumer preferences have telecommunications executives considering deals outside of the telco sector. More than a third (34%) of respondents are pursuing cross-sector deals... Read More
- IoT won't be a source of revenue for telcos: New Street Research
Telcos won't be able to use their current monetisation model based on the amount of data being used, because the usage will be determined by devices all around customers -- and the data needed to connect to those will be significantly higher... Read More
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