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April 5, 2017
 
 
 
 
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GCC banks urged to adapt fast disruptive technologies
The traditional payment model ropes in a third party, trusted by everybody, to be involved in a transaction. Blockchain puts that model to a test by eliminating the centralized system and replacing it with a system that is widely distributed and secured by cryptography...
 
Cisco plans to focus its investments on supporting emerging companies
According to Cisco, the company plans to focus its investments on supporting emerging companies in the local market this year as part of its plan for the Egyptian market…
 
 
 
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•  Sudani Launches 4G Network in Sudan
Member Logo Eng. Tarig Hamza Zainelabdin, CEO of Sudatel Telecom Group, said “We have invested a significant amount in our 4G networks as we know that fast and reliable telecoms infrastructure will help our country’s...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Regulator plans 4G guideline for Govt nod
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has completed its proposed licensing guideline for 4G services, which will be sent to the government shortly for final approval…
 
Nepal telcos urged to implement 10-second billing
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has instructed operators to reduce billing durations for domestic calls from the current 20 seconds to 10 seconds from April 14…
 
Kenyan mobile subscribers grows
According to the Communications Authority of Keny, the East African nation ended 2016 with a total of 38.98 million mobile subscribers, an increase of 3.4% from 37.71 million twelve months earlier…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telia, Ericsson achieve ‘record’ 4G speeds
Following successful tests by Telia and Ericsson, residents in Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm can soon expect to receive record-breaking 4G LTE connection speeds...
 
TIM set to offer 700Mbps LTE
Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced plans to launch LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) services offering data download speeds of up to 700Mbps in the next few months, with upload speeds of up to 75Mbps…
 
China 4G user base hits 807M
Chinese consumers’ uptake of 4G services confirmed no sign of decelerating in the first two months of 2017, as the big three operator’s added 45 million 4G connections to take their total to 807 million…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vanguard Systems presents eMobile
Vanguard Systems debuted eMobile, a new mobile app that allows users to interact with its enterprise content management (ECM) system from the comfort of an iOS or Android app…
 
MTN, Kwesé team up to offer entertainment and sports content
Ghana’s telco MTN has partnered with Econet Media’s Kwesé multi-platform pay-TV network to deliver what it claims is ‘world-class’ content to consumers…
 
Cable, IPTV gains momentum in Hungary
The cable and IPTV services are rising in Hungary, as the number of cable and IPTV subscribers stood at 2,317,581 (2,229,368 in February 2016...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Ewe enhances FTTH network to Twist
To ensure speeds up to 100 Mbps download, German operator Ewe has extended its FTTH network into the town of Twist, where it will connect nearly 2,000 households...
 
CST enhances fiber network speeds to 200Mbps
CompanhiaSantomense de Telecomunicacoes(CST) has doubled the maximum speed available across its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to 200Mbps…
 
 
Middle East
 
Iran to invest in ICT sector
In order to promote ICT, Iran has announced to invest US$130 million in the ICT sector in the eastern Khorasan Razavi Province…
 
GCC banks urged to adapt fast disruptive technologies
The traditional payment model ropes in a third party, trusted by everybody, to be involved in a transaction. Blockchain puts that model to a test by eliminating the centralized system and replacing it with a system that is...
 
Samsung Pay Early Access launched in UAE
In order to allow Samsung smartphone users to make convenient and contactless payments at their favorite outlets with card machines, Samsung Pay Early Access has been launched in the UAE…
 
Hewlett Packard underscores solutions for digital transformation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise hosted Reimagine 2017 to discuss and address the growing needs of companies in Saudi Arabia to accelerate digital transformation…
 
South Asia
 
Zong boosts investment in 4G ecosystem in Pakistan
In order to ensure high speed internet, Zong has invested over USD 2 Billion since its inception and is poised to spend USD 200 Million in 2017 alone…
 
Telecom equipment import raises by 48pc in Nepal
According to the statistics, imports under ‘telecommunication and equipment’ has surged by 48 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year…
 
Sri Lanka benchmarked among 55 tech ecosystems
According to the island’s ICT agency, Sri Lanka has been benchmarked among 55 technology startup ecosystems in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2017…
 
North Africa
 
Schneider Electric, ITIDA plan engineering lab in Egyptian Tech Park
Egypt has inked a deal with French industrial group Schneider Electric to set up and equip an engineering laboratory at the Borg El Arab technological park…
 
Cisco plans to focus its investments on supporting emerging companies
According to Cisco, the company plans to focus its investments on supporting emerging companies in the local market this year as part of its plan for the Egyptian market…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NTT Com offers SDx+M solution
NTT Communications launchedits software-defined (SD) services and a suite of technologies with enhanced managed services under the name of SDx+M (Software Defined Everything and Management) Solution...
 
NZ operators offer joint rural development program
To ensure access to fast broadband for thousands of rural households and businesses, New Zealand's mobile operators Spark, Vodafone New Zealand and 2degrees have submitted a joint proposal to improve rural broadband and...
 
Verizon, GSMA team up on IoT security featuring eUICC platform
In order to provide security for IoT devices, Verizon and mobile association GSMA teamed up on eUICC SIM cards for IoT security…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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