Zain and Omantel are pleased to announce that Omantel has won the bid to acquire 425.7 million treasury shares representing 9.84% of Zain's fully paid in and issued share capital...
STC has launched a joint initiative with Comptel Corporation to help the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) capitalise on the new digital era and deliver on its vision for 2030.
PCCW Global has launched its restoration on demand service, an innovative Network-as-a-Service offering that enables its customers to rapidly re-route their connections to an alternate network path...
Policy and Regulation
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Sri Lankan telecom regulator asks mobile operators to regulate SIMs The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has requested mobile operators to register SIM cards with a duly filled application form and a photocopy of the National Identity Card of the owner...
NCC announces strategic partnership NCC has has announced a strategic partnership with the Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria In order to arrest the challenge of proliferation of substandard devices...
Smart powers e-health services in Nepal Shine OS+, an electronic medical record and referral system initiated by PLDT’s mobile unit Smart Communications, has been adapted in Nepal as a tool for disaster risk reduction…
Ucell boosts 3G, LTE networks Uzbekistan mobile operator Ucell deployed eight 3G base stations and 11 LTE base stations across the country from 7 to 20 August…
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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Alipay to expand presence in Singapore Mobile payment platform, Alipay has signed a deal with CC Financial Services to allow it to expand its 20,000 acceptance points in Singapore.
TruOptik, Neustar joined on OTT targeting Audience measurement and data management platform Tru Optik teamed up with consumer intelligence provider Neustar for over-the-top (OTT) ad campaign targeting…
Middle East
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Ooredoo continues to offer mobile marketing service Ooredoo, the digital partner for business in Oman, continues to offer its feature full Mass SMS service in partnership with Tamimah Telecommunications...
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Turkcell plans NarrowBand IoT Network across Turkey Turkcell became the first operator in Turkey to support NB IOT (NarrowBand-Internet of Things) required for new-gen innovative applications on LTE – A networks…
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UAE cloud services set for quick growth Government and telecom operators' infrastructure improvements are driving the UAE cloud market; with software-as-a-service (SaaS), and business-process-as-a-service (BPaaS) set to experience the fastest growth in the...
Careem offers call masking feature in Jordan Careem, the leading ride-hailing service in the Middle East and North Africa, has launched a new call masking feature in Jordan to for privacy of the customers…
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