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Industry News Briefing
January 5, 2019

BTRC revenue surges on 4G spectrum sales

The telecom regulator's revenues rose 58.51 percent year-on-year to in the last fiscal year, a four-year high backed by earnings from the sales of 4G spectrum...

Argentina launches 'Connected Summer' plan to improve coastal 4G coverage

The improved coverage is expected to support growing demand for internet services and tourism in the local economy...

Singapore start-up TPG to offer free mobile service in year-long trial

At the end of last month, Singapore’s new fourth telco TPG Telecom announced plans to start offering free mobile service for a year for the first 20,000 people who register their interest in the company...

Member News

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PCCW Media secures the exclusive broadcast rights for Premier League from 2019/20 to 2021/22

PCCW Media is pleased to announce it has secured the exclusive rights of Premier League for the broadcast of the 2019/20 to 2021/22 Premier League seasons in Hong Kong...

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Huawei releases wireless fiber solution to increase HBB rates and improve penetration

Huawei has focused on how to maximize wireless network potential and quickly provide broadband services...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ofcom conducts new study Landline telephone use has been halved in the last six years while mobile data has increased tenfold during the same period, according to a study by Ofcom...

•	BTRC revenue surges on 4G spectrum sales The telecom regulator's revenues rose 58.51 percent year-on-year to in the last fiscal year, a four-year high backed by earnings from the sales of 4G spectrum...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Roku to add premium services The Roku Channel is set to offer premium subscriptions from Showtime, Starz and Epix by late January...

•	MobiTV adds second data centre to support streaming video White-label, end-to-end streaming video solution provider MobiTV has announced plans to launch a new data centre in Atlanta...

Alternative Telecom

•	Telekom outlines 2018 network upgrade achievements Telekom Deutschland has revealed that it installed around 60,000km of fiber-optic cables in 2018, bringing the total length of the company’s fiber network to 500,000km...

Global Telecom Update

•	MásMóvil and Euskaltel team up for Spanish 5G pilot network Spain’s MásMóvil and regional cable operator Euskaltel, have teamed up to build a pilot 5G network that will enable the pair to experiment over a shared network and limit the cost of investing in the...

•	Singapore start-up TPG to offer free mobile service in year-long trial At the end of last month, Singapore’s new fourth telco TPG Telecom announced plans to start offering free mobile service for a year for the first 20,000 people who register their interest in the company...

Middle East

•	GCC online hiring leaps 30% Online hiring in the GCC registered a 30 per cent increase during the third quarter of 2018, mainly due to efforts by governments to diversify their economies...

•	Gulf CX, Five9 partner to offer contact centre services The partnership will enable businesses in the Middle East - with focus on the GCC - to launch contact centre services rapidly...

South Asia

•	Afghanistan fiber project nears completion Afghanistan’s much awaited fiber optic connectivity project is at its final stage and is estimated to be completed in seven months...

•	Telecom operators add over 4 million new broadband users in Pakistan The telecom operators providing broadband services in the country have added around 4.442 million new subscribers to their networks during 11 months of 2018...

North Africa

•	Tunisia reduces VAT on fixed Internet services in homes This measure will allow the systematic reduction of broadband Internet subscription fees and will encourage an increase in the number of Internet subscribers...

3G and 4G Networks

•	New AT&T cell site expanding coverage in Boca Raton With 4G LTE service, customers experience better network connectivity while streaming videos, sharing on social media or texting family and friends...

•	Argentina launches 'Connected Summer' plan to improve coastal 4G coverage The improved coverage is expected to support growing demand for internet services and tourism in the local economy...

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