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May 6, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIVA launches Huawei P20 Pro starting KD 21
 
 
VIVA Kuwait launched the new Huawei P20 Pro device with postpaid plans starting from KD 21 that give customers KD 10 credit and 10 GB Internet...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat announces ‘SMB Festival’- a first-time initiative in UAE
Member Logo Etisalat announced a week-long ‘SMB Festival’ from the 6th to 13th May 2018, the first of its kind initiative dedicated for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the UAE...
 
•  Batelco Group announces first quarter financial results for 2018
Member Logo Batelco, the regional telecommunications group with operations across 14 countries, announced a promising start to the year with strong improvement in its overall performance compared to the first quarter of 2017...
 
•  Accenture Interactive named largest digital network worldwide by Advertising Age in annual agency report for third year in a row
Member Logo Ad Age has named Accenture Interactive the largest digital network worldwide in its Agency Report 2018, which is the third consecutive year in which Accenture Interactive was ranked the largest digital network worldwide...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
South Korean 5G spectrum auction set for 15 June
Having detailed the reserve price for its upcoming auction of spectrum suitable for the deployment of 5G services last month, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has now confirmed the sale will get...
 
PTA approves investment in telecom tower-sharing services company
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has recently given approval to edotco Pakistan Private Limited (edotco PK) on the change of shareholding in edotco PK by way of subscription by Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited...
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh to get five more hi-tech parks
Bangladesh is on the way to get five more hi-tech parks as top officials of the Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and the World Bank negotiated an estimated US$ 122 million fund...
 
China to help Pakistan, others to promote mobile pay system
Ant Financial Services Group, the company behind the popular payment app Alipay, is extending its services to regional countries including Pakistan through a partnership with local mobile financial service providers...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
MTS Belarus extends 4G to new cities in the Grodno region
MTS Belarus says it has extended the availability of 4G to customers in Grodno region, with the rollout of services in six towns/cities in the western region, namely: Novogrudok, Voronovo, Ivye, Oshmyany, Svislochi and...
 
Myanmar’s 4G speeds overtake global averages
Average LTE download speeds in Myanmar are significantly ahead of the global average despite the fact that operators only began launching 4G services in the market in 2016...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
MyRepublic signs MVNO agreement with StarHub
Singapore fiber ISP MyRepublic has formed an MVNO agreement with StarHub to support its intention of launching mobile services...
 
DT activates 5G antennas in Berlin
Germany’s Deutsche Telekom (DT) has announced that the first 5G antennas in Europe to fully support the new communications standard are now operating, in real-world conditions, in downtown Berlin...
 
 
Middle East
 
Etisalat inaugurates the Digital Security Conference for Small and Medium Businesses
Etisalat staged a Security Conference in Dubai to address the challenges facing Small and Medium Business (SMBs) in securing their business assets with the increasing cyber threats, lack of resources and expertise...
 
AI, blockchain could save UAE govt US$3 billiop a year
With the combined power of AI and blockchain, the UAE government stands to save Dh11 billion ($3 billion) in economic return and Dh389 million in government documents alone per year...
 
DIFC signs fintech agreement with Accenture
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with professional services company Accenture, to develop Financial Technology (fintech)...
 
North Africa
 
Microsoft launches first software testing centre in Africa
The American technology firm, Microsoft, has launched it’s first software testing centre in Africa, in partnership with the Africa-focused IT company, Techno Brain...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
LG U+ teams with Netflix to promote unlimited mobile plan
To promote its unlimited mobile data service, South Korea's LG U+ has entered an agreement with Netflix to offer three months' free service to customers signing up until the end of June...
 
Facebook launches Oculus TV with VR content
Facebook will launch a new VR app Oculus TV with content from ESPN+, Hulu, and Pluto TV at the end of the month...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Challenger operators will drive FTTH uptake in the UK
The widespread adoption of fiber to the home (FTTH) broadband services will be spearheaded by a group of "challenger operators" seeking to democratise gigabit access, according to industry experts...
 
China launches Apstar-6C satellite successfully
China has launched the Apstar-6C communications satellite, thereby placing the 5-metric-ton satellite successfully into the geostationary-transfer orbit...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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