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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
March 13, 2017 |
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Etisalat named most valuable telecoms brand portfolio in the Mideast by Brand Finance
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A key contribution to this result was an increase in the strength of its flagship brand, Etisalat, jumping from a rating of AA- last year to AA+ for 2017. This is the first time the consulting firm has evaluated a brand... |
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Zain Group elects new board
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Zain has identified service provision in the smart cities space and in B2B/enterprise sector as significant growth areas and has been investing accordingly. Mr. Scott Gegenheimer was appointed in a new role as chief... |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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Data segment outdoes voice in growth rate
The growth rate of the data segment has surpassed that of the voice segment for the first time, pointing to a major shift in expansion trends in Nepal’s telecommunications sector...
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TOT may get approval for 4G launch
Thailand’s state-owned telecoms operator TOT is expected to receive approval from the country’s telecoms regulator to move ahead with a planned 4G service via a partnership with a private operator...
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Chile offers tender for 116 DTT licences
In order to increase the convergence between television and internet towards smart television, Chilean communications regulator Subtel has officially launched the tender for new digital TV concessions…
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SAMENA Council, CITC collaborate for Regional Regulatory Summit in Riyadh
Both SAMENA Council and CITC have centered the agenda of the regulatory conference on regional digital transformation and on fostering the understanding of evolving dynamics of the ICT environment...
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| 3G and 4G Networks |
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Digi to expand 4G plus network
In a bid to meet the growing demand for internet services in the region, Digi.Com Bhd (Digi) is planning to further expand 4G plus network into new areas in Sarawak…
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Viettel set to present 4G in April
Vietnam’s largest mobile operator Viettel, with 51 million subscribers, is preparing to launch 4G service next month, making it the second operator to roll out a commercial LTE network in the country…
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| Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Smartphone app launched to hire maids in Saudi Arabia
In order to use the modern technology to facilitate and expedite recruitment procedures, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development has introduced a new App for smart phones for the recruitment of housemaids…
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Zattoo offers VOD to Swiss white label IPTV platform
To provide customers with the latest blockbusters and popular classics for a cinema experience at home, Internet TV provider Zattoo has added a video-on-demand (VOD) service to the white label IPTV platform it supplies to...
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| North Africa |
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Careem appoints new head of operations for Egypt
Careem, a leading app-based car service in the region, has announced the appointment of Ramy Kato as the head of its operations in Egypt in addition to his current role as vice president of Careem…
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| Alternative Telecom |
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StarHub, M1 plan to watch out for TPG's fibre broadband services
To ensure the best-in-class mobile coverage whilst simultaneously minimizing capex and opex, StarHub and M1 are planning to share radio access (base stations) and backhaul transmission network in a comprehensive manner...
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Viber introduces Encrypted Messages
Messaging app Viber announced it has launched its latest new feature of “Secret Messages” or self-destructing chats for Android and iOS users…
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PLDT dominates home broadband
Philippines, PLDT Inc. dominated the home broadband business last year as it saw a 10 percent growth in revenues in that segment in 2016 from a year ago…
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DLR launches German satellite data platform
In order to use the data to develop digital applications, the German Aerospace Centre released CODE-DE, a publicly available platform hosting data from the European Earth observation programme Copernicus…
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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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