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The Rise of Internet Video and the Future of OTT Multiscreen Delivery
Over the last decade, the rate of growth and innovation of video technology has been staggering as video transitioned from analog to digital. Now with high definition (HD) video services being offered across the globe, video is already pioneering its next frontier: multiscreen video...
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Home grown – emerging markets turn to Tata
The strongest growth across the telecoms sector has come from emerging markets for some time now, so it’s not surprising that companies which are originally from these areas are overtaking their counterparts from the developed world. To find out more about the importance – and the benefits – of an emerging market corporate identity, DT editor James Barton spoke to Tata Communications’ head of MPLS & Ethernet, James Walker...
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Slow progress in Nepal, but penetration exceeds expectations
A number of factors had been slowing the development of Nepal's telecom network. The country's topography has made it extremely difficult to develop its telecommunications infrastructure. Furthermore, Nepal had been struggling under an adverse economic situation caused largely by political instability. Over the years, acts of terrorism and the activity of the Maoist rebels operating throughout the country had also taken their toll on the telecom network...
Mobile number portability set to shake up Chile’s mobile market
Data published by Chile’s major telecoms operators and the national regulator, Subtel, show that after a surge in net additions in late 2010, mobile subscriber numbers continue to be buoyant...
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Emergency communications terminals deployed in South Sudan
A new communications service for disaster relief has been successfully deployed in full operational field service for the first time...
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With cloud services showing increased demand among India small and medium businesses (SMBs, companies with up to 999 employees) there has been a healthy growth in the number of channel partners offering cloud solutions in their product/services portfolio...
Carrier grade Wi-Fi base stations enable connectivity in Ouagadougou
A new high-speed Wi-Fi service is launching in Burkina Faso...
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Network planning partnership to cover Southeast Asia
Operators across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will benefit from addition local presence and expertise following the announcement of a new partnership...
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