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:.Daily News Briefing.:

January 11, 2017

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  1. Batelco presents NFC mobile payments in Bahrain
    Member Logo The service will be the first in the country to offer NFC-based mobile payments. Customers can upload credit from an Ithmaar bank prepaid card to their handset and use it to pay for goods and services at retailers across the country...  Read More
  2. Sanad Association honors Mobily for its leading social responsibility role
    Member Logo Mobily signed an agreement to support the projects of Sanad Children’s Cancer Support Association in the Kingdom through donation services provided by the company; where customers can donate for the Association’s projects around the Kingdom...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Ofcom approves two licence variation requests
    British telecoms watchdog Ofcom has approved two licence variation requests from wireless provider EE (now part of BT Group), in support of the operator’s Emergency Services Network... Read More
  2. TRAI finalizes new agenda for 2017
    TRAI has fixed its new agenda for 2017, concentrating on the Set Top Box consumers of India... Read More
  3. UAE VP honours innovative, outstanding entities; TRA-UAE DG receives excellence award
    In the Best Entity in the Field of Enablers category - the award went to the Telecommunications Regulation Authority (TRA), where Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Director General of the Authority, received the award... Read More

South Asia

  1. Western Union teams-up with MFS provider
    Western Union Company and JazzCash have joined hands to enable JazzCash customers to receive international money transfers sent through Western Union... Read More
  2. Mobile Company joins PLDDB to facilitate farmers in Pakistan
    The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) has planned to start a new venture with a private mobile company for providing all facilities to farmers under a single roof... Read More

Middle East

  1. DIFC plans hefty investments in 5 years from FinTech hub
    The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is looking to grab a piece of the world’s fastest growing industry - FinTech - aiming to attract $1 billion of investments till 2022... Read More
  2. Digitization most common trend among Mena businesses
    According to Canon, digitisation is becoming the most common trend among Middle East and North Africa (Mena) businesses to enhance workplace productivity... Read More

North Africa

  1. GSMA supports 4G launch in Egypt
    The GSMA has welcomed the successful launch of 4G services by mobile operators in Egypt and believes it will serve as a catalyst for economic growth and deliver broad societal benefits... Read More
  2. African first as Nokia, Ooredoo reach 1Tbps
    Working in partnership, Ooredoo Algeria and Nokia have successfully achieved a ground-breaking transmission speed of 1,2 Terabits per second over optical fibre in Africa’s first field trial of optical communications technology... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. 4G mobile connections in Hong Kong expected to reach 71 percent by 2020
    GSMA predicted that the percentage of 4G mobile connections will rise to 71 percent by 2020, giving 4G in Hong Kong a similar penetration rate to China's 73 percent that year... Read More
  2. Singtel upgrades 4G to 450Mbps speeds
    Samsung Galaxy S7 users can gain access to Singtel's upgraded 4G network enabling 450Mbps speeds, while the telco is also undertaking 1Gbps tests with Ericsson... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. Vodafone Spain is all set to deploy DOCSIS 3.1 technology
    Vodafone Spain is to deploy DOCSIS 3.1 technology to provide symmetrical high-speed 1Gbps broadband services over its HFC cable network... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Viamedia boosts partnership with Windstream
    Independent cable TV ad management company Viamedia said it has expanded its advertising sales representation with Windstream into four new markets... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Yoigo initiates domestic roaming deal with Orange
    Spanish mobile network operator (MNO) Yoigo, which was acquired from Telia Company by Grupo MASMOVIL last year, has reportedly initiated its new domestic roaming agreement with Orange Espana... Read More
  2. Mobile apps launched to help patients
    Patients in North Wales will now be able to check through a new mobile app how long they will have to wait before receiving treatment at the A&E and minor injuries units at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board... Read More
  3. Satellite constellations could be poised to challenge the broadband industry
    If this latest wave of satellite networks gets off the ground, it could pose a challenge to a $224.6 billion industry currently dominated by telecom and cable companies with their miles of fibre optic and copper wires... Read More

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