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FCC to approve SpaceX broadband application
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed that the agency approve an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellite technologies in the United States and on a global basis...
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Iranian CRA regulates VAS texts
Iran's Communication Regulatory Authority (CRA) is aiming to regulate Value Added Services (VAS) delivered via text messages...
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PTA to group CNIC, IMEI numbers to curb phone thefts
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is in the process of grouping mobile numbers, their owners’ national identity codes and their phones’ unique identities with international mobile subscriber...
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| South Asia |
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Nepal’s teledensity stands at 141 percent
Nepal’s telephone penetration or tele-density has reached 141.8 per cent so far, thanks to the aggressive expansion of telecom services by telecom companies across the country in recent years...
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PTCL’s profit surges 168 percent in 2017
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) posted nearly twofold rise in profit for the year ended on December 31, 2017, at its Board of Directors meeting held in Islamabad...
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| Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Akado launches OTT TV service
The Russian cable operator Akado Telekom has launched an OTT service in partnership with Lifestream...
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Oman based bank launches e-wallet
Omani bank, Alizz Islamic Bank has launched the ‘Alizz Wallet’ within its existing mobile banking application which enables customers to transfer funds instantly from wallet to wallet anywhere and at any time...
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