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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
March 29, 2017 |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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Singapore to shut down 2G services
Singapore will pull the plug on 2G mobile services on 1 April 2017, in a bid to free up bandwidth for 3G and 4G services that better meet the needs of consumers and businesses in the city-state...
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Nepal to implement Monbile Number Portibility
The Nepalese government is gearing up to introduce the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service in the country which enables mobile users to switch from the network of one telecom operator to another while retaining the same...
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EU regulator publishes guidelines for enforcing new roaming rules
Berec has published guidelines for national regulators and consumers on how the new retail roaming regulations will apply from 15 June from which operators can no longer apply surcharges for roaming in the EU...
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| Middle East |
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Amazon buys Souq in big play for Middle East market
Amazon has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire SOUQ.com, an e-commerce leader in the Middle East...
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Ooredoo to transform network
Ooredoo Group has signed a new network transformation agreement with Ericsson which will enabling the company to continue to modernise its networks while ensuring that cutting-edge technologies are shared faster with...
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Iran to colloborate with Russia in its IT sector
During a meeting in Moscow, representatives of Iran and Russia discussed various collaborations in the IT sector and the two countries could extend their joint effort in Internet projects, software development, data...
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National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia upgrades technology platform
Accenture has successfully completed the core system replacement of the retail banking operations at Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB) which will provide clients with an enhanced banking experience...
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| North Africa |
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Unified cloud service to be launched in Algeria
Avaya and Icosnet have announced a strategic partnership to jointly provide Unified Communications technologies from a cloud platform in Algeria which will bring innovative technology consumption models to help drive digital...
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| Alternative Telecom |
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Yahsat forms partnership with X Sat
X Sat has committed to capacity on Yahsat’s upcoming Ka-band satellite, Al Yah 3, to be launched later this year due to a long-term strategic partnership formed between Yahsat with UAE communications solutions company...
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Uruguay sets sight on 100 percent fiber connectivity
In a move set to improve what is already the best connectivity network in Latin America, Uruguay aims to cover 100% of the territory with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) before 2022...
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Singtel focusing on OTT partnership
SingTel is aggressively moving to become an integrated telecoms service provider by sealing big deals with OTT, digital service providers...
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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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