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Policy and Regulation
 
CRA gets over 400 requests for Qatari domains
More than 400 local businesses and individuals have submitted their applications for domains under .qa extensions during Qitcom 2017, which concluded, the Communication Regulatory Authority…
 
National Broadband Plan offers establishment of Philippine Integrated Infostructure
In order to accelerate investment, particularly in the unserved and underserved areas, National Broadband Plan recommends establishment of Philippine Integrated Infostructure…
 
North Africa
 
Egypt ranks third in Africa in internet universality report
Egypt is considered one of the countries that achieved advanced levels amongst African countries that were chosen in the internet universality report, where only South Africa and Morocco ranked higher than it…
 
Egypt rolls out new integrated technology centre
Egypt has opened the Integrated Technology Centres for Citizen Services as part of the state's effort to facilitate citizen access to government services through ICT…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Sprint shows off Gigabit LTE
Sprint along with Qualcomm and Motorola, showed off Gigabit-Class LTE, on a brand-new Motorola device that will be out in the near future, which Sprint will be bringing to many markets soon…
 
Hughes announces updated LTE technology
Hughes Network Systems has launched the world’s largest and fastest satellite broadband network, as well as updated Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology for its Jupiter System which will support a variety of consumer,...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
AT&T and Verizon aiming to wholesale IPTV
At the MWC, both AT& and Verizon touted their new IPTV platforms as wholesale video service solutions with the aim of not only selling to consumers also wanting other network operators to pay for the opportunity to do the...
 
Alibaba focuses on mobile content business
Alibaba group wants to play a larger role in the internet market as it looks for a stronger play in the online market-place and mobile wallets business through Paytm…
 
Doha Bank the launches co-branded mobile app
Doha Bank has unveiled a new co-branded mobile application ‘Doha Bank My Book Qatar’ which is a source of deals and voucher schemes that cover dining, beauty and wellness, leisure activities, health services and...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
French operator aims for 20 million FTTH connections
Free, a subsidiary of French telco Iliad, has claimed record ultra-fast network rollouts in 2016, with 4.4 million FTTH connections and aims for 20 million FTTH connections by 2022…
 
Optimizely announces general availability of its OTT platform
Optimizely, has announced general availability of Optimizely X OTT which will enable brands to run fast, powerful experiments in any over-the-top (OTT) TV application using tvOS or Android TV…
 
Huawei to build Andorra’s FTTH network
Huawei has won the contract to build a fibre-to-the-home network for Andorra Telecom, allowing the operator to meet the demands of its customers by offering broadband at speeds of up to 300 Mbps…
 
 
Middle East
 
Saudi set to confront digital security challenges
More than 1,300 IT and security stakeholders gathered in Riyadh to advance discussions on collaboration, standardization and a unified approach to mitigate cyber threats at the recently held 2nd International Cyber Security...
 
Bahrain's Zain inks deal with Rapid Telecom to boost international connectivity
To provide innovative international connectivity solutions to the under-tapped enterprise segment and enhance the international connectivity of Bahrain, Zain Bahrain has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Rapid...
 
Zain teamed up with Amazon Web Services Partner Network
To connect customers and different cloud service providers in a simple and cost-effective way, Zain joins Amazon Web Services Partner Network…
 
South Asia
 
Bangladeshi Telcos gearing up for 4G launch
To provide fast and quality internet services, Bangladeshi Mobile operators are taking preparations so that they can roll out 4G data services as soon as they get a go-ahead from the regulator…
 
Airtel Lanka set ups Gemalto's device management platform
In a bid to strengthen its promise of 40% faster internet and instant access to customer’s 4G data services, Gemalto and Airtel Lanka announced the deployment of Gemalto's Device Management platform in Sri...
 
First Hybrid Rickshaw with Wi-Fi launched in Pakistan
To promote latest technology in Transportation, a hybrid rickshaw powered with a battery and having, tracker system and Wi-Fi has been introduced for the first time in Pakistan...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Gemalto supports China's first internet car
To mark the beginning of digital transformation across the automotive industry, Gemalto is working with Banma Technologies, a new joint venture between Alibaba Group and SAIC Motor, to help produce China's first internet...
 
Algar Telecom selects Bwtech’s NetChart to monitor services
Brazil’s Algar Telecom has selected Bwtech’s NetChart to supervise its multi-vendor Radio Access Network and standardize the network configuration parameters to ensure the best possible user experience…
 
Vietnamese telcos to plan to export telecom devices
In order to boost export and satisfy the demand in the domestic and foreign markets, VietNamNet Bridge, Viettel and VNPT, two of the three biggest network operators, are working to export telecom devices in large...
 
Telecom operators test 5G technology
In a bid to roll out new technology in 2020, at least 25 carriers are doing lab tests for 5G technology… 5G will allow customers to download an 8GB high-definition movie in six seconds…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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