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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 15, 2017
 
 
 
 
Beyond Connectivity 2017
 
 
AT&T speeds up LTE-M d eployment for IoT
The roll out will ultimately support a North American footprint across the AT&T 4G LTE network in the U.S. and Mexico. AT&T's 4G LTE network now covers nearly 400 million people in North America...
 
Korea to utilize ICT to revitalize economy
South Korea announced a package of measures to utilize information and communications technology and science technology to revitalize the country's economy. The government said it will double research and development spending to $1.07 billion for the local service sector in 2021...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain and Iflix establish joint venture "Iflix Arabia"
Member Logo iflix Arabia aims to redefine how consumers in the MENA region enjoy entertainment content, with groundbreaking features and continuous platform innovation...
 
•  Cisco posts Q2 revenue of $11.6 billion, security hottest segment
Member Logo The company has announced its intent to acquire AppDynamics which, combined with Cisco's networking analytics, will provide customers with unprecedented insights into business performance...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC to conduct public hearing
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to hold a public hearing over mobile phone services at Chittagong...
 
TRA conducts survey to measure network performance
TRA conducted a field survey to measure the performance of mobile telecommunications networks of Omantel and Ooredoo at Muscat Festival venues…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Company merges 4G and satellites to bring reliable communications to the outback
Mobile service provider Pivotel Group is building custom-designed mobile network bases using 4G and satellite connectivity for use on pastoral stations, mine sites and oil and gas projects…
 
O2 set to launch 4G Network in North-East

A mobile network giant O2 announced it is bringing 4G to part of the North-east and ready to improve the 2G and 3G network in Aberchirder while bringing 4G to the area…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Neumob and Apteligent partner to drive maximum app acceleration
Companies combine real-time in-app insights with dynamic mobile app acceleration to ensure the highest levels of performance, increased revenues and retained app users…
 
Comcast to launch ‘Xfinity Stream’ app

Successor to Xfinity TV app will unify access to content available in and out of the subscriber’s home…
 
Facebook offers new video features

Facebook offers new video feature, focuses on new ways of watching and enjoying these videos on users timeline irrespective of where they are using the social media network…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
SK Telecom set for world’s first intercontinental 5G trial network

SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Ericsson have jointly built and demonstrated the world’s first intercontinental 5G trial network…
 
AT&T speeds up LTE-M d eployment for IoT
The roll out will ultimately support a North American footprint across the AT&T 4G LTE network in the U.S. and Mexico. AT&T's 4G LTE network now covers nearly 400 million people in North America...
 
Korea to utilize ICT to revitalize economy
South Korea announced a package of measures to utilize information and communications technology and science technology to revitalize the country's economy. The government said it will double research and development...
 
 
Middle East
 
Mobily provides services at Saudi airports
Mobily is providing its services across the Kingdom’s airports in line with its customer experience strategy and expansion program. The company wants its products and services to be accessible to all its...
 
UAE's 5G deployment by 2020 to impact every sector
Fifth-gen technology deployments will positively affect virtually every industry sector, with manufacturing set to see the largest share of 5G-enabled economic activity in 2035, a new study has revealed...
 
Vodafone, Huawei & Qualcomm create world's first LAA network in Turkey
China's Huawei, Vodafone and Qualcomm Technologies, have joined hands to create the world's first network ready to use License Assisted Access (LAA) technology, in Turkey…
 
South Asia
 
PTCL partners with Icflix
The streaming service, Icflix, has partnered with PTCL to provide high-quality entertainment on PTCL Smart TV in Pakistan…
 
Ncell offers free Facebook browsing to subscribers
Ncell has launched 'Facebook Free' scheme in collaboration with Facebook, allowing its subscribers to use Facebook free of cost under the 'Internet for All' theme…
 
CAL to offer Sri Lanka’s first-ever digital account registration in CSE
Capital Alliance (CAL), has become the first broker to register an account digitally with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka…
 
North Africa
 
FreeTel aims to acquire 5% of Egyptian mobile market in 2017
FreeTel, a smartphone brand from Japan, which chose Egypt as their first market launch in the MENA the intention to acquire a 5% share of the mobile phones market in 2017...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Telstra launches mobile hotspot, new broadband plans
Australia’s largest operator Telstra launched what is says is the world’s fastest mobile hotspot, offering typical speeds of 5Mb/s to 300Mb/s in the operator’s 4GX coverage areas…
 
New video streaming service launched by Tribe
Tribe offers live and on-demand content exclusive to the region from popular genres such as Korean entertainment, anime, e-Sports, Asian thrillers, and fight sports…
 
Nokia adds 10Gbps PON to mobile transport solution
Nokia has added 10Gbps PON and point-to-point fiber to its access portfolio to help meet demand for high-capacity mobile transport in the 5G era…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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