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January 22, 2018

VIVA powers GCC cup 2017 stadiums with WiFi connection through innovative SDB solution in cooperation with Huawei

VIVA will be upgrading its last mile network with the latest Huawei’s super dual band, SDB ‘’E-Band’’ technology to test and support WiFi experience in Kuwait, VIVA targeted delivering the best internet user experience in stadium areas during the GCC Cup 2017...

Egypt improves ranking in nano tech research

Egypt ranked 22nd of 106 countries moving up 15 positions over the past 10 years in terms of nano technology research, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar said in a report...

Member News

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Batelco super fast fiber internet now available at Diyar Al Muharraq

Batelco has launched its super-fast fiber internet services for residents of the prestigious master planned Diyar Al Muharraq development...

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UAE's newest satellite will provide internet to remote global communities

Due to launch later this week, Al Yah 3 will help bring better education, healthcare and opportunities to some of the world's most cut-off people...

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Arabsat launches Expand

Arabsat Broadband Services have launched Arabsat Expand, a satellite broadband service powered by Forsway’s unique Hybrid Router technology...

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Huawei CloudFabric to build flexible, intelligent private cloud resource pool for China Unicom

Huawei has partnered with China Unicom to deploy that company’s first private cloud resource pool based on Huawei’s CloudFabric solution...

Policy and Regulation

•	NBTC to split 1800-MHz spectrum into more slots Thai regulator NBTC plans to divide the 1800-MHz spectrum set to be auctioned this year into up to three times the number of blocks, in response to requests from the industry...

•	Net neutrality law, not an urgent need: NTA Though Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA) is drafting a regulation for 'net neutrality', a senior official of the telecommunication sector regulator said that the regulation is not an urgent need...

Middle East

•	Zain Bahrain deploys Nutanix cloud solution Telecom operator Zain Bahrain has deployed a cloud based software solution from Nutanix to improve operational efficiency and cut costs...

•	Dubai Municipality picks Nexthink as AI partner Dubai Municipality has selected Nexthink, as one of its key partners to assist its ongoing efforts to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

North Africa

•	Egypt improves ranking in nano tech research Egypt ranked 22nd of 106 countries moving up 15 positions over the past 10 years in terms of nano technology research, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar said in a report...

•	Phase3 Telecom moves to bridge infrastructural gap Phase3 Telecom has commenced roll out of plan towards the realization of the 2013 Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NBP)...

Global Telecom Update

•	Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe Facebook said it will open three new centres in Europe to train people in digital skills and committed to training one million people..

•	Globe to install WiFi hotspots in Shell stations Globe Telecom will install WiFi hotspots in 14 Shell gasoline stations along major roads under a partnership with the petroleum company...

•	Project to bring cellular data into IoT platforms A new collaboration has been announced with the aim of bringing together two leading services in location technology...

South Asia

•	Robi launches AI-based service robots in Bangladesh Bangladesh mobile operator Robi Axiata has introduced ‘Robi-servicebots’, intelligent humanoids or service robots powered by a cloud-based artificial intelligence platform...

•	Sri Lanka's e-learning solution provider Headstart becomes Axiata's subsidiary Sri Lanka's e-learning solutions company and owner of the country's leading digital education portal Guru.lk, Headstart, has become Axiata Group Bhd's subsidiary...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Mahindra Comviva adds Sacom Mediaworks content to portfolio Mahindra Comviva said that it has formed a partnership with Sacom Mediaworks, a content aggregator in the Middle East & Africa...

•	Bell Canada chooses Ericsson platform for next generation TV Bell Canada has selected Ericsson’s MediaFirst IPTV platform as the basis for its next generation multiscreen TV services...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Viya unveils 4G LTE cell service Viya has announced the rollout of 4G LTE cellphone service for the majority of St. John Island...

•	T-Mobile boosts LTE capacity in Minneapolis T-Mobile has been spending the last two years expanding coverage and increasing its LTE capacity by up to 35x in Minneapolis...

Alternative Telecom

•	Telstra to invest in two HK-US cables Telstra will support two new subsea cables being built to connect Hong Kong with the West Coast of the US, in addition to supporting the Indigo submarine cable system announced last year...

•	SEAX and Telin Singapore announce connectivity partnership Telekomunikasi Indonesia International and Super Sea Cable Networks have announced a partnership to offer high capacity, low latency domestic network solutions in Singapore...

•	WhatsApp extends service to businesses WhatsApp has launched a separate app dedicated to small businesses to allow them to connect with their customers...

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