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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
UAE all set for mass adoption of 5G
The mass adoption of 5G in the UAE will completely transform the landscape, because besides delivering faster Internet connection speeds, 5G delivers higher user capacity than current 4G networks…
 
Cisco offers ‘Infinite Broadband
To improve broadband while supporting new applications including OTT streaming video and 5G mobile backhaul, Cisco offered Infinite Broadband Remote PHY solution for Cable Access networks…
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Burkina Faso selects Eutelsat to accelerate nationwide roll-out of digital television
Member Logo Abidjan, Ouagadougou, Paris, 30 May 2017 — Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced a multi-year agreement for satellite capacity with Société burkinabè de...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
PTA, MoIT& Qualcomm hold workshop on 5G Technology
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Ministry of IT in collaboration with Qualcomm Pakistan held a one day workshop on Technology Evolution & Roadmap to 5G…
 
ComReg may reduce Eir’sfibre broadband connection fee
Telecoms regulator ComReg may cut the maximum fee Eir to connect customers to its fiber broadband infrastructure…
 
UAE mobile phone usage rises
According to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority UAE, the mobile phone usage in the Gulf Arab state has increased to 228.3 devices per 100 people as of March 2016…
 
South Asia
 
Bangabandhu-1 satellite to provide commercial service from June 2018
In a move to provide the commercial services, the Bangabandhu-1 satellite will be ready to provide commercial service from the middle of the next year…
 
Zong starts 4G awareness program across Pakistan
In a bid to spread 4G Internet awareness throughout the country, Zong 4G launched 4G Awareness Program in all four provinces of the country…
 
Telecom firms set to invest heavily in infrastructure in Pakistan
According to the President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forumthe government has announced steps which would attract local and foreign investment, expand GDP and result in job opportunities within the IT sector...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Thailand's Dtac plans to provide 4G network with state firm
Thailand's Total Access CommunicationDtac teamed up with state-owned telecom operator TOT to offer 4G wireless network services…
 
Airtel likely to launch 4G in Nigeria
To capitalize on the surging demand for mobile data services in the West African nation, Airtel Nigeria is planning to launch its 4G LTE network ‘in the next three to four months…
 
Cuba’s pilot 3G service expanded to Camaguey
Cuba’s telecoms operator Empresa ETECSA offered its pilot 3G network in the island’s third largest city Camaguey…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Vecima offers Entra Access Switch
To extend the capacity of networks with insufficient fibers, Vecima Networks announced the launch of the Entra Access Switch at ANGA COM 2017…
 
Workonline taps into Octotel's FTTH network
To bring internet to African countries, Workonline Communications inked a network partnership with open access fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) provider, Octotel…
 
Cisco offers ‘Infinite Broadband
To improve broadband while supporting new applications including OTT streaming video and 5G mobile backhaul, Cisco offered Infinite Broadband Remote PHY solution for Cable Access networks…
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE all set for mass adoption of 5G
The mass adoption of 5G in the UAE will completely transform the landscape, because besides delivering faster Internet connection speeds, 5G delivers higher user capacity than current 4G networks…
 
Ooredoo Launches New Ramadan-themed Keyboard to Spread Joy throughout the Holy Month
Celebrating the start of the Holy Month, Ooredoo is launching an entire range of free and fun Ramadan-themed stickers: “Ramadan keyboard Oman”. A first-of-its-kind digital campaign using popular ways of...
 
Iran presents 6th internet hub in Khuzestan province
To offer international Internet transit services to neighboring countries, Iran has launched a new telecommunications centre in the southern city of Ahvaz in the Province of Khuzestan, with an initial investment of IRR 67...
 
Sharjah’s Bee'ah starts new technology company
Sharjah-based Bee’ah presented a digitally focused company that will employ technological solutions to address logistical, educational, healthcare and other complex issues faced by the region…
 
Ooredoo Kuwait to extend discount offer during Ramadan
Ooredoo Kuwait has announced that it will extend its exclusive "50% off" offer on Shamel postpaid plans for another month, in line with the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan…
 
Vodafone to gift free minutes and data to prepaid customers during Ramadan
Vodafone is presenting its prepaid customers daily gifts with Happy 123 in the form of data, local minutes, or international minutes during the holy month of Ramadan…
 
North Africa
 
Orange Tunisia offers 4G Max mobile broadband plan
Orange Tunisia announced the launch of 4G Max, a new mobile broadband plan compatible with its expanding LTE network…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Insight TV UHD goes IPTV and OTT in Korea
Insight TV has signed a distribution contract with SK broadband through its partnership with Thema TV, which will see the Seoul-based telco distribute Insight TV’s 4K UHD channel…
 
TTK includes thematic IPTV-packs
To entertain the viewers, Russian fixed operator TTK has introduced thematic packages to subscribers of its IPTV services…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
ZTE calls for globally harmonized 5G ecosystem
In order to ensure the healthy development of the telecoms industry, ZTE has called on mobile operators to work towards a globally harmonized 5G ecosystem…
 
E-payments trend gain momentum
In a push to become cashless economies, the governments across the globe are introducing digital and mobile payment systems...
 
Telkomsel, Huawei demo 5G in Jakarta
Telkomsel and Huawei held a live demo of 5G technology in Jakarta, which they claim is capable of producing data speeds of up to 70Gbps…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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