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Retail Asia18/01/2024
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General

Nepal Airlines extends partnership with Unilode

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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 operational efficiencies provided by Unilode’s digital ULD pool of more than 160,000 units. Nepal Airlines currently operates two […]
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Retail Asia03/12/2021
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Finance

UniTeller Grows Remittance Network Across APAC

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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 Asia Pacific markets, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Nepal. The partnership will add more than 58,000 […]
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Retail Asia12/04/2021
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Telecom

Nepal to debut Internet and telecom services on international airlines

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The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), an autonomous telecommunications regulatory body, together with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has approved international airlines to use Nepal’s Internet and telecom services for its passengers. Airlines would need to apply to NTA, on top of obtaining permission from the International Civil Aviation  Organisation to tap into internet and telecom […]
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Retail Asia19/02/2021
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Telecom

Nepal selects frequency to embark on 5G services

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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 of Communications & Information Technology (MoCIT) and telecommunications operators. According to NTA’s spokesperson, Meen Prasad Aryal, […]
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Retail Asia05/05/2020
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Living

Nepal’s Per-Capita Income Projected

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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 agrarian society entered the modern era in 1951, with no hospitals, roads, electric power, […]
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Retail Asia23/04/2019
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Telecom

Nepal to shut down CDMA from 2022

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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 refarming spectrum in the 800-MHz band. Currently only Nepal Telecom operates an active CDMA service, under […]
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Retail Asia11/01/2019
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Electronics

Kutchina opens second store in Nepal

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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 store is a mixture of Kutchina’s modern concept with a traditional touch of Nepal’s rich culture. The […]
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Retail Asia07/01/2019
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Fashion

JD stores open in Beijing and Mongolia

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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 stores use the e-commerce company’s latest retail technology in order to make it easier and […]
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Retail Asia16/01/2018
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Telecom

Ncell Axiata expands LTE network

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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 launched 4G mobile broadband in the 21 cities last week. The company […]
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Retail Asia12/07/2017
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Telecom

WorldLink to build Nepal’s first 100G OTN

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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 Kathmandu to the cities of Bhairahawa and Birgunj, and provides international connectivity between Nepal and countries including India. WorldLink […]
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Retail Asia05/07/2017
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Telecom

Ncell taps ZTE for network virtualization

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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, hierarchical storage, multi-level protection and cloud technologies, ZTE said. Ncell is conducting the project in a bid to establish a more intelligent and flexible telecoms […]
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Retail Asia29/05/2017
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Telecom

Nepal’s Smart Telecom secures 4G license

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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. The license has been granted based on Nepal’s technology neutral spectrum principle, but has the condition […]
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Retail Asia05/04/2017
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Telecom

Nepal telcos told to adopt 10-second billing next week

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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 domestic calls from the current 20 seconds to 10 seconds from April 14. The reduction to per-second billing will subsequently […]
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Retail Asia17/03/2017
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Telecom

Nepal Telecom reaches 500,000 4G subscribers

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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 services at the start of January, initially in the Kathmandu and Pokhara areas. But of the […]
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Retail Asia24/01/2017
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Telecom

Nepal Telecom to launch prepaid 4G on Feb 4

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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 subscribers, MyRepublica reported, citing comments from managing director Kamini Rajbhandari to Nepal’s […]
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Retail Asia04/01/2017
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Telecom

Nepal Telecom launches 4G services

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State-owned operator Nepal Telecom has launched 4G services over the 1800-MHz band in the Kathmandu and Pokhara areas. The operator has upgraded 308 base stations in the Kathmandu area and 25 in Pokhara to support 4G services. Currently Nepal Telecom is only able to provide 4G using 5 MHz of 1800-MHz spectrum, limiting peak data […]
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Retail Asia10/12/2016
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Telecom

CTG, Nepal Telecom to offer IP services in Nepal

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China Telecom Global has teamed up with Nepal’s largest operator Nepal Telecom to jointly offer IP services to the Nepalese market. The companies will use the newly-launched Jilong-Rasuwa Gateway terrestrial cable linking China and Nepal to provide services to Nepal as well as transit services from India. The new China-Nepal route offers a new direct […]
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Retail Asia26/10/2016
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Telecom

Nepal Telecom receives 4G license

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Nepal Telecom has finally received a 4G operating license, clearing the company to launch services on January 1. Regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority has resolved to issue the license based on the detail rollout plan the operator submitted recently.   Nepal Telecom submitted the rollout plan after receiving initial approval for its 4G application earlier this […]
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Retail Asia07/10/2016
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Telecom

Nepal Telecom’s 4G application approved

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State-owned operator Nepal Telecom has become the nation’s first operator to secure approval to deploy a 4G service. Regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority has asked the operator to submit a detailed 4G  rollout plan before the license is formally issued. The proposal will need to include a detailed work plan, including the location and date […]
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