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December 19, 2016 |
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Omantel and MWASALAT to provide free WiFi service on public buses
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Omantel 3.0 strategy is aimed at supporting the country’s transformation towards a connected digital society...
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Ooredoo launches direct carrier billing with Google
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With the introduction of Direct Carrier Billing with Google, customers can now perform any online purchase transaction through the Google Play Store by paying for their purchases via their mobile phone balance...
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Mobily Business enhances information security by launching “Secure Internet” service; Mobily also wins Telecom Review Excellence Award
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“Secure Internet” is considered the World’s largest global security cloud, in addition to providing proactive benefits and advanced protection against electronic threats...
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du simplifies gaming with convenient mobile payments on Karti store
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With this new introduction, users can get instant access to a variety of games on Karti, an online platform that enables users to buy a variety of digital gift cards and codes which can then be redeemed on a wide selection of digital platforms...
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Zain wins ‘Best Brand’ title at Telecom Review Excellence Awards
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The award recognizes the outstanding performance of Zain’s brand across all its markets, which has come to represent the highest standard of customer service...
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goetzpartners moderated the leaders’ panel at the 2016 Telecom Review Summit in Dubai
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The Leaders’ Panel explored wide-ranging topics that include the opportunities of digital transformation for telecoms operators, IoT services and mobility: all issues where goetzpartners has a proven record in projects worldwide...
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Policy and Regulation
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- NCC, security bodies partner on mobile crime
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications (NCC), Prof. Umar Dambatta, has restated the regulator’s commitment to hunting criminal elements who use the mobile phone to perpetrate heinous crimes. Read More
- Cybersecurity addressed in new telecom policy
Bangladesh: The government has included the issue of cyber security in the National Telecom Policy to counter digital crimes and also amended the policy's chapter on social obligation fund, officials said. Read More
- LTE speeds in Bahrain up 23pc in 2 years
LTE services in Bahrain are performing 23 per cent faster in 2016 compared to 2014, said the deputy general director of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Read More
- Qatar telecoms market to come under review
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has revealed that it will make a review of the telecommunications market in the State of Qatar, which will allow it to prepare a new strategy for the sector and take the necessary steps to develop it... Read More
- TRAI recommends government to fund 100 MB data per month for rural consumers
After barring contentious programmes like Facebook's Free Basics and Airtel Zero, telecom regulator TRAI has recommended government to fund around 100 MB data per month for rural consumers and mooted introduction of third party platforms... Read More
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South Asia
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- SAARC to conduct a seminar on mobile financial services
Bangladesh: A day-long SAARC Finance Seminar on “Impacts of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) in the SAARC Region” will be held at the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. Read More
- Australian car booking app launched in Pakistan
Limofied- an Australian-owned, car-hire and car-booking app, has been launched in Pakistan which will provide an opportunity for a timely, comfortable, courteous and most economical transportation service to a variety of consumers. Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Nigeria targets localising 50% of Internet traffic by 2020
Nigeria is hoping to localise Internet traffic in the country by as much as 50 per cent by 2020 through the Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) Nigeria currently has. Read More
- Sudatel relases quarterly report
Sudatel Telecom Group, which has operations in Sudan, Senegal, Guinea and Mauritania, has reported consolidated revenues of USD364 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2016, an increase of 11.4% from the year-ago period. Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- Movistar Argentina claims first Antarctic 4G
Telefonica Moviles Argentina (Movistar) claims that it is the first to launch a 4G LTE mobile network in Antarctica, having switched on 3G/4G base stations in Marambio Base, a permanent research location in Argentine Antarctic territory. Read More
- MTS launches LTE-Advanced Pro network in Russia
Russian mobile operator MTS has launched LTE-Advanced Pro in several cities which enables speeds up to 700 Mbps and is made possible by aggregating recently received LTE TDD bands in the 2.6 GHz band with 1,800 MHz band frequencies earlier used by the operator for LTE services. Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Spirent to test China Unicom NFV infrastructure
Spirent Communications announced that China Telecom has selected it to test the later’s NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) infrastructure using Spirent TestCenter and Spirent CloudStress. Read More
- Proximus launches ‘Fibre for Belgium’ project
Belgium’s largest broadband operator by subscribers Proximus will spend a total of EUR3 billion (USD3.1 billion) over the next ten years on the deployment of its ‘Fibre for Belgium’ plan. Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Rogers, Comcast partner for next-gen IPTV
In a move that sees it abandon its in-house IPTV product development, Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications has agreed a long-term strategic partnership with US cable MSO Comcast. Read More
- Zomato to enable third-party app integration
Online restaurant review and rating site Zomato has announced it will integrate with third party applications to enhance its services. Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- Thuraya confirms 100% connectivity for Kenyan elections
Thuraya Telecommunications Company confirmed 100% transmission results for recent local elections in Kenya held in remote county assembly wards, enhancing the credibility of the electoral process. Read More
- Digital Security to create IoT security standard
Digital Security, part of the Econocom Group company, has announced the creation of the IoT Qualified Security standard, a reliable, impartial assessment of the level of security for connected systems. Read More
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