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April 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Huawei sign new MoU

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enable the national cadre in ICT and promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the sector to push the growth and development of the Kingdom...

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Zain Bahrain launches new ‘Play &Win’ campaign

Zain Bahrain is launching an innovative promotion campaign ‘Play & Win’, for its customers in Bahrain staring from April 18, which will run for the next four weeks...

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Eutelsat completes the sale of its stake in Hispasat for 302 million euros

Eutelsat Communications announces that its 33.69% stake in the Spanish satellite operator, Hispasat, has been sold for a consideration of 302 million euros...

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Nokia to publish first-quarter 2018 interim report on April 26, 2018

Nokia will publish its first-quarter 2018 interim report on April 26, 2018 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (CET+1)...

Policy and Regulation

•	5G spectrum auction: FCC kicks off process targeting 24 GHz and 28 GHz The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it’s seeking comment for the auction of the 28 GHz and 24 GHz spectrum bands for 5G services...

•	Flat call rate, price ceiling for mobile data on cards in Bangladesh Bangladesh has moved to fix a flat call rate for mobile phone operators to eliminate the existing off-net and on-net charge gap with a view to helping smaller operators survive in the era of intense competition...

Middle East

•	Riversong eyeing GCC mobile phone market through UAE entry Riversong is seeking to broaden its regional footprint with its entry into the GCC market following the region’s unprecedented growth in smartphone sales over the last few years...

•	Google to set up 5 Innovation Hub centers in Saudi Arabia Agreement aims at combining local talent in the production of prototypes, mobile applications and artificial intelligence...

North Africa

•	Tata Communications and DTTech build new cloud-based network for African mobile and IoT providers Partnership paves the way for borderless mobile and IoT experiences, enabling businesses and MNOs across the continent to introduce new digital services quickly without large upfront investments...

•	Maroc Telecom ups Onatel stake to 61 percent Morocco’s Maroc Telecom announced on its investor website that it has completed the acquisition of an additional 10% of shares in its Burkina Faso subsidiary Onatel, taking its total stake to 61%...

Alternative Telecom

•	Al Ahli Holding goes live on digital core Al Ahli Holding Group went live on a digital core to transform the experience for tens of thousands of customers in 20 countries worldwide, as part of an innovative digital transformation partnership with SAP...

•	Liege next in line for Proximus FTTH rollout Belgium based Proximus, has announced that Liege is the latest city to benefit from a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout...

South Asia

•	Agreement signed between Faysal Bank, 1Link and Innovarge Faysal Bank recently entered into a tripartite contract with 1LINK (Guarantee) Limited (1LINK) and Innovarge to offer online payments and collections facility through its KuickPay digital payment scheme...

•	Bangladeshi telcos seek duty benefit for 4G handsets Mobile phone operators seek duty benefits for the import of 4G-enabled handsets, which would help in reducing cost of such devices and widening access to fast internet in Bangladesh...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Telecom Argentina readies mobile video platform Through its Personal brand, Telecom Argentina is about to launch a short-format, web series platform targeting mobile video consumers...

•	Agility launches online forwarding platform Agility has launched the first fully integrated online freight service that allows users to get rate quotes and book, pay and track ocean and air shipments around the world...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Vivacom to launch LTE-A in 44 towns by July Bulgarian cellco Vivacom is planning to expand its LTE-A network to 44 locations by July, following the introduction of the service last month...

•	CCS Metnet self-organising microwave backhaul powers 4G small cell network in City of London Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) Limited announced the completion and go-live of a next-generation small cell network in London’s Square Mile, with neutral host microwave backhaul provided by CCS Metnet...

Global Telecom Update

•	Khalifa University researchers develop IoT devices for mobile health Khalifa University researchers will present two demonstrations of Internet of Things (IoT) devices developed for mobile health at a one-day workshop for the UAE Society of Engineers (SoE) and UAE IEEE Society...

•	NEC and NTT test medical applications of 5G in Japan The tests linked medical facilities in a remote area of Japan with a regional medical hospital using 5G network technology...

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