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September 18, 2017

Dr. Biyari reviews digitization in an international conference in Dubai

Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO reviewed the recent developments in telecommunications and the role of telecom providers in conforming to Digitization, Which has become a new reality for developed societies all around the world...

Swiss investor Palmarium acquires MVNO Lebara

Palmarium, a Swiss private family office and investor, has acquired European MVNO Lebara Group through its subsidiary Vieo...

Omantel offers automated self-service ICT cloud services portal with Oman Data Park

According to Omantel, it is launching an automated self-service cloud platform along with its cloud services subsidiary for customers to purchase virtual infrastructure and applications as well as automatically configure them…

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Etisalat focuses on digitisation of next generation networks

Etisalat today participated in key CEO panel discussions at the ongoing 'Telecoms World Middle East and Carriers World Middle East' highlighting its efforts in building and delivering a futureproof network in 2020...

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Apple Pay to be launched in UAE by the end of year

Apple Pay enables shoppers to user their phone rather than their debit or credit card in store. All users have to do is tap their iPhone or Apple Watch on a payment machine, and it works for MasterCard and Visa card...

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Huawei plans to launch 5G mobile internet in Oman

Chinese technology firm Huawei is in the process of launching 5G in Oman…

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Eutelsat’s Sat.tv app now available on connected TVs

Eutelsat Communications today announced at the IBC show in Amsterdam that its Sat.tv app, the smart programme guide available through tablets and smartphones, is now running on connected TVs using the HbbTV standard...

Policy and Regulation

•	Arcep offers enhanced 2G coverage maps French regulator Arcep has officially launched its new online mapping tool first introduced as a pilot for the Nouvelle Aquitaine region in March…

•	Uganda to supplement optical fiber using satellite internet The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) plans to expand internet access by leveraging satellite to supplement optical fiber...

South Asia

•	Robi teams up with Uber in Bangladesh Bangladeshi mobile operator Robi has signed a partnership agreement with on-demand ride-sharing company Uber…

•	MFS providers allows booking of railway tickets via its platform JazzCash and Pakistan Railways recently signed an agreement to facilitate the payment of online ticket fees across the country...

•	Data consumption on Ncell's network sees exponential growth According to latest statistics, Ncell has reached 6.8 million GB data consumption in the second quarter of 2017...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Vodacom launches LTE-LAA Vodacom South Africa has successfully launched a Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) site on its live network at its Midrand campus, demonstrating speeds of 653Mbps...

•	Flow switches on LTE Saint Lucia based, Flow has announced that its 4G LTE network is now live as the country joins the growing list of Caribbean markets now served by the new generation mobile technology...

•	Azercell launches 4G services to Ganja Azerbaijan’s leading mobile network operator (MNO) by subscribers, Azercell has launched 4G LTE services in the nation’s second-largest city of Ganja…

Global Telecom Update

•	Telstra now supports eSIMs for wearables Telstra is offering users of wearables with embedded SIMs (eSIMs) the ability to connect these devices directly to Telstra’s mobile network and share the same mobile number as their smartphone...

•	Swiss investor Palmarium acquires MVNO Lebara Palmarium, a Swiss private family office and investor, has acquired European MVNO Lebara Group through its subsidiary Vieo...

•	Deutsche Telekom presents commercial 5G network According to Deutsche Telekom of Netherlands, it has rolled out its commercial 5G network using Huawei’s telecom gear…

Middle East

•	BeitMisk becomes the first smart city in Lebanon BeitMisk, the first smart city in Lebanon has finally got launched in collaboration with Ogero…

•	World's first smart police services centre launched at City Walk in Dubai The smart police services centre has been inaugurated at City Walk in Dubai…

•	Dr. Biyari reviews digitization in an international conference in Dubai Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO reviewed the recent developments in telecommunications and the role of telecom providers in conforming to Digitization, Which has become a new reality for developed societies all around the...

•	Omantel offers automated self-service ICT cloud services portal with Oman Data Park According to Omantel, it is launching an automated self-service cloud platform along with its cloud services subsidiary for customers to purchase virtual infrastructure and applications as well as automatically configure...

North Africa

•	Dar Al-Amane live with ITS Ethix core banking system Morocco based Dar Al-Amane, a participative finance window of Société Générale Maroc, is live with a new core banking system, Ethix, from International Turnkey Systems...

•	Safaricom announces fresh investments in customer care African based Safaricom has announced renewed investments in its Customer Care organisation as it seeks to strengthen service delivery to customers...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	ProspectSoft launches goes mobile based cloud CRM solution ProspectSoft has made its Cloud-based CRM solution, Prospect 365 completely mobile as it becomes available on any device via the new CRM user interface...

•	New pay TV service comes to South Africa from Zimbabwe Zimbabwean based new pay television service, Kwese TV, has kick-started services in South Africa through a partnership with Netflix...

•	Verimatrix helps Megacable towards OTT, IPTV Mexico’s Megacable has selected a Verimatrix system as it transitions from offering traditional cable to advanced hybrid services, including IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) video…

Alternative Telecom

•	Vodafone Spain to launch gigabit broadband service Vodafone Spain has confirmed plans to launch a 1Gbps broadband service over its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network on 25 September.

•	KT to provides high speed Internet to US KT has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the city of Boston in June to establish the GiGA Wire service system in Boston...

•	VeEX product announcements at ECOC 2017 VeEX, a global player in telecom, CaTV, fiber transport and broadband access will showcase several new products at the European Conference on Optical Communications during September…

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