EDITORIAL
[columns indent=”20″ bottom=”25″] [column places=”3″]Dear Readers,
Yet another happening month has ended in the ICT industry of the world. According to PTA, Newly announced 3G services are now being used by around 2.5 million cellular subscribers in Pakistan. The Minister of State for Information Technology, Ms. Anusha Rahman, held a consultative session with the consultants of ITU and NIPA, Korea who are providing technical assistance to Ministry of IT to devise an e-Government Master Action Plan along with E-services Deployment Strategy. Telenor Pakistan has appointed Khurrum Ashfaque as its chief technology officer, effective 15 September. Mobilink has introduced a new bill payment facility for its postpaid customers across the country. The operator’s consumers can now pay their bill through several banks.
State-owned telco Uzbektelecom has delayed the launch of its planned GSM network until H1 2015. Megafon Tajikistan has launched its innovative base station in Shakhristan in the Sogd region. Beeline Uzbekistan has appointed Oraz Abdurazakov the new CEO of Buzton, one of the two companies working under the Beeline brand in Uzbekistan. State Communication Committee of Uzbekistan allocated 2.5 million numbers to UMS, of which 1.5 million were issued for Tashkent. Armenian three mobile network operators – VivaCell-MTS, ArmenTel (Beeline) and Orange Armenia – have now deployed 3G services covering 97.7% of the territory, while 2G coverage stands at 100%. Afghan operator Roshan has launched the M-Paisa mobile banking service in partnership with Afghan United Bank (AUB).
Qualcomm Technologies, has announced the general availability of the LTE Broadcast Software Development Kit (SDK) through the Qualcomm Developer Network. The LTE Broadcast SDK is designed to empower software developers to create applications that harness the unique benefits of LTE Broadcast connectivity and content delivery on LTE Broadcast capable devices featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.
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[/succsess_box] [columns indent=”20″ bottom=”25″] [column places=”3″]Kcell Starts Hajj Roaming Offer
Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell, controlled by the TeliaSonera group, has introduced a roaming services promotion in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj season. The promotion will be accessible on the network of the operator Etisalat until 31 October.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Qualcomm Announces General Availability for Mobile Industry’s First LTE Broadcast SDK
Qualcomm Technologies, has announced the general availability of the LTE Broadcast Software Development Kit (SDK) through the Qualcomm Developer Network. The LTE Broadcast SDK is designed to empower software developers to create applications that harness the unique benefits of LTE Broadcast connectivity and content delivery on LTE Broadcast capable devices featuring Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors. Developers will be able to access a common application protocol interface (API) that can be used in all regions around the world that are trialing, testing or deploying LTE Broadcast.Source: Qualcomm PR [/column] [column]
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Tele2 Kazakhstan Offers ‘Even Cheaper’ Tariff in New Regions
Mobile operator Tele2 Kazakhstan has expanded the coverage of its ‘Even Cheaper’ tariff to two additional regions, Kyzylorda and Eastern Kazakhstan. Unlimited on-net calls are offered under the tariff, while calls to fixed networks as well as mobile networks of other mobile operators cost KZT 6 per minute. The daily subscription is KZT 10.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Mobilink and Quintessentially Offer Exclusive Services for Business Customers
Mobilink has partnered with “Quintessentially Lifestyle” to provide top quality concierge services as a means to provide the best lifestyle and travel experience to customers through a bouquet of exclusively designed services. These services will be offered exclusively to members of the Mobilink ONE Loyalty Program who can avail them round-the-clock through Quintessentially’s network of more than 65 destinations worldwide. The partnership was announced at a signing ceremony held at Mobilink Head Office, Islamabad.Source: Mobilink PR [/column] [column]
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Uzbektelecom Delays GSM Launch
State-owned telco Uzbektelecom has delayed the launch of its planned GSM network until H1 2015, Alisher Fayzullaev, announced by the deputy chairperson of the State Committee for ICT (CCITT). Uzbektelecom had planned to introduce GSM services at the end of 2014 but has been forced to postpone the launch after an equipment tender announced in July this year fell through, when none of the submitted proposals complied with the terms of the tender.Source: TeleGeography [/column] [column]
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Azercell Launches New Prepaid Plans
Azerbaijan mobile operator Azercell has introduced its new Genc Ol tariff line to subscribers. The line includes the Genc Ol 5 and Genc Ol 10 tariffs. The monthly subscription costs AZN 5 under the Genc Ol 5 tariff, and the plan includes 300 minutes of calls to other subscribers on the plan, 20 minutes of local on-net calls and 10 minutes of local calls to other networks, as well as 300 SMS and 500 MB mobile internet.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Anusha Rahman Meets ITU Consultants for E-Governance Roadmap
The Minister of State for Information Technology, Ms. Anusha Rahman, held a consultative session with the consultants of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), Korea who are providing technical assistance to Ministry of IT to devise an e-Government Master Action Plan along with E-services Deployment Strategy for the Citizen of Pakistan through a fully funded of ITU.The said session was also attended by the Member (Telecom), ED (NITB), Director (ICU) and other officials of the Ministry of Information Technology.Source: PTA PR [/column] [column]
