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:.Daily News Briefing.:

September 5, 2016

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  1. Etisalat launches its new ‘Etisalat Wallet’ service in the UAE
    Member Logo Etisalat Wallet is accessible around the clock directly from customers’ mobile phones while in the UAE or traveling abroad and serves as the new digital wallet, thereby eliminating the need and risk of carrying cash...  Read More
  2. Ooredoo offers pilgrims double roaming value with Musafir Hajj
    Member Logo Hajj is one of the world’s largest calendar events, a spiritual journey that 11,000 people from Oman will be undertaking this year alone...  Read More
  3. du’s new "Happy Home" offers include three months of free home internet & TV
    Member Logo du’s current home services offer customers landline, broadband and the latest in digital TV either through IPTV or through the innovative du View app...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. EC drafts roaming fair usage policy
    With free EU-wide roaming coming into force next year, the European Commission on Monday issued a draft fair usage policy (FUP) designed to stop consumers abusing the system... Read More

South Asia

  1. Operators in Bangladesh should provide mobile financial services (MFS)
    Partnerships in the sector should be opened and the market would decide who will run the business... Read More

Middle East

  1. Iran's unused fiber infrastructure to be leased
    The plan follows complaints by residents of several areas of Tehran about long waiting lists for getting high-speed Internet services while providers mention lack of infrastructure as the reason behind the problem... Read More

North Africa

  1. Vodafone Egypt may use old credit facility to acquire new licence
    Vodafone Egypt is to allocate $225.1 million from an old credit facility to finance 4G purchase plans... Read More
  2. MTN Nigeria IPO targeting $1 billion
    An initial public offering (IPO) of MTN Nigeria, one of Africa's largest mobile operators by subscribers, is targeting proceeds of $1 billion for South Africa-based MTN Group and the cellco’s minority shareholders... Read More
  3. Seacom launches direct-to-corporate services in Kenya
    SEACOM launched the first broadband submarine cable system along the East African coastline in 2009 linking South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique with major Internet connection hubs in Europe and Asia... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Deutsche Telekom, Nokia complete 5G VR trial in sports stadium
    Deutsche Telekom said the demonstrations highlight how 5G will help to usher in an exciting new chapter for virtual reality, augmented reality, and other future digital entertainment services... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Verizon Digital Media adds Slicer to Volicon
    The integration allows users of the Volicon Media Intelligence service to launch over-the-top (OTT) offerings quickly by leveraging their existing Volicon hardware infrastructure... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Digicel plays everywhere across the Caribbean
    Getting content in customers’ hands in as many ways as possible is of paramount importance... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Axiata signals interest in raising stake in Singapore’s M1
    Malaysia’s biggest mobile-phone operator would be interested in raising its stake in Singapore’s M1 Ltd. as part of plans to turn the company into a bigger regional carrier... Read More
  2. Telcos scramble to leverage $11.1 trillion opportunities in IoT
    IoT is enabling telecommunications companies to shift from connectivity to IoT platforms and to leverage the vertical value chains of everything connected... Read More
  3. Telefónica to float infrastructure arm Telxius
    Telxius oversees 16,000 telecommunication towers in Spain, Germany, Brazil, Peru and Chile, as well as a 31,000km submarine fibre optic cable network... Read More

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