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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 26, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Online shopping gains momentum in Pakistan
Customers are trusting internet shopping more and more because most of the services offer Cash on Delivery (COD) and return policies...
 
Blockchain innovation to garner greater financial inclusion in Middle East
According to the 2014 World Bank Global Findex Database, Digital innovation, coupled with high mobile penetration rates open the door to reshaping the fate of the region’s estimated 85 million unbanked adults in Middle East…
 
Unicom offers trial of Nokia VSR
The Nokia VSR provides delivery of broad and rich virtualized IP edge applications with superior performance and enhanced scalability. Upon completion of this network transformation project, China Unicom will ensure increased operational efficiency and deliver a superior customer experience...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat expands its exclusive MBC channel line-up and brings SHAHID OnDemand services to eLife TV
Member Logo This is another milestone in the strategy that the MBC GROUP has set out on to partner with telecommunication operators to bring a complete value offering to the consumer...
 
•  Huawei releases C-C4ISR collaborative public safety solutions
Member Logo Traditional siloed public safety systems typically lack information sharing capabilities and are major barriers to effective collaboration between different government agencies...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Homes, offices to get terabit speed internet in Iran
To provide high speed internet, the ICT Ministry of Iran launched a project to connect houses to a nationwide fiber optic network with speeds of up to 1,000 times faster than currently available…
 
CRTC starts process to allocate $750-million broadband fund
Canada’s telecom regulator has started initiatives to figure out how to dole out its new $750-million fund for broadband Internet in underserved areas…
 
Digital training initiative launched in Qatar
Following Qatar Digital Government 2020, The MOTC launched its IT Talent Program for public sector graduates…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Grocery apps become popular in Dubai
More and more people in Dubai are using apps to shop for groceries instead of ordering on the phone or shopping on foot…
 
Viu gets 6 million active users
Viu, the leading pan-regional OTT video service hit 6 million monthly active users across its markets in March this year, representing a 50% growth from 4 million as of November 2016…
 
Netflix inks first China licensing deal with Baidu's IQiyi
Netflix has signed a deal to provide television series to China-based iQiyi.com, the streaming-video service controlled by Baidu Inc…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
GTT upgrades broadband in Guyana
To allow GTT to easily manage aggressive traffic growth, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph hired General Datatech (GDT) to upgrade its broadband network…
 
Australind set to get broadband access
To provide high-speed broadband to the residents of Australia by the end of this week, National Broadband Network is preparing to activate the network…
 
Pure Broadband presents fiber services
The open-access networks built by GTC offered customers a choice of providers including Direct Save Telecom, Love Your Broadband, Seethelight and Vfast…
 
Genetec launches Middle East roadshow
Genetec has announced that it is embarking on a six-country roadshow in the Middle East, where they will showcase its latest security systems and applications that provide collaborative insight for security professionals in...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
CTG teams up with Global Switch for data center
To collaborate in developing joint network and systems integration services, China Telecom Global entered a three-way collaboration with integrated communications services provider Global Switch and Chinese data center...
 
Ooredoo plans mobile money services in Myanmar
To offer an opportunity to drive financial inclusion in the country, Ooredoo is planning to launch mobile money services in Myanmar…
 
Unicom offers trial of Nokia VSR
The Nokia VSR provides delivery of broad and rich virtualized IP edge applications with superior performance and enhanced scalability. Upon completion of this network transformation project, China Unicom will ensure...
 
 
Middle East
 
Etisalat gains net profit of US$ 572 million for Q1
According to Etisalat Group, the company’s aggregate subscriber base reached 159 million, while consolidated revenues amounted to Dh12.5 billion ($3.4 billion)…
 
Mobily’s support for Vision 2030 acknowledged
Mobily’s initiatives for providing advanced technologies that support the National Transformation Program and Vision 2030, have been acknowledged in the Saudi Kingdom…
 
Blockchain innovation to garner greater financial inclusion in Middle East
According to the 2014 World Bank Global Findex Database, Digital innovation, coupled with high mobile penetration rates open the door to reshaping the fate of the region’s estimated 85 million unbanked adults in Middle...
 
South Asia
 
Chinese company to set up telecom infrastructure in Pakistan & Bangladesh
China Telecommunications Corporation (CTC) is setting up resources for wrapping up cross-border telecom initiatives which include China-Pakistan information corridor, the China-Laos-Thailand, and the...
 
Nepal Telecom allows free web browsing of official websites
In a bid to ensure the citizens’ right to stay informed about different government-related issues, Nepal Telecom started providing free browsing facility of government websites to its subscribers…
 
Sri Lanka Telecom hosts meeting of submarine cable maintenance consortiums
In a move to establish joint ventures, Sri Lanka Telecom hosted the Management Committee Meeting of two submarine cable maintenance consortiums…
 
Online shopping gains momentum in Pakistan
Customers are trusting internet shopping more and more because most of the services offer Cash on Delivery (COD) and return policies...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco and Intelsat pen deal
To expand operations in Morocco, Intelsat announced that Morocco’s INWI has signed an agreement to integrate satellite services from the Intelsat EpicNG platform into INWI’s network…
 
Ooredoo Algeria boosts customer base in Q1
The customer base of Ooredoo Algeria increased to 13.9 million, up by 5 percent compared with the same period in 2016 and an increase from the 13.8 million reported at the end of 2016…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
AIS to offer 700Mbps LTE speeds in May
According toThai operator Advanced Info Service, it will enable mobile data speeds of up to 700Mbps on its LTE-A carrier aggregation network next month…
 
TM upgrades Internet speed for all Unifi subscribers
In order to double the Internet speed for all its UniFi subscribers by the end of this year, Telekom Malaysia Bhd is taking initiatives to upgrade its infrastructure…
 
T-Mobile offers LTE-U service in select areas
To facilitate customers, T-Mobile has deployed LTE-U technology in select locations across the United States…
 
SK Telecom LTE User base hits 21.65mn
The number of SK Telecom’s LTE subscribers reached 21.65 million, taking up 72.6 percent of the company’s total mobile subscriber base of 29.83 million…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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