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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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June 28, 2016 |
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Omantel offers 4G router and extra mobile data
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Investing in the future of the nation, Omantel connects even the remotest communities of the sultanate to each other and the rest of the world...
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Eutelsat to lean on video as it reviews strategic priorities and financial objectives
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Eutelsat’s strategy in developed markets will be to optimise value, notably by increasing direct access to customers by integrating or reorganising indirect distribution, stimulating HDTV and Ultra HD take-up and implementing more segmented pricing strategies...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Mobile roaming, Brexit, and unintended consequences
The impacts of Brexit on mobile roaming are by no means large in overall economic terms, but they provide an example of the breadth of ripple effects that can be expected after the UK referendum... Read More
- Bahrain telecom landscape changing with new initiatives
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), as part of the plan, is developing a mast permitting project, which would also makes the Kingdom first in the MENA region to establish a complete regulatory and permitting framework in this regard... Read More
- Etisalat demands fair market regulations before 4th operator TE enters
Clear regulatory frameworks need to be put in place, regarding the advantages, services, licenses, and frequencies that the company will obtain. Equality, justice, fair competition amongst operators, and a general growth in the sector are key pillars for this framework... Read More
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South Asia
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- Pakistani investor seeks shares in WorldCall Telecom Ltd
In a filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday, WTL said Allied Supplies and Services (Pvt) Ltd and Dunya Technologies Ltd have expressed the intention to acquire 56.8 percent of ordinary shares and 100 percent of convertible preference shares, respectively, from Omantel... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- MTN sees number of Uganda phone operators dwindling
MTN is the continent’s biggest provider with operations in 17 African countries... Read More
- MasterCard transfers 2 million electronic wallets from Vodafone Cash
The agreement signed by MasterCard and Vodafone aimed to speed up the money transfer process, and assist in the implementation of the new MasterCard strategy. The service also allows the transfer of funds to any electronic wallet, any mobile network, or any device in Egypt... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- 3GPP sets 2018 as freeze date for 5G air interfaces
By September 2016, the 3GPP work plan stipulates that the requirements for the radio interfaces be completed. Layer 1 and Layer 2 specs would then be completed by December 2017, with an initial focus on licensed bands... Read More
- SK Telecom, Ericsson demonstrate 5G network platform
The SDTI platform allows mobile network infrastructure components, including CPUs, memory chips and storage devices, to be disaggregated and recomposed together to provide the optimal level of infrastructure scale for various 5G services... Read More
- Telenor working towards 4G launch in Myanmar
Telenor has carried out tests of 4G technology in a number of major cities in Myanmar and is pushing the government to allocate spectrum to make rollout possible... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Half of APAC cellcos have OTT partnerships
Asked about the main obstacles to partnering with OTT providers, respondents named an inability or difficulty competing with the growing number of market entrants as the largest challenge, followed by difficulty controlling QoS of OTT services. Complications involved with billing for OTT services came third... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Naspers sees 11% tumble in TV, video revenues
The South African company expects that the weakened South African rand and a poor macroeconomic outlook could reduce growth and profitability still further in the video entertainment sector... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Verizon plans to sell $1.2 billion in bonds backed by phone contracts
The approach is borrowed from the auto industry, where financing companies for years have bundled auto loans into bonds. The wireless industry’s model is shifting in that direction as phones get more expensive and financing plans proliferate... Read More
- SME’s still struggling to enter cloud market
Small service providers by their nature have to be innovative if they are to survive, as they have to be very flexible to win opportunities and work around their larger competitors... Read More
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