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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
November 19, 2019 |
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| Eutelsat’s statement on FCC decision regarding C-Band spectrum |
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Eutelsat Communications welcomes the decision of the FCC laying out a framework for the public auction of a portion of C-band spectrum between 3.7-4.2 GHz, which it regards as an important first step in expediting rapidly and equitably the clearance of C band frequencies for mobile 5G services...
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| FCC to auction 5G spectrum |
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that he will direct his agency to auction off the nation’s long-awaited 5G spectrum...
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| Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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RTVE considers streaming plan
The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is looking into the possibility of changing its proprietary channel Teledeporte into a streaming service...
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Vianeos partners with Sunrise in Switzerland
The Sunrise TV NEO offer is an OTT subscription allowing TV viewers to watch content on several devices such as mobile, tablet, Apple TV and now Samsung smart TVs...
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SK Telecom launches 5G-powered VR service
SK Telecom launched a new virtual reality (VR) service powered by fifth-generation (5G) network technologies, which will enable users around the world to meet in the virtual space...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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Kenya’s Safaricom in joint licence bid for Addis entry
Safaricom submitted a joint bid for one of two Ethiopian telecoms licences next year due to the high entry costs that are expected to breach the Ksh100 billion (US$0.98 billion) mark...
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Telefónica reports surge in IoT consumers
The number of consumers using connected devices and applications has increased 66% in two years, according to Telefónica’s second report on the Internet of Things (IoT)...
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| Middle East |
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UAE mobile network change name
Telecom service providers in the UAE changed their network names to 'CRC 30' to mark the 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
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BBK launches AI-powered 24/7 virtual assistant
BBK has launched the ‘Ask BBK’ Virtual Assistant, which is an artificial intelligence (AI) channel designed to interact with customers round the clock...
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CBO upgrades its e-payments system
In line with CBO’s vision to promote e-payments in the country, the MPCSS platform has been upgraded to enable additional functionality in the mobile payments space...
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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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