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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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January 19, 2017 |
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Policy and Regulation
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- Singapore regulator to hold consultation on 5G
Singapore's Infocomm and Media Development Authority intened to conduct a public consultation covering 5G mobile networks during 2017... Read More
- Spanish telecom regulator approves fiber offer
CNMC, the Spanish telecom regulator has announced the approval of Telefonica Espana’s ‘NEBA Local’ service... Read More
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South Asia
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- Mobile broadband users cross 37 million in Pakistan
Mobile broadband subscription largely thanks to 3G & 4G services has shown a reasonable growth and has exceeded 37 million by the end of December 2016... Read More
- Nepal Telecom to offer 4G service to prepaid users
Nepal Telecom (NT) is set to make fourth generation (4G) mobile service available to prepaid customers from February 4 on the the occasion of the their 13th year in operations... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Algeria seeking digitization of services
After a successful experimentation of digitalization at the Boufarik’s office of State domains and land conservation, Algera, the technology will be extended to the rest of the country... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- 4G LTE service launched in Antarctica
Telefonica Moviles Argentina (Movistar) has launched Antarctica’s first 4G LTE mobile network to support 4G service for the 70 permanent residents and 5,000 annual visitors at Marambio... Read More
- Indonesian mobile operator to launch LTE-A pro technology
PT Indosat Ooredoo, the Indonesian mobile operator has plans to launch LTE-A Pro (4.5G) technology in 2017 which will double the achievable data speeds... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- OTT demand on the rise in Mexico
According to the Usuarios de Servicios de Telecomunicaciones, video is an important driver of online activity and over a third of Mexicans have subscribed to video based OTT services... Read More
- Ting seeks way to increase FTTH footprint
Ting has set an aggressive timeline to expand its FTTH footprint across multiple markets and is rapidly seeking ways to deploy the network quickly... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Belgian operator adds new features to IPTV service
Proximus, the Belgium based operator has annouced that it will be adding radio stations and podcasts to its IPTV service after signing an aggrement with Radioline... Read More
- Belarus to offer postal tracking via mobile app
A mobile application for tracking postal items is to be developed in Belarus which will further enable customers to call in a delivery agent and making payments... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Google acquires Twitter's mobile app developers platform Fabric
In a bid to help developers build better apps and grow their business, Google has acquired Twitter's mobile app developer platform Fabric. Read More
- Orange provides IoT roaming service
Orange Business Services (OBS) has secured a three-year contract with Italian telematics service provider Viasat Group to supply a global IoT roaming service... Read More
- Irish technology company begins working with Microsoft’s Augmented Reality headset
Irish technology firm, Action Point is talking to a number of multinationals in manufacturing about using HoloLens for site surveying and visualising Internet of Things data... Read More
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