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Industry News Briefing
February 28, 2017


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Recent Developments

•	SAMENA Council moderates spectrum management regulatory roundtable with government institutions

•	Telcos turn to machine learning as data rises

•	STC becomes member of “Open ROADM” Agreement

•	Qatar SMEs recommended to utilize social media, e-commerce

Policy and Regulation

•	Internet and phone connectivity at record highs in Malta According to Malta Communications Authority statistics released for the third quarter of last year, at the end of September internet connections delivering a speed from 50 megabits per second (Mbps) upwards accounted to...

•	Polish regulator consults on re-assessment of SOR amendment Polish regulator UKE has published the results of the consultation on the draft decision on a proposal by Orange Poland and the Chamber of Commerce in Electronics and Telecommunications (KIGEiT)...

South Asia

•	GSMA to launch initiative for humanitarian cause in Bangladesh and other countries GSMA has unveiled a new initiative, 'Big Data for Social Good', that will utilise mobile operators' data capabilities to address humanitarian crises with trials starting from Bangladesh amongst other countries...

•	Mobile phone exports rise in January in Pakistan Statistics released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that mobile imports registered over 20 percent increase in month of January which represents growth of mobile services in Pakistan...

•	High speed mobile broadband users growth in Pakistan After the launch of 3G/4G services in 2014, 3G/4G users in Pakistan have reached 38 million, proving the success story of efforts of Pakistani mobile operator’s regarding digital Pakistan initiatives...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Ford teams up with Vodafone to introduce 4G LTE into vehicles In a bid to enable passengers to surf the internet with improved connectivity, Ford has teamed up with Vodafone to bring 4G LTE connectivity to vehicles in Europe...

•	Philippines operator to roll out additional LTE cell sites PLDTs mobile division Smart Communications is reportedly planning to build out an additional 2,000 cell sites to expand its 4G LTE coverage within the next two years...

•	Telstra eyes LTE-B deployment Australian multi-service operator Telstra has confirmed that it is working with Ericsson to roll out LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) across the country for higher speeds and capacity...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	New TV experience to be delivered with Ascendon A new platform, Ascendon has been launched that will power new ways for TalkTalk TV customers to view, browse, rent or buy a wide range of video content, whether at home or on-the-go on mobile...

•	ChinaCache, PacketZoom teams up on mobile app technology ChinaCache and PacketZoom to build mobile-friendly infrastructure to deliver Packet Zoom Expresslanes aimed to accelerating and improving the reliability of mobile app content delivery in China…

Middle East

•	Omantel to hold nationwide 4G roadshow Omantel, has announced the launch of its 4G roadshow in a bid to reinforce its leadership in providing 4G network connectivity throughout the Sultanate of Oman...

•	Asiacell subscribers to get free access to Wikipedia Wikipedia Asiacell, have announced a partnership that will see access to Wikipedia provided free of charge to Asiacell’s 11 million Iraqi customers.

•	Zain Saudi to establish cloud and data center solution Zain Saudi Arabia and Ericsson signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in enabling next generation hyperscale data centres based on the latest technology available...

•	Saudi Telecom Company and Cisco sign managed services agreement Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Cisco announced that they have signed a three-year managed services agreement to transform STC’s core network and operations, and prepare it for the digital era.

North Africa

•	Morocco participates in MWC to boost telecom industry Seven leading companies from Morocco specializing in the most innovative advanced technologies will represent Morocco in MWC to strengthen the positioning of Moroccan companies in telecom sector...

Alternative Telecom

•	Facebook plans to lay fiber optic cable in Uganda Facebook Inc. has struck a partnership with local telecommunications company Airtel Uganda to lay fiber optic cables of over 800 kilometers in Uganda by the end of the year, to extend internet services to the most remote...

•	SK Broadband providing gigabit access Huawei has announced that South Korea’s SK Broadband has deployed its Flex-PON solution to provide gigabit-speed ultra-broadband access for its end users...

Global Telecom Update

•	BSNL plans agreement with Nokia on 5G, IoT applications To meet growing demands of connected people and devices, the MoU, scheduled to be signed tomorrow at the Mobile World Congress, entails strategic cooperation for smooth network evolution and transition from 4G to 5G…

•	Five billion mobile phone users in 2017: GSMA The number of mobile phone users globally will surpass five billion by the middle of this year, according to a study released Monday by GSMA, the association of mobile operators...

•	Chunghwa Telecom signs 5G partnership deal with Nokia Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed an agreement with Nokia at MWC to power Taiwan’s 5G development...

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