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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 9, 2016 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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- du chairman envisions the smart city of tomorrow
By integrating systems of vendor agnostic and open platforms du believes Dubai can foster unlimited innovation and adoption of all evolving technologies to create a Smart Dubai... Read More
- PTCL signs MOU with Telenor for infrastructure sharing
This MoU will facilitate Telenor to avail of PTCL’s vast network footprint and infrastructure spread nationwide for its growing 3G subscriber base... Read More
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Policy and Regulation
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- Zero Rating ban: Telcos mull creating own apps and bypassing internet
Mobile carriers are considering creative workarounds to hold on to data customers and reduce the impact of the telecom regulator's latest regulation prohibiting discriminatory pricing of data services... Read More
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South Asia
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- Operator's new strategies to additional revenue streams in India
2016 is expected to be a year where the new strategies will begin to yield results and some new trends emerge as the dynamics of telecom industry continues to change... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- HTC grabs 8% smartphone market share in Egypt
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp has captured a market share in Egypt of 8 percent by the end of 2015 up from 2 percent in the same period a year earlier... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Orange, T-Mobile Poland using new LTE bands
Polish cellular operators Orange and T-Mobile have begun using the new 800MHz and 2600MHz frequencies that they won at auction in October and which were released by the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) late last month... Read More
- BT uses G.fast to deliver cloud radio access network cellular service over copper
This removes the need for mobile operators to invest in expensive, high-capacity backhaul links over dedicated fibre connections... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Viacom extends ad deal with Snapchat
Viacom is the only television company to have this arrangement with Snapchat... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Vodafone TV Portugal launches The QYOU on IPTV network
Vodafone Portugal has launched the linear channel of The QYOU, the entertainment company focused on the curation and programming of short-form video content, on its IPTV service... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- UK moves to accelerate digital health uptake and promote digital health technologies
The new Digital Accelerator programme will support emerging SMEs in development of their products through consultation with clinicians and healthcare experts as well as creating opportunities to implement these in hospitals... Read More
- GSMA issues security guidelines for IoT
The guidelines have been designed with the entire IoT ecosystem in mind; including IoT service providers, device manufacturers, developers and network operators. Concerns over security is the biggest barrier to implementing IoT among telecoms operators... Read More
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