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• Tanzania telecom offers WhatsApp for free - East African Business Week

  06-02-2016 20:57 via
  East African Business Week
  Tanzania telecom offers WhatsApp for free
  East African Business Week
  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Tigo Tanzania, last week announced free WhatsApp services for all its users which is a first for a telecom in the country. Making the announcement in Dar es Salaam, Tigo General Manager Diego Gutierrez said all Tigo ...and more »
  

• Intel, Qualcomm hit 4.6 Gbps in 802.11ad WiGig tests

  06-02-2016 14:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Intel and Qualcomm Atheros have successfully demonstrated multi-gigabit interoperability between their companies' respective next-generation 802.11ad WiGig components. The companies said they would lay the groundwork for the development of devices for the new standard that can connect and communicate at speeds of up to 4.6 Gbps. Qualcomm Atheros and Intel note that they achieved this speed in good link conditions. The companies write in a joint statement, "Achieving full interoper
  
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• Why Canadian telecom investors are grappling with dividend addiction - Financial Post

  06-02-2016 00:16 via
  Financial Post
  Why Canadian telecom investors are grappling with dividend addiction
  Financial Post
  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseOn Jan. 27, Rogers Communications Inc. shocked equity analysts by keeping its quarterly dividend flat at 48 cents per share. Instead of issuing the expected hike of five per cent, it opted to keep the cash and pay ...and more »
  

• The Telecom Act at 20 - Multichannel News

  06-02-2016 00:03 via
  The Telecom Act at 20
  Multichannel News
  With the Telecommunications Act of 1996 marking its 20th Anniversary next week (Feb. 8), the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy will hold a media breakfast (on Feb. 9) to commemorate that anniversary. The Act ...and more »
  

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