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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
February 2, 2017 |
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Three-way negotiations between the European Parliament, Council and Commission ended with a pact on the pace of slashing rates telecom companies charge each other. The deal will allow EU citizens to “roam like at home” from the middle of this year in line with a regulation agreed in late 2015...
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| STC the Most Valuable Brand in the Middle East |
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Brand Finance announced an 11% increase in STC’s brand value from 2016 to become US $6.2 billion. With this increase, STC has now become the most valuable brand in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East. STC is embarking down a path of ‘humanisation’, re-engaging its many stakeholders with a fresh, personable outlook. A clear indication of its success in this regard is a 5 point increase in its brand strength index score, reflecting improving customer perceptions on metrics such as consideration, preference and satisfaction. Recently, STC “Customer Experience” won two of the “Gulf Customer Experience Awards” for having the best application “MySTC”...
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STC the Most Valuable Brand in the Middle East
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Brand Finance announced an 11% increase in STC’s brand value from 2016 to become US $6.2 billion. With this increase, STC has now become the most valuable brand in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East. STC is embarking... |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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TRA Oman warns against sharing personal information
TRA is advising all network users to not interact with the unknown callers who request personal information, in addition to information about Oman...
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Tunisian telecom authority publishes QoS report
INT, the Tunisian telecoms authority has published the results of its latest QoS mobile study, evaluating the 2G/3G voice and data services provided by the Tunisian operators...
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TRAI calls for analogue TV switch-off by 2023
India’s communications regulator is advising a phased programme for the implementation of digital terrestrial TV (DTT) in metro cities from 2019, and the entire country by the end of 2023...
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EU reaches mobile roaming deal
Three-way negotiations between the European Parliament, Council and Commission ended with a pact on the pace of slashing rates telecom companies charge each other. The deal will allow EU citizens to “roam like at...
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Tele Columbus unveils 1Gbps speeds
Tele Columbus Group has begun offering broadband services at maximum speeds of 1Gbps through its subsidiary Kabel & Medien Service (KMS)...
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Orange to build submarine cable
Orange has announced plans to invest in a submarine fiber-optic cable that will deliver additional bandwidth capacity in the French overseas markets...
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UAE’s first digital bank launched by Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD has launched Liv., UAE’s first digital bank with the aim of providing a differentiated digital experience for a new generation of customers…
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Health Mirror system to be in UAE
According to the spokesperson Ministry of Health and Prevention spokesperso, the journey of a patient from home to hospital via a smart technology-enabled system can now be eased with a click of a button...
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| Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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