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:.Daily News Briefing.:

December 20, 2016

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Members

  1. Etisalat to offer public WiFi at Al Jazira sports and cultural club
    Member Logo Etisalat has continuously invested in building a superior telecom network to enable connectivity for all residents...  Read More
  2. Huawei partners with ANTlabs to enhance traveler experience
    Member Logo The partnership aims to ensure a more connected experience for business and leisure travelers...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. New telecom strategy for Qatar on cards
    The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) President Mohammed Ali Al Mannai, in an interview said that the Authority will review the telecommunications market in Qatar, to prepare a new strategy for the sector and take the necessary steps to develop it. Read More
  2. Ofcom publishes consultation for spectrum band
    Ofcom has published a consultation as part of its strategic review of the 410-470 MHz spectrum band (UHF Bands 1 and 2) which will help them understand whether its current approach to managing the band is able to meet the needs of current and future users. Read More

South Asia

  1. Online financial transactions see significant growth in Pakistan
    As the year 2016 reaching its end all the data charts are being prepared. A great rise was observed in the graph of Payments Systems in Pakistan as confirmed by State Bank of Pakistan. Read More
  2. Telecommunication sector achieves remarkable progress in Sri Lanka
    The Ministry of Finance says the telecommunication sector of the country has achieved a remarkable progress recently. It has shown a growth of 21 percent in the first six months of this year. Read More

Middle East

  1. Walkbase opens up in Dubai
    Walkbase, an IoT analytics and marketing platform for retail, announced the opening of its office in Dubai, UAE, resulting from a growing number of existing customer cases and ongoing discussions in the Middle East region. Read More
  2. Global tech companies unite for hospitality
    Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has collaborated with Schneider Electric, demonstrating next-generation technology solutions at the Schneider Electric hospitality showroom in Dubai Silicon Oasis for its Gulf customers. Read More

North Africa

  1. Smart ICT - Key to African battle against climate change
    Improved and sustainable information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Africa holds the key to effective mitigation of disastrous effects of climate change across the continent, experts have said. Read More
  2. Google chooses Tunisia for training and consulting
    Google has picked the Private Graduate School of Engineering and Technology Tunisia to organize international sessions of training and consulting for three days. Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. China Mobile served over 30% of the global 4G users in 2016
    According to China Mobile Ltd it has 510 million fourth-generation (4G) network customers in 2016, representing more than 30% of the world's total 4G users. Read More
  2. Siminn switches on 200Mbps LTE-A
    Icelandic operator Siminn has commercially deployed LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) transmitters supporting download speeds of 200Mbps, following a successful trial with Swedish vendor Ericsson in November. Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Spanish FTTH growth continues at a remarkable rate
    The total number of FTTH lines in Spain has exceeded 4.5 million according to the latest data with the total number of FTTH lines increasing by 155,180 over the last couple of months. Read More
  2. Facebook Messenger offing group video feature
    Facebook began rolling out a new group video chat feature to its Messenger app , allowing up to six users to appear on the screen at the same time and join in the conversation. Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. IPTV growth spurs launch of Australian encoder solution
    Omniscreen, a member of Australian CombiTel Group, has developed a new encoder platform that can connect up to eight audio visual sources including camera, DVD, Blu-ray, PC, signage player, set-top box, or other content feeds and transmitting all signals simultaneously to an unlimited number of digital TV sets or set-tops. Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Ericsson, Qualcomm and SK Telecom announce collaboration
    Qualcomm Technologies and SK Telecom have announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) standards being developed based on specifications in 3GPP. Read More
  2. European telecom market to return to revenue growth in 2016
    The European telecom market will return to revenue growth in 2016 for the first time since 2008, according a report by Idate for the industry group ETNO. Read More
  3. ITU launches Network of Women for WRC-19
    The NOW initiative will encourage gender balance in decision-making bodies, panels, statutory committees and radiocommunication study groups at ITU Radiocommunication Sector events from today until the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19)... Read More

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