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Mobilink Launches Bill Payment through Banks
Pakistani mobile operator Mobilink has introduced a new bill payment facility for its postpaid customers across the country. The operator’s consumers can now pay their bill through several banks including Summit Bank, JS Bank, Soneri Bank, Muslim Commercial Bank, Meezan Bank, Habib Metropolitan Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Faysal Bank, United Bank Limited, Habib Bank, Silk Bank, Industrial Commercial Bank of China and Askari Bank. Mobilink’s subscribers can also pay the bill through these banks’ websites.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Megafon Tajikistan Launches Innovative Base Station
Mobile operator Megafon Tajikistan has launched its innovative base station in Shakhristan in the Sogd region. The base station, which is based 3,500 metres above sea level, contains batteries and solar panels, as well as a diesel power-generator. The base station covers the important motorway connecting the Northern and Southern parts of the country.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Megacom Halves Cost of Traffic for Online TV Service
Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Megacom has halved the cost of its internet traffic packages enabling access to the Online TV service from the operator. The two-hour package has been reduced to KGS 20. Online TV service is accessible over handsets.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Mobicash Partners with Shifa Foundation
Mobicash, the fastest growing Mobile financial service in Pakistan, has signed an agreement with Shifa Foundation, Islamabad to facilitate donation collections. The service allows collection of donation as low as Rupees 10 through Mobicash Retail outlets and Mobicash Mobile Accounts. Contributions are routed through Mobicash’s secure financial management network directly in to Shifa Foundation’s account ensuring maximum transparency.Source: Mobicash-PR [/column] [column]
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Megafon Tajikistan Launches Roaming Promo in Saudi Arabia
Mobile operator Megafon Tajikistan has launched a promotion of its roaming services in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj season. Outgoing calls to Tajikistan cost TJS 4 per minute under the promotion, and incoming calls cost TJS 0.50 per minute. Sending SMS costs TJS 0.50. The offer is valid until 31 October.Source: Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Tcell Offers Roaming Promo for Hajj
Tajikistan mobile operator Tcell has introduced a promotion of its roaming services in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage season. Incoming calls are offered for TJS 0.60 per minute under the promotion, and SMS cost TJS 0.50. The promotion is valid until 30 November. Outgoing calls to Tajikistan and other countries cost TJS 4.40 per minute, and the rate of calls within Saudi Arabia is TJS 3.30 per minute.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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USD6.5m Spent 0n Six Unused Towers
US watchdog the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has criticized the State Department and the Department of Defence (DoD) for funding six telecom towers which have not been used and have led to one fatality. In a note to US Secretary of State John Kerry, inspector general John Sopko pointed out that the US had spent USD6.5 million on the towers, despite notice from local telcos that they would not connect to the infrastructure due to security concerns – having received repeated threats from the Taliban – and that the DoD did not want to keep them due to the high cost of fuel to power the towers’ generators.Source: Telegeography
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Tele2 Kazakhstan Offers Bonus When Buying Number Online
Mobile operator Tele2 Kazakhstan has introduced bonus packages for subscribers purchasing telephone numbers and starter packages from the operator on its online shop. Bundles including 200 minutes of on-net calls, 200 on-net SMS and 200 MB mobile internet traffic will be offered each month for three months. The promotion requires a top-up of KZT 200 each month and is valid until 30 November.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Uzmobile Introduces New Price Plans
Uzbekistan national operator Uztelecom announced price changes at its Uzmobile unit, which provides mobile services under the CDMA-450 standard. The ‘VIP Universal’ tariff for USD 0.65 daily subscription will offer 250 minutes of daily on-net calls and calls to other Ubekistan networks, with additional calls at USD 0.01 per minute.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Beeline Uzbekistan Appoints New Buzton CEO
Mobile operator Beeline Uzbekistan has appointed Oraz Abdurazakov the new CEO of Buzton, one of the two companies working under the Beeline brand in Uzbekistan. Abdurazakov head PR at Beeline Uzbekistan since 2008. He will combine those duties with those of CEO.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Altel Launches Lenovo Smartphone Promo
Kazakhstan operator Altel, a subsidiary of the national operator Kazakhtelecom, has introduced a promotion of smartphones from Lenovo in its shops. A dual-sim device powered by the Android 4.2 OS is offered starting from KZT 9,990, depending on the tariff chosen.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Ekaterina Agandzhanova is New Head of Beeline’s HR Department
Largest communication operator Beeline appointed Ekaterina Agandzhanova as Human Resources and Organizational Development Director of Unitel LLC. She replaced Yulia Brusova, who completed her work in Uzbekistan.Source: Uzdaily [/column] [column]
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Universal Mobile System Receives 2.5m Numbers
