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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 26, 2017
 
 
 
 
Beyond Connectivity 2017
 
 
Telcos turn to machine learning as data rises
The telecommunications industry is turning towards machine learning because it is a mainstream tool for communications providers struggling to transform data overload into actionable analytics. Machine learning does all the grunt work for analysts, sifting through data in real time and providing output instantly in understandable...
 
Saudi telecom market hits US$48 billion
The volume of the telecom sector in the Kingdom is estimated at SR180 billion while capital investment is more than SR50 billion, said Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Salem Al Ruwais, Governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Cisco to acquire AppDynamics for $3.7 billion
Member Logo With digital transformation, companies must re-define their relationships with customers through software. AppDynamics will continue to be a led by CEO David Wadhwani as a new software business unit in Cisco’s IoT and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi telecom market hits US$48 billion
The volume of the telecom sector in the Kingdom is estimated at SR180 billion while capital investment is more than SR50 billion, said Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Salem Al Ruwais, Governor of the Communications and Information...
 
380MHz bandwidth set to be presented in 2020 NBTC auction
In a bid to support further development of the country's digital infrastructure, the telecom regulator will auction 380 megahertz of bandwidth for four telecom frequencies by 2020...
 
CRASA to present mechanism for enforcing universal mobile data tariffs
Communications Regulators Association of Southern Africa is planning to introduce mechanism for enforcing universal mobile data tariffs for countries in the region by 2019...
 
Middle East
 
Turkish defense firm, mobile operators to develop domestic base station antenna
Turkey’s state-run defense company ASELSAN and mobile operators Turkcell, Türk Telekom and Vodafone have cooperated to develop a base station antenna to be used for the 4.5G network...
 
South Asia
 
Ufone makes new investment to convert entire Lahore into 3G
Ufone has decided to upgrade its network, converting the whole provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan to 3G, with a new investment of millions of dollars...
 
Bank offering latest self-service platform in Pakistan
Pakistan based MCB Islamic Bank is opening new branches across Pakistan and will outfit each branch with Diebold Nixdorf’s latest self-service platform and software...
 
Nokia inks modernization deal with Bangladesh's Teletalk
Nokia is all set to help Teletalk to improve coverage in rural areas not currently covered by 2G and 3G networks and enhance the quality of services in urban areas...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
EPIX debuts app for TiVo devices
The app will enable authenticated subscribers to access EPIX’s library of more than 2,000 Hollywood movies on TiVo devices...
 
MatrixStream intros OTT platform for IPTV operators
Multiscreen video platform provider MatrixStream has introduced a new cloud-based over-the-top (OTT) solution for IPTV operators...
 
 
North Africa
 
INFOMEDIA raises MENA growth with full Carrier Billing coverage in Egypt

INFOMEDIA announced the launch of its industry-leading micro-payments platform on all three Egyptian mobile networks, Etisalat, Orange and Vodafone...
 
Global Telecom Holding appoints new CEO in Algeria
Global Telecom Holding and VimpelCom Ltd announce that Matthieu Galvani has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Djezzy, their business in Algeria...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Iran moves to 4.5G internet connectivity
Iran moved to fourth generation (3/4G) mobile and home Internet in 2015 but the broadcasting technology is becoming a thing of the past and will be superseded by another next-generation technology...
 
Verizon significantly enhances 4G LTE capacity
Verizon significantly enhances its LTE Advanced technology, Houston network, increases wireless data capacity 450% for fans attending Super Bowl LI...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Orange Spain to bring FTTH service to Ogijares
Orange Spainannounced an agreement to bring fibre-optic services to the town of Ogijares near Granada in Andalucia in a project valued at EUR 1 million...
 
Sky is all set to offer an OTT version
Sky is all set to offer an OTT version of its next generation Sky Q box that will allow homes currently unable to install a satellite dish to receive the Sky television service...
 
Facebook Messenger begins testing ads
Facebook is starting to test integrating ads into its mobile messaging app’s user interface...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telcos turn to machine learning as data rises
The telecommunications industry is turning towards machine learning because it is a mainstream tool for communications providers struggling to transform data overload into actionable analytics. Machine learning does all the...
 
China Mobile, Ericsson, Mobike trial IoT in Shanghai
China Mobile Shanghai has teamed up with Ericsson and bike-sharing service startup Mobike to conduct a cellular IoT trial on the Chinese operator’s live network in Shanghai...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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