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Dear Readers,
The increasing population of Pakistan clearly indicates that the country has great potential for smartphone penetration. Also the 3G/4G services has accessed to the far flung regions like Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) recently. Smartphone shipment in Pakistan has massively increased by 214% on yearly basis during the first 3 months of 2015 compared to 2014. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) wrote a letter to Afghan government over the issue of illegal Afghan SIMs in Pakistan. According to the reports, PTA will sign agreement with Government of Afghanistan and after the agreement all the Afghan SIMs will be banned in Pakistan.

Mobile operator Beeline Uzbekistan has expanded the coverage and raised the capacity of its 3G network in the Bukhara region. Additional 3G base stations were built in the province for better communication and 3G services. Tajikistan mobile operator Tcell has introduced its new ‘Stop Content’ service to subscribers. The service will enable customers to block SMSs sent to premium numbers from other users. Mobile operator MTS Turkmenistan has upgraded its USSD-menu-based services management system. The service will enable users to receive information about promotional tariffs, new packages and all the other information. A communication pillar of Afghan Telecom was destroyed by Armed Individuals in Dykundi province. Mohammad Ebrahim Naseri, head of Information and Technology of Dykundi, told BNA that the pillar of Afghan Telecom was destroyed by unknown gunmen in the Zard-Gloy area of Kejran district. Azerbaijan mobile operator Bakcell doesn’t plan significant jobs cuts due to the difficult economic situation in the country caused by the depreciating local currency. Nevertheless, the operator has started revising its earlier adopted strategy for 2016. Kazakhstan mobile operator Altel has introduced its new info-service enabling customers to obtain instant information about the contact’s operator. Operator Karabakh Telecom, working in Mountainous Karabakh republic, has launched a new daily mobile internet tariff. The service is aimed at prepaid subscribers. A daily traffic bundle of 1 GB costs AMD 295 per day, and is valid for a single day.

Qualcomm unleashed a bunch of news at CES, the big consumer tech show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. But the most significant bit was related to the future of cellular networks for the Internet of things and two new Wi-Fi technologies that consumers might benefit from.

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Industrial News

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Pakistan has Huge Potential to Manufacture Smartphones

The increasing population of Pakistan clearly indicates that the country has great potential for smartphone penetration. Also the 3G/4G services has accessed to the far flung regions like Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) recently. Smartphone shipment in Pakistan has massively increased by 214% on yearly basis during the first 3 months of 2015 compared to 2014,
Source: Phoneworld
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Kazakhstan holds internet vote for national soccer team coach

Kazakhstan fans could choose their country’s next national team coach in an online vote as part of a rare democratic experiment in international soccer. Fans have been offered a choice between a Kazakh or foreign coach on the federation’s website. In the second round, fans will pick a name from a list of coaches.
Source: centralasianews.net
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Du doubles home broadband speeds for free

UAE-based telecom provider du has announced that it will double the home broadband speeds of its customers at no extra costs. The new speeds mean that downloading a 100MB file will now take users less than a minute.
Source: Trade Arabia
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Mobily seals partnership with top Saudi retailers

Mobily, a leading telecom operator in Saudi Arabia, has joined hands with leading local and international chains of stores in the kingdom to boost its availability and reachability. Some of its key partners include Jarir Bookstore, Extra, Emax, Panda, Carrefour, Lulu Hypermarket, Tamimi markets, Othaim markets, Danube, bin dawood, Meed stores and the fuel stations such as Sahel Mart and Sasco
Source: Trade Arabia
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Beeline expands geography of CAMEL-roaming in Sri Lanka

Beeline expanded CAMEL-roaming geography – The cooperation agreement was signed with Etisalat (Sri Lanka). Beeline subscribers can use CAMEL roaming. The service allows to use Beeline communication services at any positive balance, in other words without guarantee fee of US$50 and till the balance of subscriber reaches US$0.
Source:Uzdaily
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Megacom opens new shop for corporate users

Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Megacom has opened its new retail outlet and services centre in the city of Bishkek. The new outlet, aimed at the operator’s corporate and VIP customers, is based in downtown Bishkek. The operator also opened a new retail outlet and services centre under the new design in the city of Osh on New Year’s Eve.
Source: Telecompaper
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Batelco readies telecom network for airshow

Bahrain-based telecom group Batelco is providing a range of comprehensive communications solutions for the upcoming fourth edition of Bahrain International Air Show 2016 (BIAS 2016).
The event runs from January 21 to 23 at Sakhir Airbase.
Source: Trade Arabia
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CDMA Uzbekistan refreshes promo for loyal subs