Universal Mobile System, a mobile operator, which renders services under MTS brand in Uzbekistan, received 2.5 million numbers at the initial stage. State Communication Committee of Uzbekistan allocated 2.5 million numbers to UMS, of which 1.5 million were issued for Tashkent and others – to regions of Uzbekistan, the agency said quoting source.Source: Uzdaily [/column] [column]
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Megacom Offers Credit for Services
Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Megacom has introduced its new Balance+ option, enabling customers to use services from the operator even with zero balance. A KGS 10-size top-up is offered over the USSD menu, with a commission fee of KGS 2. The re-payment and the commission fee are deducted two days after the top-up of the balance.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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MTS Uzbekistan Applies for Loan from Alokabanka
Uzbekistan mobile operator Universal Mobile Systems (UMS), a subsidiary of Russian mobile operator MTS, has applied to Uzbekistan bank Alokabanka for a loan. Shareholders of the bank will decide on the credit during an extraordinary shareholders meeting on 20 September.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Beeline Uzbekistan Offers 3G Devices Promo
Mobile operator Beeline Uzbekistan has introduced a promotion for subscribers buying 3G tablets or smartphones in shops of the operator. The promotion is valid until the end of the year.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Vivacell Introduces New Daily On-Net Unlimited Plan
Armenian mobile operatior VivaCell, a subsidiary of Russian and CIS mobile operator MTS, has introduced its new ‘Super Zero Daily’ service to subscribers of its Dialect tariff. Daily unlimited on-net calls are offered under the new service, which costs AMD 150.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Tele2 Kazakhstan Launches Library Service
Mobile operator Tele2 Kazakhstan has introduced its new Library service to subscribers. The daily subscription enabling access audio-books over mobile handsets costs KZT 10. The service is accessible by default for subscribers of Tele2 Dating and Tele2 Radio services from the operator.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Azerbaijan, Iran to Discuss Bilateral Cooperation Issues in ICT Sphere
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technologies, Mojtaba Hashemi will visit Azerbaijan on Sept.24, Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan. Hashemi will lead an Iranian delegation consisting of 15 people, according to the embassy. The delegation will also include the representatives of Iranian companies operating in the sphere of information technologies.Source: Trend [/column] [column]
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MTS and Uzbekistan Create Venture to Render Mobile Services
Mobile TeleSystems received 50.01% stake in the Russian-Uzbek telecommunication enterprise Universal Mobile Systems LLC, the statement of the company said. Center for Radio Communication, Broadcasting and Television (CRBT) under the State committee for communications, development of information systems and telecommunications technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan owns other 49.99% shares in the joint venture.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column] <
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[column places=”3″]Kar-Tel Offers Free Access to Mobile Apps
Mobile operator Kar-Tel, working under the Beeline Kazakhstan brand, has opened access to the Yandex.Navigator mobile application and Kolesa.kz automobile classified advertisings mobile application to its subscribers. Customers will not have to pay for traffic with these apps during the first three months. The offer is accessible for prepaid subscribers in Kazakhstan. The applications can be used over Android and iOS smartphones.Source: TelecomPaper [/column] [column]
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Uztelecom to Launch GSM Network in 2015
Uzbekistan national operator Uztelecom plans to start its own GSM network in the first half of 2015, announced by Alisher Faizulayev, the chairman of the State Committee for ICT. A tender for equipment suppliers is planned to start at the end of September, with delivery expected by year-end. Some 3,900 base stations are planned to be deployed. Uzmobile, the mobile unit of the national operator, currently provides mobile services under the CDMA-450 standard.Source: TelecomPaper
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PSRC Says 3G Networks Now Cover 97.7% of Armenia’s Territory, with 2G Coverage at 100%
Gevorg Gevorgyan, the head of telecoms within Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC), says that the country’s three mobile network operators – VivaCell-MTS, ArmenTel (Beeline) and Orange Armenia – have now deployed 3G services covering 97.7% of the territory, while 2G coverage stands at 100%. In a statement to the Commission yesterday, Mr Gevorgyan confirmed that as a result of the efforts of the incumbents, 3G now reaches all but 23 of the nation’s 1,001 towns and settlements.Source: TeleGeography
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Altel Offers LTE Plan Promo with Handsets
Kazakhstan LTE operator Altel, a subsidiary of the national operator Kazakhtelecom, has introduced a promotion for subscribers buying handsets in its shops. The offer is valid with devices starting from KZT 30,000 and comes with free access to the unlimited LTE tariff. The option also includes three hours of daily on-net calls and 200 daily on-net SMS.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Mobilink Launches Mobilink Auto Reply
Mobilink has launched “Mobilink Auto-Reply” a service that allows customers to play pre-recorded messages to unanswered incoming calls. Subscribers of Mobilink Auto Reply will be able to set up a customized pre-recorded audio message played in case the receiver is unable to attend the call.Source: Mobilink-PR [/column] [column]
