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January 4, 2018

Leading UAE Universities Participate in “Seeds for the Future” Program to encourage students to think more innovatively

The UAE’s Ministry of state for Higher Education, the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, the ICT Fund, Dubai Investments, and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry have partnered with Huawei to launch Seeds for the Future 2018 Program...


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Policy and Regulation

•	Belgian regulator finds no problems with end to payphones According to BIPT, scrapping the universal service for telephone booths and telephone books did not have any negative consequences for end users...

•	Colombian watchdog increases spectrum caps MinTIC has increased wireless spectrum caps in an effort to help the country’s cellcos to increase the capacities of their respective networks...

Middle East

•	Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia offers a Pre-Paid Plan VIRGIN Mobile Saudi Arabia has launched a new, unique pre-paid plan allowing customers to double the amount of data in their monthly Internet plans…

•	Bahrain Development Bank to leverage technology Bahrain Development Bank aims to leverage technology in an effort to offer digital banking alternatives...

•	Huawei holds ICT Talent Cultivation Summit Enabling Middle East leaders to achieve targets outlined in their national plans and visions through digital transformation was the focus of Huawei’s ICT Talent Cultivation Summit held in Shenzhen this week...

South Asia

•	USF plays important role in expanding broadband services in Pakistan Pakistan’s largest province by area, Balochistan, witnessed the development of telecom infrastructure and services by various telecommunication operators through USF projects…

•	Sri Lanka's central bank mulls rules for cloud computing, fintech Sri Lanka's central bank plans to introduce guidelines for the financial sector covering emerging technologies like cloud computing and fintech...

Alternative Telecom

•	Somalia all set for high speed internet connectivity Somalia is poised to enjoy high-speed satellite connectivity following the installation of technology hub by the local pioneer in the area of telecommunication innovation in the Horn of Africa...

•	Cityfibre's broadband services connecting doctors CityFibre has announced that their Gigabit capable fiber optic Ethernet and broadband network is now been used to connect the majority of local GP practices...

North Africa

•	Tech innovation lab launched in Egypt The United Nations (UN) has launched an African Technology Innovation Lab (UNTIL) in Egypt…

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Telefonica starts roll-out of Frog Source IPTV platform in Latin America Telefonica has started rolling out a new IPTV platform in Latin America based on Wyplay's Frog Source software...

•	First governance application launched in Nepal Nepal now has its own governance mobile application called Singha Durbar...

3G and 4G Networks

•	T-Mobile 600MHz LTE available in 586 cities According to T-Mobile, its 600MHz coverage is now live in more than 500 cities and towns across the U.S…

•	Atel officially launches 3G network in Mali under Telecel brand The holder of the third mobile licence in Mali has officially inaugurated its 3G network with the launch of its first commercial services in the country’s capital Bamako under the Telecel brand...

Global Telecom Update

•	China dominating global IoT connections China’s mobile operators continued to dominate the rapidly expanding global IoT market, accounting for 46 per cent of cellular IoT connections in Q3 2017…

•	AT&T to launch a real mobile 5G network by the end of 2018 AT&T is planning to launch a mobile 5G network that will comply with the recently approved 5G New Radio (NR) specifications...

•	PLDT, Smart sign US$ 28.5 million deal with Huawei PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications have inked a US$28.5 million deal with Huawei Technologies to overhaul the group’s fixed and wireless networks infrastructure and IT systems...

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