Mobile operator CDMA Uzbekistan, working under the Perfectum Mobile brand, has refreshed its promotion aimed at loyal subscribers. Subscribers who earlier activated premium numbers at a discount rate under the loyalty programm will be able to activate premium numbers at a discount rate. A discount of 40 percent will be offered when purchasing a number costing USD 25, for subscribers using services for at least six months.
Source: Telecompaper
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Sky Mobile upgrades translation app

Mobile operator Sky Mobile, working under the Beeline Kyrgyzstan brand, has upgraded its El-Sozduk translation mobile app. The app dictionary has been expanded to 330,000 words. The app enables users to translate from/to Kyrgyz, Turkish, English and Russian languages. The application was designed based on the El-Sozduk online dictionary with over 1.2 million users. The application is free and available for download on Google Play and App Store.
Source: Telecompaper
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MCIT Afghanistan signs 10 E-Governance agreements

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) signed a total of 10 agreements in the field of E-Governance cooperation with 9 ministries and also the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission during a press conference which was held at the office of the president’s special representative for good governance and reform on Monday, 11th January, 2016.
Source: mcit
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Ucell launches Daryo news service

Uzbekistan mobile operator Ucell has introduced its new ‘Unlimited Daryo’ service for prepaid subscribers. The service enables access to news sources of “Unlimited Daryo.uz”, as well as its mobile application and mobile version without worrying about spent traffic.
Source: Ucell.uz
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Nur Telecom expands commission-free top-ups

Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Nur-Telecom, working under the O! Brand, has expanded the sales points offering top-ups without commission fees.
Source: Telecompaper
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Kcell carries out Digital Life training project

Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell carried out a massive Digital Life training project in 2015, focused on the use of smartphones and mobile applications. Digital Life training Project empower through e-literacy. It is a large-scale educational project, called “Digital Life” is raising mobile literacy in Kazakhstan.
Source: teliasonera
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Beeline expands its network in Tashkent region

Largest communications operator Beeline expanded coverage and capacity of 3G network in Tashkent region. New equipment ensures a high quality signal and mobile Internet in the Bostonlik and Zangi Ota districts of Tashkent region. According to the operator, over10 3G base stations were launched recently in capital region.
Source: Uzdaily
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VivCell upgrades services management mobile app

Armenian mobile operator VivaCell, a subsidiary of Russian and CIS has launched a new version of its Internet Assistant services management mobile application for its users.
Users can simply install the Internet Assistant is VivaCell-MTS official mobile application and manage their mobile services with a user-friendly interface.
Source: Telecompaper
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Tcell launches annual internet offer for corporate clients

Tajikistan mobile operator Tcell, controlled by the TeliaSonera group, has introduced the ‘Annual Internet’ promotion for its corporate subscribers. The deal will be available until 31 January.
Source: Telecompaper
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Beeline expanded its network in Jizzakh region

Largest communications operator Beeline expanded coverage and capacity of 3G network in Jizzakh region. New equipment improved quality signal in the Gallaaral and in street “Mustaqillik”. It is worth to mention that about 10 3G base stations were launched recently in Jizzakh region.
Source: Uzdaily
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Kazakhstan Connects Subscribers through MNP

Cellcos in Kazakhstan launched mobile number portability (MNP) on schedule on 1 January 2016, following the completion of testing by the government. The new service means cellular users can transfer their subscription between networks while keeping their original number.
Source: Telegeography
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Batelco offers 4G LTE backup solution

Bahrain’s leading telecom services operator Batelco said it is offering a range of backup options for fixed services to better serve its business customers. Under the scheme, the business customers from all industries will get 4G LTE backup connectivity for data services such as MPLS, Inet Dedicated and GMPLS (Global MPLS),
Source: Trade Arabia
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BakuBus drops Wi-Fi tender

Azerbaijan public transport carrier BakuBus has cancelled a tender for the deployment of a Wi-Fi network on its premises, reports 1news.az. The tender was announced on 03 October 2015. The reason for the cancellation was the low number of bids, with less than three applications being submitted.
Source: Telecompaper
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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36th GITEX Technology Week 16 -20 Oct 2016

GITEX is hosting the most global startup movement in Dubai
The GITEX STARTUP MOVEMENT aims to bring together the world’s most exciting Startups, Corporates, Governments, Investors and change-makers to enable the success of entrepreneurs and the impact on our lives.
Please visit:http://www.gitex.com/startups/

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Next Generation Optical Networking

We are pleased to announce that we will be celebrating 18 years of Next Generation Optical Networking (NGON) in 2016. Having delivered YOY growth in both attendees and exhibitors we are expanding our footprint at the Nice Acropolis offering an exclusive Meeting Room Village for quiet private meetings and demos away from the busy exhibition floor.
Please visit:https://nextgenerationoptical.com/

