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July 3, 2017

TRA's Abu Dhabi tower gets Leed Gold certification

According to the UAE TRA, its building in Abu Dhabi has achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) Gold certification, issued by the US Green Building Council, for its sustainability standards…

Colocation of 4G and 5G is technically feasible according to ZTE

ZTE has been setting out its 5G credentials at last week’s regional Mobile World Congress event in Shanghai, upping the volume of its news releases and refusing to be outshone by local rival Huawei…

Govt plans to open new company to operate Bangabandhu Satellite

Bangladesh approved a proposal for constitution of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company (BCSC) Limited to smoothly operate the country's first-ever Bangabandhu Satellite-1…

Consumers expect augmented and virtual reality to merge with physical reality

Ericsson has published its latest ConsumerLab report–Merged Reality, describing how consumers expect VR and AR to merge with physical reality, and that 5G will be a key technology for such experiences to become mainstream…

ICT development gains momentum in Sri Lanka

In a bid to support Sri Lanka's digital economy, ICT development gets a boost in Sri Lanka with the launch of Huawei’s brand new Office in concurrence with the establishment of Customer Solutions Innovation and Integration Experience Center…

Internet usage gains momentum in Tunisia

According to new data from the Internet World Stats report, Tunisia has crossed the threshold of 50% of the population using the Internet…

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Etisalat enhances International Connectivity to UAE with AAE-1 Submarine Cable System

Etisalat announced the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) undersea cable, the largest global submarine cable system bringing additional international capacity to UAE connecting Europe and Far East…

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PCCW Global signs Memorandum of Intention with Nilesat for Global TV Network solution between Egypt and the rest of the world

PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, has signed a Memorandum of Intention with Nilesat, a leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to deliver TV channels into and out...

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Batelco Launches New Mobile Prepaid Internet Package

Batelco, the leading digital communications solutions provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with its commitment to evolve and develop Mobile Internet packages for consumers, has announced the launch of a new package...

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Mobily Adds Booking.com As Neqaty Partner

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced on adding the famous website in hotel booking around the world, “Booking.com” to Neqaty partners...

Policy and Regulation

•	Afghanistan aims to ensure SIM Cards registration According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, there are 22 million active SIM cards in the country only about eight million of them are registered…

•	TRA's Abu Dhabi tower gets Leed Gold certification According to the UAE TRA, its building in Abu Dhabi has achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) Gold certification, issued by the US Green Building Council, for its sustainability standards…

•	Lowest internet speed to be four megabytes by end of year at Egypt According to Telecommunications Minister Yasser al-Qadi, the lowest internet speed will be four megabytes by end of 2017…

South Asia

•	Jazz likely to launch 4G services soon After getting 4G license Jazz is expected to start 4G services for all its Jazz customers soon across Pakistan…

•	Facebook inks deal with Women’s Digital League in Pakistan The Women’s Digital League, a local social enterprise, has penned an agreement with social networking site Facebook, to promote small, home-based women entrepreneurs across Pakistan…

•	Govt plans to open new company to operate Bangabandhu Satellite Bangladesh approved a proposal for constitution of the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company (BCSC) Limited to smoothly operate the country's first-ever Bangabandhu Satellite-1…

•	ICT development gains momentum in Sri Lanka In a bid to support Sri Lanka's digital economy, ICT development gets a boost in Sri Lanka with the launch of Huawei’s brand new Office in concurrence with the establishment of Customer Solutions Innovation and...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	GTD to deploy the STB software platform for IPTV offer GTD has decided to deploy the STB software platform to upgrade its STBs and provide a unified user interface across its customer base, while extending the lifespan of its legacy devices…

•	Latin America reaches 72 million pay TV subscribers Latin America and the Caribbean reached 72.6 million pay-TV legal subscribers for the first quarter of 2017…

•	MobiCash offers MobiSpaza in South Africa MobiCash launched a mobile platform called MobiSpaza in South Africa, aimed at the informal convenience store or 'spaza' sector…

Alternative Telecom

•	VNPT ahead in broadband users The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has the largest number of broadband subscribers in Vietnam…

•	PLDT expands FTTH network to east Metro Manila Philippine operator PLDT has expanded its FTTH service to east Metro Manila, adding over 70,000 lines…

•	Satellite data for NBN set to soar According to the latest statistics, the NBN Sky Muster satellite will be delivering 50 per cent more peak data and twice as much off-peak data as it was expected to from October…

Middle East

•	Ooredoo now in Al Mouj Muscat Bringing exceptional networks and high-value digital solutions closer to every corner of Oman, Ooredoo recently opened its first kiosk in Al Mouj Muscat...

•	Omantel introduces the JawazakUmrah plan To fulfill Omantel's commitment towards offering value-added services that benefit customers, Omantel launched the JawazakUmrah plan for customers travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah…

•	New streaming service iflix launched in Saudi Arabia In order to entertain people, Iflix has launched the streaming media service in Saudi Arabia this week…

North Africa

•	Orange Telecom, Vodafone plan to buy Etisalat Nigeria Orange Telecom and Vodafone have decided to buy 65 percent of Etisalat Nigeria following the departure of the UAE-based Etisalat Group from its Nigerian business…

•	Internet usage gains momentum in Tunisia According to new data from the Internet World Stats report, Tunisia has crossed the threshold of 50% of the population using the Internet…

3G and 4G Networks

•	Globe installs more LTE sites in Cebu In order to improve its broadband and mobile connectivity, GLOBE Telecom announced the deployment of more LTE sites in Cebu…

•	Makedonski Telekom to launch 300Mbps LTE in Skopje Makedonski Telekom is currently upgrading its 4G LTE network with 4×4 multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technology, thus enabling download speeds of 300Mbps…

•	Optus plans to upgrade its 4G and 3G mobile network Australian operator Optus plans to invest AUD 3 million to upgrade its 4G and 3G mobile network in Albany and along Albany Highway…

Global Telecom Update

•	China Telecom inks new IoT partnership agreements In order to accelerate the development of services based on an IoT open platform, China Telecom has entered three new partnership agreements…

•	NZ operators all set for LPWA technologies New Zealand’s two largest mobile operators announced plans to roll out low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks to support the expected surge in IoT applications over the coming years…

•	Colocation of 4G and 5G is technically feasible according to ZTE ZTE has been setting out its 5G credentials at last week’s regional Mobile World Congress event in Shanghai, upping the volume of its news releases and refusing to be outshone by local rival Huawei…

•	Consumers expect augmented and virtual reality to merge with physical reality Ericsson has published its latest ConsumerLab report–Merged Reality, describing how consumers expect VR and AR to merge with physical reality, and that 5G will be a key technology for such experiences to become...

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