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SAMENA Daily Newsletter
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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 24, 2016 |
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www.samenacouncil.org
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At the Mobile World Congress, SAMENA Telecommunications Council unveils new leadership
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SAMENA Council has announced the election of Dr. Khalid H. Biyari, CEO of Saudi Telecom Company Group as the Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, Group CEO of Batelco has been elected as Vice-Chairman of the Board. TurkCell, through Mr. Kaan Terzioglu, CEO; Turksat, represented by Mr. Ensar Gul, CEO; Viva Kuwait, represented by Mr. Salman Al Badran, CEO; and Zain, represented by Mr. Scott Gegenheimer, Group CEO, were elected as new members of the Board...
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Ufone wins GLOMO award at GSMA conference
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Ufone received the award for founding GSMA Mobile Connect Service in Pakistan. Mobile Connect allows user to log-in to websites and applications quickly, without the need to remember passwords and usernames...
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Omantel signs MoU with Cisco to transform is service platform through innovation
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As part of the MoU, Omantel and Cisco will work on developing value creating opportunities in the domains of next-generation Cloud and Managed Services solutions, cloud and hosting services, and the internet of Things (IoT)...
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Ooredoo expands strategic partnership with Cisco
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With the first agreement, enterprise customers will now be able to lease Cisco technology from Ooredoo, providing them with access to cutting-edge technology. Through the second agreement, Ooredoo will be able to bring Cisco’s Virtual-Managed-Services (VMS) suite to the Qatar market...
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Policy and Regulation
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- MoITT Pakistan lines up new projects for 2016/17
The ministry has requested a total $12.5 million to pay for new telecom projects in the 2016/17 financial year through the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). In addition to various infrastructure development projects, the funds would also be used for a several research and support programmes... Read More
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South Asia
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- Bharti Telecom plans to raise stake in Bharti Airtel to over 50%
Bharti Telecom Ltd (BTL), the holding company jointly owned by Sunil Mittal and Singtel, plans to raise its stake in Bharti Airtel to over 50 per cent through open market purchases. Under the new plan, Bharti Telecom will increase its stake in Airtel from the current 43.96 percent... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Jolla partners Mifone, launches first phone with Intex
With Mifone, Jolla expects to launch a phone running Sailfish OS in several African markets in Q2. This will also integrate locally relevant content to target a mass audience in Africa... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- NTT DOCOMO, MediaTek team up to drive 5G technology development
The two companies will collaborate on developing new 5G air interface and chipsets required for 5G devices, raising spectrum efficiency and increasing data capacity... Read More
- China Mobile reveals 5G and 4G network strategy
China Mobile started talking about 5G mobile technology at a time when American telecom network operators Verizon Wireless and AT&T are in the process of testing 5G equipments and looking for an early 5G deployment. The technology company targets to sell 330 million 4G devices in 2016 against 300 million TD-LTE devices in 2015... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Vuclip launch Viu OTT service in Malaysia
Vuclip and Telekom Malaysia (TM) plan to launch the Viu over-the-top (OTT) service in Malaysia next month, following its successful introduction in Hong Kong and Singapore... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Time is right for telcos to profit from mobile TV
As networks evolve, telcos are able to provide multi-screen offerings and mobile apps in addition to their standard home broadband and TV offers. Customers are willing to pay more – to a certain extent - for the right multi-screen TV service... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Telefónica rebrand joint start-up incubator as Go Ignite
The Go Ignite alliance said selected start-ups will benefit from its collective resources, including its market insights, partners, work spaces, potential investment, coaching and events... Read More
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