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June 3, 2019

VIVA Bahrain invites BIBF International Foundation year students to its Innovation Center

VIVA Bahrain organised a tour with Bahrain’s Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) to introduce BIBF’s international foundation year students to the corporate lifestyle, where the students were given a short brief about each departments usual day to day activities and responsibilities

Member News

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Batelco first to launch commercial 5G network in the Kingdom of Bahrain

In reaching this technological milestone, Batelco is the first in Bahrain and among the first in the region to deliver commercial 5G network services for its customers...

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Tech Mahindra and MKI collaborate to develop next-gen digital enterprise solutions for Japanese market

Tech Mahindra has announced a collaboration with Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co.,Ltd. (MKI) to develop next generation digital enterprise solutions, in the Japanese market...

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Nokia confirms 42 commercial 5G deals across the globe

Nokia confirmed its position with 42 commercial 5G deals in place with operators around the world, 22 with named customers such as T-Mobile, Telia Company and Softbank...

Policy and Regulation

•	ECTEL announces launch of MNP across all member states Regional regulator the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has announced that from mobile number portability (MNP) will be launched in all five member states, from June 3rd...

•	Japan to greenlight 5G base stations on 200,000 traffic signals Japan's government will allow NTT Docomo and its three major mobile rivals to set up 5G base stations on traffic signals...

South Asia

•	Jazz reaches 10 million 4G data subscribers in Pakistan Jazz Pakistan has achieved a milestone by crossing the 10 million mark for super 4G data subscribers...

•	Ncell expands its 4G service across Nepal Ncell has expanded its 4G network coverage, connecting all 7 provinces and making the service available to people living in over 1,000 locations nationwide...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	4G download speeds improve in Q1 2019 Opensignal has released a benchmark analysis for 5G readiness across the U.S. in its latest “State of Mobile: USA” report by looking at the state of 4G performance nationwide...

•	Monaco Telecom to proceed with 5G launch this summer using Huawei technology Monaco Telecom, the principality’s sole mobile network, intends to proceed with its planned launch of 5G services this summer, despite security concerns surrounding its technology partner Huawei...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Wyplay and Viaccess-Orca join forces This platform is highly scalable and flexible, and it addresses the needs of OTT content providers and pay-tv service providers for any delivery network and for any device...

•	Half of UK homes are SVOD subscribers According to the latest statistics, the number of homes with SVOD services has risen by 8.37% – just over a million – in Q1 2019...

Middle East

•	GCC mobile phone shipments rise to 6 million in Q1 Latest figures show the Gulf market's growth was spurred by smartphones, with the feature phone segment continuing its decline...

•	Saudi Arabia is the key driver for m-commerce in the MENA region The era of mCommerce is increasing at an astounding rates and most consumers in Saudi Arabia use their mobile devices to make all kinds of purchases...

•	Dubai Internet City aiming to help small companies achieve growth Dubai Internet City has inaugurated a specialised platform dedicated to the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)...

North Africa

•	Morocco internet base up 9% in Q1 as LTE users grow 57% Morocco reached 23.1 million internet subscribers at the end of March, up 9.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the latest sector statistics...

Satellite & Internet

•	Virgin Media pledges unlimited 4G data for broadband customers Virgin Media has introduced a new service promise that ensures its customers can receive unlimited 4G service should they experience a loss of broadband connectivity...

•	Azercosmos exports satellite & telecommunication services to 18 countries From January to April 2019, Azercosmos has exported satellite and telecommunication services worth US$13.7 million to 18 countries...

Global Telecom Update

•	Tele2, Bite agree to share networks in Latvia and Lithuania The partnership includes sharing of infrastructure for current networks, spectrum sharing and the future build-out of 5G...

•	Trueform unveils new IoT data driven digital displays Trueform Digital has unveiled a new range of next-generation intelligent and versatile solutions, designed to help towns and cities improve the lives of their citizens through data-driven decision making...

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