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May 2, 2017

TRA-UAE as patron recognizes SAMENA Council's Leaders' Summit as an important platform for the industry

TRA DG stated that it is expected that this Summit will provide direct and accurate answers and common ideas about dealing with several future challenges. The world is witnessing an explosive boom in artificial intelligence and connectivity of devices and objects...

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Batelco Signs Agreement with OTEGLOBE

Batelco continues to expand its Global portfolio of solutions and strives to deliver a steady stream of new solutions to its customers...

Policy and Regulation

•	GCC roaming charges reduced again According to the Communications Regulatory Authority, it has coordinated the implementation of the second phase of the regulation on reducing roaming charges within the GCC for the benefit of telecom consumers in Qatar and...

•	Telecom regulator floats paper on network testing The Indian telecom regulator floated a consultation paper seeking stakeholders' view on network testing before the commercial launch of services…

•	TRA-UAE as patron recognizes SAMENA Council's Leaders' Summit as an important platform for the industry TRA DG stated that it is expected that this Summit will provide direct and accurate answers and common ideas about dealing with several future challenges. The world is witnessing an explosive boom in artificial intelligence...

North Africa

•	Algerie Telecom set to get new corporate identity Imane Houda Faraounhas announced the forthcoming restructuring of Algerie Telecom, Mobilis and ATS (Algerie Telecom Satellite) into a new corporate entity named Groupe Telecom Algerie (GTA)…

•	Digital economy to offer 3 million jobs A meeting of developing countries revealed the planning to create over three million new jobs over the next 10 years in Nigeria…

3G and 4G Networks

•	MPT plans 4G push across Myanmar In order to grow user base with further improvements to network coverage to deliver the best services, Myanmar telecom operator has planned to expand its 4G coverage across the country…

•	Movistar expands LTE network to Santo Domingo To provide high speed technology at no extra cost, Movistar Ecuador launched its 4G LTE network in the country’s fourth-largest city of Santo Domingo in the Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas region…

•	Nokia to play key role in T-Mobile's 5G nationwide network plans Nokia, along with T-Mobile, will provide a multi-layer, cross-spectrum blueprint for how the networks of the future will come into existence...

Alternative Telecom

•	Entel plans to launch its first quad-play offer In order to deliver IPTV, Internet, voice IP and mobile, Bolivia’s public telco Entel is preparing to launch its first quad-play offer in the country, powered by its fiber network…

•	Axiata leases satellite capacity from Thaicom According to Axiata, the group is leasing capacity from Thaicom Public Co Ltd's IPSTAR-1 satellite, which enables Axiata to offer high-speed Internet or broadband in Indonesia…

•	AT&T boosts investment to improve wireless networks In a move to improve local wired and wireless networks in Kentucky over three years, AT&T invested nearly $700 million in its Kentucky wireless and wired networks…

Global Telecom Update

•	T-Mobile reveals transition process of 600MHz spectrum T-Mobile has detailed the transition process for the deployment of its newly acquired 600MHz spectrum…

•	China Mobile, ARM, Cavium and Enea ink deal China Mobile, ARM, Cavium and Enea have signed an agreement on collaboration in the China Mobile Open NFV Testlab…

Middle East

•	Ooredoo Qatar signs agreement with Best Buddies Qatar Ooredoo Qatar and Best Buddies Qatar inked a three-year agreement under which the telecommunications firm will provide support for the humanitarian initiative…

•	5G to create opportunities for UAE ICT players According to Ericsson, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) players in the UAE who leverage 5G to digitalize industries can capture business worth $6.5 billion by 2026…

•	Huawei supports NEC Payments datacenter Huawei Bahrain has teamed up with NEC Payments for the implementation of a new enterprise-class datacenter, designed to support Bahrain’s financial services industry and emerging cashless society…

•	Etisalat conducts 5G trial with outdoor mobility In a move to enhance existing services with additional capacity through 5G, Ericsson and Etisalat successfully conducted a 5G trial with outdoor mobility today at Etisalat’s Head Office in Abu Dhabi, UAE…

•	du teams up with Tink Labs to power mobile travel solution du and Tink Labs have signed an agreement to power mobile travel solution 'handy' with support of Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing…

•	Ecommerce gains boost in Turkey According to Erol Bilecik, the head of the Turkish Industry and Business Association, ecommerce in Turkey was worth 30.8 billion Turkish Liras (or 7.95 billion euros) in 2016…

•	STC, Zain apply for Oman’s third MNO license Saudi Telecom Company and Kuwait’s Zain Group have submitted offers for Oman’s third mobile network operator (MNO) license…

•	Iranian TCI starts FTTH rollout To facilitate customers, the Telecommunication Company of Iran has launched a project to deploy the country’s first fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections in Tehran and seven other cities…

South Asia

•	With mLift, Jazz enters ride hailing business Jazz, one of the largest telecom companies in Pakistan, is stepping into the ride-hailing business with the launch of its new service named mLift…

•	NIIT presents centre of excellence in Bangladesh Aligned to the vision of Digital Bangladesh, the ‘NIIT Centre of Excellence’ will offer array of programs in Digital Transformation to create a talent pool trained in futuristic technologies…

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Mexico revamps IPTV in the wake of 500Mbpsfiber network Total play is planning to revamp its IPTV service across Mexico to include more smart and interactive features…

•	TV commercials set to generate mobile content in Indonesia To help brands deliver cross-screen communication over a unified platform, PG Mediabrands announced the launch of mTraction TV Sync in Indonesia, which tracks real-time TV commercials and syncs digital advertising to the TV...

•	ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery to launch OTT platform ProSiebenSat.1 teamed up with Discovery to set up a joint platform for OTT and mobile TV in Germany…

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