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Connected Cars ’16

The one big question that continues to be on the minds of OEMs and Tier 1s is how to monetise the connected car effectively while capitalising on advanced technologies, now initial connected systems have been implemented. Defining how their business should be structured to make the most of developing technologies such as V2X and creating new knowledge from data, while maximising profitability is an ongoing topic of debate.
Please visit:https://connectedcarsworld.com/

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VSAT Latin America

The VSAT Latin America show offers an opportunity for the whole ecosystem to come together and discuss how changes in the industry and the wider economy are affecting the satellite business, and how companies can innovate to stay ahead of the curve.
Please visit:https://latinamerica.vsatevent.com/

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Broadband Latin America

Broadband Latin America 2016 brings together high-level executives from leading operators, vendors, broadcasters, governments, regulators, solution providers, analysts and OTT providers to shape the future of broadband in the region.
Please visit:https://latinamerica.broadbandworldforum.com/

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Smart Home World

Smart Home World 2016 once again provides the backdrop of one of the most influential senior level discussion groups dedicated to adding value in the connected home and effectively monetising smart living services.
Please visit:https://smarthomeworld2016.com/

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Cloud and DevOps World Forum

This year’s edition will no longer focus on Cloud implementation, but the strategies, business models and technologies which can activate the Cloud, and drive new opportunities for your organization. With case studies and thought leadership pieces from the likes of the HMRC, Betfair, HSBC, Google, Twitter, Airbus, Lufthansa, M&S, Sky, Lonely Planet, Hotels.com and many more, Cloud & DevOps World will give you the opportunity to drive your business into the digital economy, and realise the potential of Cloud Computing.
Please visit:https://cloudanddevopsworld.com/

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Future Edtech

The 2nd Future Ed Tech is the only event to bring together Institutional Leaders with technologies and academia to discuss best in class strategies and tools to elevate student experience and engagement on and off campus with the use of technology.
Please visit:https://futureedtech.com/.

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3G DEVICE SECTION

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[/column] [column] Name Sony Xperia C4
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – E5303, E5353,HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – E5306
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) – E5303,LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) – E5353,LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700) – E5306
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/Radio/NFC/GPS
Operating System Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Mediatek MT6752
CPU Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53

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[/column] [column] Name HTC One M9+
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G NetworkLTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/Radio/Infrared port/NFC/GPS
Operating System Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Mediatek MT6795T
CPU Octa-core 2.2 GHz
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[/column] [column] Name Microsoft Lumia 640XL
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/Radio/GPS/NFC
Operating System Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
ChipsetQualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

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[/column] [column] Name LG AKA
GENERAL
2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G NetworkLTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900)
DATA GPRS/EDGE/Speed/WLAN/BLUE TOOTH/ USB/Radio/GPS/NFC
Operating SystemAndroid OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 400
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
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VENDORS/OEM SECTION

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Telefonica eyes AT&T’s $10bn Latin American TV assets

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica SA has expressed interest in buying AT&T Inc’s pay TV assets in Latin America, which could be valued at around $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. AT&T bought the Latin American assets as part of its acquisition of DirecTV last year. The business includes satellite and cable television services in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and several other countries.
Source: Trade Arabia
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ASUS Launches Zen AiO Pro Series in the UAE

ASUS announces the 23.8-inch Zen AiO Pro Z240IC the first model in the incredible new Zen AiO Pro Series, a premium range of all-in-one PCs that fuse art with industry-leading technology.
Source: Eyeofriyadh
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Qualcomm Partners With Audi for New Wi-Fi Technologies

Qualcomm unleashed a bunch of news at CES, the big consumer tech show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. But the most significant bit was related to the future of cellular networks for the Internet of things and two new Wi-Fi technologies that consumers might benefit from. It also shared new partnerships with Audi, a Chinese smartphone maker and a Tencent, which is making a drone using the chip firm’s technology.
Source: Fortune
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Sony Unveils its Latest Products at CES 2016

Sony Corporation will unveil its new lineup of products slated for release in 2016, at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held from Wednesday, January 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sony Electronics (SEL) President and COO Michael Fasulo took the stage to introduce some of Sony’s upcoming products to be released within the year, across a wide range of categories.
Source: Eyeofriyadh
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Windows 10 Now Active on over 200 Million Devices

As 2016 begins, Microsoft is excited to bring you more Windows innovations, more incredible devices, and great new Windows apps and games that will deliver more productivity and entertainment experiences across the broadest range of devices.
Source: Eyeofriyadh
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French Regulator Accepts Nokia’s Takeover of Alcatel-Lucent

Nokia is diving headlong into 2016 with a move that will change it into one of the world’s leading broadband equipment suppliers. On Monday France’s stock market governing body revealed that Finnish telecom group Nokia’s all-share offer for French-American competitor Alcatel-Lucent had been fruitful.
Source: EyeofRiyadh
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