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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 22, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mobile users grow by over 4 percent in Egypt
As per the latest statistics available, the number of mobile subscribers in Egypt reached 99.1 million in April, up from 95.2 million in April 2016...
 
Romania has fifth fastest broadband internet in world
According to the Ookla, Romania ranks fifth in the countries with the fastest fixed broadband internet…
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia selected by Telia and Telenor to manage TT radio network in Denmark
Member Logo Telenor and Telia have signed a managed services contract with Nokia that will see the company manage their joint mobile radio network in Denmark...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Airtel records fastest internet speeds in Sri Lanka
According to Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, Airtel has recorded the fastest mobile internet service provider in the country…
 
• ANRCETI offers telecoms legislation in line with EU framework
Moldova’s National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology enacted a law which amends and supplements the Electronic Communications Act…
 
North Africa
 
• Mobile users grow by over 4 percent in Egypt
As per the latest statistics available, the number of mobile subscribers in Egypt reached 99.1 million in April, up from 95.2 million in April 2016...
 
• TerraPay expands cross-border money transfers to mobile wallets
TerraPay and Instant Cash have teamed up to enable real-time cross border money transfers to mobile wallets in different countries within Africa....
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• ProSiebenSat.1 introduces live TV app in Austria
ProSiebenSat.1 has introduced the free-of-charge live-streams of its Austrian free-to-air channels in a central app for smartphones and tablets…
 
• Cable & Wireless upgrades hospitality IPTV offer in the Caribbean
Cable & Wireless (C&W) is launching an enhanced in-room IPTV offering targeting the hospitality sector in the Caribbean…
 
• Indonesia's largest mobile media platform launched
InMobi has announced the launch of a mobile media platform for premium in-app video advertising within Indonesia, with a reach of over 60 million video viewers...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Turkey starts prototype development of communications satellite
Turkey has started the prototype development and production phase of its first indigenously developed communications satellite, the TÜRKSAT-6A…
 
• Chorus upgrades rural broadband net
According to Chorus, it has upgraded 125 cabinets of its copper broadband network in rural areas, adding equipment able to deliver VDSL services to customers…
 
• Romania has fifth fastest broadband internet in world
According to the Ookla, Romania ranks fifth in the countries with the fastest fixed broadband internet…
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE ecommerce sites go beyond product selling
UAE’s ecommerce portals are now moving beyond mere discounts to get consumers coming back for more…
 
• Turkish social media users now explore local alternatives to global networks
Newly launched Finkafe is a Turkish social network with a clear aim to establish a native and national social media platform…
 
• Waseela targets smart buildings project milestone in the GCC
Waseela has recently engaged in a record number of active projects for in-building wireless coverage and capacity enhancement solutions…
 
South Asia
 
• Robi launches special data offer for travelers
Robi Bangladesh has introduced an innovative mobile data roaming offer for its customers travelling to various countries within Asia including Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Cambodia…
 
• Nepal Electricity Authority goes digital with online bill payment system
Nepal Electricity Authority has launched a pilot version of the online bill payment system for customers in the Kathmandu Valley…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Smart launches 4.5G network
Smart Axiata launched its 4.5G LTE network in Cambodia as an imminent rollout to a 5G network that would transform the kingdom’s telecommunications sector…
 
• Ericsson and Verizon push LTE past 1Gbps
According to Ericsson, it has acquired speeds of 1.07Gbps across Verizon's commercial LTE mobile network in the United States in partnership with Qualcomm...
 
• Kolbi adds 452 new LTE sites
Kolbi brand has installed LTE equipment at 452 sites, including 200 new locations, between July 2016 and July 2017…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Qualcomm to collaborate on 5G NR-enabled small cells
Qualcomm will collaborate on 5G NR-enabled small cell technologies with TITRI to accelerate delivery and global commercialization of 5G NR small cell products and infrastructure...
 
• Telecom operator vows to introduce secure internet
According to the CEO of Voentelecom’s, several Russian defense plants are scheduled to receive secure internet systems by the end of this year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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