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:.Daily News Briefing.:

April 5, 2016

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  1. Batelco introduces cloud productivity solution
    Member Logo Batelco’s Cloud Productivity Solution for SME’s is an all-in-one product that is easily accessible from anywhere at any time, with prices in line with the budget of an SME business. The solution features a number of productivity and efficiency enhancing tools...  Read More
  2. Orange to expand in Europe, Middle East, Africa
    Member Logo Orange plans to continue to look for opportunities to consolidate and enter new markets in Europe, as well as to grow in Africa and the Middle East...  Read More
  3. Etisalat’s iPhone SE offer starts from Dh75 per month
    Member Logo The operator is offering different postpaid options for buyers of the new iPhone SE, which launches on Tuesday and will be available across key business centres and retail outlets in the UAE...  Read More
  4. Toyota to develop connected car technologies with Microsoft
    Member Logo The move comes as Toyota expands its existing partnership with Microsoft to develop new connected services. Microsoft will have a five percent stake in Toyota Connected. Among the services to be developed or expanded under Toyota Connected are connected vehicle networks and information services...  Read More
  5. Ufone launches Super Card Plus for prepay customers
    Member Logo Ufone Super Cards cost a fixed monthly fee and offers fixed incentives. Customers get a fixed number of free minutes, both on-net and off-net, data bundle and SMS per month against a fixed amount, without worrying about taxes or any additional charges...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Thailand to hold 900-MHz re-auction on June 24
    Thailand’s telecoms regulator has officially met to create new rules for the reauction of 900-MHz spectrum that Jasmine won in December but defaulted to pay the $2.14 billion (75.65 billion baht) bid price. The deposit has been raised from 5% of the initial bid to 20%, with the extra deposit explicitly labeled as a damage deposit in case of default... Read More
  2. State broadband programs have tripled NZ internet speeds
    New Zealand’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) and Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) programs have been shown to have improved internet speeds in the nation threefold since 2008. Average mobile connection speeds in the fourth quarter of 2015 were 7.4 Mbps. Peak mobile speeds reached 75.4 Mbps, and 88% of connections were above 4 Mbps... Read More
  3. PTA Pakistan set to give verdict on telecom merger
    According to Mobilink, it will first acquire 100 percent of Warid’s shares in consideration for the Dhabi Group shareholders acquiring approximately 15% of the shares of Mobilink. After getting approvals both the companies are expected to start merging their operations by August 2016. There is no precedence of such a merger in Pakistan... Read More

South Asia

  1. Aircel, BSNL sign nationwide GSM roaming pact
    This is the first agreement between a state owned operator and a private telecom player. With this strategic tie up, both organisations will be able to enhance customer experience besides utilising each other’s assets and network strength... Read More
  2. Dhiraagu completes Male fixed broadband network upgrade
    The Maldives’ incumbent telecoms operator says it has completed the major upgrade of its Male’ fixed broadband network to improve service quality. As part of the project, the firm relocated some of its key technical equipment from Medhuziyaaraiy Magu to various enhanced sites across Male City... Read More

Middle East

  1. Restrictions and market conditions cost Palestinian telecom operators heavily
    The World Bank says the Palestinian mobile phone sector lost more than $1 billion in potential earnings over the last three years... Read More

North Africa

  1. Africa Internet Group and Orange partner to drive growth in Africa
    In line with the partnership, Orange - one of the leading telecommunication operators in Africa - will make a EUR75 million equity investment in Africa Internet Group. Orange will become a shareholder of Africa Internet Group alongside existing shareholders MTN, Rocket Internet, Millicom, AXA and Goldman Sachs... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Qatar telecom operator aims to be among the fastest adopters of 5G
    Vodafone Qatar switched on its mobile network in March 2009 and started providing a range of products and services to customers shortly thereafter. Having built a converged IP network, Vodafone launched fibre-based consumer and enterprise fixed-line services commercially in October 2012... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Twitter wins rights to live stream NFL matches
    The Twitter streams will be available free, without authentication, worldwide. Twitter outbid companies including Verizon, Yahoo, Facebook and Amazon for the streaming rights... Read More
  2. Cellular operators want BSNL to stop app based calling service
    App based calling service launched by BSNL enables customers travelling abroad to connect their landlines through mobile phones and make calls through them without attracting ISD Charges. Cellcos argue that the app violates teleocm licensing conditions, poses grave security risks, causes loss to exchequer, violates numbering plan and routing principles and breaches existing Interconnect Agreement... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Media CEOs see few global business opportunities
    Geopolitical uncertainty and the speed of technological change are all weighing heavily on entertainment and media CEOs. Only 22% believe growth prospects will improve over the next 12 months, which is way down from 34% last year... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Smartphone sales to grow 7% to 1.5 billion units in 2016
    The total mobile phone market is forecast to reach 1.9 billion units in 2016. Through 2019, 150 million users will delay upgrades to smartphones in emerging Asia Pacific, until the functionality and price combination of a low-cost smartphone becomes more desirable... Read More
  2. Singtel to provide cyber-security to maritime industry via Inmarsat
    Trustwave, which was recently acquired by Singtel, is the cyber-security arm of the telco. It will provide the software-based UTM service to be integrated with Inmarsat hardware onboard ships, to protect data and reduce cyber risk for maritime companies... Read More

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