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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
February 17, 2017 |
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| Amazon & Alibaba building network in Bangladesh |
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The postal division is going to team-up with global e-commerce giants Alibaba and Amazon to deliver their products across Bangladesh. A pilot project will be launched within a short time...
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| Text, voice call makes up half of mobile phone users |
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According to GSMA, almost half of mobile phone users worldwide are still only accessing voice and SMS services. South Korea, Qatar and the US are the highest-scoring markets in terms of mobile engagement...
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| Policy and Regulation |
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BTRC changes rule regarding subscriber usage record
According to BTRC, Mobile subscribers will soon be able to get their full usage information for the previous 60 days, by getting a log of their incoming calls, SMS and MMS...
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OFCA alters frequency reassignment plan
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has altered the proposed method for reassigning roughly 200MHz of spectrum in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands prior to the expiry of existing licences in 2020 and...
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TRAI to analyze call drops
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has initiated a test-drive assisted by operators to capture real-time data and voice quality to check the rate of falling call rates...
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| Alternative Telecom |
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Dhaka’s airport road to get digitalised
To upgrade Dhaka airport road to global standards, a modernization project has been launched, which includes playing zones, car parks, a dedicated lane for cycling and digital screens to display advertisements and awareness...
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Momentum towards FTTH deployments grows in Europe
According to the FTTH Council Europe, there are more than 20.5 million FTTH/B subscribers across the EU by the end of September 2016, while the penetration rate came to 9.4 per cent...
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Broadcast OTT service see surge in numbers
At least three of the original streaming video services from old-style US broadcasters have gone mass-market with well over 1 million subscribers...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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Text, voice call makes up half of mobile phone users
According to GSMA, almost half of mobile phone users worldwide are still only accessing voice and SMS services. South Korea, Qatar and the US are the highest-scoring markets in terms of mobile engagement...
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IBM and VISA to provide innovative IoT platform
IBM and Visa have launched a new IoT platform that will allow developers to put mobile payment technology in any connected device, from a ring on your finger to your car...
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Airtel sees opportunity in Idea-Vodafone merger
The merged Idea-Vodafone entity will exceed the 50% subscriber, revenue share limit in at least six licence areas, and will have to cede share to rivals such as Airtel…
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Air Telecom renamed Nordic Telecom
Czech virtual operator Air Telecom is changing its name to Nordic Telecom. It will drop the brands U:fon and Air Telecom, and only operate under the new name Nordic Telecom…
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| 3G and 4G Networks |
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USF approves 3G services to unserved area
Universal Service Fund and MoIT have approved modern broadband services to be provided to the un-served areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, spanning an area of more than 100,000 sq km...
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3G and 4G coverage to be improved with new towers
Optus has planned a $7 million commitment to the region with plans underway to build 13 new towers between Redridge and Avondale for better 3G and 4G coverage...
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Globe to deploy additional LTE network
Globe Telecomm Inc would install 425,000 high-speed broadband lines this year as it ramps up deployment of the 700 megahertz (MHz) spectrum that was co-acquired with PLDT last year...
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Digicel plans 4G in El Salvador
Digicel is planning to launch 4G services in El Salvador as part of a five-year, $428 million joint investment with the government…
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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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