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Industry News Briefing
February 16, 2017


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Recent Developments

•	SAMENA Council moderates spectrum management regulatory roundtable with government institutions

•	Telcos turn to machine learning as data rises

•	STC becomes member of “Open ROADM” Agreement

•	Qatar SMEs recommended to utilize social media, e-commerce

Policy and Regulation

•	Potraz to offer mobile network promotions framework The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe will soon introduce a framework to govern promotions by mobile network operators...

•	Ministry following PM’s vision of ‘Digital Pakistan Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman said that Ministry of IT is following pursuing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s vision of “Digital Pakistan”…

•	TRAI starts operator-assisted drive tests to check call drops TRAI started operator-assisted drive test that captures real-time data to monitor the level of call drops and voice quality across multiple cities…

Middle East

•	Zain, iflix set up 'iflix Arabia' joint venture Zain announced the establishment of their joint venture, ‘iflix Arabia’ to bring iflix’s world class service to the Middle East and North Africa...

•	Viva Bahrain presents free access to government websites Viva Bahrain launched business broadband plans which provide access to all the information, forms and services available on LMRA and e-Government Authority free of charge…

•	UAE’s Nayif-1 nanosatellite launched into space The UAE’s Nayif-1 nanosatellitewas among the 104 satellites that were successfully launched by the ISRO in an island off the coast of the Bay of Bengal…

•	Net Element’s Digital Provider expands services to Turkey Mobile payment technology provider Net Element announced this week its Digital Provider Trinity Platform has expanded its DCB services to Turkey and Poland…

South Asia

•	ZONG connects doctors to patients in remote areas of Pakistan Zong under its CSR program is powering DoctHERs to employ female out of work doctors, connecting them from the comfort and security of their homes to thousands of people in marginalized communities…

•	Bangladesh, Nepal info commissions sign MoU Information Commission of Bangladesh and National Information Commission of Nepal signed a MoU to set up information and communication technology (ICT) networks and share information…

•	Nepal Telecom plans reconstruction of Dharahara Nepal Telecom proposed the reconstruction of quake-damaged Dharahara, the iconic tallest historical monument, in Kathmandu…

Alternative Telecom

•	Fiber optic expansion helps diversify Decatur's economy Southern Light, a Mobile-based company, announced an agreement with the city of Decatur to expand high-speed broadband capacity…

•	Fast Company rolls out mobile video, OTT apps Business magazine Fast Company is debuting a suite of applications focusing on providing experiential and video content to interested users’ mobile and over-the-top devices…

•	Austria, Serbia join Global FTTH Ranking The number of FTTH and fiber to the building (FTTB) subscribers in Europe increased by 23 per cent over the first nine months of 2016, reaching nearly 44.3 million FTTH/B subscribers…

North Africa

•	Honeywell offers industrial IoT solution at Egypt expo Honeywell is highlighting the important impact the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and big data will have on the development of Egypt’s growing oil and gas sector at the ongoing Egypt Petroleum Show…

•	InnJoo to launch new smartphones in Egypt Consumer electronics brand InnJoo is set to introduce new feature rich smartphones for the Egyptian market...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Mobile app launched to ease access to land registration A new mobile app, 'Land and Registry Service', has been introduced in Kurigram district, aiming to give relief to people from the complications in land buying and selling, and registration…

•	3GPP gets broadcast requirements for 4G and 5G mobile The next major update of the 3GPP mobile broadband standard will include features to enable public service broadcasters to deliver their content to 4Gand ultimately 5G devices…

•	HTC gains ground in the VR market HTC is gaining ground in the VR market with its Vive headset but the Taiwanese firm isn't content to stand still while Oculus and Google move forward in the mobile VR space with Samsung Gear and Daydream,...

3G and 4G Networks

•	UK Asdachooses BT to deliver 4G mobile services UK supermarket retailer Asda has selected BT to deliver 4G mobile services for its customers across the country…

•	Thirteen companies interested in becoming TOT’s 4G partner At least thirteen companies selected the documents required to make a proposal to be TOT’s partner in providing 4G service on the state agency’s 2.3GHz band…

•	4G set to become the next frontier for local telecom companies Offering 4G data services has become the new frontier for competition as telecom companies vie to win over customers with the most competitively priced deals…

Global Telecom Update

•	Inmarsat, Global Beam Telecom to provide connectivity to Virgin Megastores in UAE Global Beam Telecom has struck a multi-year agreement with Tecbuy and Virgin Megastores in the UAE to sell Inmarsat’s GSPS IsatPhone satellite phones and IsatHub terminals to its UAE customers…

•	Ericsson launches 5G Platform Ericsson announced its 5G platform that would help operators migrating towards a 5G network with ease…

•	AT&T to Roll Out IoT Network Nationwide in Q2 AT&T Inc. is planning to deploy a LTE-M network around the country in the second quarter of this year, ahead of schedule...

•	New Myanmar telecom plans 5,000 base stations by 2018 debut Myanmar's new cellphone carrier will install a network of 5,000 base stations before it commences service in early 2018…

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