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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 17, 2017
 
 
 
 
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TRAI proposes setting up renewable energy targets in telecom sector
The introduction of 4G, with a speed transfer rate 10 times higher than the 3G, will substantially increase the energy consumption patterns of the telecom sector...
 
5G could give $3trn boost to global GDP – Qualcomm
The U.S. and China are expected to dominate in 5G R&D and capex, investing a total of $1.2 trillion and $1.1 trillion respectively over the course of the forecast period...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco continues to grow its global presence through partnerships with other leading carriers
Member Logo Batelco’s expansion projects expedite the growth of the Company’s global business; while ensuring network diversity, avoiding single points of failure, providing better country resilience and efficient use of...
 
•  Interwire Internet Services and DE-CIX sign Memorandum of Understanding
Member Logo New digital environments are creating new challenges and opportunities around the world, and cooperative efforts are crucial to meeting those new challenges and take advantage of the opportunities...
 
•  Turkcell hits 24.7 Gbps in 5G test
Member Logo Turkcell expects the number of connected smart devices worldwide will top 25 billion by 2020, and that the average home will be equipped with around 500 sensors...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
China calls for telecoms reform
The Chinese government has renewed calls for private investment in the country's telecommunication firms as it encourages them to cut fees and other costs...
 
FCC Seeks Comments on allowing Galileo use in U.S
Telecom regulators are asking for information ranging from possible issues with Galileo's signal structure to details about satnav receivers...
 
Austrian regulator RTR prepares framework conditions for 5G
According to Austrian regulator RTR, it is preparing auctions of frequencies for 5G networks. The auctions are envisaged to start from 2018...
 
TRAI proposes setting up renewable energy targets in telecom sector
The introduction of 4G, with a speed transfer rate 10 times higher than the 3G, will substantially increase the energy consumption patterns of the telecom sector...
 
Iran plans to boost bandwidth to 30Tbps by 2021
The Iranian parliament has set out obligations for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as part of a five-year social and economic development plan...
 
South Asia
 
North Africa
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
 
Middle East
 
MVNO Samatel ends mobile services in Oman
The MVNO was launched in 2010, but has now terminated its mobile services, advising customers to port their umber to another operator as soon as possible...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Inca Networks makes Verimatrix additions
Inca Networks has announced new features that enable video operators using Verimatrix scrambling to securely deliver video across their networks...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
OTT substitution to cost operators $104b this year
While the threat to operator revenues posed by OTT substitution is nothing new, the report also notes that OTT messaging platforms are now trialing or incorporating multiple new communications options, such as group voice...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
5G could give $3trn boost to global GDP – Qualcomm
The U.S. and China are expected to dominate in 5G R&D and capex, investing a total of $1.2 trillion and $1.1 trillion respectively over the course of the forecast period...
 
Old telco business model to be no more in 2017
The cloud and all its data implications added to acceleration in mobile comprise the enabling ingredients to a year which will be the end of the current chapter in the story of disruption...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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