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November 5, 2018

ITU Secretary General visits Etisalat’s Open Innovation Centre

Etisalat welcomed Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), to its ultramodern ‘Open Innovation Centre’ in Dubai...

Viu clinches regional deal with CJ ENM on highly anticipated Korean romance drama series Encounter

Viu, pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media Group, announced a regional deal with South Korea’s entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM on the highly anticipated new romance K-drama series Encounter, acquiring its exclusive OTT rights in Asia...

Member News

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Zain Bahrain joins forces with Google Developer Group Manama to empower women in tech

Zain Bahrain has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Google Developer Group Manama, in efforts to further promote Zain’s leadership role in empowering women in technology...

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Google's loon project expands LTE testing

The Loon project could expand internet access and bring people back online after a disaster, among many other possibilities...

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Nokia AVA helps Hutchison 3 increase network efficiency and improve the customer experience in Indonesia

Nokia is helping Hutchison 3 Indonesia increase network efficiency on the operator's LTE network and boost the customer experience...

Policy and Regulation

•	UAE elected for ITU Council membership for the fourth consecutive time The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected for the fourth consecutive time for the ITU Council membership, representing the Asia and Australia region...

•	ARKEP sets new deadline for adoption of international code Kosovar telecoms watchdog, ARKEP has granted operators an extension to the deadline for switching to the country’s new international dialling code...

South Asia

•	Teletalk Bangladesh to boost network Teletalk is set to go on a massive investment haul to expand its network and upgrade its existing infrastructure with the view to getting it up to speed with its nimble-footed competitors...

•	NTC launches special offer Nepal Telecom has launched a special offer that includes an Unlimited offer, one-hour voice pack, Small data pack, bonus on recharge...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Rakuten inks deal with KDDI to use latter’s 4G network Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has concluded a deal with incumbent mobile network operator (MNO) KDDI (au), allowing it to use the latter’s 4G LTE network to provide mobile services from its launch next year...

•	Glo extends 4G LTE to 36 states, 208 tertiary institutions Nigeria’s digital telecommunication firm Globacom has extended its 4G LTE network coverage to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Yahoo news content launches on The Roku Channel Verizon subsidiary and Yahoo parent company, Oath, has partnered with Roku to launch Yahoo video content on The Roku Channel in the US...

•	Kwesé Play launches in Ghana Kwesé Play, the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service from multiplatform broadcast network Kwesé, has launched in Ghana...

Alternative Telecom

•	Angola Cables enters into strategic partnership with Silica Networks Angola Cables has announced that it has entered into a strategic business partnership with Silica Networks in Argentina and Silica Networks in Chile to connect their terrestrial fiber networks to the recently commissioned...

•	Azerbaijan launches mobile residency programme to attract investors Azerbaijan mobile operator Bakcell issued what it says is the world's first mobile residency...

Middle East

•	Turkcell, Samsung make first 5G experience in Turkey Turkish mobile network Turkcell and Samsung organized an event to use 5G technology in Turkey for the first time...

•	Emirates NBD unveils its first API Sandbox Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has enabled open banking collaboration with the launch of its API (Application Programming Interface) Sandbox..

•	Honeywell Technology experience center opens in Dubai The Honeywell Technology Experience Center is designed to promote knowledge exchange and demonstrate the value that can be gained from the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies...

•	22,000 graduate from One Million Arab Coders initiative The One Million Arab Coders annual ceremony celebrated the initiative’s first batch of graduates and top achievers, with over 22,000 people around the Arab world completing the programme this year...

North Africa

•	The data revolution must be harnessed to achieve SDGs in North Africa: Hachem Naas Data revolution is real and must be harnessed to support structural transformation initiatives in North Africa according to Lilia Hachem Naas, ECA Director for North Africa...

•	Nigeria pushing strategy to lead ICT hardware exports in Africa Nigeria is forging strategic partnerships towards becoming the main export hub for ICT hardware in Sub-Saharan Africa...

Global Telecom Update

•	Japan's Docomo launches Asia IoT Program Japan's NTT Docomo has announced a new program aimed at fostering collaboration among IoT network service providers in the Asia-Pacific region...

•	Qualcomm plans 5G centre at Taiwan operations hub US-based Qualcomm plans to set up three development facilities focused on 5G and other mobile technologies at a new operations hub in northern Taiwan...

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