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Dmitry Resh Becomes Director of Regional Development of Unitel
Beeline (Unitel LLC and Buzton JV) has appointed Dmitry Resh as a director of regional development of Unitel. At this post, he replaced Gulyam Artikov, who became a director Southern-Western Branch of Unitel.Source: Uzdaily [/column] [column]
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Teliasonera Vice-President Visits Uzbekistan
A delegation of TeliaSonera led by Executive Vice President and Head of Region Eurasia Erik Hallberg visited the State Committee of Communication, Information and Telecommunication Technologies of Uzbekistan on 4 September 2014.Source: UzDaily [/column] [column]
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The Number of E-Signature Owners in Azerbaijan Rises Almost 7%
The number of electronic digital signatures, or EDS, issued by the National Center of Certification in Azerbaijan increased by 6.8 percent in August 2014.Source: Trends [/column] [column]
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Telenor Pakistan Appoints Ashfaque as CTO
Telenor Pakistan has appointed Khurrum Ashfaque as its chief technology officer, effective 15 September. Ashfaque currently serves as Telenor Pakistan’s director of technology operations. Ashfaque replaces Telenor Pakistan’s current CTO Gyorgy Koller, who will move back to Europe to join a program in Telenor Denmark and Telenor Hungary as senior vice-president.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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MTS Turkmenistan Launches SMS Dating Service
Mobile operator MTS Turkmenistan plans to introduce its SMS dating service from 15 September. The service will be accessible using the USSD menu and SMS. The cost of an incoming SMS will be TMT 0.16 under the service, and the fee is charged from the fourth day of using the service.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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[column places=”3″]Megacom Launches Online Cinema
Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Megacom and online video-portal Megogo have launched an online cinema service. The operator introduced a internet traffic package enabling users to watch a two-hour film without using any of their traffic bundle.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Armentel Kicks Off PSTN Digitization Programme in Northern Armenia
Armenian fixed and mobile operator ArmenTel, which trades under the Beeline banner of its Russian parent Vimpelcom, has launched the latest phase of its fixed line digitisation programme, upgrading its network in the area of Norashen, which is located in the Tavush region in the north of Armenia. Once the upgrade in completed (26 September), residents of Norashen will have access to high quality fixed voice telephony services and broadband internet over ADSL2+ technology.Source: Telegeography
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Roshan Launches M-Paisa M-Banking Service with AUB
Afghan operator Roshan has launched the M-Paisa mobile banking service in partnership with Afghan United Bank (AUB). The service allows Roshan and AUB customers to transfer money between their M-Paisa and AUB accounts, check their account balance, withdraw cash and conduct financial transactions from anywhere at any time through their mobile devices.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Tele2 Kazakhstan Modifies Weekly Internet Packs
Mobile operator Tele2 Kazakhstan has introduced a new 150 MB weekly mobile internet package for KZT 139 rate. The deal replaces the earlier 100 MB traffic bundle. Customers can get a 300 MB traffic bundle for KZT 250. The packages can be activated over the USSD-menu. The offer is open for those with a positive balance.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Vivacell Offers LTE-Router with Broadband Packs
Armenian mobile operator VivaCell, a subsidiary of Russian and CIS mobile operator MTS, has introduced a promotion aimed at subscribers of its Home Zone Turbo and Office Zone packages. The operator will give a free E5172 LTE-router with the promotion.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Tele2 Kazakhstan Prolongs Mobile Internet Promo
Tele2 Kazakhstan has extended its ‘Annual Internet’ promotion until the end of September. The annual mobile internet package is available for KZT 9,600 and includes 10 GB of monthly traffic. The offer can be used in Kyzyl-Orda, Pavlodar, Northern Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, Aktobe, Karaganda, Mangystau and Atyrau regions.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Operators Upgrade Networks for Shanghai Organization Summit
Mobile operator Takom, working under the Beeline Tajikistan brand, has upgraded its network ahead of the summit of states belonging to the Shanghai organization. The average data transmission speed now reaches 3.5 Mbps on the operator’s network across the country. Mobile operator Megafon Tajikistna announced that it has also modernized its network ahead of the summit, which will take place in Dushanbe on 11-12 September.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Ucell Launches Multi SIM Service
Ucell has introduced a new MultiSIM service. The service package, which enables SIM use on any end-user devices, includes a nano-SIM and different special casings so that the SIM can be adapted to any device format. The package is available for sale in operator dealer shops across the country. The package costs UZS 4,200 without any balance top-up. The deal with a UZS 1,500 top-up costs UZS 5,700 and the one with a USZ 3,000 top-up is priced at UZS 7,200.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Axiata CEO Denies China Mobile Offer Claims
Following claims earlier this month that China Mobile Communications Corporation had discussed the possibility of acquiring a minority stake in Malaysia-based telecoms group Axiata, the latter has denied such rumors.Source: Telegeography [/column] [column]
