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December 13, 2017

Orange Jordan is the official telecommunications sponsor of the “Women on the Front Lines” conference in Jordan

CEO of Orange Jordan, Jérôme Hénique affirmed that the company has the ability and responsibility to bring about change regarding women and their ability to lead inside and outside the company...

Umniah reinforces its leadership status in Information Security for enterprises

In an effort to shed light on issues surrounding cyber security and online privacy, Umniah recently held a conference that brought together numerous representatives from various sectors...

Member News

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STC celebrates the 2nd batch of "SDP"

STC, represented by HR sector, celebrated the second batch that succeeded the evaluation of “Specialist Development Program (SDP)”, which is the first program of its kind applied by the company...

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du opens new business centre Facility at Jebel Ali Free Zone

du will expand its Business Centre facilities to all Jafza employees and businesses from one easy-to-reach location...

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Etisalat enters into a strategic partnership with Gulf Data Hub

Etisalat has announced its exclusive strategic long-term wholesale lease agreement with Gulf Data Hub to acquire the full capacity of its Tier III data centre to provide datacentre services to private enterprises, government...

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Huawei partners with Xpress Money to drive mobile money services

Huawei and money transfer service Xpress Money, have partnered to drive mobile money services to more of the global unbanked, targeting Africa in particular...

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International financial group Crèdit Andorrà turns to Nokia to quickly connect data centers and branch offices globally

Nokia has joined forces with Crèdit Andorrà Financial Group to enable the global financial services company to more quickly and easily connect its branch locations and remote sites worldwide to its corporate data...

Recent Developments

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Etisalat opens first "Business in a Box" digital experience store for SMBs at Sharaf DG

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VIVA launches the new Huawei Nova 2 Plus

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Dr. Khaled Biyari has been awarded The Industry CEO of the Year Award

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SAMENA Council's "Convergence to Kuwait" Engages Telecom Operators, Regulators, and Technology Providers to Promptly Address Digital Transformational Requirements in the Region

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA to monitor emissions from cell towers in Oman Cell towers across the nation will be monitored to gauge emissions, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced…

•	Hong Kong issues first public wireless IoT license Hong Kong issued its first public wireless IoT licence after the Communications Authority (CA) recently created a licensing regime for wireless IoT services using the shared 920MHz to 925MHz frequency band…

•	Vietnam awards 4G licence to 5th operator Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications has issued the country’s fifth 4G licence to Vietnamobile...

Middle East

•	Oman’s 4G speed ranked the fastest in Arab world A recent report by OpenSignal has ranked Oman among the top 30 countries worldwide in 4G capabilities, and the first in the Arab world…

•	Saudi set to become biggest E-commerce market in the region Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been among the leading countries globally when it comes to smart phones…

•	Riyadh, Beijing Launch Digital Silk Road Initiative Riyadh and Beijing launched digital silk road initiative for promoting the development of the Digital Silk Road as well as a review of the Chinese experience in building smart cities…

•	Western Union introduces new money transfer app in Kuwait Western Union has expanded its digital offering to customers in Kuwait with the launch of the Western Union mobile app…

South Asia

•	Nepal looks to e-commerce to boost development in Himalayas According to UNCTAD's eTrade Readiness Assessment of the mountainous nation, presented at WTO's MC11, the majority of Nepalese are now online, and that this is empowering consumers and businesses alike…

•	Robi launches MyPlay gaming platform Bangladesh mobile operator Robi has introduced a gaming platform dubbed ‘MyPlay’...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	YouTube TV arrives in another 34 markets YouTube’s live television service has expanded into an additional 34 markets, bringing streaming access to several news cities...

•	Indovision, Okevision and Top TV merge into new brand Indovision, Okevision and Top TV which are providers of Pay TV service under the control of PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk have merged into a new brand...

•	Mastercard launches 'Assemble' digital platform Mastercard launched a new digital platform called "Assemble" aimed at helping the millennials in the U.S. best manage their funds outside of the confines of a community bank...

North Africa

•	Vodafone Egypt takes 400,000 new customers Vodafone Egypt was able to add new customers, from 42.3 million in August to 42.7 million in September, an addition of 400,000 new customers, ranking first in market in terms of number of subscribers…

•	Abraaj inks agreement to buy Tunisie Telecom stake The Abraaj Group has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase, through its funds, a significant minority stake in Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia’s largest telecom operator…

3G and 4G Networks

•	Comba Telecom to invest in Laos for 4G network According to Comba Telecom Systems Holdings, its Laos-incorporated subsidiary ETL plans to invest up to US $110 million to build up its own 4G service network in the southeast Asian nation…

•	Maxis expands 4G network in Sarawak Maxis continues to expand its 4G network to even more locations beyond key towns in Sarawak…

Alternative Telecom

•	AT&T starts testing high-speed internet over power lines To offer faster broadband service to more customers, AT&T Inc has started trials in Georgia State and a non-U.S. location to deliver high-speed internet over power lines…

•	Canada’s first spaceport hopes to achieve 12 launches per year by 2020 Canada’s only commercial spaceport that wants to put satellites into orbit for commercial purposes such as near-Earth imaging and global Internet broadband services hopes to launch 12 launches per year by 2020...

•	TELE Greenland expands VDSL services to 80% of population TELE Greenland has expanded its VDSL-enabled broadband network o 80% of the Greenlandic population...

Global Telecom Update

•	Google establishes artificial intelligence research center in China According to Google, the research center is the first of its kind in Asia and will comprise a small team operating out of its existing office in Beijing…

•	Spark builds long-range IoT network for urban centres According to Spark, it has started building a long-range (LoRa) IoT network to cover around 70 percent of the population by the middle of next year…

•	Verizon opens incubator to develop 5G use cases Verizon opened an innovation lab in New York City aimed at enabling startups and academics to develop new 5G use cases…

•	Three UK axes roaming charges in 11 additional destinations CK Hutchison-owned mobile operator Three UK has scrapped roaming charges in 11 new locations outside the EU, taking the total number of free roaming destinations it offers to 71...

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