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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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September 14, 2015 |
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Members
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- Ooredoo joins hands with Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs to keep Hajj visitors connected
As part of the partnership, Ooredoo is supporting the Ministry’s Health and Safety campaign during the 2015 season. Read More
- Mobily grants pilgrims free credit to contact their relatives after Harram accident
This was considered as a prompt response from Mobily to help pilgrims to overcome the emergency accident and improve the communications among them. Read More
- Arqiva takes another Eutelsat transponder
The multi-year agreement with Eutelsat not only supports continued growth in the satellite market, but it also confirms long-term commitment to customers, and to delivering service excellence at great value... Read More
- PCCW to launch VOD service in South Africa
PCCW, which operates IPTV service nowTV in Hong Kong, bought a majority stake in mobile VOD service Vuclip in March. The company includes Africa in its expansion plans... Read More
- Etisalat launches enhanced “managed services portal” to offer businesses real time network information and support
The new managed services portal is designed to provide business customers an around-the-clock 360-degree visibility with geolocation... Read More
- Arab mobile content delivers mobile payments to customers with SLA Mobile's Direct Operator Billing Solution
Direct Operator Billing allows users to pay for digital goods and services by charging the amount to their monthly phone bill or prepaid credit. Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- TRA heads Bahrain’s delegation to US-GCC Cyber Security Strategic cooperation Forum
The agenda for the Cyber Working Group included topics such as the basics and importance of national cyber strategy, approaches to critical infrastructure security and resilience related to cyber security... Read More
- France’s Free Mobile awarded additional spectrum by the country’s telecoms regulator
From May next year, the Iliad-owned telco will hold 15MHz duplex in France’s highly pressurised mobile marketplace. Read More
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South Asia
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- Etisalat revitalizes Sri Lanka's devotees during Kandy Esala Perahera
This is yet another initiative under Etisalat Lanka's Corporate Social Responsibility umbrella which continues the spirit of togetherness amongst communities... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Libya plans to rebuild economy through broadband
There are also plans to resurrect the tender for a management services contract related to Libya’s two main mobile operators. Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Dhiraagu launches LTE-A services in Maldives
In order to access the new mobile broadband network, which offers downlink/uplink speeds of 300Mbps/50Mbps, potential users need to have LTE Category 6 (CAT 6) devices... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- WhatsApp Web critical vulnerability fixed
The vulnerabilities allowed attackers to utilize the “vCard” contact card format to distribute malwares to unsuspecting users. Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Research suggests stronger discovery leads to increased content consumption
The ultimate goal for service and content providers should be to connect consumers to the entertainment programming that is most relevant to them at any given moment... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Alcatel-Lucent bringing G.fast to Taiwain
The new broadband technology will be commercially launched by the end of 2015 with carrier partner Chunghwa Telecom. Read More
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