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Unicom Telecom to Expand 4G Trials
China Unicom and China Telecom have been given approvals to extend trials of their hybrid 4G networks from 16 cities to 40. The duo both began testing networks utilizing a mixture of Time Division (TD) and Frequency Division (FD) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technologies in June this year.Source: Telegeography [/column] [column]
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Friendi to Offer 4G ‘Within a Year’
Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) FRiENDi Mobile plans to offer 4G LTE services in Oman within the next twelve months, confirmed by the firm’s CEO Martin Glud. FRiENDi was the Sultanate’s firstMVNO to market, launching services over the network infrastructure of Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) in April 2009 and offering 3G mobile internet service from February 2011.Source: Telegeography
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Iconnect Unveils New HSPA+/LTE Network
iConnect, a provider of mobile services in the Marianas has launched an entirely new HSPA+/LTE voice and data network on Guam. Known as ‘iConnect Advanced’, the new infrastructure offers high quality voice services and wireless data speeds of up to 21Mbps. The network, which operates in the 1900MHz frequency band, was supplied by equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent.Source: Telegeography
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Movistar to Launch LTE-A in Madrid and Barcelona in October
Hot on the heels of the announcement by Vodafone Spain that it is to deploy Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) technology next month on a commercial basis, Movistar Espana has followed suit with details of similar plans. The Telefonica Espana president Luis Miguel Gilperez, Movistar will inaugurate LTE-A services in Barcelona and Madrid next month.Source: Telegeography
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Asia Pacific is World’s Largest Source of LTE Revenue Thanks to China
Globally, the macrocell 2G 3G 4G mobile infrastructure market totaled $11.2 billion in 2Q14, up 4% from 1Q14 and up 11% from 2Q13. Growth was a result of a strong LTE ramp up in China that created a huge eNodeB spike, capacity upgrades in the US, and sustained activity in Europe, India, and the Middle East.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
Sprint Signs Up 15 New Rural LTE Roaming Partners
Sprint Corp has added 15 new partners to its rural Long Term Evolution (LTE) roaming programme, growing the size of its 4G roaming footprint by more than four million people, from 34 million to 38 million. The new set of partnerships builds on Sprint’s June 2014 announcement, which saw it confirm similar agreements with twelve carriers across 23 states.Source: Telegeography
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nTelos Taps Alca-Lu for Third Successive LTE Expansion
French-US vendor Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by US mobile operator nTelos Wireless to take charge of its latest network build-out in West Virginia and parts of western Virginia. The network will serve an additional 2.1 million people across the two states. Alca-Lu has worked with the wireless provider since 2000, and the new contract represents the third network expansion overseen by the company since nTelos launched its LTEnetwork in 2013.Source: Telegeography
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APT Expects to Introduce Commercial LTE by End-2014
Taiwanese cellco Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) expects to launch 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services by the end of 2014, effectively bringing forward its previously projected 1Q15 launch date.APT remains the only one of Taiwan’s LTE licence holders yet to switch on its 4G network. Market leader Chunghwa Telecom drew first blood on 29 May, and was quickly followed by FarEasTone and Taiwan Mobile, both of which launched in June. Taiwan Star Cellular became the latest operator to unveil its LTE network, in August.Source: TeleGeography
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Bouygues Boosts Average LTE Speed to 25 Mbps in July-August
French operator Bouygues Telecom has improved download times over its LTE network in the July-August period, compared to the previous two months, based on tests using ZDNet’s 4Gmark application and YouTube video downloads. Bouygues’ average downloads speed over 4G raised by 12 percent to 25.1 Mbps. Free and Orange stayed at the top, with a 34.8 Mbps average for the former and 31.8 Mbps for the former. SFR came in last at 19 Mbps.Source: Telecompaper [/column] [column]
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Cellcos Maintain Services through Flood Crisis
Pakistan’s mobile providers have been able to maintain services in areas of Punjab and Azad Kashmir affected by the recent flooding, with only a handful of incidences of network failure. The cellcos noted that they faced difficulties in keeping cell sites live, as floods knocked out the power for an average of 36-48 hours. Back-up energy solutions – installed by most operators to cope with Pakistan’s unreliable power grid – and redundancies enabled the providers to keep services running.Source: Telegeography [/column] [column]
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Videotron’s LTE Network Goes Live
Quebec-based quadruple-play cableco and mobile operator Videotron has launched commercial services over its new 4G LTE network, four years to the day since launching its original 3G cellular network. In its press release Videotron announced that its LTE mobile broadband service reaches nearly 90% of Quebec’s population and supports speeds of up to 150Mbps, with data packages aimed at consumers and businessesSource: Telegeography
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[column places=”3″]Telstra to Spend AUD1.3bn on 4G Network Improvements
