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Samena Trends Exclusively for Samena Telecommunications Council's Members Building Digital Economies Volume 05, May, 2017 A SAMENA Telecommunications Council Newsletter www.samenacouncil.org SAMENA TRENDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR SAMENA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL'S MEMBERS BUILDING DIGITAL ECONOMIES The Digital Transformation - Driving the Engine of Economic Growth 25 The eSim Revolution is Coming to the Middle East 35 Featured Sh. Nasser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa Deputy General Director TRA Bahrain INCREASING COST AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES “Telecom operators can reduce opex by 30-40% by eliminating the complexities accumulated during their growth phase” Leading DTH broadcasting in the MENA region 7/8° West The N° 1 DTH neighbourhood in MENA With 250 million TV viewers from Morocco to the Gulf, Eutelsat-Nilesat 7/8° West is the Number 1 DTH neighbourhood in MENA. Powerful broadcasting resources deliver over 1300 TV channels, 175 in HD, to homes across the region equipped with a single small dish. Leading HD growth in MENA, with a 50% increase in HD channels Find out more at in the last 12 months, over 20 million homes at 7/8° West are HD-equipped. www.eutelsat.com Samena 210X297.indd 1 31/03/17 12:09:02 VOLUME 05, MAY, 2017 Contributing Editors Advertising Izhar Ahmad [email protected] Javaid Akhtar Malik Legal Issues or Concerns SAMENA Contributing Members [email protected] Arthur D. Little TRENDS A.T. Kearney SAMENA TRENDS Huawei [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Strategy& Tel: +971.4.364.2700 Bocar A. BA Publisher SAMENA Telecommunications Council Subscriptions [email protected] CONTENTS 04 EDITORIAL 10 REGIONAL & MEMBERS UPDATES 05 Members News SAMENA COUNCIL Regional News ACTIVITY 37 SATELLITE UPDATES Satellite News 49 WHOLESALE UPDATES The SAMENA TRENDS newsletter is Wholesale News wholly owned and operated by The SAMENA Telecommunications Council 58 TECHNOLOGY UPDATES (SAMENA Council). Information in the Technology News newsletter is not intended as professional services advice, and SAMENA Council disclaims any liability for use of specific 71 REGULATORY & POLICY information or results thereof. Articles UPDATES and information contained in this Regulatory News publication are the copyright of SAMENA Telecommunications Council, (unless 08 otherwise noted, described or stated) and A Snapshot of Regulatory cannot be reproduced, copied or printed Activities in the SAMENA in any form without the express written Region FEATURED permission of the publisher. Sh. Nasser bin Mohamed Al The SAMENA Council does not necessari- Regulatory Activities Beyond Khalifa ly endorse, support, sanction, encourage, the SAMENA Region Deputy General Director verify or agree with the content, com- TRA Bahrain ments, opinions or statements made in The SAMENA TRENDS by any entity or entities. Information, products and ser- ARTICLES vices offered, sold or placed in the news- letter by other than The SAMENA Council 25 The Digital Transformation 46 GCC Telcos: Is a Digital belong to the respective entity or entities – Driving the Engine of Operational Turnaround and are not representative of The SAME- Economic Growth Overdue? NA Council. The SAMENA Council hereby expressly disclaims any and all warranties, 35 The eSim Revolution is 54 Middle Eastern Telcos - expressed and implied, including but not Where is the Next Efficiency limited to any warranties of accuracy, re- Coming to the Middle East liability, merchantability or fitness for a Frontier? particular purpose by any entity or en- tities offering information, products and services in this newsletter. The user agrees that The SAMENA Council is not responsi- ble, and shall have no liability to such user, with respect to any information, product or service offered by any entity or entities in this newsletter. The SAMENA Coun- cil’s only liability in the event of errors shall be the correction or removal of the erroneous information after verification. CONTENTS© 2017 - All rights reserved. SAMENA TRENDS is a trademark of SAMENA Telecommunications Council. EDITORIAL SAMENA TRENDS Increasing Cost and Operational Efficiencies For operators, seeking improvements in Moreover, with clear regulatory rules, operational efficiency and cost structures which, at best, should be in compliance usually implies migrating to more advanced with emerging industry requirements and networks. But there is more to that: Many sector-agnostic, more attention can be given inefficiencies are not related directly to to better innovative products and digital the network but to the growth phases that offerings by the private sector. operators have been going through. Thus it has become critical to eliminate unnecessary A new regulatory regime is needed that is complexities accumulated