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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 6, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture launches global digital hackathon
 
 
Accenture, in alliance with Expo 2020 Dubai, has launched its first global digital hackathon, challenging participants from 11 cities to develop prototypes of human-centered digital solutions to help improve the quality of urban living.
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC InspirU and Riyadah agree to support digital projects
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC), represented by InspirU Business Incubator, announced signing an agreement with Riyadah institute to support and provide services for business entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
 
•  Etisalat ‘iPhone for Life’ subscribers enjoy free upgrade to iPhone X
Member Logo Etisalat today announced the availability of the new generation iPhone X starting on Friday, 3 November on www.etisalat.ae and all Etisalat stores in UAE...
 
•  Zain Group rolls out DDoS offering
Member Logo An agreement with application security experts F5 Networks will see Zain benefit from next-generation, cloud-ready DDoS mitigation technology…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA trains UAE SMEs on e-commerce principles
To raise public awareness on modern economic outcomes of ICT, TRA trains UAE SMEs on e-commerce principles…
 
Icasa outlines plans for 5G rollout in South Africa
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) hosted the inaugural of 5G forum meeting from 1-2 November 2017 in Sandton…
 
Thailand to implement biometric checks for SIM cards
Thailand will introduce biometric checks nationwide for mobile telephone users to register their SIM cards from Dec. 15 in a bid to stamp out fraudulent electronic transactions...
 
Middle East
 
Turkcell plans to offer technological infrastructure for indigenous car
One of the five companies taking part in the production of Turkey's first domestically manufactured automobile, wireless carrier giant Turkcell plans to design its software and hardware…
 
Over 65,000 new internet subscribers added in Oman
Internet subscriptions in Oman have shot up by more than 65,000 connections and according to latest stats, residents in Oman have signed up for a total of 335,126 subscriptions...
 
Turkish search engine Yaani reaches 1 million downloads in a week
Turkish web search engine Yaani reached one million downloads within a week of its launch...
 
North Africa
 
Oracle invests in partner success to drive Africa’s tech economy
Oracle Partner Network (OPN) has hosted its Africa Partner Day in Nigeria which focused on presenting new resources and initiatives for partners to create innovative digital transformation strategies for organizations across...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Deluxe launches advanced OTT solutions
Deluxe Technologies launches new OTT solutions to simplify management, delivery, and monetization for both standalone services or as part of a multiscreen diversification strategy…
 
OCBC Bank to launch face ID recognition for mobile app
OCBC Bank’s retail and business banking customers can now log into the bank’s app via a selfie, if they use Apple iPhone X...
 
 
South Asia
 
iflix launches in Bangladesh
Streaming service iflix has launched its service in Bangladesh yesterday, in partnership with telecom operators Robi…
 
Dial-up Internet comes to an end in Nepal
After an era of dial-up connection, the people using this technology has reduced significantly and now replaced with much faster and better technologies…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Ericsson and Swisscom offer Gigabit LTE
Ericsson and Swisscom offer gigabit LTE connectivity to Swiss consumers, starting with the deployment of the Ericsson Radio Dot System in the operator's retail stores…
 
Zamtel to upgrade network
Zamtel has begun modernising the first 100 out of a total 1,009 sites, which will see the rollout of 4G LTE speeds of up to 240Mbps...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
NBN pilots ICT partner program for channel
NBN Co is launching a series of updates to spur midmarket and enterprise users to migrate to the national broadband network, including a program aimed at the ICT channel…
 
China launches two navigation satellites
China, which is building its own navigation system to rival United States GPS, has launched two BeiDou-3 satellites into space though a single carrier rocket…
 
Local OTT service reaches 10 million users
Mocha Messenger, an over-the-top (OTT) service that provides free Internet-based calls and messaging for users, reached some 10 million of users by the end of October, two years after its launch…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
DoCoMo achieves URLLC with outdoor 5G trial
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has claimed two new world first with recent 5G trials, including the first successful outdoor trial of 5G technologies for ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC)...
 
Sprint, Altice agree MVNO deal
To expand broadband communications and video services, Sprint and Altice have struck a new multi-year strategic agreement that will see Altice USA utilise Sprint’s network to provide mobile voice and data services to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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