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March 23, 2017
 
 
 
 
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Toyota joins NTT on 5G-enabled Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Toyota Motor and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) have agreed to collaborate on 5G technology to be used in future autonomous vehicle technology…
 
ITU launches global dialogue on Artificial Intelligence for good
The event will offer tangible guidance on the tenets of responsible AI development, from the perspectives of technology, ethics, standardization and policy...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  New awards for STC at Dubai-Lynk 2017; Success hosting top-level domain
Member Logo Further to its prominent role and leadership in the region, STC was awarded seven awards at Dubai Lynx 2017 in addition to Grand Prix Award. Earlier, STC's network was recognized as the fastest mobile network in Saudi...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NBTC offers unified telecoms/broadcast licenses
In a bid to keep up with the industry trends of convergence and digital innovation, Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission is considering moving towards a unified licensing regime for...
 
OFCA to consult on future spectrum allocations
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) is to consult later this year on plans to offer more spectrum in the 3.4GHz-3.7GHz and 26GHz-28GHz ranges for future 5G mobile services...
 
Middle East
 
Ecommerce license issuance soars in Ajman
The Ajman Free Zone e-commerce licence issuance to an array of new regional and global digital enterprises year–on-year ending December 2016 soared by 35 per cent...
 
Amazon interested to buy Middle Eastern online retailer
According to sources, Amazon.com has agreed in principle to buy Dubai-based internet retailer Souq.com, one of the best-known names in the Middle East's online shopping market...
 
Doha forum tackles key issues in telecoms sector
International Institute of Communication’s Telecommunications and Digital Media Forum is being held in Doha with with the aim to tackle a range of issues such as, stimulating investment in telecom and digital media...
 
Azerspace-1 broadcasts Iranian TV channel
In order to provide to provide digital TV and VSAT services, Azerbaijan telecommunications satellite Azerspace-1 has started transmitting the Iranian public television channel TIN TV...
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh all set to sign satellite deal
Bangladesh is likely to sign a deal with India today for the proposed South Asian Satellite, a regional common satellite that will serve six South Asian countries…
 
Mobile users in Pakistan reach 137 million
Mobile phone users in Pakistan have crossed the 137 million mark by end of January after addition of 0.506 million new customers...
 
Registration of personal details to go digital in Nepal
The Department of Civil Registration under the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development is planning to register personal details and vital information digitally…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Operator focused Android TV device to be launched
Amino will showcase at TV Connect 2017 a new small and powerful 4K UHD Android TV device designed specifically for operator-managed deployments...
 
Portugal Telecom boosts fiber network
In a bid to provide better image quality with HD content, Portugal Telecom is continuing with the expansion of its fiber optic network and covered an additional 31,000 households…
 
Next gen OTT platform to be launched by Midco
According to SeaChange International, Midco is upgrading its multi-market OTT video-on-demand system to the next-generation SeaChange Adrenalin multiscreen capable software platform...
 
 
North Africa
 
Video streaming on the uptake
Businesses and brand owners have been urged to take advantage of the Youtube for content creation sharing and return on investment as YouTube watchtime in Nigeria has increased by 150 percent...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Mobile apps from Qatar win top award
Two mobile apps from Qatar were among the 40 winners selected from 451 nominations for the World Summit Award...
 
Video content contributed upto 65% of total mobile data traffic in India
Nokia’s annual Mobile Broadband Index study of mobile broadband performance in India has revealed that Video content remained the main growth engine for data traffic contributing upto 65% of total mobile data traffic...
 
South Korea passes 14 million IPTV subscribers
South Korea maintained stable IPTV subscriber base growth since the service was launched in 2008 and has reached 14 million IPTV service subscribers...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
China Mobile sees strong boost in 4G growth
China Mobile, the largest mobile operator in the world, added more than 220 million 4G subs in 2016 and saw brisk wireless data revenue growth...
 
Telecommunication towers upgraded for better LTE coverage in Sarawak
In order to provide better 3G or LTE coverage, upgrading work on 424 existing telecommunication towers in Sarawak is expected to be fully completed by year-end…
 
Telekom Deutschland embarks on LTE rollout
Telekom Deutschland has begun the large-scale rollout of LTE in the 900MHz frequency band to improve indoor coverage of 4G services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Toyota joins NTT on 5G-enabled Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Toyota Motor and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) have agreed to collaborate on 5G technology to be used in future autonomous vehicle technology…
 
Bharti Airtel to acquire Tikona’s business
Bharti Airtel said that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Tikona Digital Networks to acquire Tikona’s 4G business including the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum and 350 sites...
 
Auctus Group announces Digital West's acquisition of Norcast Telecom
Auctus Group, has announced its role as the exclusive advisor to Digital West in its acquisition of Norcast Telecom with a mezzanine debt and minority equity investment provided by Farragut Capital Partners...
 
ITU launches global dialogue on Artificial Intelligence for good
The event will offer tangible guidance on the tenets of responsible AI development, from the perspectives of technology, ethics, standardization and policy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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