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General
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Nepal Airlines extends partnership with Unilode

Unilode Aviation Solutions and Nepal Airlines have extended their full-service ULD management partnership for another three-year term. Nepal Airlines awarded the management of its containers and pallets to Unilode in 2018 and has since benefitted from the…

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Finance
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UniTeller Grows Remittance Network Across APAC

The U.S. based cross-border and remittance payments processor is extending its remittance services to more customers in the Asia Pacific under a partnership with Tranglo. UniTeller has announced a partnership with Tranglo to further expand its services in 13…

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Telecom
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Nepal selects frequency to embark on 5G services

Nepal’s National Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has determined its 5G frequency as the country prepares to deploy 5G service. NTA will follow the recommendations set out by the National Frequency Management Forum, a body initiated by the NTA, the Ministry…

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Living
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Nepal’s Per-Capita Income Projected

Due to constant changes in the political scene, Nepal’s economic development has always been complicated. From being ruled by a monarchy to being under the leadership of the communist party last year, this country’s economic state has been tough. The isolated…

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Telecom
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Nepal to shut down CDMA from 2022

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has reportedly decided to switch off CDMA services in Nepal from 2022. The regulator’s Radiofrequency Policy Determination Committee has decided on a policy of CDMA network shutdowns in order to pave the way for…

Kitchenware
Electronics
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Kutchina opens second store in Nepal

Kutchina has opened its second store in Kathmandu spanning across 500 sq.ft. Targeting middle and higher income group customers, the store offers complete kitchen solutions including entire range of big appliances and modular kitchen. Look and feel of the…

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Fashion
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JD stores open in Beijing and Mongolia

Chinese online retail giant JD has opened two new innovative stores at Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) and Hohhot East Railway Station in Inner Mongolia. In a move to further expand the firm’s “boundaryless retail” strategy, the JD travel retail…

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Telecom
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Ncell Axiata expands LTE network

Nepal’s Ncell Axiata has revealed it has expanded its LTE network to cover two more cities – Lahan and Dhangadhi. The operator’s 4G network now spans 21 cities, giving Ncell the widest 4G coverage in the market at more than 15% of the population. Ncell…

Worldlink
Telecom
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WorldLink to build Nepal’s first 100G OTN

Nepal’s WorldLink has engaged Nokia to deploy the nation’s first 100G optical network. WorldLink, Nepal’s largest fixed broadband operator, is upgrading its 650km backbone network with Nokia’s PSS DWDM technology. The backbone network spans from capital…

Ncell
Telecom
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Ncell taps ZTE for network virtualization

Nepal’s Ncell Axiata has contracted ZTE to provide network virrtualization technologies for a new virtual subscriber data management (vSDM) platform. The operator’s vSDM platform will use advanced virtualization, advanced distributed architecture,…

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Telecom
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Nepal’s Smart Telecom secures 4G license

Nepal’s Smart Telecom has become the market’s third mobile operator to secure a 4G license from the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA). The regulator has authorized Smart Telecom to launch 4G over its existing 1800-MHz spectrum holdings from July 30.…

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Telecom
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Nepal Telecom Authority clears Ncell to launch 4G services

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has cleared operator Ncell to launch 4G services over its existing 900-MHz and 1800-MHz spectrum holdings, paving the way for the operator to compete with Nepal Telecom. The telecoms regulator has informed Ncell it…

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Telecom
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Nepal telcos told to adopt 10-second billing next week

Nepal’s mobile operators will need to implement 10-second billing from next week and per-second billing from October under a new regulatory directive. The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has instructed operators to reduce billing durations for…

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Telecom
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Nepal Telecom reaches 500,000 4G subscribers

Nepal Telecom has revealed that its 4G subscriber base has passed 500,000 less than three months after launching the services. The operator, currently Nepal’s only 4G provider, announced that it now has over 524,000 subscribers. Nepal Telecom launched 4G…

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Telecom
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Nepal Telecom to launch prepaid 4G on Feb 4

Nepal Telecom signed up around 40,000 LTE customers in the first 15 days since launching Nepal’s first commercial 4G network. The state-owned operator launched LTE services in the Kathmandu and Pokhara areas on January 1, and has seen a growing trickle of 4G…