Telstra Australia, has said that it is accelerating plans to launch 4G services using 700MHz frequencies, while also boosting its existing infrastructure. According to the operator, it is now aiming to: expand total 4G coverage to 90% of the population by end-January 2015; switch on its LTE-700MHz network on 1 January 2015 to cover a three kilometre radius of all capital central business districts (CBDs) and 50 regional locations; and expand commercial trials of 700MHz services to a further 20 metropolitan and regional centres in the lead up to January.Source: Telegeography [/column] [column]
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GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014
The largest information and communications technology (ICT) event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) – will host the second annual GITEX event from 12th – 16th Oct, 2014. Running under the theme ‘Re-Imagining our Future’, GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014 will run from 12-16 October at DWTC. According to IDC’s Middle East Business Network Services Top 10 Predictions for 2014, regional organizations are deploying innovative business intelligence solutions to support core systems including machine-to-machine communications (M2M), radio frequency identification, and unified communications to optimize processes, foster employee collaboration, enable faster decision-making and improve operational efficiency.Source: Gitex PR [/column] [column]
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Ollo Contracts ZTE for LTE Rollout; Over 1,100 Base Stations Planned
Bangladesh Internet Exchange Limited (BIEL), operating under the Ollo brand name, has signed a contract with Chinese technology giant ZTE for a nationwide 4G LTE wireless broadband network rollout.Source: Telegeography [/column] [column]
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Conatel Offers Additional Spectrum for 4G Services
Honduran telecoms watchdog the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has launched public auction CNT-CP001/2014 in order to allocate Long Term Evolution (LTE)-suitable spectrum in the 800MHz frequency band.Source: Telegeography [/column] [column]
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Afrimax Group Plots TD-LTE Launches in DRC, Malawi
Netherlands-based Afrimax Group is planning to deploy Time Division-Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) networks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Malawi. The start-up, which claims to hold licenses and spectrum in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa – with plans underway to secure a further seven concessions – is currently hiring Radio Access Network (RAN) technicians to deploy its TD-LTE networks in the aforementioned markets, although no prospective launch date has been divulged by the company.Source: Telegeography
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Movistar Uruguay Launches LTE in Montevideo
Movistar Uruguay, the country’s second largest cellco in terms of subscribers, has commercially launched Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in the country, using spectrum in the 1900MHz frequency band. The 4G service, which will be included in existing subscriber’ data plans at no additional cost, is currently available in selected locations in the capital Montevideo, although the operator plans to gradually expand its network to other locations.Source: Telegeography
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Sprint Offloads 900 MHz Spectrum to Former Nextel Co-Founders
Mobile workforce communications provider Pacific DataVision, which is led by former Nextel Communications co-founders Morgan O’Brien and Brian McAuley, has acquired all of Sprint Corp’s 900MHz licences, giving it 6MHz of bandwidth nationwide for use in a push-to-talk (PTT) radio network.Source: TeleGeography
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Vodacom SA Showcases LTE in 2600 MHz Band
Vodacom South Africa has achieved theoretical down/uplink speeds of 270Mbps/40Mbps over its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, following its approval to use 2×20MHz of spectrum in the 2600MHz frequency band to showcase the technology. Going forward, Vodacom is looking to get permission to extend the field test to a national trial.Source: TeleGeography
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Zamora Named as First City for 800 MHz LTE Deployment
Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism has revealed that the city of Zamora has been selected as the first location where the 800MHz band will be used for the deployment of 4G services.Source: TeleGeography
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Teradata Marketing Applications Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2014 International Business Awards
Teradata Corp. the analytic data platforms, marketing applications and services company, announced that it has been selected as the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Marketing/Public Relations Solution category in The 11th Annual International Business Awards announced August 13. The solution honored is the industry-leading Campaign Management solution for data-driven marketing — Teradata Customer Interaction Manager.Source: Teradata-PR [/column] [column]
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Worldwide Phablet Shipments to Surpass Portable PCs in 2014 and Tablets by 2015
Worldwide phablet shipments could reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable PCs expected to ship during the same period, according to IDC. Next year, total phablet volumes will top 318 million units, surpassing the 233 million tablets forecast to ship in 2015.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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LTE Share 33% of All Mobile Connections in the U.S. and Canada Vs. 4% Worldwide
