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October 18, 2017

SAMENA Council Delineates Operators' Perspectives on Critical Issues at Mobile 360 MENA and Terms Collaboration with Regulators as Key to Future Industry Development

SAMENA Council took part in the recently held GSMA Mobile 360 MENA conference in Dubai, UAE. Director of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Mr. Roberto Ercole, moderated the regulatory modernisation policy keynote panel at the regional conference...

The Middle East gets an upgraded social networking experience

GBI, a global cloud, connectivity and content enabler that owns and operates a smart, fully managed service network, is teaming up with social media platforms, content delivery networks and global cloud providers in the Middle East...

Member News

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BBCWorldwide pens first ever SVOD deal with E-Vision

E-Vision, a fully-owned subsidiary of Etisalat today announced its first content agreement with BBC Worldwide for the subscription of video-on-demand (SVOD) service...

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Batelco Board appoints new CEO for Batelco Bahrain

Batelco Group has announced the appointment of Mohamed Bubshait as Batelco Bahrain’s new Chief Executive Officer...

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Nokia Predictive Care boosts fixed access network performance and availability

Nokia today announced Predictive Care for its Fixed Networks portfolio, establishing a new network care model with automated predictive network support powered by Nokia AVA...

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Huawei partners with Nextek and Quectel to drive IoT expansion in the Middle East

Huawei has signed an agreement with two global companies to promote the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and build a IoT ecosystem in the Middle East...

Policy and Regulation

•	Telkom Unit set to win spectrum auction A unit of Telekomunikasi Indonesia, or Telkom, is set to win the government's auction for the 2.3GHz spectrum according to the country's Ministry of Communication and Informatics...

•	NCC consults over automated numbering system Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held a consultative forum with stakeholders under plans for the introduction of an automated numbering system in Nigeria…

Middle East

•	Lebanon to focus on fixed network improvements Significant improvements are planned for Lebanon's fixed network which should result in 500,000 new landlines becoming available in 2017...

•	Smart benches launched at Dubai Police stations Visitors to Dubai can charge their mobile phones and use high speed internet by using smart benches installed in front of six police stations...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt raises land-line subscriptions and contracts prices Telecom Egypt re-priced some land-line telephone services and adjusted the monthly subscription starting from the October bill, which was issued mid-month…

3G and 4G Networks

•	Vodafone seeks 4G alliance with Surfline Vodafone, Ghana’s second largest mobile network operator (MNO) by subscribers, is seeking a partnership with 4G LTE provider Surfline Communications…

•	Megacom continues expansion of LTE network Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Megacom has expanded the coverage of its LTE network in the Zhalal-Abad and Chuy regions…

•	New Panasonic service provides LTE connectivity in 180 countries Panasonic’s U.S. division is unveiling a new connectivity service for its ruggedized computers that are meant to be taken into places with harsh conditions...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Pluto TV secures funding from Samsung Pluto TV, a free Internet television service in America, has received funding from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, which will be used to further expand Pluto TV's product, content and marketing efforts...

•	Alipay dominates China's mobile payment market Alipay has led all the innovations in the history of payments, including secured transactions, quick payments, mobile payments, face recognition, blockchain, artificial intelligence, internet of things and cloud computing...

South Asia

•	Mobile broadband subscriber growth gains momentum in Bangladesh The penetration of Internet users in Bangladesh has increased over the past five years driven by strong growth in mobile broadband and leading up to 2020, mobile broadband penetration is expected to continue growing...

•	MFS player to sreamline the process of online tickets payment system Easypaisa, the Mobile Financial Service of Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Microfinance Bank has introduced a digital solution in transportation industry to streamline the process of online tickets payment system...

Alternative Telecom

•	Europe's first all-electric telecom satellite Europe's first all-electric telecom satellite has reached its final working orbit above the Pacific Ocean...

•	Orange Spain invests in FTTH network According to Orange Spain, it has announced an agreement to bring fiber-optic services to the town of Coria in the Extremadura region...

•	Cambodia aims to launch its first satellite in 3 years Cambodian plans to launch its first communications satellite by as early as 2021, and will conduct a feasibility study within a year...

Global Telecom Update

•	Verizon, Qualcomm and Novatel collaborate on 5G NR trials Verizon is getting together with Qualcomm Technologies and Novatel Wireless to collaborate on 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter-wave technology development…

•	MPT has Myanmar's fastest mobile speeds Myanmar's MPT has the fastest internet speeds among the nation's major mobile operators, according to a new report from Ookla's Speedtest service...

•	Alpha Telecom eyes commercial launch in December Alpha Telecom Mali has successfully completed the first test call over its infrastructure and is aiming to introduce commercial offerings in December 2017 under the ‘Atel’ brand name...

•	Nokia partners with Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions for industrial IoT Nokia and Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH have announced a strategic partnership to enable enterprises and Communications Service Providers to more easily deploy industrial IoT solutions...

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