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July 8, 2018

Batelco launches co-branded mobile app with the ENTERTAINER for a second year

Batelco has renewed its partnership agreement with the ENTERTAINER, the leading provider of loyalty and reward solutions, to deliver fantastic benefits for Batelco’s customers...

Riyadh Governor honors "Mobily" for sponsoring Eid celebrations

His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Riyadh region, honored Mobily for sponsoring Eid AlFitr celebrations in Riyadh. Eng. Maziad AlHarbi, Chief Technology Officer of Mobily, received the honorary trophy on behalf of the company...

Member News

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Du is investing in e-SIM network infrastructure

Du said that they are currently investing in the necessary infrastructure to roll out e-SIM enabled products in the UAE. It did not specify a date...

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Omantel launches 'Tourist Pack' to enrich tourism

Omantel, the first and leading provider of integrated telecommunications services in the sultanate, has launched the ‘Tourist Pack’, a dedicated pack tailored for tourists visiting Oman...

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Nokia and China Mobile to set up joint AI*5G lab for further research using artificial intelligence and machine learning in 5G networks

Nokia and China Mobile have signed an MoU to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimize future networks and enable the delivery of new Edge Cloud and 5G services...

Recent Developments

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The Iraqi Cabinet approves the launch of the fourth licence for mobile networks

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STC becomes the first Saudi entity to be admitted membership to the forum of incident response and security teams

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Yahsat's new satellite to service mobility and Internet of Things, driving growth

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Etisalat adopts latest global IoT Security Guidelines

Policy and Regulation

•	Sweden kicks off 700MHz sale process The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency has invited applications for an auction of wireless spectrum licences in the 700MHz band...

•	AT&T awarded experimental radio license AT&T has just been awarded an experimental radio license by the FCC to test standards-based 5G in the convention center in Austin, Texas, from the end of July...

South Asia

•	First contract to avail Bangabandhu-1 satellite services signed An agreement was signed between the Shipping Ministry and the operators of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, in the city to avail the services of the country’s first satellite...

•	Nepal Telecom selects Tecnotree as provider of roaming billing system Tecnotree's billing system was picked by Nepal Telecom to handle its mobile international roaming...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Seoul is East Asia's fastest 4G city Seoul and Singapore are East Asia's fastest 4G cities, according to a regional ranking of major cities from OpenSignal...

•	MTS Belarus expands LTE network in Minsk, Mogilyov Mobile operator MTS Belarus has expanded the coverage of its LTE network in the Minsk and Mogilyov regions.,,

Global Telecom Update

•	MTS says 5G 'nearly ready' after St Petersburg demo MTS carried out a series of demonstrations of its 5G capabilities this week, working with vendor partner Samsung...

•	3 HK launches NB-IoT roaming capability Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings' 3 Hong Kong has launched one of Asia's first NB-IoT roaming services...

Middle East

•	Equinix, Omantel to build new Equinix data centre in Oman Equinix has joined hands with Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), to deliver data center and interconnection services to customers in the Middle East through the development of a new network-dense data center that...

•	National Bank of Bahrain completes first phase of AWS Cloud The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has announced the completion of the first phase of its cloud adoption with the migration of its website to Amazon Web Services...

•	Audiobooks streaming service Storytel launches Arabia division Storytel has made available a rich catalogue of Arabic and English audiobooks and is confident on the growth of the audiobook industry in the GCC and the greater Middle East region...

North Africa

•	Togo gets second 4G launch in a week Moov Togo, which is majority-owned by Morocco’s Maroc Telecom, has announced the commercial launch of 4G LTE mobile services in and around the capital Lome...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Vodacom announces 5G VR live streaming trial Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Nokia to demonstrate ‘5G-powered experiences’ at the Vodacom Durban July horse racing event...

•	M7 launches OTT TV in the Netherlands M7 Group’s Dutch subsidiary Canal Digitaal is launching an OTT TV service in the Netherlands...

Alternative Telecom

•	Alphabet’s balloons to deliver internet in rural Kenya Google’s parent company Alphabet’s Project Loon technology aims to deliver internet connectivity in areas where there is none...

•	South Korea tops internet usage in Asia South Korea stands out as the most heavily connected society, with 96 percent of adults reporting that they use the internet...

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