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June 16, 2019

Telecom Egypt wins the EMEA Finance ‘best structured finance deal in North Africa’ award

The Europe, Middle East and Africa Finance magazine (EMEA Finance) announced Telecom Egypt as the winner of the ‘best structured finance deal in North Africa’ in the magazine’s 11th refinancing, repricing and restructuring 2018 awards...

Arcep to award 1.5GHz spectrum for 5G use by end-2022

French telecoms regulator Arcep has set a deadline of 31 December 2022 for the award of spectrum in the 1.5GHz band for 5G use...

Member News

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du launches 5G-enabled mobile devices

du, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has become the first telco to launch 5G mobile devices in the Middle East...

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Zain Kuwait launches 5G bundles

The launch comes after the company’s announcement last month of the full readiness of its network for the commercial launch of fifth generation wireless technology...

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AT&T expands 4G LTE and fixed wireless internet service in El Dorado County

AT&T added a new cell tower to its 4G LTE network in Grizzly Flats to help give customers and FirstNet subscribers faster, more reliable wireless service...

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VIVA launches 5G with special packages on VIVA Postpaid plans

VIVA Kuwait has announced the launch of 5G service, with special packages on VIVA’s postpaid plans, promising a new wave of capabilities for internet and smartphone users...

Policy and Regulation

•	Regulator tells Brazilian carriers to block telemarketing calls Regulator Anatel has given local carriers a 30-day deadline to create a national “do not disturb” list of consumers who do not want to receive telemarketing calls...

•	Arcep to award 1.5GHz spectrum for 5G use by end-2022 French telecoms regulator Arcep has set a deadline of 31 December 2022 for the award of spectrum in the 1.5GHz band for 5G use...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	T-Mobile Poland says LTE network carries 90% of data traffic in Q1 Ninety percent of all mobile data traffic on the network of T-Mobile Poland was carried by its LTE system in the first quarter of this year...

•	China Mobile kicks off 5G move with US$2.8 billion tender Just a week after receiving a 5G licence from the government, China Mobile opened a tender for the first phase of the rollout of the next-generation technology valued at an estimated CNY19.3 billion (US$2.8 billion)...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Proximus updates TV platform with Android box Belgian operator Proximus is revamping its TV service with a multiplatform offer and a new Android TV box...

•	WeTV launches into OTT crowd Tencent Thailand plans to expand its over-the-top streaming service, WeTV, to become one of the top three OTTs in the country by adding half a million users this year...

Satellite & Internet

•	Venezuela to broaden communications in remote areas with fiber optics The deployment of this network will serve about 200 municipalities to benefit mainly the western part of the country...

•	Argentina's Netnius partnering with Hughes to launch satellite broadband service Argentina’s Netnius has pledged to bring a satellite-based broadband service to all parts of the country after reaching a deal with Hughes Network Systems...

Middle East

•	Free SIM card for every tourist in Dubai All tourists entering Dubai will now receive a free pre-paid mobile SIM card, thanks to a collaborative 'happiness' project launched by du , the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA- Dubai),...

•	Saudi cybersecurity market to reach US$5.5 billion by 2023 This year alone will witness the rise of the cybersecurity market value to $3 billion as more investments are being made in the sector...

•	Third submarine cable to boost Internet service in Lebanon The aim is to boost the Internet service locally and to turn Lebanon into a hub for Internet distribution to countries in the region...

South Asia

•	Robi launches women focused digital lifestyle service The service has security features like emergency alert through which women can send their current location alert to three pre-registered contacts set by them...

•	eChannelling launches AI-based Chabot in Sri Lanka To provide this convenient method to its customers, eChannelling has joined hands with Autochatic, creators of the world's only no-coding, context-aware multilingual Chatbot building platform...

North Africa

•	Ghana tipped to be the fastest growing mobile money market in Africa A World Bank report has tipped Ghana to be the fastest growing mobile money market in Africa...

•	Egypt's ICT sector achieves average growth of 15% in 9 months Egypt's Information and Communication Technology recorded an average growth of 15 percent during the last nine months, exceeding the expected rate by 3 percent...

Global Telecom Update

•	edotco to construct Malaysia's first bamboo reinforced telco tower Axiata’s subsidiary, edotco Group, is planning to construct its first bamboo-reinforced telecommunication tower in Malaysia by year-end...

•	Mislatel Consortium to start network rollout as third telco in July Mislatel Consortium will start it network rollout as the third major telecommunications company of Philippines in the next month...

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