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Letter to readersKhalid AtharChief EditorDear Reader,Welcome to the new edition of TeletimesInternational.We will start by extending a heartiestcongratulation to Shaikh Mohamed binIsa Al Khalifa, Group CEO of BahrainTelecommunications Company (Batelco) andMr. Walid M. Irshaid, President & CEO ofPakistan Telecommunication company (PTCL)on their respective election as Chairmanand Vice Chairman of Board of Directors atSAMENA Telecommunications Council. Wewish them all continued success while carryingout responsibilities under this prestigious role.We proudly like to reveal an exciting newsegment for our online edition. In order toinvite and assess the opinion of general public,an online survey poll has been made availableat our website (www.teletimes international.com). The survey would include closedendedquestions covering various aspectsof ICT (Information and CommunicationTechnologies) services and issues. The analysisreport on the responses gathered would beprepared and published for the interest of thereaders.While we are publishing this edition ofTeletimes International, a sparklinglydevelopment has taken place in Pakistan withregards to 3G mobile networks introduction.It has been learned that Prime Ministerof Pakistan has approved the 3G policyin principle while directing the CabinetCommittee to bring the policy before theFederal Cabinet for its final approval. Ithas been decided that three blocks of 10MHz (megahertz) each out of available 3Gspectrums would immediately be offered forauction and existing operators can participatein this round as well.This December edition highlights the detailedcoverage report for recently held IT & Telecomevents in various regions. Those includeTelecomsWorld Middle East 2011 at Dubai,SAMENA's Convergence to Doha 2011 at Doha(Qatar), CWC's Iraq Telecoms 2011 at Istanbuland GSMA Mobile Asia Congress 2011 at HongKong. Participation was made by TeletimesInternational in first three mentioned eventsas their media partner. Teletimes alsoparticipating as a media partner in upcomingSummit on “Smart-phones and HandheldDevices Ecosystem in the Arab World” on5-6 December at Duabi. The summit is beingorganized by Arab Advisors Group while STCis the strategic partner and Qualcomm issponsoring the event. A post-summit reportwill be provided to our readers in the nextedition of Teletimes International.This edition accumulates exclusive interviewsof Mr. Anders Lindblad, President & CEO -Ericsson (Middle East & North East Africa)and Mr. Mehmet N. Balos, Executive VicePresident, GENBAND Incorporation, UnitedStates. Mr. Anders Lindblad has shared histhoughts on 4G and other mobile trendstaking place in the region. Mr. Mehmet hasbriefed about the services and achievementsof GENBAND Incorporation.The edition also features four research /industry reports titled “The next wave ofdigitization - setting your direction, buildingyour capacities" from Booz&co, compiledby Roman Friedrich, Mathew Le Merle,Michael Peterson & Alex Koster, “Managingtechnological discontinuities” and “the futureof urban mobility” from Arthur D’ Little and"GSMA Mobile Observatory Report 2011” onAfrica region.This month three informative pieces have beengiven by Amir Malik titled "Pakistan InternetTrends" highlighting an interesting study onInternet user’s preference in Pakistan, thesecond article is by Sandra Palumbo - YankeeGroup on "4G World's focus evolves: It's newapps over technology" and the last by Mr.Naveed ul Haq on "Blocking porn to safeguardkids: Some interesting recent developments"presenting some International practicesfollowed to encourage Child Online Protectionin an economy.This edition also covers latest news andreports from STC, Ericsson, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, PCCW, MTN Nigeria, Thuraya,Batelco, Nawras and USF Company Pakistan.As a regular feature of Teletimes, this editionalso presents upcoming events calendar forGlobal ICT and Telecom events.We always look forward to receive yourcomments and suggestions as those are agreat source of encouragement for us.Enjoy your reading.December 2011www.teletimesinternational.com07