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May 28, 2019

AlNasser highlights the importance of digitization aligning with Vision 2030

The crucial role earmarked for digitisation in driving forward Saudi Arabia’s broader economic and social development plans was mapped out by Eng. Nasser al Nasser, CEO of STC Group, in an interview given to Oxford Business Group’s online broadcasting channel, Global Platform...

GCC smartphone market grows 5.5 percent to 4.3 million

Smartphone shipments to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region increased 10.4 percent quarter on quarter and 5.5 percent year on year to 4.3 million units in Q1 2019...

Ofcom drafts new rules to promote fiber investment

The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) said that it has drafted a set of new rules aimed at supporting fiber investment by enabling rival companies better access to Openreach’s infrastructure...

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Bader Al Kharafi: Zain first operator to offer 5G technology in Kuwait and GCC

Zain announced that its network is fully ready for the commercial launch of fifth generation wireless technology (5G) to be the first operator to offer 5G technology in the GCC region via the Kuwaiti market with nationwide...

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Now TV and Now E to exclusively broadcast CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019

PCCW Media announced it has secured the exclusive rights in Hong Kong for CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019, and that Now TV and Now E will live broadcast all 26 matches of the tournament exclusively.

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Netplus to deploy Nokia GPON technology to meet customer ultra-broadband demand and launch next-gen services

Netplus will deploy Nokia's Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) technology to meet growing demand for more capacity, faster speeds and superior quality of broadband services...

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Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman of Huawei in Berlin: “No More Walls”

In his keynote remarks delivered at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity in Berlin, Germany, Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman, Huawei said that in recent days, restrictions, based on ungrounded allegations, have been...

Policy and Regulation

•	IMDA launches public consultation on 800MHz, 1900MHz and 2100MHz allocation Singapore’s independent telecoms watchdog the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) has opened a public consultation seeking feedback over spectrum allocation for enterprise and public mobile use in...

•	Ofcom drafts new rules to promote fiber investment The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) said that it has drafted a set of new rules aimed at supporting fiber investment by enabling rival companies better access to Openreach’s infrastructure...

North Africa

•	Vodafone Egypt deploys cloud-based SDM solution from Nokia Telecom equipment maker Nokia said Vodafone Egypt is deploying a cloud-based Subscriber Data Management (SDM) solution to offer innovative services to its 4G customers...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	DIGIMobil launches in Hungary Hungarian broadband, pay-TV and telephony operator DIGI has launched its own 4G LTE mobile network...

•	South Korea to hit 1 million 5G subscribers by the end of June South Korea is on course to hit a million subscribers by late June, as the country looks to densify its fledgling 5G networks...

Satellite & Internet

•	SFN partners with Sunrise and Salt on FTTH rollout Fiber infrastructure joint venture Swiss Fibre Net (SFN) has announced plans to expand fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) coverage to more than two million households over the next five to ten years...

•	Telecom Argentina invests in satellite 4G in Santa Fe Telecom Argentina has launched a satellite-connected 4G service in the municipality of Presidente Roca in Santa Fe province, which became the first town in the country to have a mobile site with a satellite link...

Global Telecom Update

•	Globe to ramp up network expansion program The Philippines' Globe Telecom has pledged to ramp up its network expansion and modernization program to cater to soaring demand for mobile data...

•	SK Telecom uses 5G to promote Smart City strategy SK Telecom is leveraging its 5G leadership to sign deals for infrastructure projects with downstream customers...

Middle East

•	UAE mobile networks change name The change was made after UAE advances to first rank globally in internet, telephony level of competition...

•	Kuwait 5G application conducive to future vision The move is part of Kuwait's fervent efforts to become a regional financial and commercial hub, and comes in line with the instructions of the Gulf country's political leadership...

•	GCC smartphone market grows 5.5 percent to 4.3 million Smartphone shipments to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region increased 10.4 percent quarter on quarter and 5.5 percent year on year to 4.3 million units in Q1 2019...

•	Polish mobile payment system Blik to be implemented in UAE The Polish Payment Standard, in cooperation with DXC Technology, will implement the mobile payment system Blik in the United Arab Emirates...

South Asia

•	BOI & Hutchison Lanka signs deal to set up warehouse facility to strengthen telco infrastructure Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment has signed a supplementary Agreement with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka to permit the enterprise to set up a warehouse facility to be used for storage...

•	Jazz partners with Oxfam to digitally empower young women in Pakistan The partnership will result in the expansion of a number of socioeconomic opportunities, especially for young adolescent girls, to create a more inclusive digital environment for future generations...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	10 million streaming subscriptions in the Nordics Streaming video continues to grow rapidly in the Nordics, Mediavision concludes in its recently published analysis on the Nordic TV and video market...

•	Three launches partnership offer with netgem.tv Streaming technology service provider netgem.tv has announced a deal with UK telco Three to give customers an exclusive offer...

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