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:.Daily News Briefing.:

January 18, 2017

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Members

  1. Ooredoo announces special celebratory events at Muscat Festival
    Member Logo An integral member of Omani society, Ooredoo takes part in and supports a range of community events and activities...  Read More

Policy and Regulation

  1. Seperate MVAS licenses to be provided by Nepalese regulator
    NTA has prepared a consultation paper on licensing provisions to open Mobile Value Added Services in Nepal with mandatory provision for MVAS providers to take licences from NTA... Read More
  2. Frequency plan approved by Bahrain
    Bahrain’s Spectrum Strategy Coordination Committee has recently approved the national plan for frequencies at a meeting... Read More
  3. Qatar to launch online licensing of telecom equipment
    According to the Minister of Transport and Communications, the Ministry is planning to launch an online system for licensing of telecommunications and radio equipment... Read More

South Asia

  1. Rural and semi urban areas leading cellphone service growth in Pakistan
    Remote areas of Pakistan have started showing growth, led by the expansion in cellular networks, increasing awareness of the usage of voice and data connections and availability of mobile handsets at affordable prices... Read More
  2. Impact of mobiles in Bangladesh analyzed by GSMA
    According to GSMA Intelligence, mobile technologies and services have generated a major chunk of the GDP of Banagladesh and has had a very positive impact on the country's economy... Read More
  3. Digital technology: Data-driven urban development in Nepal
    With more data being generated it is the right time to debate and put forward a plan for data driven development by bringing all civic actors and the government together... Read More

Middle East

  1. Platform seeking to upgrade Dubai maritime sector
    Dubai Maritime City Authority has launched the Dubai Maritime Virtual Cluster initiative to facilitating effective communication among members of the cluster by removing constraints of time and distance... Read More
  2. Mobile service to be launched in Syria
    A mobile services will be granted by Iran to launch mobile services in Syria to in efforts to expand economic ties between the countries... Read More
  3. Artificial Intelligence service launched on social networking platform in Dubai
    Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has launched its artificial intelligence 'chat-bot', called Rammas, on its Facebook page to support the directives of the leadership in achieving the UAE Vision 2021... Read More
  4. ICCIM Interested in Iraq, Afghan ICT Markets
    According to the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines , the private sector is ready to invest in the ICT markets in neighboring Afghanistan and Iraq... Read More
  5. FTTH likely to reach additional 4.76 million households in Turkey
    According to Vodafone Turkey, FTTH/B may reach an additional 4.76 million households in Turkey provided approximately US$ 535 million is invested... Read More

North Africa

  1. Initiative launched by Orange Morocco for entrepreneurs and professionals
    Orange, the France based telecom operator providing mobile serives in Morocco has launched an offer offering economical prices to professionals and entrepreneurs... Read More

3G, 4G & Beyond

  1. AT&T to pursue 4G LTE technology
    According to AT&T, it has discontinued service on our 2G wireless networks and continued deployment of our 4G LTE and other technologies to support the massive growth of mobile internet usage... Read More
  2. Ukraine 3G coverage reaches over 2,400 settlements
    Broadband service over the 3G (UMTS) standard cover over 2,400 settlements in Ukraine, according to a statement from the National Radio-Frequencies Centre... Read More

OTT, Alternative Telecom

  1. FTTH grows by 50% in Spain
    According to Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Installed fiber to the home (FTTH) connections in Spain have increased by more than 50 per cent during 2016 to 22.6 million... Read More
  2. Mobile product portfolio to include Over-the-Top (OTT) technologies
    NEWSCYCLE Solutions has extended support to its mobile product portfolio for inclusion of Over-the-Top technologies which will enable news media companies to deliver on demand content... Read More

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

  1. Smart Lighting guides mobile shoppers
    The location of shoppers with smartphones in stores is getting much more precise due to LED lighting with tracking technology built in... Read More
  2. Selevision supports Voddler streaming technology
    Middle East-based broadcast and online channel provider Selevision has selected Sweden’s Voddler Group to optimize its customers’ over-the-top (OTT) video streaming experience... Read More

Global Telecom Update

  1. Alibaba Cloud to support Singapore's digital economy
    Alibaba Cloud, the National University of Singapore (NUS), and EZ-Link have teamed up to boost Singapore’s smart computing and data-driven capabilities... Read More
  2. M1 and Huawei reach 35Gbps speeds during 5G trial
    Huawei and M1 used mmWave spectrum in the 73GHz band to achieve transit speeds of 35Gbps during a trial of 5G network technology... Read More

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