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August 13, 2018

Oman Data Park deploys Cisco malware protection in Duqm

Oman Data Park (ODP) and Cisco said that ODP has deployed Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) as part of its ODP Managed Security Services...

Member News

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du launches unlimited voice calls and 14GB data during Hajj

In an effort to make the Hajj experience different for its customers this year, du has introduced a generous roaming bundle for people going for Hajj from the UAE with unlimited voice calls and 14GB data...

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Zain Bahrain named fastest network in Kingdom

Zain Bahrain has been recognized for achieving superseding internet speeds for the second consecutive quarter (Q1-2018 and Q4-2017) by the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA)...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITA holds 4.0 Digital Trends Forum The Information Technology Authority has hosted the 4.0 Digital Trends Forum, to discuss emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution...

•	FCC opens comment on broadband deployment The Federal Communications Commission’s annual report on broadband deployment in 2018 concluded that broadband is being deployed in a “reasonable and timely” manner...

South Asia

•	VMware to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises in Sri Lanka VMware made two significant announcements to invest in Sri Lanka’s rapidly growing cloud economy and further the ‘Digital Inclusive Sri Lanka’ vision...

•	Nepal Telecom to invest in infrastructure development Nepal Telecom (NT) has unveiled to make a large investment in the ongoing fiscal year 2018-19 to enhance its telecom services and infrastructure...

•	Grameenphone adds two smartphones to its 4G ecosystem Grameenphone has introduced two new co-branded smartphones to its 4G ecosystem in Bangladesh...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	TV and mobile boost Poland’s Netia Growth in TV and mobile subscribers helped boost Polish service provider Netia’s mixed set of results for the second quarter...

Alternative Telecom

•	Full-fiber broadband for every UK home by 2033 Under proposals by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, legislation would also guarantee that new homes are fitted with full-fibre broadband...

•	Cheaper internet services to be launched in Papua New Guinea by 2019 Papua New Guineawill have a more reliable and cheaper cost of internet connectivity when the Kumul Domestic Submarine cable project is completed next year...

Middle East

•	Zain Kuwait launches Hajj roaming promotion Zain Kuwait has announced a promotion for customers traveling to perform Hajj this year...

•	Spiderbrains to back eCommerce growth in GCC UAE-based Spiderbrains, a web solutions and blockchain development company, aims to support the growth of the eCommerce industry in the region...

North Africa

•	Half a million new customers added to Egypt internet market The internet market added 500,000 new customers during the month of April compared to March 2018, where the total number of internet users in Egypt reached 39.6 million users in April, compared to 39.1 million users in March...

3G and 4G Networks

•	Tri expands 4G network to Gorontalo Province, Sulwesi Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I), branded Tri, has extended its 4G LTE footprint to Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi, increasing the total number of areas covered to 281 cities and districts, and 7,919 villages in Indonesia...

•	TIM and América Móvil in 3G roaming pact for Brazil América Móvil and TIM have agreed to share infrastructure for their 3G mobile businesses in Brazil...

Global Telecom Update

•	Ericsson demonstrates 5G in the Philippines Ericsson has conducted the first live demonstration of 5G in the Philippines as part of its celebration of 30 years of operations in the nation...

•	Sri Lanka Telecom (SLTL) to issue 90 million shares in private placement Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the dominant state-owned fixed line provider, said it will issue almost 80 million new voting shares through a private placement with the funds going to roll over short-term debt...

•	Qualcomm to boost Net1’s 450MHz and IoT plans Net1 Indonesia has sealed a partnership with Qualcomm to develop dual SIM devices that support the 450MHz network frequency and explore IoT in the country...

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