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February 11, 2018

Small cells to improve wireless network capacity and coverage, increase macro network efficiency and revolutionize TCO

With a broad toolkit of network densification solutions based on powerful Qualcomm FSM Chipsets, Airspan is delivering on the promises of small cells with some of the most innovative operators around the world...

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Mobily launches new prepaid bundles in Saudi

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has launched some new prepaid bundles offering subscribers more options for local data, voice and social media on Mobily’s network...

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Airspan brings the small cell game to the next level

With hundreds of thousands of cells installed world-wide, Airspan is delivering on the promise of small cells to improve wireless network capacity and coverage, increase macro network efficiency and revolutionize TCO...

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Dimension Data adopts Cisco umbrella in its cybersecurity strategy

Dimension Data has extended the company’s protection from ransomware, phishing attacks, bot networks, and all types of malicious software, with Cisco® Umbrella, the industry’s first Secure Internet Gateway...

Policy and Regulation

•	Burkina Faso to offer technology neutral licences to pave the way for 4G The government of Burkina Faso has announced plans to introduce technology neutral licences, in an effort to boost broadband connectivity...

•	NCC, others tell youths ‘to be responsible online’ Nigerian Communications Commission and other stakeholders have urged the Nigerian youths to maintain a high sense of social responsibility while surfing the internet to ensure the internet remains a safe place for all...

South Asia

•	Gilgit-Baltistan gets 3G, 4G internet service Residents in Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan can now enjoy 3G and 4G internet service provided by Special Communication Organization (SCO)...

•	Robust e-payment system must for e-commerce to flourish in Nepal Nepal has to make electronic payment system robust for e-commerce to flourish, according to a study carried out by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on the vision and roadmap for promoting e-commerce...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Bouygues reassigns spectrum in 1800MHz, 2100MHz bands for 4G Bouygues Telecom has published an update to its spectrum refarming project, with frequencies previously used for 2G now being utilised for additional LTE capacity in urban areas and the rollout of LTE-A upgrades...

•	Bakcell launches LTE services in Northern Azerbaijan Azerbaijan mobile operator Bakcell has started providing LTE services in the Northern part of the country...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Streaming boosts NBC’s Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony coverage Initial live plus same day fast national measurement data released by Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics have found that US broadcaster NBC attracted 28.3 million viewers for the unveiling of the Winter Olympics...

Middle East

•	UAE launches fund to support space research The Space Settlement Challenge will finance new ideas and business models for living and working in space...

•	LuLu to invest US$3.5 million in tech startup Arkin LuLu Exchange has announced that it will invest US$3.5 million in tech startup Arkin Technologies to offer customers simple and smart digital financial solutions...

North Africa

•	100,000 clients join Egypy's ADSL market The ADSL market attracted 100,000 new subscribers in November 2017 in Egypt, according the latest statistics made available...

Alternative Telecom

•	Philippines' SKY Cable transitioning to FTTH The Philippines' largest cable operator SKY Cable has contracted Calix to help the operator transition from a HFC to a FTTH infrastructure...

Global Telecom Update

•	Ixia launches 25GE testing platform Ixia has announced CloudStorm 25GE, designed as the first cloud-scale, high density application delivery and network security test platform specially designed for hyperscale data centers, enterprises and network equipment...

•	Pak-China optical fiber cable project to be launched by the end of 2018 A US$44 million project which directly connects Pakistan and China to provide safest and fastest internet route between both countries, would be completed by December 2018...

•	Orange announces Europe 5G test plans France-based Orange Group has announced that it will carry out tests of 5G technology in Europe this year, including Romania...

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