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September 5, 2017

The Future of Telecom Operators in SAMENA Region

As the telecommunications industry faces a mixed financial outlook and rapid change, telecom operators in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa are undergoing a transformative journey.

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Dr. Biyari offered congratulations to the custodian of the two Holy Mosques for the success of Hajj Season

Dr. Khaled H. Biyari, STC Group CEO, offered congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz; the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense HRH Prince Mohammad bin...

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Turk Telekom teams up with Open Networking Foundation

To contribute to the government's targets of developing national and domestic technologies, Turkish telecommunication giant Turk Telekom has become a partner-member of the international Open Networking Foundation…

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Omantel spearheads MECA digital transformation

Omantel inked deal with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs to modernize ICT technologies…

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Huawei embraces digital transformation in Jordan

According to Huawei's GM in Jordan , the Jordanian government has an opportunity to lead the country towards a high-value ICT services economy ..

Policy and Regulation

•	MNP policies may alter soon The telecom regulator has recommended making modifications to the MNP (Mobile Number Portability) rules, and advised enhanced sharing of information to lower the number of requests for porting that are discarded…

•	Norwegian govt pledges NOK 140 mln to resist network vulnerability The Norwegian government has promised NOK 140 million towards the construction of fiber lines in and out of Norway, and for a new core network in the country…

•	Postal services market goes up 8% in Romania According to the local telecom regulator ANCOM, the postal services market went up by 8% last year, reaching RON 2.6 billion (EUR 570 million)…

3G and 4G Networks

•	Spark activates 4.5G in Cromwell According to Spark, Cromwell has become the latest town capable of getting the fastest mobile data speeds in the country, as 4.5G is switched on in Otago region…

•	EE rolls out 4G home broadband in the UK EE, the UK's largest 4G network, has just announced its new 4GEE Home Router…

•	TelCell launches LTE in Sint Maarten Sint Maarten-based TelCell, part of the TelEm Group, launched its long-awaited 4G LTE network on 1 September…

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	New app could make your phone learn its exact location Researchers have developed a programme which can allow your smartphone to carry out a range of tasks just by recognizing the surface it is placed on…

•	Easel TV adds SVOD option Over-the-top (OTT) provider Easel TV has recently added subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) to its delivery mix, with membership on Curzon’s home cinema service…

•	Telstra adds Foxtel to mobile plans, signs new telco exec Telstra launched its new post-paid and prepaid mobile plan inclusions, adding Foxtel Now streaming packs and extra data, and also announced its new consumer and SMB executive…

Alternative Telecom

•	Gigaclear extends narrow trenching FTTP broadband dig Around 70,000 additional properties across Herefordshire and Gloucestershire will receive a gigabit FTTP broadband service by the end of the decade under the auspices of the BDUK Fastershire programme…

•	Liquid Telecom upgrades East Africa fiber ring Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, has completed 100G upgrades to key routes on the East Africa fiber ring…

•	Bolivia’s Entel plans fiber network across Peru Aiming to boost its fiber-based convergent services, Bolivia’s public telco Entel is to build a fiber network across Peru to reach the Pacific submarine cable...

Middle East

•	Zain Bahrain promotes local start-ups through Eid Bazaar Zain Bahrain has extended its support to local Bahraini entrepreneurs by hosting a Gudoo'e Al Eid Bazaar to celebrate the Eid Al Adha holiday…

•	UAE passes initiative to launch smart applications UAE has approved an initiative to launch several smart applications linked to the Public Prosecutor’s electronic website, to be used on smart devices such as mobile phones and tablets…

•	Oman's fixed telephone line subscribers rise 11.5% by July The total number of fixed telephone line subscribers in Oman grew by 11.5 percent to 471,142 at the end of July compared to end of December 2016…

•	Samsung extends Bixby voice to 200 countries Samsung Electronics has announced that Bixby’s voice capabilities have expanded to more than 200 countries worldwide, allowing millions of consumers to experience a smarter way to interact with their phones…

•	The Future of Telecom Operators in SAMENA Region As the telecommunications industry faces a mixed financial outlook and rapid change, telecom operators in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa are undergoing a transformative journey.

•	Virgin Mobile launched in UAE Virgin Mobile has become the third mobile phone brand to operate in the United Arab Emirates. The brand has been launched by existing operator du's parent company, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC),...

South Asia

•	Pakistan sees boost in import of Telecom equipment by 50% The import of telecom equipment has seen quite a rise due to an increased demand for the services…

•	NEA launches toll-free hotline, mobile app for consumers Nepal Electricity Authority has launched a toll-free number ‘1151’ with an aim to provide accessible and easy services to the consumer…

North Africa

•	Orange Egypt launches new campaign to support World Cup qualifier Orange Egypt has launched its new campaign to support the World Cup qualifier…

•	Nigerian startup Publiseer launches digital publishing platform Nigerian startup Publiseer has launched a digital publishing platform that allows authors and music artists to publish and distribute their material across a variety of mediums…

Global Telecom Update

•	German test centre invests in 5G technology Vodafone is equipping the Aldenhoven Testing Center (ATC) test track in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with the latest 5G network technology to enable the ATC to test autonomous vehicle concepts such as...

•	Expresso Telecom to restart full operations as Celltel by October 2017 Expresso Telecom is expected restart full operations as Celltel within the next three months…

•	Ericsson Expands its 5G Portfolio Ericsson has introduced a new radio product, AIR 3246, for Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (Massive MIMO), which is a complement to Ericsson’s global 5G radio offering…

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