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December 20, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat unveils ‘Open Innovation Center’ to showcase smart solutions and drive digital transformation
 
 
Etisalat announced the opening of its ultramodern ‘Open Innovation Center’ in Dubai taking the lead in creating a hub to showcase the most innovative solutions and help drive digital transformation by enabling the use of latest technologies...
 
Bahrain tops ICT development rankings for Arab world according to ITU
The ITU ICT Development Index (IDI) has ranked Bahrain as the leader in the Arab world, and 31st globally...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC names its Network “Salman in Our Hearts” and offers free calls
Member Logo Celebrating the third anniversary of Allegiance to the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, STC has named its network “Salman in Our Hearts”...
 
•  PCCW Global wins WCA Moving Pictures Award for world class live VR service
Member Logo PCCW Global has won the Moving Pictures Award at the prestigious World Communication Awards 2017 in London, England...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Smartphone penetration exceeds global average in Saudi Arabia
According to CITC, Saudi Arabia has more than 44 million mobile phone subscribers and 88 percent rate of smartphone ownership, which is almost double the international average...
 
Russia to hold spectrum auction in 5 regions
The State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) is planning to hold an auction for LTE-suitable frequencies in the 450MHz band in five federal subjects of Russia...
 
NCC, CBN to sign MoU to curb electronic banking fraud
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on measures to curb electronic banking frauds through mobile phones and the internet...
 
Middle East
 
Joint venture launched to redefine mobile payment industry in UAE
QFPay has announced a joint venture with UBPAY,to redefine the mobile payment landscape across the United Arab Emirates by offering secure mobile payment services and solutions to local merchants...
 
Bahrain tops ICT development rankings for Arab world according to ITU
The ITU ICT Development Index (IDI) has ranked Bahrain as the leader in the Arab world, and 31st globally...
 
North Africa
 
Amino studies cooperation with Egyptian institutions to develop Arabic content
Amino, an application that fosters communication between people, plans to collaborate with Egyptian and Middle Eastern media organisations to develop the content it provides...
 
Safaricom introduces dynamic voice biometrics system in Africa
Safaricom has introduced a dynamic voice biometrics system that will enable customers to access services through a quicker and less intrusive vetting process...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Ooredoo Myanmar to upgrade LTE network
Ooredoo Myanmar plans to introduce an LTE-A network which is capable of supporting maximum download speeds of 500Mbps in early next year...
 
MTN boosts network capacity for the holidays
MTN is improving its network capacity across the country in anticipation of the festive season and is rolling out new base stations and performing upgrades on existing 3G and LTE stations in hotspots and remote areas...
 
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan records highest increase in internet access speed in 2017
Pakistan recorded the highest increase in mobile internet speed among some of the world’s most populous countries in 2017, according to a report published by speedtest.net...
 
Digital VC fund launched by Dialog Axiata in Sri Lanka
A Digital Innovation Fund, initiated and anchored by Dialog will invest in startups that have strong business models, have proven product market fit, demonstrated some ability to expand in Sri Lanka and have the potential to...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Crackle joins Megacable’s OTT service in Mexico
Megacable’s has beefed up its Xview over-the-top (OTT) and TV everywhere platform offering with Sony’s subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service Crackle...
 
China's mobile payment platform expands in Europe
The year of 2017 has witnessed the fast expansion of China's mobile-payment in Europe, as two China's major online payment platforms, Alipay and WeChat Pay, have appeared in many busy commercial zones in Europe...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Proximus launches fiber nework in Hasselt
Proximus, Belgium’s broadband operator has announced the launch of its ‘Fiber for Hasselt’ project...
 
Hawaiian Telcom expands broadband in Hawaii
Hawaiian Telcom has expanded its fiber broadband to 5,000 rural areas in Hawaii, with partial funding by the federal Connect America Fund...
 
Ericsson wins contract extension with NBN
Ericsson has announced an extension of its managed services agreement with NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia' national broadband network, through to 2020...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Cloud based wireless platform launched for enterprises
FreedomPop has launched a cloud-based platform that enables telecoms and other companies to roll out their own branded mobile services in weeks and has already siged up customers in various countries...
 
Vodafone UK and Ericsson team up on pre-standard 5G test
Ericsson, Vodafone UK and academics from the King's College London team up for pre-standard 5G test...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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