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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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October 18, 2016 |
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STC inks deal with Nokia to deploy 4.5G across Saudi Arabia
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Using 4.5G technology, including Saudi Arabia's first indoor small cells deployment, STC managed the huge traffic demands during this year's Hajj pilgrimage, which during peak times recorded an increase in 4G traffic of 600 percent compared to 2015...
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Toyota Tsusho partners with Etisalat to develop connected car technologies and applications
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Under the terms of the deal, Toyota Tsusho and Etisalat will jointly pursue opportunities to develop connected car technologies and applications to enhance the connected car ecosystem in UAE and the region...
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Zain Group third-quarter 2016 net income increases 12%
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Zain Kuwait remains the most efficient mobile operator within the Group and one of the most efficient in the region with an enviable 49% EBITDA margin...
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Policy and Regulation
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- Ofcom brings forward 700MHz spectrum release
By bringing the redistribution of spectrum forward, Ofcom hopes to benefit the UK economy to the tune of around £14-15 million. 20MHz of spectrum in the part of the 700MHz band known as the centre gap should be allocated for use by mobile data (specifically mobile downlink)... Read More
- Governments in Middle East and North Africa on pace to spend US $11.7 billion on IT in 2016
The top priority for Middle East governments is cybersecurity. Governments are focusing on releasing cybersecurity frameworks and by mandating country-specific regulatory policies, which include NESA in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), QCB in Qatar and SAMA in Saudi Arabia... Read More
- Oman to introduce a third telecom provider
Oman’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) has decided to finish all the procedures for a third telecom provider in the country to enhance the competition in the telecommunications sector... Read More
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South Asia
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- RCom plans to sell 51% of tower business for $1.7b
The operator has provisionally agreed to sell the controlling stake in its tower business to private equity company Brookfield. RCom plans to maintain the remaining 49% stake in the business... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Vodafone Egypt submits 50% of agreed licence payment
The NTRA has agreed with the three mobile phone operators to receive the payments for the 4G licence within a month. They also agreed to pay 50% of the amount in US dollars... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Ericsson, Telia complete tests on Europe's 'first' 5G trial system
Telia said the peak speeds were more than 40 times faster than current maximum speeds available on 4G, with city testing set to take place in the Swedish and Estonian capitals of Stockholm and Tallinn in 2018... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Google open sources the code that powers its domain registry
Google has released Nomulus, the Java-based registry platform that powers Google’s own .google and .foo top level domains (TLDs)... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Vemba acquires Epoxy social publishing platform
Aiming to be the only online video solution offering ‘seamless’ video distribution across all content platforms, Vemba has acquired social platform Epoxy... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- 2 billion mobile banking users by 2021
More than 2bn consumers around the world will have used their mobile devices for banking purposes by the end of 2021, compared to 1.2bn this year... Read More
- BT and Huawei announce 40Gbps fibre network speed breakthrough
The companies were able to run 2.5Gbps, 10Gbps and 40Gbps connections simultaneously with the new technology, opening up the potential for far higher end user speeds... Read More
- Nokia announces 'three steps to heaven' network transformation plan
A major challenge in operator and vendor partnership is choosing the best technology strategy and understanding its impact on future upgrades, new revenue opportunities, and meeting roll-out targets and network optimization goals... Read More
- Samsung starts production of 10nm system-on-a-chip products
Samsung became the first company to mass-produce a FinFET mobile application processor in January 2015, and the company was tapped by Qualcomm last year as a partner to manufacturer the Snapdragon 820 chipset... Read More
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