over the years collaborative across sectors and facilitates since operators started as PSTN operators, and enables co-operation between but now are transitioning into becoming ecosystem players to drive investment, local digital service providers. value creation, and customer benefit. Bocar A. BA To be objective, unnecessary complexities As digitization has been reshaping the digital Chief Executive Officer that operators need to overcome in order to communications landscape, increasing SAMENA Telecommunications transition forward into the digital realm are, efficiencies has become a function of Council in many ways, similar to redundancies that rebuilding market positions, revamping regulators also need to eliminate. This is so, business systems, and following new paths because both operators and regulators have to innovation. The digital communications “grown” over the years and thus what may industry, while having overcome some issues A new regulatory have worked in earlier phases of development by virtue of having evolved at its own pace, regime is needed and progress may no longer work. In fact, it continues to struggle in addressing some that is collaborative will not work. basic regulatory reform requirements and in creating enabling environments. With region- across sectors Expectations from the digital wide collaboration and understanding of and facilitates and communications industry are now much digital transformation trends and needs, enables co-operation more complex and intertwined than they and with measureable ICT policy planning in have ever been. What this implies then is mind, which can help accelerate digitization between ecosystem that all forms of internal inefficiencies at the within the region, new reform requirements players to drive operational level - whether as a regulator, can be better defined and visions aligned. investment, local policymaker, or as a network operator or a service provider - should be eliminated to be The pursuit of efficiency is a consideration value creation, and able to successfully manage complexities for both operators and regulators, and it customer benefit. that exist externally. seems that just as operators can no longer afford just to be mere connectivity providers, Investments needs to happen in innovation regulators too no longer should just be and in products and services that comply regulators; both need to become partners in with end-user behavior, future digital trends, success and write new rules of mutual co- and ICT visions set forth both by nations, operation and engagement. In so doing, new individually, and by the world, collectively. rules in achieving operational efficiencies can be written and put into practice for times On many accounts, however, there is a to come. need for greater predictability of investment and regulatory certainty before investment commitments in innovation can be made. 4 MAY 2017 SAMENA COUNCIL ACTIVITY SAMENA TRENDS POST EVENT REPORT Leaders’ Summit 2017 A Call for Action on Aligning Visions and Making Transition to Digital More Inclusive and Less Disruptive Aligning Visions to Meet the Demands of the Digital World This year’s Leaders’ Summit despite high rate of adoption emphasized to industry of connectivity services and stakeholders of the digital investment by telecom operators. communications industry that The industry must also work connectivity for everyone is a basic collaboratively to go beyond human right and it is exponentially connecting people to promoting transforming from being physical the usefulness and the relevance to virtual. It was reiterated that of digital communications in digital is the new way of life, and the evolving human society. The thus the industry must work address of the UAE’s Minister tirelessly, driven by innovation of Culture and Knowledge and co-operation, to capture its Development, HH Sheikh Nahyan true value, develop new pricings bin Mubarak Al Nahyan to the systems and do everything in leaders of the public and private its collective power to connect sectors helped place emphasis everyone to the Internet; with the on the need to reduce confusion, aim of eliminating digital divides, conflict, and uncertainty in order which still persist and may still be to transition well into the digital growing, future. 5 MAY 2017 SAMENA COUNCIL ACTIVITY SAMENA TRENDS The expectations of the industry were clearly expressed in words, which carried as much implication to them as there was inspiration: “Your foresight and wisdom are needed to help make that transition [from physical to the Internet-driven world] more inclusive and less disruptive for everyone. I am grateful that you are taking your responsibilities seriously as evidenced by this forward-thinking Leaders’ Summit.” Some of the key messages from the panel discussions included following: • The industry must transform to share in the
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