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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
September 20, 2017 |
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| Middle East e-commerce market to double to $69 Billion by 2020 |
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By 2020, the Middle East’s e-commerce market is set to more than double to $69 billion, according to a recent report by PayFort. The UAE, at $27 billion, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at $22 billion, will be the two largest markets by 2020. In anticipation, the region’s Chief Marketing Officers are investing in digital marketing initiatives for real-time customer interaction...
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| Telecom Egypt presents country's 4th mobile network WE |
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Telecom Egypt officially launched “WE”, the country’s long-awaited fourth mobile network, available with the technologies of 2G and 3G, and 4G experimentally. The SIM cards for the new mobile network were available for purchase from 8pm Monday. The pre-paid cards for the fourth mobile network will be available for distribution by 15 October...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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Fastweb to develop 5G in Rome
Italian ISP and MVNO Fastweb has signed a deal with the city of Rome to collaborate on the development of 5G and future Wi-Fi services...
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Telstra witches on internet of things network
Telstra quietly switched on its internet of things network last month, which the telco claimed was already larger than its 4G network…
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HKT launches ‘Planet Earth’ project
Hong Kong fixed and mobile operator HKT has unveiled a new digital transformation initiative under the name ‘Project Earth’ which encompasses future businesses such as 5G mobile systems, artificial intelligence...
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du Wins Gold and Silver at the WARC Prize for Mena Strategy
du has been awarded for its strategic thinking at the WARC Prize for MENA Strategy, where the telecom took home a Gold award for its ‘Tropa for Life’ campaign...
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Avaya all set to support Digital Transformation in Bahrain…
To support Bahrain’s digital transformation efforts and meet growing demand for next-generation communication and collaboration solutions, Avaya commits to support digital transformation in Bahrain...
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Lebanon boosts capacity on international cables
According to Lebanon, its share in the submarine cable Alexandros will be increased from 310 to 1,920 Gbps…
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#C4K360 launches on Etisalat and Tricolor
#C4K360, an UHD 4K channel dedicated to millennials has completed distribution deals with Trocolor in Russia and Etisalat in the United Arabic Emirates (UAE)…
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Middle East e-commerce market to double to $69 Billion by 2020
By 2020, the Middle East’s e-commerce market is set to more than double to $69 billion, according to a recent report by PayFort. The UAE, at $27 billion, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at $22 billion, will be the two...
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Ooredoo delivers fast home broadband to more than 60 Wilayats across Oman
To allow customers to enjoy the internet even more, the expansion of Ooredoo’s Fast Home Broadband network now covers even more Wilayats…
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Telecom Egypt presents country's 4th mobile network WE
Telecom Egypt officially launched “WE”, the country’s long-awaited fourth mobile network, available with the technologies of 2G and 3G, and 4G experimentally. The SIM cards for the new mobile network were...
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| 3G and 4G Networks |
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MegaCom boosts 3G coverage, 4G signal
Kyrgyzstan’s MegaCom has expanded its ‘3.75G’ W-CDMA/HSPA network in 86 additional locations in four regions over the last month alone…
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Flow activates Saint Lucia LTE service
Flow Santa Lucia, a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has officially launched its 4G LTE service in the Caribbean island territory…
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| Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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