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August 23, 2017

Zain publishes sixth annual sustainability report entitled ‘Innovate for a Sustainable Future’

Zain Group announces the publication of its sixth annual sustainability report, entitled ‘Innovate for a Sustainable Future’...

Member News

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Etisalat wins Enterprise Service Innovation at Global Telecoms Innovation Summit

Etisalat won accolades for its managed unified communication services at the 'Global Telecoms Innovation Summit', an international event that recognises leaders in different domains for innovation and successful...

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Huawei partners with Zain Jordan to value-driven new growth

Huawei and Zain Jordan have announced the launch of Smarthome system successfully in Kayed Al Armouti Street with joint effort with I. Khatib & partners Co...

Policy and Regulation

•	Third round of Taiwan's 4G spectrum auction announced The National Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its timetable for the third round of Taiwan's 4G spectrum auction...

•	Cameroon to launch mobile number portability in September Cameroon’s telecom ministry announced that mobile number portability will come into force on 01 September.

•	Dutch regulator to auction 3 FM plots with DAB+ licenses Dutch regulator Agentschap Telecom (AT) has decided to begin an auction of three FM plots with DAB+ licenses on 28 August…

Middle East

•	Virgin Mobile plans to launch across UAE Virgin Mobile is gearing up for its official launch in the UAE in September and will offer different price points and packages…

•	UAE-based FinTech start-up gets investment to advance financial services To provide access to affordable financial services for everyone, UAE-based FinTech start-up has secured an investment to advance financial services…

•	Zain publishes sixth annual sustainability report entitled ‘Innovate for a Sustainable Future’ Zain Group announces the publication of its sixth annual sustainability report, entitled ‘Innovate for a Sustainable Future’...

North Africa

•	Landline subscriptions grow by over 7 percent in Egypt The number of land line subscriptions increased in Egypt grew by 7.5% in April and there are currently 6.5 million subscriptions including 400,000 new customers...

•	African based taxi hailing services launch virtual wallet Little, a Kenyan taxi-hailing app, has unveiled an electronic wallet in a bid to encourage users to pay for their trips online...

3G and 4G Networks

•	O2 Slovakia boosts data allowance on home LTE service O2 Slovakia enhanced the fair-use data allowances on its fixed Home Internet servicefrom 100-300 GB to 500 GB…

•	4G demand encourages smartphone growth According to Gartner, the demand for utility smartphones remains strong because there is growing demand in emerging markets for 4G smartphones, with more storage, better processors and more advanced cameras…

South Asia

•	Banglalink plans to launch 4G network Banglalink has decided to spend at least USD 500 million over three years to upgrade telecom network to ready the infrastructure for 4G services…

•	Sri Lankan telecom operators to offer more data to subscribers All Sri Lankan mobile and fixed line subscribers would be granted a 10 percent bonus usage on their data following the removal of telecom levy…

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Google debuts Android Oreo Google’s next version of Android called “Oreo” has been released on 22 August and will soon be available for supported android devices...

•	OTT service Knippr launches App for streaming T-Mobile’s Dutch OTT platform Knippr has launched an app for live streaming on Samsung smart TVs…

•	NTV joins OTT service Ivi The Russian broadcaster NTV has entered into an exclusive partnership with Ivi, one of the country’s leading OTT players…

Alternative Telecom

•	Melita set to offer Gigabit internet Maltese cable TV, broadband and mobile services provider Melitais all set to offer Gigabit download speeds over its fixed line cable network…

•	GCI TERRA ring offers high-speed broadband to remote Alaskan communities According to the Alaskan provider of data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services, the TERRA network will provide enhanced network capacity and reliability for TERRA communities in rural Alaska…

Global Telecom Update

•	Dialog Axiata trials 5G mobile technology Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata hascarried out a 5G network capability trial with technology partners Ericsson and Huawei in Colombo which established the capabilities of 5G technology to deliver throughputs in excess of...

•	China Mobile to indroduce new data packages In a bid to compete with its rivals, China Mobile will offer more data and favorable price packages to 20 million users in Shanghai from Friday...

•	Incedo joins IBM Watson to deliver enterprise IoT solutions In order to deliver enterprise IoT solutions, Incedo's integrated IoT services for enterprises announced strategic partnerships with IBM and ConnectM…

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