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:.Daily News Briefing.:

December 23, 2016

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  1. Batelco opens new retail shop in Wadi Al Sail Mall
    Member Logo The shop will provide a complete range of Batelco’s products and services including Mobile services, Broadband and Fixed Line services, along with a range of the newest handsets, tablets, and accessories...  Read More
  2. du launches secure web hosting to help businesses combat cyberattacks
    Member Logo The solution from du integrates innovative layers of security that work in tandem to deliver a unique and holistic approach to protect an organisation’s web services from cybersecurity threats...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Korea to cut interconnection fees
    South Korea's telecommunications regulator announced that it will cut interconnection fees among mobile carriers for the use of their networks, while abolishing so-called asymmetric rules for the fees that have helped smaller rivals. Read More
  2. Government announces funding for broadband connectivity
    The government has announced US$ 540 million in funding to help service providers connect around 600,000 additional properties, mostly rural, to high-speed broadband lines. Read More

South Asia

  1. NTC to revive coastal fiber link
    National Telecom Corporation (NTC) will revive coastal fiber link from Gwadar to Karachi, according to Brig (R) Viqar Rashid Khan, the Managing Director of NTC. Read More
  2. SBI bank to push for digital transactions
    Nepal SBI Bank, the largest overseas subsidiary of SBI, has started point-of-sale (POS) services to push digital transactions which aims to facilitate cashless transactions in Nepal, Read More

Middle East

  1. Qatar Airways enhances its mobile functionality
    Qatar Airways has rolled out innovative new features to its mobile functionality over the course of 2016, resulting in greater information available to the passenger during and after the journey. Read More
  2. Dubai Police launches new software to predict future crimes
    Dubai Police have launched a new software which enables it to predict where crime is likely to occur next, according to its creators Space Imaging Middle East (SIME). Read More

North Africa

  1. WorldRemit launches pickup service Algeria & Lebanon
    Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has launched a new cash pickup service in Algeria and Lebanon with which Algerian recipients can collect cash from any branch of Trust Bank Algeria across the country. Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. Spark adds better 4G service at Hahei and Red Hill
    Two sites in the areas of Hahei and Red Hill have been upgraded to better 4G service.
    Spark has also switched on new mobile sites at Kauaeranga Valley, Manaia, Te Puru, delivering new coverage to the area. Read More
  2. China Mobile 4G subscribers reach 510 million
    China's largest mobile carried, China Mobile, said its 4G subscriber base reached almost 510 million which represents more than 30% of the world’s total 4G subscribers. Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Remote areas to see superfast broadband in near future
    As part of funds for rolling out broadband in remote areas, British Telecom is releasing US$ 22 million for the programme in Scotland. Read More
  2. French company to provide 6,0000 km sub-marine cable for roll out
    Huawei Marine Networks, Chinese firm in charge of rolling out the fibre optic sub-marine cable between the towns of Kribi (Cameroon) and Fortaleza (Brazil), has awarded the contract for the supply of this cable to the French company Nexans. Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Telefónica trials live video streaming
    Building on the success, especially among millennials, of live video features in social networks, such as Facebook with Live or Twitter with Periscope - Telefónica’s digital unit has developed the mobile platform that which supports both live broadcasting for other Xtreamr users and social media integration. Read More
  2. MobiFone launches new mobile payment app
    MobiFone has created a new app MobiFone Next, using which subscribers can download and pay with this mobile payment app that allows consumers to make payments in stores, in app and online. Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Kingwaytek Technology launches in-car IoV device
    Digital map provider Kingwaytek Technology has launched an in-car IoV (Internet of Vehicles) device based on 4G in the Taiwan market. The device features navigation functions, cloud-based telematics and driving-related software. Read More
  2. GIFEC installs VSAT Satellite Hub to aid remote areas
    The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) in partnership with Dizengoff Ghana Limited, has installed a VSAT Satellite Hub with the purpose of providing universal access to telecommunications services for remote communities. Read More

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