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Industry News Briefing
April 13, 2017


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Recent Developments

•	STC to host SAMENA Council's ICT Regional Regulatory Summit on April 12th

•	Transformation, co-operation, and fulfilling requirements of each stakeholder key industry imperatives

•	SAMENA Council to host Telecom Leaders' Summit 2017 in Dubai

•	SAMENA Council, CITC collaborate for Regional Regulatory Summit in Riyadh

Policy and Regulation

•	Communication & IT sectors get boost with Saudi Govt support According to Abdulaziz Al-Ruwais, governor CITC, the rapid development taking place in the sector is a result of the great support extended by King Salman…

•	Arcep accepts policy to measure quality of fixed services French regulator Arcep confirmed the formal adoption of new rules modifying the way the quality of service (QoS) for fixed internet and telephone services is measured…

•	Pulse rate for mobile calls to be halved Mobile phone users will be paying less for their calls from Friday as the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered phone companies to halve the pulse duration from 20 to 10 seconds…

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	App launched to offers discounts, deals to tourists in Dubai Infinia Services and Solutions has launched its mobile application Dubuy - a first-of-its-kind app offering discounts and deals exclusively for tourists to Dubai…

•	Senditoo offers airtime transfer app To allow users to send top-ups to mobile phones across the world in just 15 seconds, Fast-growing tech start-up Senditoo has boosted its mobile airtime transfer service with the launch of an application...

•	Amazon acquires nod for mobile wallet Amazon India has secured a license to operate pre-paid payment instrument (PPI) or mobile wallet in the country…

•	Google Pay integrates with banks for seamless transactions To expand Android Pay’s capabilities as an open platform, Google is continuing to integrate with additional mobile banking apps…

Alternative Telecom

•	ADTRAN installs XGS-PON for Vocus Communications Australia’s Vocus Communications is in the process of deploying a range of its next generation access technologies, including the vendor’s XGS-PON and Mosaic architecture…

•	West African Universities to be connected to Glo 1 Globacom has expressed eagerness to leverage its massive telecommunications infrastructure and international partnerships to connect tertiary institutions in West Africa…

•	Blink teams up with Ooyala for OTT analytics Blink, Philippines over the top provider has teamed up with video monetisation company Ooyala to power its video business…

Global Telecom Update

•	Vodafone scraps mobile roaming charges for 40 countries Vodafone has announced a new set of plans and obliterated roaming charges for all new and upgrading customers…

•	ZTE, China Mobile accomplishes NB-IoT field trial ZTE and China Mobile have announced they have completed the operator's first narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) field test in Guangzhou including validation of core network, service, terminals and wireless equipment for...

Middle East

•	UAE inaugurates National Space Program The UAE has launched its National Space Program, which will offer a solid platform to prepare Emiratis cadres specialized in airspace sciences…

•	Viva Kuwait completes 5G network trial To enable customers to exchange information and communicate at high speed, Viva Kuwaithas successfully tested the 5G network in its lab and was able to achieve almost 35Gbps…

•	Online system to make getting building permits faster in Abu Dhabi An online system has made the process easier to get building permits in Abu Dhabi, and it is likely to greatly improve the construction sector in the emirate…

•	Digital economy single most important driver of innovation According to the CEO of Doha Band, digital economy will prove to the single most important driver of innovation and growth…

South Asia

•	Pakistan set to become first South Asian country to test 5G Pakistan aims to be the first South Asian country to test fifth-generation (5G) cellular services for faster connectivity…

•	Japan plans to introduce digital broadcasting in Sri Lanka Japan and Sri Lanka have discussed ways and means of accelerating a Japanese funded project to introduce digital broadcasting to Sri Lanka…

•	Mobile festival starts at Vishwajyoti Mall To allow visitors to exchange their old smartphones with the new one, a ten day Mobile Festival has started at Kathmandu…

North Africa

•	4G service set to be launched in Egypt According to the Orange Egypt CEO, 4G services will officially start operating in Egypt in a few weeks, while encouraging all Orange customers to replace their old SIM cards with new ones that support the 4G service...

•	Maroc Telecom to launches share buyback drive AMMC has approved a program to allow Maroc Telecom, an integrated provider of both fixed-line and wireless services offering both voice and datato buy back its shares…

3G and 4G Networks

•	Beeline reveals Uzbek 4G expansion plans To promote LTE services in new areas, Beeline Uzbekistan has begun rolling out 4G LTE networks in 20 new cities…

•	Japanese telco approaches Redknee for 4G service upgrade To achieve customer satisfaction and success, a Tier 1 communication service provider in Japan taped Redknee to scale its solutions to meet the needs of a growing Tier 1 CSP while supporting 4G service offerings…

•	Telia offers VoLTE in Sweden To enable its private customers to simultaneously surf and talk over the 4G network, Telia Sweden has announced the launch of voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) services…

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