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July 16, 2017

UAE among world's top digital elite

According to Digital Planet 2017, the UAE has been at the forefront of keeping in pace - and even keeping ahead - with today's technology-driven world…

TRA-Bahrain Issues Regulation to Manage Risks in Critical Telecommunications Infrastructure

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Bahrain has issued resolution number 5 of 2017 on its website and was published in the Official Gazette on the 8th of June; disseminating the Regulation on Critical Telecommunications Infrastructure Risk Management.

Namibia Regulator starts consulting Telecoms industry

To discuss the proposed regulations for tariff limits, and another set of regulations to resolve issues, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) met with representatives of the telecommunications industry…

Member News

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Viva Kuwait improves Google Play carrier billing with Bango

According to Bango, it has enabled mobile operator Viva Kuwait to upgrade its Google Play carrier billing from a direct integration to the Bango Platform…

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Ooredoo Harnesses The Power of Interactive Innovation With New Website

Ooredoo has launched its innovative new website to provide customers with a seamless and refreshing way to interact with the company online. The new website features improved search functionalities, live chat services, and...

Policy and Regulation

•	37.9% of Young People Reported Cyberbullying in Bahrain The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) launched The National Internet Safety Review(NISR) on tra.bh, measuring the exposure and awareness behavior of youths to risky online behavior in the Kingdom of...

•	TRA-Bahrain Issues Regulation to Manage Risks in Critical Telecommunications Infrastructure Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Bahrain has issued resolution number 5 of 2017 on its website and was published in the Official Gazette on the 8th of June; disseminating the Regulation on Critical...

•	Namibia Regulator starts consulting Telecoms industry To discuss the proposed regulations for tariff limits, and another set of regulations to resolve issues, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) met with representatives of the telecommunications...

North Africa

•	World Telecom Labs helps Algerian operator roll out A2P World Telecom Labs supported Algerian operator Icosnet to roll out an Application to Person (A2P) SMS service that will primarily be used by domestic and international companies who want to communicate directly with their...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	SGT, C&C Partners teamed up on IPTV service To provide technological support in deployment of IPTV, SGT, provider of the wholesale IPTV service Jambox, teamed up with the company C&C Partners, provider of telecommunications solutions…

•	Hrvatski Telekom boosts mobile TV service The Croatian incumbent Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has made its new MAXtv to Go app available to users of its new Max2 and Max3 packages…

•	Roku plans an IPO for this year In order to entertain users, Internet TV provider Roku is planning an IPO for this year…

Global Telecom Update

•	Altice Telecoms plan online bank in Europe As more and more customers are now using smartphones to make purchases, Telecoms group Alticeplans to launch an online bank by spring 2019 in Europe…

•	T-Mobile accomplishes NB-IoT trial across Las Vegas T-Mobile, Ericsson, and Qualcomm have announced completing trials of narrowband IoT connectivity across a live LTE network in Las Vegas…

•	Siemens plans IoT lab in Singapore To create new digital applications with customers and local educational institutions, Germany's Siemens will launch its largest "internet of things" technology development hub in Singapore…

Middle East

•	UAE among world's top digital elite According to Digital Planet 2017, the UAE has been at the forefront of keeping in pace - and even keeping ahead - with today's technology-driven world…

•	Turkish Electricity Industry shifts from mechanical to smart meters Smart meter deployment is slowly gathering pace in Turkey as regions experiencing high non-technical losses and thefts adopt encrypted meters, automated meter reading (AMR), and advanced meter infrastructure (AMI)...

•	Mobily Business Signs An Agreement To Provide Its Services To Al Khafji Joint Operations Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) represented by its Business Unit, signed an agreement with Al Khafji Joint Operations to provide its backup servicers to the company at a ceremony held recently in Al Khafji City.

South Asia

•	Nepal all set to get internet connection from China Nepal is likely to get internet connection through Chinese optical fiber from next month…

•	Veon to invest to expand Banglalink networks In order to expand Banglalink’s telecom networks, Veon plans to invest $1 billion in Bangladesh over three years…

3G and 4G Networks

•	AT&T plans 750 Mbps cells using LTE Advanced AT&T has been pushing the idea that a version of LTE Advanced, using a lot of carrier aggregation should be called 5G Evolution…

•	Orange Liberia extends LTE Orange Liberia has announced the launch of ‘Liberia’s first 4G LTE network outside of Monrovia’, switching on its network in Kakata…

•	Telkomsel, ZTE complete FDD-LTE Massive MIMO field trial ZTE Corporation has announced that it has successfully conducted what it claims to be the first field trial of FDD-LTE massive multiple-input, multiple-output (Massive MIMO) in Indonesia with Telkomsel…

Alternative Telecom

•	Champlain Telephone Company to offer higher download speeds The Champlain Telephone Company will be offering higher download speeds to at least 300 homes in Mooers, Mooers Forks and Altona within the next three years…

•	Volunteer group launches FTTH broadband plan for East Anglia Volunteer social enterprise groups teamed up to offer ultra-fast fibre optic broadband to East Anglia – including South Norfolk and North Suffolk…

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