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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 20, 2017
 
 
 
 
Beyond Connectivity 2017
 
 
Service providers switching to OTT
According to ABI Research in its Service Provider OTT Services & OTT Set-Top Boxes report, significantly increasing competition in the over-the-top (OTT) space in mature pay-TV markets will drive global live linear OTT video services to be worth approximately $7 billion by 2021 - almost seven times that gained in 2016. “These services meet the consumer demand for anytime, anywhere programming and mobile-centric viewing while targeting a larger national audience,”...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC net income for the 4th quarter increased 10% to reach SR 2.15 billion
Member Logo "The 2.4% increase in consolidated revenue for the 12 months period compared to last year, confirms that STC strategy is working well despite all the challenges and circumstances facing the communications sector and overall economic conditions"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
FCC spectrum incentive auction nearing conclusion
According to FCC, iits Incentive Auction to repurpose broadcast spectrum for mobile operators is entering its final stages having met the minimum bid requirements
 
New phase of net neutrality discussions focus on online traffic management
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked a set of 14 questions in its latest consultation paper which starts a new phase of net neutrality discussions with focus on the issue of traffic management plans
 
South Asia
 
China supports Bangladesh's e-village project
China has extended support to Bangladesh by funding the launch of a project which intends to augment agricultural production by using cutting edge technologies
 
Pakistan ripe for cryptocurrency adoption
Pakistan is currently the seventh most populous country in the world with approximately 202 million residents and is exhibiting technological traits ripe for accelerated bitcoin adoption
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
MTS Belarus starts home internet offer over 3G/LTE networks
Mobile operator MTS Belarus has introduced its new home internet service, offering internet services over the 3G/LTE networks to the customers
 
Zyxel Communications set to showcase Mobile Access LTE
Zyxel Communications will showcase its Mobile Access LTE and In-Building Coverage solutions at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
 
Telikom launches 4G network
Telikom PNG has launched a 4G network in the country, replacing the current CDMA network that Citifon customers use
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Russian pay TV subscribers cross 41 million
Russia ended the year 2016 with 41.2 million pay-TV subscribers which is 3.6% more than the year 2015
 
Mobile app improves management, quality of doctor visits for people with Parkinson's Disease
People with Parkinson’s disease who used an app to track and manage symptom improved their medication adherence and had better conversations with clinicians about their condition
 
 
Middle East
 
Bebuzzd launches latest version of digital loyalty based app
Dubai-based Bebuzzd has announced the release of its latest version digital loyalty based app which will will provide local SMEs the advantage of enhancing their customer experiences and reinforcing consumer-business ties...
 
Usage of smart devices on a rise in MEA
Smartphones and tablets make up more than 80 per cent of connected devices in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as compared the global usage of 60%
 
STC acquires 100% of SaleCo
STC announced that it has completed the necessary procedures for the purchase and transfer the ownership of the remaining stakes in Sale Advanced company to be (100%) owned by Saudi Telecom Company in the amount and of (400) million Saudi Riyals
 
North Africa
 
Oppo launches sales centres in Egypt
Chinese company Oppo Electronics launched a new centre for technical support and after-sales services in Tanta in Egypt
 
Global Telecom Update
 
China Mobile taps Brocade software for SDN cloud rollout
China Mobile will deploy NFV software from Brocade at several of its key data centers as part of its first SDN-based commercial public cloud rollout
 
M1, Huawei complete 5G demo
M1 and Huawei have completed a 5G demonstration over 73-GHz E-band spectrum, achieving Singapore's highest 5G transmission speeds of 35Gbps
 
Low-power IoT networks more than doubled in 2016
During 2015, two thirds of initiatives took place in the US and Western Europe whereas in 2016 the figure was down to less than a third. Simultaneously APAC showed growth from 4 per cent in 2015 to 30 per cent in 2016
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Orange Spain to expands FTTH network
Orange Spain has announced an agreement to extend its fiber optic services to the town of Montijo in Extremadura which is it's latest in a bid to reach 14 million Spanish households
 
Service providers switching to OTT
According to ABI, significantly increasing competition in the over-the-top (OTT) space in mature pay-TV markets will drive global live linear OTT video services to be worth approximately US$ 7 billion by 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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