4G Americas reports that in North America with 127 million LTE connections, LTE technology represented 33 percent of the total 391 million mobile connections in the region the largest market share for LTE compared to any country or region in the world at the second quarter of 2014 based on Ovum research.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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ITU: Half the World Will Be Online By 2017
Over 50% of the global population will have Internet access within three years’ time, with mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets now the fastest growing technology in human history, according to the 2014 edition of the State of Broadband report.Source: UzDaily-news [/column] [column]
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Wearable Band Shipments Set to Exceed 43.2 Million Units in 2015
Wearable band shipments will grow 129% year on year to reach 43.2 million units in 2015, of which 28.2 million will be smart bands and 15.0 million will be basic bands, according to the latest device shipment forecasts by industry analyst firm Canalys.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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UPCOMING EVENTS
[/succsess_box] [columns indent=”25″ bottom=”25″] [column]Broadband World Forum 2014
Broadband World Forum is one of the world’s largest telecoms, media & technology events with over 7,800 senior executives from across the globe converging on Amsterdam every year to identify the Next Big Thing, this year the event will take place on 21-23 October 2014 at RAI EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE, AMSTERDAM.Please visit:http://broadbandworldforum.com/ [/column] [column]
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ITU Telecom Event 2014
ITU Telecom World taking place at Doha from 7-10 December, 2014 is the global platform for high-level debate, networking, innovation-showcasing and knowledge-sharing across the ICT community. It brings together public and private sectors, emerging markets and industry investors to explore the current massive disruption of the ICT sector and its implications for the future.Please visit:http://telecomworld.itu.int/ [/column] [column]
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Iran Telecoms & ICT Event 3-4 February, 2015
Taking a long-term, business-serious, determined approach, Magenta Global, with its forte in organizing Global Investment Summits for New-Growth, Emerging Economies around the world has organized the 1st “Iran Telecoms and IT Global Summit 2014” in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. The event will take place on 3-4 February, 2015 in Tehran. Please visit:http://www.magenta-global.com.sg/Iran-Telecom-IT-Global-Summit-2014/ [/column] [column]
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LTE Africa 2014
Due to the unprecedented success of the launch LTE Africa 2013 event and substantial growth in LTE deployment in Africa, the 2014 event will be co-located with Africa Com, the leading Telecom expo in Africa, taking place in November in Cape Town. Please visit:http://africa.lteconference.com/?utm_source=cacf&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=association/ [/column] [column]
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TV connect Middle East and North Africa 2014
TV Connect MENA is the only major TV event in the Middle East and African region linking key TV providers in the connected TV delivery ecosystem. In this year’s event attendants will get tips on monetizing OTTtv, how to achieve the best broadcast quality through technologies including CDNs, transparent caching and web acceleration, up to the minute insights into connected home, plus advice on growing revenue through the next level of quad-play services. Please visit:http://mena.tvconnectevent.com/?utm_source=3gca&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Media-Partner/ [/column] [column]
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5th Cloud Asia 2014
Cloud Asia has returned for the 5th year from the 24 – 26 November 2014 to Hong Kong, maintaining its place as the only content-led CONFERENCE AND EXPO for the Enterprise IT & Telco Cloud Market in the APAC region. It is the only APAC Cloud Expo achieving business & IT agility through advanced social, Mobility, Analytics & Cloud Technology. Please visit:http://asia.cloudworldseries.com/ [/column] [column]
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Digital Asia 2014
Digital Asia (formerly known as Batic) will take place on the 2nd-4th December at the Ayana Resort & Spa in Bali. The event is designed to equip 250 specially-invited business leaders from across the region’s telecoms, enterprise and technology sectors with new, breakthrough ideas, methods and tools on how to grow significant new revenues in the next 12-18 months leveraging Mobile, Cloud and Big Data. Please visit:https://bitly.com/DigitalAsia2014/ [/column] [column]
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Phone World Magazine
CACF has launched 9th Edition of Phone World Magazine covering the devices and their ecosystem serving to bridge the gap between the OEMs, Operators, Distributors, Retailers, and the Consumers. Phone World 9th Edition is available in Pakistani markets. Pdf is available on www.phoneworld.com.pk . PhoneWorld website has latest local telecom news, handsets and also has blog section. For subscription email to: info@phoneworld.com.pk[/column] [column]
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3G DEVICE SECTION
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[column] Name Samsung Galaxy Note 4
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
CPU Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
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[column] Name Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/
Operating System Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
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[column] Name Sony Xperia Z3
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 – D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600
(1/2/3/4/5/7/8/13/17/20) – D6603
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/NFC/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
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[column] Name LG F60
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/
Operating System Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz
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VENDORS/OEM SECTION
[/succsess_box] [columns indent=”20″ bottom=”25″] [column places=”3″]Samsung Launches Tizen Wearable SDK for Gear S
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that the Tizen Software Development Kit (SDK) for the recently unveiled Samsung Gear S wearable device is now available for download at the Samsung’s Developer website: http://developer.samsung.com/samsung-gear. With the new Tizen SDK, a variety of applications for the Samsung Gear S are expected to be developed more actively by app developer community.Source: Samsung PR [/column] [column]
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Huawei Teams up with for 4G Network Rollout
Cambodian broadband company Emaxx has signed a contract with China’s Huawei for the development of a nationwide 4G network. Under the contract, Huawei will roll out LTE base stations in eight cities, including Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville and Battambang.Source: TeleGeography
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Alcatel-Lucent and Globe Telecom Sign LTE Confirmation of Award to Expand Mobile Ultra-Broadband Access in the Philippines
Alcatel-Lucent and Globe Telecom (PSE: GLO) have signed a confirmation of award for the transformation of wireless network infrastructure in the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao, upgrading it from WiMax to LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD ultra-broadband access technologies.Source: Atcatel-PR [/column] [column]
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Nokia Networks Shipping Industry’s First Commercial NFV Solution
Nokia Networks says that it is delivering the first commercial Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) solution which brings cloud technology to services such as VoLTE. Nokia Networks claims to be the first vendor to supply a commercial telco cloud solution compliant with ETSI NFV architecture for end to end VoLTE services.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum 2014 Concludes in Islamabad
Huawei Technologies – a global leading Telecom Solution Provider, held an insightful summit, titled; “Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum” from 8th to 12th September, 2014, in Islamabad.Source: Huawei-PR [/column] [column]
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Nokia Networks and Intel to Open Joint R&D Facility in the UK
Nokia Networks and Intel have announced that they are opening a joint R&D facility in the UK. It will provide resources and capabilities to enable the development of new mobile broadband applications and services based on Nokia Networks’ Liquid Applications with support from its AppFactory.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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ZTE Working with E-Plus to Enable Volte
Chinese vendor ZTE has announced that it is cooperating with German mobile network operator E-Plus on the deployment of an IP multimedia services (IMS) based core network infrastructure. With this to form the basis for a commercial voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) service in the E-Plus network, ZTE has confirmed that it has, in fact, already constructed the IMS core network, with work having been completed in ‘only a few months’.Source: Telegeography
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Nokia Networks Offers WiMAX Operators Migration to TD-LTE-A Technology
Nokia Networks says that it is now offering WiMAX operators a way of migrating WiMAX networks to TD LTE Advanced based services. The company is enhancing its portfolio of 1.9 GHz to 2.6 GHz and 2-pipe to 8-pipe TD-LTE radios with the world’s first 3.5 GHz carrier aggregation capable radio, and adding new LTE-A features and required services.Source: Cellular-news [/column] [column]
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Microsoft Devices Introduces Lumia 530 in Pakistan
Microsoft Devices Group today announced the availability of Lumia 530 in Pakistan, the most affordable Lumia smartphone to date, delivering an uncompromised experience with the latest Microsoft and Lumia innovations. It will be available for an estimated retail price of PKR 12,800/-.Source: Nokia-PR
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Nokia Networks as Sole Supplier ORN for LTE Network
Olleh Rwanda Networks (ORN), a joint venture between the Rwandan government and KT Corp of South Korea, has selected Finnish equipment vendor Nokia Networks (formerly NSN) as the sole supplier of the country’s first open-access commercial Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. Nokia Networks will deliver its scalable Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station and Evolved Packet Core (EPC), while also housing the radio system modules in a centralised base station hotel, with the related radio frequency (RF) units distributed into the antenna sites.Source: TeleGeography
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Samsung Brings GALAXY K Zoom – A Smartphone with a Power-Packed Camera
The Samsung K Zoom is the latest addition to the smartphones, including the flagship Galaxy Camera, which marry digital camera capabilities with smartphonesSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd, has now launched its latest and unique – Galaxy K Zoom smartphone, equipped with the most powerful camera in a phone, ever. This is a sleek pocket device, designed to simultaneously perform as a phone & camera.
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